Raleigh Denim: Jeans Showcasing the Future of Style and Sustainability
Raleigh Denim Co-founders Victor and Sarah Lytvinenko Photo: Nick Pironio All of a sudden, it seems quality and detail are the new buzzwords in the fashion world. After years of fast fashion ruling the runways and money-making trumping sanity for designers, negative environmental impacts, and questionable labor practices, the tide…
Ecouterre: The Power of Good Design in Eco Fashion
The great design mind behind the web’s most popular green design blog, Inhabitat, has now launched a gorgeous new site dedicated to eco fashion, called Ectouterre. Jill Feherenbacher created Ecouterre because she thought the impact that of fashion industry has on the planet isn’t being taken as seriously as it…
Eco-Luxe Fun at the Go Green Expo
The Eco-Luxe Go Green Expo hit New York recently, showcasing environmentally responsible luxe goodies. The Rouge Tomate restaurant, known for its locally-grown menu and fresh decor, played host to eco-friendly companies, including Tesla Motors, Hydro Flask, Soda Stream, Divine Chocolate, 360 Vodka, and Jane Iredale. A spirit of innovation was…
The Andean Collection: Sustainable and Sharp Accessories
Recently, I wrote about how gorgeous and sustainable tagua nuts are; a renewable resource from the rainforest, tagua nuts make unique jewelry and accessories that also enable the local people from the Amazon region to earn a fair wage without cutting down acres of forest to plant crops there (once…
Eco Chic Weekly: September 24, 2009
Ecco*Eco has a glimpse at the Fair Trade line Suno New York’s S/S 2010 line! Eco Fashion World reports on the performance at the World Congress on Organic Cotton this week. Check out the sumptuous Fall Eco Fashion Accessories being featured on Eco Chick. Eco Diva reviews Juice Beauty Organic…
Fall Eco Fashion Accessories: Drama, Color & Recycled Metal
Studs, chains, simple boxy bags, booties and dramatic statement jewelry: all of these things are in for fall 2009, and there are seriously fabulous eco-friendly options for every single trend. Designers like Litter SF, Doloris Petunia and olsen Haus offer up some eye-popping accessories made from recycled, upcycled, organic and…
Nicole Bridger's Eco Fashion from the Heart: Autumn, 2009 Collection
Visceral White Shirt Lust: the perfectly overlong sleeves, the gently gathered neckline (oh-so-flattering) and the dropped armholes. It couldn’t be any better. “I called this season ‘perspective,’ ” says Canadian eco fashion designer Nicole Bridger, of her Autumn, 2009 collection. This past year has shifted the lens for many of…
Pacifica Perfume: Sustainable, Socially Responsible Scents to Savor
Avid surfer Brook Havey-Taylor founded Pacifica in 1996 to put her training in aromatherapy to work and share the scents from her travels. Now, the company boasts a line of over twenty fragrances that can be found in candle form, perfume solid, body creams, soaps and sprays. Pacifica is based…
Eco-Chic Decor from Bacchus-Inspired Aesthetics
Guest post by Shireen Quodosi What comes more easily in this economy than an assortment of empty wine bottles after you’ve just thrown a smashing get-together? With the preference being on sourcing cheap entertaining ideas, most people now see staying at home with a good meal and great wine as…
An Ode to My Rock 'n Roll Skirt: Remake/Remodel from Zachary's Smile
I wore my skirt with my HessNatur tee to see Tori Amos at Radio City Music Hall a few weeks ago. I got this amazing skirt at Zachary’s Smile (9 Greenwich Ave. at Christopher St) in NYC. This boutique has gotten lots of press, and carries a carefully edited selection…
