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Eco-Chick’s Sustainable Spring Fashion Party: Photos, Beauty, Love

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It was all about local, local, local at the first ever Eco-Chick Sustainable Spring Fashion Party at Green Spaces in Tribeca. We had a great time celebrating Earth Day a little early with local vegan food, organic libations, and a fun-loving and curious crowd who were there to see what eco fashions from seriously styling made-in-NYC designers, all of which are available in stores and online.

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Eco-Chick managing editor Lindsay Brown, founder and editor Starre Vartan (in Feral Childe bookends dress) and intern Juliette Donatelli (in Feral Childe rake dress), who worked to put this event together!

Stories tell the best pictures, so follow along for what was a superfun evening sponsored by Neutrogena Naturals, Green Spaces NY, Veev, Treeline Nutcheese, and our beautiful models styled by Starre Vartan, with hair by Theadora Guzman at Yarok Hair and Kristen Arnett of the Green Beauty Team.

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VeeV’s new organic VitaFrute cocktails-in-a-bottle were delicious and refreshing. Very green, very spring-y.

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Eco-Chick managing editor Lindsay Brown put together the beautiful Treeline nutcheese plates with fruit.

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Model K in makeup by Kristen Arnett’s Green Beauty Team.

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Makeup artist Rebecca Casciano with the Green Beauty Team works her magic.

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Guests began to arrive; that’s designer of ELSA AND ME, Maja Svensson on the right, and a beautifully spring-bedecked friend on the left.

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Our goody bags were filled with soaps from Mrs. Meyers, delicious perfumes from Lurk, toothpaste from PROXI, skincare from Neutrogena Naturals, adorable socks from PACT, Yarok haircare products, info from Eileen Fisher, and gift cards from Tres Belle Petite Medi-Spa in Brooklyn and sustainable clothing company Sundippers.

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Hair was put up in relaxed braids and soft waves.

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Starre brought fresh forsythia and small daffodils from her garden in Connecticut to bedeck the models’ hair.

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Theadora Guzman and her assistant from Yarok Organic Haircare.

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And the models made their debut! (From L to R) K wears an Auralis convertible jumper (soy, organic cotton, made in NYC) with Eileen Fisher tank top and Natalie Frigo triple daggers necklace; Esosa Edsomwan in a Dogwood & Hastings tank top, StudyNY shorts (made in NYC from American-made cotton/recycled poly denim), and an elongated rectangle pearl necklace by Natalie Frigo; Marissa Feinburg wears a Carrie Parry sleeveless cupro shirt and printed silk pants.

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Ariel Clay wears Natalie Frigo antler earrings and a Feral Childe Collard dress over a StudyNY blouse.

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Marissa Feinburg wears a Carrie Parry sleeveless cupro shirt and printed silk pants; Maayan Laufer in a Sylvia Heisel Tyvek anorak and organic cotton shift dress.

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Close on Esosa Edsomwan in a Dogwood & Hastings tank (digitally printed nature photography on silk, made in Connecticut) and an elongated rectangle pearl necklace by Natalie Frigo (made in NYC).

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Adela Capova in ELSA AND ME organic cotton, made in NYC dress and a Dogwood & Hastings scarf; K wears an Auralis convertible jumper (soy, organic cotton, made in NYC) with Eileen Fisher tank top and Natalie Frigo triple daggers necklace

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Brooklynski Hoodplate necklaces, worn as bracelets.

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Ariel Clay wears Natalie Frigo antler earrings and a Feral Childe Collard dress over a StudyNY blouse.

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Eco model, founder of Source4Style and author Summer Rayne Oakes.

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Beth Fitini of Ecobeth and Allison Tray of Tres Belle Petite Medi-Spa in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn.

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Happy guests!

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Allison Tray and Kate McGregor, owner of Kaight eco boutique in Brooklyn.

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Michael Schwarz, founder of vegan Treeline nutcheese, made in Kingston, NY.

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Valorie Luther and her daughter.

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Everyone enjoyed delicious Madecasse chocolates, fair-trade and organic, supporting Madegascar.

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Eco Fashion fans and friends.

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Marissa Feinberg, Summer Rayne Oakes, Lindsay Brown, Starre Vartan, Juliette Donatelli, Emma Grady.

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Celebrants.

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Maayan Laufer exiting the presentation; Sylvia Heisel dress and jacket, Natalie Frigo dagger and icicles necklace.

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Natalie Frigo jewelry, post-party.

All images by Kate Black.

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.