Starre Vartan
Starre Vartan is founder and editor-in-chief of Eco-Chick.com and the author of the Eco-Chick Guide to Life. She's also a freelance science and environment writer who has published in National Geographic, CNN, Scientific American, Mental Floss, Pacific Standard, the NRDC, and many more. She lives on an island in Puget Sound with her partner and black cat. She was a geologist in her first career, and still picks up rocks wherever she goes.
Knots & Stones: Mega Gorgeous Jewelry Made from Seeds and Nuts
Guest Post by Andrea Rodriguez-Tarazi, founder and president of Knots & Stones The use of seeds in making jewelry and body ornaments has been in practice for thousands of years. Back in my home country, Colombia, and in particular in cities like Bogotá, beautiful necklaces, bracelets and key chains made…
Lexus and CFDA Team Up for New Eco Fashion Challenge
The best part about the fete hosted by Lexus Hybrid Living and the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) last week wasn’t the gorgeous people or the free-flowing cocktails, or the serious NYC party vibe at the Skylight West. It wasn’t even the always-adorable Strokes drummer, Fabrizio Morretti’s DJing…
Could You Create an Entire Wardrobe of Six Pieces? Jill Danyelle Tries It!
This post excerpted with permission from Jill Danyelle’s blog. Text and video by Danyelle. i made this video of my “sixer” wardrobe for the Six Items or Less challenge. i created this for a challenge that was going to begin in september, but the challenge was delayed as the SIoL…
Maggie Bags Are Rainbow-Bright Fantastic
I’ll admit it; after five years of running this blog, I have seen my share of “good intention, ugly design.” Just because something is made from an upcycled/recycled material does NOT make it beautiful, or even funky/cool-in-downtown-Indy-way. When I first heard about Maggie Bags, I was concerned about such a…
Fashion Me Green: The London Project
We love Fashion Me Green here at Eco Chick (in fact, Greta, the founder of the site blogged with us last year!). This breakout eco fashion site is home to one of my fave eco fashion editorials to date, the FMG city ‘projects’ wherein site publisher Greta Eagan travels to…
Estethica Brings Sustainable Style to London Fashion Week
This year I realized a long-time dream; to attend London Fashion Week. Following directly on the heels of New York Fashion Week’s first season at Lincoln Center (and the best ever Greenshows yet!), I barely had time to catch my breath from the NYC festivities before I was on a…
Tin Parade Vintage Party Goods for Your Perfect Holiday Fete
Tin Parade offers custom-designed, all-inclusive packaged parties for dinners, adult and children’s birthdays, baby and bridal showers. It is the inspiration of two women with a similar love of great design, fun events and good, old-fashioned attention to detail. Kristen and Ryan met at the mom’s version of a single’…
Last Minute Eco Halloween Decor for Your Spooky House!!
Guest Post by Ellie Smith If you are planning on having a party or a small get together this Halloween then obviously you’ll be thinking about preparing your house to suit. Instead of buying plastic decorations that will only languish in a landfill after the Halloween celebrations get creative and…
Eco Chick Escapes To: Livia Firth's Eco Age Boutique in London!
Eco Age’s front window During my most recent trip across the pond, I stopped by London to check out London Fashion Week and visit my best friend, Jenn, who lives in my second-favorite city in the world (the first is NYC baby!). And thanks to a fortuitous hookup by the…
TOMS Wedges: Now Perfect for Autumn Too
If you regularly ready Eco Chick, you know that I’m a huge fan of TOMS shoes, the company famous for the ‘buy a pair and a child in need gets a pair of shoes too’ (they recently dropped their millionth pair!). Their program is called One for One and it’s…
