El Naturalista Boots: Business in the Front, Party in the Back
El Naturalista Calibri boots are made with lower-impact processes in ways that give back to local and international communities.
Green Touch of Spain Pop-Up Shop in Brooklyn
The Green Touch of Spain is open Monday through Friday 11am-8pm, and Saturday and Sunday from Noon – 8pm from May 2 - 10. The shop is located at GGrippo art + design at 174 Grand Street, Brooklyn, NY.
Why Eco Fashion Matters: Toxic Tanneries to Get You Those Supercheap Shoes, Bags and Belts (Totally NOT Worth It!)
This is where our cheap leather comes from. Is it worth it to pay $5 less for a pair of shoes and contribute to this? I don’t think so. Watch and learn! And then consider future leather purchases from ethical companies, like Coclico, Cri de Coeur, Patagonia and Naya. They…
Adventures in Shoes with the Eco Friendly and the Fabulous: Coclico Covers All Our Bases
The Pepper Clavel. I expect a lot from my shoes; they need to look great (but unique, cool and as creative as the rest of my wardrobe). They must be made extremely well so that they last for years, and they must be comfortable. They should also be made from…
Amanda Seyfried Loves the Eco Casual Sanuks!
Amanda Seyfried is a Red Carpet-walkin’ actress. In the last few years she has captivated Hollywood in such beautiful films as Mama Mia and Letters to Juliet, not to mentions playing the defiant eldest daughter on HBO’s show about polygamy-with-a-heart, Big Love. She doesn’t let the intensity of public scrutiny…
Walk in OMBU Shoes and Reforest Our Planet
I’d wager that you never thought you could purchase a pair of shoes while helping with the world’s reforestation efforts. But it’s true. We now live in an age where more and more consumers recognize the merits of products made responsibly. OMBU is a fresh, young company intent on providing…
TOMS Wedges: Now Perfect for Autumn Too
If you regularly ready Eco Chick, you know that I’m a huge fan of TOMS shoes, the company famous for the ‘buy a pair and a child in need gets a pair of shoes too’ (they recently dropped their millionth pair!). Their program is called One for One and it’s…
TOMS Wedges: Best Green Shoes for Summer, 2010!
TOMS wedges are available for $69 on their site, for any of the styles offered. As originally reported by Emma Grady at Treehugger, TOMS, the company that donates a pair of shoes to a child in need for every pair that we buy, is now offering these fantastic wedges in…
Melissa Shoes "Shop Within a Shop" at Kaight in NYC
Eco Chick Editor Starre Vartan trying on the (adorable) new Vivienne Westwood Lady Dragon Melissas with heart detail (here and below). Melissa Plastic Dreams Shoes are made from plastic – normally NOT my fave material, but in the case of these fab stompers, I make an exception because: they are…
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…
