Advice From an (Almost) Adult: Indulging in Me Time
It might sound silly, but happiness is an art. One that requires much nurturing, a whole lot of patience and dedication, and plenty of communication. While this is a blog that revolves around the themes of a sustainable life and fashion, happiness is an intricate part of living a successful, sustainable…
Leanne Marshall's Spring/Summer 2012 Collection at New York Fashion Week (Video)
Leanne Marshall Takes on Fashion Week from Etsy on Vimeo. Leanne Marshall, a Project Runway alum (and winner of Season 5!) is still going strong with her beautiful, eco friendly designs, specializing in dresses and bridal creations. Check out this lovely video from Etsy about the preparations for her recent…
Spring/Summer 2012 Eco Collections at New York Fashion Week: John Patrick, Gretchen Jones, Samantha Pleet, M Patmos, Mara Hoffman and More!
This year, I wasn’t able to make it to all the fashion week shows, due to an impending deadline for another project – and the fact that there’s only one of me to go around and lots of eco fashion wonderfulness happening. However, my fearless and amazing eco fashion blogging…
It Was A Sustainable Fashion's Night Out!
Crossposted from our friends over at Ecosalon! To kick off a green Fashion Week, EcoSalon was pleased to co-host a (Sustainable) Fashion’s Night Out party Thursday, September 8th in partnership with New York’s Textile Arts Center, Of Rags, and the New York City Fair Trade Coalition. Over 500 guests came…
Lucky Magazine's FABB Conference: Kardashians, DVF, and Rocha, Oh My!
Eco Chick writer Haley Sherif, and site founder Starre Vartan (in a vintage 70’s dress, NYC street hat and Anthropologie belt) at Lucky Magazine’s FABB conference. I had such a blast on Wednesday (as a pre-pre-kickoff to Fashion Week), attending the Lucky FABB (fashion and beauty bloggers) conference. Filled with…
Bath Petals Greek Honey Mint Body Wash: Zingy Deliciousness for the Shower
Don’t let the stores (or the start of the school season) fool you! We’ve got a few weeks of summer still left! One of my fave products that I’ve been test-driving the last month or so is Bath Petal’s Green Honey Mint Body Wash. Usually I’m a bar soap kinda…
Elements Mineral Makeup's Smoky Eye: Like a Comfy Cardigan
Professional Makeup Artist Alla Christina of Pro Emm Artistry shares how to create an Autumn-worthy dramatic eye with Elements Mineral Makeup’s shadows: Creating a smokey eye with loose mineral shadow is easier then you think. Don’t shy away from loose powder, embrace it! Creating that dramatic smoky ‘black’ or ‘blue…
Cuval Bags Make Chic, Classy Travel Effortlessly Cool
Cuval makes the most perfect, sweetest travel bags I’ve ever seen. Whether your trips involve jetting halfway around the world or just heading out of town for some toes-in-the-sand time, these totes are must-have. I don’t need to convince you – just take a look! The hip bag. Defintely not…
The End of Artifice? The Rise of Truly Natural Beauty, Part 1
While this is a really lovely image, this is the “old” version of natural beauty – Just add flowers! But let’s challenge our images of what beauty is – young, white, unmarked. Image via Flickr User Mijori Sometimes, just when it seems that it couldn’t get any worse, it’s actually…
Summer 'Dinner to Dye For' at the Permacouture Institute
What a great event, love the combo of food and fabric 😉 Here are the images from last Sunday’s workshop and meal, A Dinner to Dye For organised by Katelyn Toth-Fejel, Emma Rigby and Permacouture Institute. This events was developed by Permacouture to encourage creative thinking about the sources of…
