Why Not Bamboo? Q&A with Eco-Fashion Designer Sara Kirsner of Doie
Sara and I get into bamboo. Check out my dress . . . it’s from the Doie spring collection! Considering I’m on a mission to cleanse my corporate-retail past and embrace eco-fashion, I’ve decided to learn as much about environmentally friendly fabrics as I possibly can. My first lesson comes…
Project Earth Day Fashion Show in NYC
By Olivia Zaleski and Starre Vartan The above video, filmed by Brian Clark Howard, with Olivia Zaleski as host and Starre Vartan as producer, was recorded the night before the fashion show. Check it out to hear from some of the designers who showed their stuff, as well as learn…
Andrew Revkin and the NY Times
With all the recent global warming coverage in the mainstream media, I find it reassuring that some journalists, though certainly not enough, are writing about the implications for people who live in poverty. Environmentalism—whether we’re talking about climate change, organic food, or access to green space— is a class issue.…
S4 launches DENIM issue: "Caught with our Pants Down"
This issue of S4 was an enlightening one to write. Denim is the perfect product to highlight pertinent issues around: There is so much activity happening in the world of denim on the sustainability front + it is such a staple in so many people’s wardrobes. How can you go…
Can You Go No Impact?
Image by Nicole Bengiveno for the NYTimes Fascinating article in the NYTimes about a family in Manhattan who is practicing a “No Impact” (on the Earth) lifestyle. Of course, his family were uberconsumers to begin with, and now they’re going cold turkey: Colin Beavan, 43, a writer of historical nonfiction,…
Stella Does Target…in 10 minutes
Stella proves that her 42-piece line for Target Australia (which sold out in 10 minutes) is the coolest thing since Tickle Me Elmo. Reports from down under show images of crazy women waiting in a 400 person queue before the store even opened; exposing the breasts of poor, unsuspecting mannequins…
Anna Cohen's Spring Collection
Anna Cohen styling a model Anna Cohen’s designs are modern and ultra-feminine, with a little bad-boyfriend style thrown in there so you won’t feel prissy in her togs, just chic and womanly. Anna’s vision is to create a sustainable line of Italian Street Couture. From raw materials to disposal, the…
Eco Chicks in Shape Magazine!
Eco Chick is really happy to be a part of Shape Magazine’s April, 2007 Green-theme issue. Check out page 44, where Summer, Kim and I are featured in the section ‘Why I Went Green,’ a three-page spread that includes the likes of Amber Valetta, Laurie David, Daryl Hannah, Kerry Washington,…
Conglomeration Fascination
First Sirius and XM, and now there’s a merger of Wild Oats and Whole Foods! Apparently, it’s because the natural foods supermarkets are experiencing so much pressure from other retailers who sell organic food, like Wal-Mart. For an in-depth businessey analysis, check this out. On one hand, Whole Foods has…
Get Your Eco Sexy On!
Too bad I didn’t post this in time for Valentine’s Day! But there’s always Earth Day coming up….Babeland, the women-friendly sex toy store, now has an Eco-Sexy kit, which they describe thusly: When you want something a bit racier to go with your organic strawberries, break out the Eco-Sexy Kit.…
