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.
Sneak Peek of H&M's Garden Collection: Organic Cotton, Tencel, Recycled Polyester and So, So Pretty!
I had heard whisperings of this new collection upcoming from H&M; it’s their first big line of eco fashion (they’ve done some pieces here and there previously). And it was worth the wait! Check out the gorgeous pieces in FabSugar’s video, above. Really the colors, patterns, whimsy and fun of…
Discovery's "Life" A Glorious Follow-Up to "Planet Earth", but Party Smacks of Hypocricy
Discovery and the BBC’s new series, “Life” is knock-your-socks off fantastic. Seven years in the making, the all-animal cast performs feats of daring, acts of subterfuge, and engages in fantastical flirting, all captured with crazy high-def cameras that had a lifelong devotee of nature programs like myself practically gasping out…
Global Green pre-Oscar Party: Radha Mitchell, Maiara Walsh, Rachel Avalon, Anna Getty, Sharon Lawrence, More!
A fun insider’s video by CocoEco Magazine with Host Kathie Butler at the Global Green pre-Oscar party; great to see all these folks come out to celebrate this event that was headlined by James Cameron and his wife, Suzy Amis Cameron. Other attendees included: Orlando Bloom | Sebastian Copeland |…
United Nations Celebrates Fibers and Biodiversity with Eco Chic Fashion Show in Geneva
I just ran across this video from the eco fashion show that was held a few weeks ago at the Palais de Nations, the UN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. (See if you can spot eco models Summer Rayne Oakes and Kate Dillon among the grey-coiffed walkers.) EcoChic Fashion Geneva brought…
New York Fashion Week Greenshows: Romancing the 40's with Deux FM
The Deux FM show certainly didn’t look like any of the other shows during Fashion Week’s Greenshows. I spoke with designer Anna Gilkerson after her show and she told me that this collection “was inspired by the 1940’s because like today, people were getting glammed up again but there was…
New York Fashion Week Greenshows: Gary Harvey's Literal Take on Recycled Fashion
Dress created from Weleda boxes. Image by Brian Clark Howard. Gary Harvey’s show kicked off the Greenshows last week, and his extremely creative use of materials included recycling Weleda (Greenshows sponsor) boxes, t-shirts, baseball jackets, rugby shirts and more. Designer Harvey didn’t just reuse materials though; he really incorporated their…
Eco Chick Giveaway: Gift Certificates to Spirit Beauty Lounge
We at Eco Chick LOVE us some natural beauty, and Spirit Beauty Lounge is one of our go-to sources for the good stuff. We think Spirit Demerson, founder of the online beauty emporium, is pretty cool too. Read our interview with her here. As a scent and skin care junkie…
New York Fashion Week Greenshows: Popomomo F/W 2010
Popomomo’s F/W 2010 show was called “City of Quartz” and was inspired by the book of the same name about the future of Los Angeles, where the line is “designed, sewn, printed and dyed sustainably on eco-friendly fabrics”. Fabrics include Tencel gabardines, recycled poly/hemp denim, and hemp blended wovens and…
New York Fashion Week Greenshows: Samantha Pleet F/W 2010
This Renaissance-inspired dress was my favorite of Samantha’s new collection. Would be perfectly accessorized with flower garland headpiece. I was so in love with Samantha Pleet’s collection last year so I was very much looking forward to her show yesterday and was not disappointed! Samantha’s Fall/Winter 2010 collection was filled…
New York Fashion Week Greenshows: Vaute Couture F/W 2010
This beautiful ecofriendly dress coat just screams romantic Winter walks through the snow, and the feminine collar makes it flattering to any face. It’s not as easy to find eco outerwear that’s not rough-and-ready for snowboarding, snowshoeing or other sporty endeavours. While I love my Patagonia softshell for mountain-time activities,…
