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Green up the World with Grass Routes!
Grass Routes - green lifestyle blog | October 7th 2008 by Frans
It all started a few years ago. Cecilia came across the difficulties to find fair trade shirts for fair prices, and so we started investigating. We got excited of how many projects actually exist, and just wondered why we knew so little about it. Why read more
Flashmobs in Hotpants to Fight Poverty
Grass Routes - green lifestyle blog | October 6th 2008 by Frans
It’s activism. It’s marketing. It’s sexy. It’s fighting poverty. Pants to Poverty organizes Hotpants Flashmobs where young people gather on the streets in organic, fair trade underpants to fight poverty. Genious actions, they read more
Justina from Compai shows us how to rock old scarves
se7enthirty | October 6th 2008 by Rock
Faith and Justina of Compai are at it again. This time Justina shows us what to do with old scarves laying around the closet. I love what these girls are doing and you can see more from an older post here. Posted in fashion, video read more
Chinchilla Fur + Polyester = Eco Fashion?
Grass Routes - green lifestyle blog | October 2nd 2008 by Frans
Japanese designer and furrier, Chie Imai, created an collection with the promising title “Eco Harmony”, mixing chinchilla and mink fur and recycled polyester. “Tying ecology with fur is such a fascinating concept,” says Imai. “Fur c read more
Ypulse Interview: Gina La Morte, Editor-In-Chief, Boho Magazine
Ypulse | October 2nd 2008
Gina La Morte is the founder and editor-in-chief of Boho, the first green fashion magazine. A graduate of Fashion Institute of Technology, Gina has over 12 years of experience as a celebrity fashion stylist and editor. She will be speaking on the � read more
Atelier Sales at Eco Streetwear Label Slowmo
Grass Routes - green lifestyle blog | September 27th 2008 by Frans
Slowmo is a cool, green streetwear label from Berlin Friedrichshain, and this weekend they have sales at their Atelier.The clothes are made from 100% organic cotton and produced locally in Berlin. Felicia Moss, the designer of the label, told me yest read more
Ecoist Adds New, Chic Wrapper Bag Collection + Exclusive Discount…
Victoria Everman :: Sustainable, Creative, Enlightened Livin… | September 26th 2008 by Victoria Everman
From the folks who made candy wrappers a symbol of eco-chic, Ecoist is on the verge of re-establishing itself as the source for sustainable and stylish handbags. Ecoist’s Fall/Winter 2008 collection marks a new direction for the brand. All of read more
Andre 3000 Debuts Fashion Line At London Fashion Week
Mode Green | September 25th 2008 by Kelley B
Last night the place to be seen at London Fashion Week was off the main party circuit at an event thrown by Mohamed Al Fayed to celebrate the launch of Outkast singer and vegan André 3000’s fashion line in the UK.André 3000, undoubtedly one of th read more
Be Eco-Chic Tonight In San Francisco
Mode Green | September 23rd 2008 by Kelley B
Via: SF Indie Fashion read more
Ethical Fashion At London Fashion Week
Mode Green | September 23rd 2008 by Kelley B
Ethical fashion took to the catwalk at London fashion week with the Wildlifeworks show. Barry Grainger, the designer, said the collection was inspired by both the 1920s and the 1970s - female explorers from the former decade, and a touch of glam from read more
Baacode: Meet the Sheep that Made Your Sweater
Grass Routes - green lifestyle blog | September 23rd 2008 by Frans
No it’s not the first of April and this is a serious thing. A New Zealand company called Icebreaker developed a tracking system called the Baacode to track back the farm where the wool of an individual sweater comes from. Every garment sold com read more
VE on Gaiam Life: Green Your Wardrobe - 5 Fall Eco-Fashion Trends
Victoria Everman :: Sustainable, Creative, Enlightened Livin… | September 22nd 2008 by Victoria Everman
Look good and live green? What used to be an oxymoron is now as easy as finding organic cereal. Sustainable fashion has grown in leaps and bounds over the past decade. Scratchy hemp and “natural”-colored everything are no more – welcome soft fa read more
Green booktip: Sustainable Fashion & Textiles
Grass Routes - green lifestyle blog | September 20th 2008 by Frans
How to green up your lifestyle in only 10 minutes! Green your wardrobe! Go eco-sexy! Over the last year, quite a bunch of books on sustainable fashion and eco-chic ifestyle guides saw the light. Not all of go much further then offering some consumer read more
Clothing Designers Are Creating More Cruelty-Free Fashion
Mode Green | September 18th 2008 by Kelley B
Calvin Klein, Stella McCartney, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger and Betsy Johnson are among the handful of designers who have pledged not to use real fur in their collections. Max Azria and Cole Haan have said they will discontinue the sale of fur by t read more
OZOlife Interviews Victoria Everman About Pleasures, Pennies, and…
Victoria Everman :: Sustainable, Creative, Enlightened Livin… | September 17th 2008 by Victoria Everman
There’s a new green living website taking the East Coast by storm - and my face is on it. Started by the nifty folks that created OZOcar (New York’s first eco-luxury private car service), OZOlife is an daily online destination about pract read more
Rock Fashion Week Trends— the Eco Way
Green Cotton | September 16th 2008 by Shana
Vera Wang Collection at NY Fashion Week, 2008 New York Fashion Week has come and gone, and Green Cotton has been tracking the trends. Last week we showed you how designers have embraced the haute hippie with earthy, sixties and seventies-inspired l read more
Behind the Seams with Carol Young of Undesigned
Victoria Everman :: Sustainable, Creative, Enlightened Livin… | September 10th 2008 by Victoria Everman
Los Angeles native Carol Young has turned her passions for architecture and fashion design into the successful, sustainable clothing line called Undesigned. Created for “urban nomads” that spend their lives taking subways, biking and walking arou read more
Can Green Fashion Trend Be Sustainable?
