FiftyRX3: My New Favorite Blog
The title for this post is no exaggeration. I am a little obsessed with visiting Jill Danyelle’s awesome green fashion blog, FiftyRX3. Jill is not only into finding gorgeous sustainable fashions in and around NYC, (see TreehuggerTV’s great vlog showing some of Jill’s favorite haunts) but she is also on…
Eco-Chick:Pomed Weekly Auction
Hey there Eco-Chick Readers! Today begins the 1st Weekly Eco-Chicks Pomed (Protect Our Mother Earth’s Daughters) Blog Auction. Every Friday, we will be auctioning off top eco-fashions, accessories, and more for the awesome organization V-Day. All monies go directly to this amazing 501C3 non-profit, are 100% tax deductible, and you…
Excuse Me, There’s Blood on Your Diamond
“I don’t understand about diamonds, and why men buy them. What’s so impressive about a diamonds except the mining?” —Fiona Apple Many of the prisoner-laborers who work Sierra Leone’s open-pit mines end up in shallow graves, executed for suspected theft, for lack of production, or simply for sport. (© Jean-Claude…
More Mainstreaming of Green
While sitting around waiting for my transfer flights this holiday weekend, I came across two magazines that have taken the initiative to incorporate more “Green” into their July Issues. In the June Issue of Yoga Journal, the magazine highlights top Yogis and their passion for the environment. All of these…
Vogue Says It So It Must Be True
This is a shirt of mine (you can see me wearing it at the Clearwater Festival below). One of my biggest guilty pleasures in life (besides full-fat, real ice cream) is that I love to read fashion magazines. I adore the end of the month when Vogue appears in my…
Getting Catty
There’s an exhaustive review of the Catwalk on the Wild Side event over at Treehugger. Unfortunately we were not able to cover this party/ecofashion show, so we will have to rely on their take on it. But suffice to say, it wasn’t all greenlovin’ at this eco-fashion extravanganza which was,…
WSJ Does EcoFashion
The Wall Street Journal has a front-cover feature on eco-fashion today. I thought it was a decent overview of what’s in store for the seasons to come as well as the current pitfalls of fabrications and supply-demand. The column highlighted Loudermilk’s trial and errors of bamboo as well as $14,000…
Ecocolo
Who says an environmental magazine can’t look good? Like the cliche that eco-fashion is all about hemp sackdresses or vegan food is nothing more than tasteless tofu, it is time for the magazines representing Mother Earth to spiff it up. Ecocolo is a fabulous new Japanese eco magazine (there’s only been four…
Wardrobe Refashion
My very talented and crafty friend, Este just brought this cool blog to my attention. Providing an alternative to purchasing new clothes, this site features interesting ways to give your old clothes a new identity. Although my sewing skills are limited to button sewing (!), this site makes me want…
Pomed: Protect Our Mother Earth's Daughter
Beginning June 7, 2006 and ending June 22, Verte will be hosting Pomed: Protect Our Mother Earth’s Daughters. This new twist to special event planning and fundraising will take place as a grassroot event during the 1st “Until The Violence Stops” festival presesented by V-Day. With a range of talented…
