A Few of my Favorite (Hemp) Fashioney Things!
I just found out that it’s the second annual Hemp Appreciation Week and so I was inspired to put together a post of some gorgeous dresses and things. Why is hemp so great (and much maligned, unfairly)? Check out this piece on Greenwala for details or read through the Wikipedia…
Fleet Foxes Video, General Appreciation and New Album!
I love Fleet Foxes! I recently found them while looking around for some new tunes. I would put them somewhere between Bon Iver and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros; they always put me in a daydreamy-California kinda mood. They are actually from Seattle and describe themselves as “baroque harmonic…
Green Makeover: Eco Fashion's Bold Summer Hues
Via the NYTimes, bold hues at the Jil Sander show. It was finally a warm weekend, and as I was out-and-about in Manhattan, all I saw around me were sandals and dresses, a welcome respite from the black and drab-filled winter months. All around me I spied bold pops of…
A Delicious Vegan BLT Recipe!
This is my version of my grandma’s traditional BLT. When I was growing up, my grandma cooked breakfast and dinner pretty much every day, and made my school lunches too. She was a great cook, and having grown up during the Great Depression, was never into waste; almost no food…
Afingo Fashion Forum at FIT: Sustainability and Philanthropy
Starre Vartan (far right) speaks at FIT at the Afingo “Sustainability and Philanthropy” panel. Jill Fehrenbacher (not pictured), editor of Inhabitat moderated, and (L to R) Jeffrey Costello and Robert Tagliapietra, designers of Costello Tagliapietra, Julie Gilhart, the former creative director of Barneys, Melissa Kushner, founder of Goods for Good,…
Heroines for the Planet: Cupcake Queen Chloe Coscarelli
Chloe Coscarelli is as sweet as the vegan cupcakes which landed her the winner on the Food Network’s Cupcake Wars. She truly is! At just 23, Chloe has baked her way to the top, and she’s helped veganism garner the mainstream media attention that it so deserves. In between a…
Conscious in the Caribbean: Bucuti and Tara Beach Resorts
There are always enough chairs and shade on Bucuti’s portion of the beautiful Eagle Beach! A low density of guests ensures no annoying overcrowding on the beach or anywhere else at the resort. I love the Caribbean, from the Virgin Islands (British and US) to the Antilles and the Bahamas,…
Radiant Natural Beauty with Jessa Blades and Greta Eagan
Jessa Blades of Blades Natural Beauty makes up Greta Eagan Photo by Clemens Kois When natural beauty makeup artist Jessa Blades and eco fashionista Greta Eagan recently got together for an Eco-Chick style photo shoot, the theme of the day was radiance. Jessa, who is passionate about promoting beauty that…
Riverkeeper Benefits When You Shop Stewart and Brown's Spring Collection!
Stewart+Brown is teaming up with Marie Claire’s Amanda Hearst & PAPER’s Luigi Tadini for Riverkeeper in honor of Earth Day! From April 22-April 30th, 20% of sales will go to Riverkeeper from the Stewart+Brown e-commerce website. “Clean drinking water is a basic human right and it’s a shame that for…
Shop the Greenshows at Bloomingdale's SoHo!
I couldn’t make the opening party for this cool shopping event (too many great events in one evening!) but this sale is going on through tomorrow; maybe I’ll see you there! Spring blossomed on Broadway with the opening of The GreenShows Spring Ecolux Designer Pop-up Shop on the fifth level…
