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.
The Autumn's Four Sexiest, Most Sustainable Shoes
The good news is that I really don’t need much in the way of new shoes this Autumn. But I have been feeling decidedly dowdy of late and I realized I don’t really wear very sexy shoes (cool shoes, interesting shoes, comfortable shoes, arty shoes, fabulous shoes, yes, I have…
New Green Magazines from Australia, Sweden and America
Coco Eco Magazine is the brainchild of Anna Griffin, who’s known in the LA scene for keeping tabs on ecotrends, hooking celebs up with green, and has hosted videos for Ecorazzi. She put together a superstar team for her mag: I have the best and brightest people in the eco-scene…
Bamboo: Ecofriendly or Not So Much?
I’ve heard bamboo flooring is more eco-friendly than traditional pine or oak. Is this true? —Cara Truhlar, Montpelier, VT At first glance, bamboo is as green as it gets. It grows like a weed (technically, it’s a grass) and can reach harvestable height in three to five years. This crop—also…
Global Warming? What Global Warming?
The arctic is now an island, plus Smart Cars take over San Francisco!
Eko-Lab and Ekovaruhuset Show
An interview with Melissa Kirgan, ecofashion designer, who dyed her organic “Deep Waters” dress with Indigo, an excellent rotational crop for increasing soil fertility that contains no chemicals or toxic metals and Cochineal, the referenced beetles, which produce a totally natural red dye. The final fashion week event that I…
The New York Times Features Eco Chick Guide to Life!
Wow, I really wasn’t expecting this, I must say! In the Style section of the Sunday edition of the paper, right where I belong 🙂 You can read the review on the Times’ site here, or below. I have to say it certainly IS bizarre to be mentioned alongside Sarah…
The FDA Officially SUCKS!!
This is truly upsetting to me; doesn’t the FDA work for the American people? Aren’t we paying their salaries? See why I’m so pissed in the video below:
Eco Chick Guide to Life Takes Off!
My first book signing! I’m wearing a Doie silk chiffon printed blouse that was made in New York and an Ingle and Rhode recycled silver and bamboo necklace. I’m thrilled to announce that the first few weeks have been crazy-successful for my book, based on this very blog right here:…
Does Eco Fashion Matter?
I say, yes! But I’m not the only one. Over at Devidoll’s blog, a discussion we had a few months ago feels very relevant as I made my way through New York’s fashion week. Excerpted from The Devidoll blog: “Given the reputation of fashion as a ‘dirty’ business, a ‘shallow’…
John Patrick Organic at NY Fashion Week: American Gothic
Talk about a hayseed! John Patrick was totally chanelling his inner hick with his Spring ’09 collection, presented as a tableau vivant on the hyper-Baroque stage of an old Victorian building complex that’s now the Desmond Tutu Center on the West Side of Manhattan. It was a stunning collection, filled…