Mode Green | September 9th 2008 by Kelley B
The fashion business in general isn't very "green". From treating fabrics to manufacturing to distribution, fashion can come at a high environmental price.Chelsea Emery reports: Fashion trends come and go, but "green" is here to stay, say designers a read more
Fast Fashion vs. Slow Fashion
Mode Green | September 8th 2008 by Kelley B
The concept of slow fashion is increasing popularity these days. Unlike some of our most beloved "fast fashion" such as Target, Walmart and Old Navy, slow fashion is about sustainability, human rights and the health of our planet.Wendi Goad reports: read more
Be EcoChic kicks off New York Fashion Week
Green Cotton | September 7th 2008 by Shana
What do Lauren Hutton, Animal Planet’s Jeff Corwin, and Gossip Girl actress Tamara Feldman have in common? They all turned out to support eco-friendly fashion on the eve of New York’s Fashion Week. Fashion professionals, celebrities, and environm read more
Elettra Wiedemann: Brains, Beauty & An Eco-Fashionista
Mode Green | September 5th 2008 by Kelley B
She said: I was part of the Future Fashion initiative, and I learned a lot about clothing production and the ecological impact it has. It made me want to buy pieces that I really love and will love for a long time. So lately I’ve been on the prowl read more
L.A. Fashion Week To Showcase Eco-Friendly Designers
Mode Green | September 5th 2008 by Kelley B
Emili Vesilind reports that in addition to L.A. Fashion week luring designers from New York this year, EcoNouveau, a showcase of eco-minded designers, is also slated to happen on Oct. 18, along with an appearance by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (he sho read more
Erin’s Style Pick: Earth Girls are Easy
The Purse Page | September 2nd 2008
I’ve got enough environmentally friendly canvas tote bags to fill a gas-guzzling, pollution-producing Humvee. Unfortunately, maybe a handful of them are actually cute enough to qualify as suitable arm candy. But I’ve got a new recruit tha read more
Ethical and Eco-Friendly Fashion Show In New England Sept. 6
Mode Green | August 28th 2008 by Kelley B
Stephanie Schorow reports: Valerie K. Parker of Lowell, filmmaker, activist, and social entrepreneur, says she fervently believes that stylish clothes that are also manufactured under safe conditions by people who receive a living wage make for the m read more
Las Vegas Magic Clothing Convention Has First Seperate Eco-Fashio…
Mode Green | August 28th 2008 by Kelley B
Xazmin Garza reports: "This is the first show focusing on green as its own section," says Sandy Skinner, CEO of Ecoskin, a women's line that uses environmentally sustainable luxury fabrics. "I wouldn't have done (MAGIC) any other way. ... It's valida read more
For Your Little Monkey: Certified Organic Kee-Ka Baby Clothes
ecochildsplay | August 28th 2008 by Jennifer Lance
My children have always reminded me of little monkeys. Maybe it is evolutionary or maybe it is my fondness of Curious George. When I discovered this Kee-Ka’s little organic monkey onesie sold by Manhattan Living Baby, I thought it would make read more
Eco Activist To Model For Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
Mode Green | August 27th 2008 by Kelley B
Richard L. Eldredge reports: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Captain Planet Foundation chairwoman Laura Turner Seydel is brushing up on her catwalk skills as she preps for next week’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York. The eco activist will read more
Earth Damaging Clothes And Their Alternatives
Mode Green | August 27th 2008 by Kelley B
Edward M. Elved describes why fabrics, such as cotton, are damaging to the environment and gives various eco-friendly alternatives.Read MoreImage Via: Kansas City Star read more
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