Sustainable Style Makeover: Spring Trend 2010 – Go Nautical!
We all know that stripes are taking center stage this spring, and the best part is that there are so many variations on how to wear them. The Alexander Wang, Donna Karen and Louis Vuitton resort collections showcased all kinds of stripes on shirts, skirts and dresses. Dress them up with…
Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining: Edgy and Sweet Reclaimed Jewelry
While random pieces of metal, bottle caps, nuts and bolts might not be obvious choices for jewelry, they prove to be striking and dramatic when paired with delicate chains and gleaming jewels in UK designer Alessandra Rigillo’s jewelry line, ‘Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining’. I caught up with Alessandra…
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…
Drugstore Eco Beauty: Physicians Formula Organic Wear
Like any girl born with naturally pale, sparse lashes, I rely on mascara to keep me from looking like a creepy Children of the Corn extra. And since I’m not a big fan of putting carcinogens and other toxins adjacent to my eyeballs, I am always on the lookout for…
Sustainable Style Makeover: Spring 2010 Ivory Trend
From the resort collection by Vera Wang, we get an easy breezy feel for the spring ahead. There is a return to the feminine influence with sweet cuts and sheer fabrics. The eco-minded brand, Bodkin, has rolled out some amazing effortless pieces for warm weather dressing. This dress is a…
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…
Eve S. Mosher: Eco Art Visualizing Powerful Intentions
48 Hours of Sao Paolo – Time’s Square, what are we not seeing? ▪ (proposal, 2008) If seeing is believing, Eve S. Mosher is helping us to stretch our imagination to conceive our world as it might be in a future whose outcome we determine. Among her public art projects,…
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 |…
Sustainable Style Makeover: African-Inspired Graphic Prints
Style story: Why does this winter feel so long…? We are ready for the fresh bright prints of spring- and in many combinations. Get ready to play with different patterns and strike a careful balance of contrast and compliment with these bold prints. Keep the shoes and accessories neutral or…
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…
