Video: Princeton's Student Eco Fashion Competition
I had lots of fun judging the first-ever Princeton Eco Fashion Competition back in May; and now there’s a great video that gives the winner, and second- and third-place designers a chance to speak about their designs. Check it out! For more on Princeton’s Eco Fashion Competition, check out my…
Lara Miller: Eco Fashion's Quick Change Artist
Eco Fashion designer Lara Miller is an Eco Chick fave; her supermodern, often convertible, sensuously romantic, yet travel-friendly designs are deceptively simple but always on point. Lara says she didn’t plan her designs for the travelling types (though they suit us so well), but that her ideas come from a…
Lexus Teams Up with Eco Fashion Trailblazer Linda Loudermilk
The Luxury Eco driving glove by Linda Loudermilk is hand crafted in the USA to superior standards. The glove is constructed from recycled water bottles, reclaimed leather, and Mud Dyed Cotton. Eco-luxe designer Linda Loudermilk, a Lexus Dark Ride partner, designed the beautiful Luxury Eco driving glove (above) especially for…
Fairtrade Della Bags Connects Online Shoppers with the Women of HoeHoe, Ghana
Della Bags are a perfect compliment to this Summer and Autumn’s mad-plaid pattern-on-pattern trends. Well executed, with colorful, African-inspired motifs, they are quick and inexpensive anecdote to The Boring Tote, but crafted with a simple shape and strap so all the busyness is self-contained in a basic package, which is…
Win Two Tickets to See The Flaming Lips from the American Express Zync Card
I’m loving my new American Express Zync card, not only cause it looks supersleek, but because it’s a charge card, NOT a credit card, which means that I HAVE to pay the bill every month (which is a good way to keep out of debt! Or at least not get…
Rock the Reactors Event at Hiro Ballroom, July 14th
Model/green makeup artist May Lindstrom holding Philips’s new EnduraLED 60 bulb for McGraw-Hill’s Green Lighting book in their Green Guru Guide series. copyright: McGraw-Hill Photographer: Courtney Dailey Meet Seth Leitman and Brian Howard, the authors of Green Lighting, McGraw-Hill’s new book in their Green Guru Guide series during the Rock…
Skin Deep Moisture: Yamerra Shea Butter
Sun and swim leaves skin parched on these uber hot days. Recently a friend turned me onto an organic line of shea butters that leaves skin smooth and hydrated. Using organic raw shea butter, essential oils, vitamin E, and organic nutritive botanicals, Yamerra has created a homemade line of body…
Summer Skin: Smooth and Gorgeous, Naturally
Don’t let summer get you melted and messy; try some natural skin care to enhance what you’ve got and keep it simple. Nature’s Basin is a new online store for natural and organic skin care products and makeup; here’s what Kendra Smith of the site recommends for the steamy months.…
Tres Belle Petite Medi Spa: Brooklyn’s Best (All Natural) Facial
I spoke with Allison Tray, co-owner of Tres Belle about what makes her spa green and how she got her start. At Tres Belle Spa they promise no ‘snobbitude’ and they deliver! Voted “Best Spa in Brooklyn” by Citysearch last year, I recently trekked to the Boerum Hill section of…
Eco Fashion Designer Samantha Pleet: A Newspaper Dress from Sketch to Reality
Designer Samantha Pleet, who we’ve featured on Eco Chick several times (see her Greenshows runway collection here, and her Fall, 2009 collection here) is one of the creators behind the Yesterday’s News Do-Gooder Design Challenge, wherein they are to create an original design using recycled newsprint. According to the site:…
