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Thursday Fashion Deal

12Apr07


Green Goody Thursday is back at BTC Elements, the eco-chic online boutique run by Fab Green gal pal Summer Bowen.

Today’s deal: a flirty camisole top from Stewart + Brown. I’m in love with the toile-inspired print–perfect for this season’s black and white trend, yet classic enough to be a staple in your wardrobe for years to come. Made of 100% organic cotton, and ethically made in California.

Normally $48, if you visit today, you’ll get 30% off. This is an insider tip, so you won’t see it discounted on the site. Type in “CAM30″ to get the discount. Summer, save me one please!

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Passenger Pigeon | Spring 2007 Collection

06Apr07

Spring has arrived at Passenger Pigeon and I’m all a-flutter for their line of screen printed bamboo voile dresses, lyocell wrap dresses and soy-blend tunics. All designed, sewn and printed in Canada, sans sweatshop labor. Modern, artsy, truly fabulous fashion.

Lori Dress, available in salmon pink or black+white
Made either with hemp/silk/organic cotton blend (pink) or bamboo voile (b+w)
Both lined with 100% silk

Yvonne Dress, 100% bamboo voile and lined with 100% silk

Norah Reversible Wrap Dress, 100% lyocell on the outside, interior made with lyocell/polyester blend

Elise Dress, made with soy/cotton/spandex and lyocell/polyester knit sash made with hemp/tencel/silk blend

Kylie Tunic, a truly versatile top. Available in green or black
Made with a soy/cotton/spandex knit

Retails in Canada and the U.S. and online at various retailers.

Clickworthy read: Designer Heather Schibli’s Q+A with Blogto

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Guest Blog: Sephora's Green Turn

27Mar07

So what is a girl to do when, as she makes more “green” beauty choices seems to give her fewer options? Slink off to the local co-op to buy patchouli-smelling hemp shampoo and soy chapstick?

Fortunately Sephora now carries a great selection of earth friendly, vegan skincare choices that will help you feel as good on the inside as you look on the outside.

LUXURY ORGANIC SKINCARE
Stella McCartney’s EcoCert Certified CARE Skincare line means you can pamper yourself while respecting the environment. Fabulous benefits include: 100% of active ingredients are certified organic, and free of petrochemicals, silicones, chemical preservatives and genetically modified ingredients. Products are never tested on animals and fragrances come from 100% organic essential oils. CARE offers a selection of gentle cleansers, soothing elixirs or soft and luxurious moisturizers.

Another luxe brand to try is L’Occitaine. The Shea Travel Treasures Set offers a sampling of products and are definitely worth a try. L’Occitaine is known for their essential oils locally derived from the Provence region.

FRUITY + FLORAL SKINCARE
This line of skin products from certified organic Juice Beauty taps the goodness of lemon, grape and apple juices to make you pretty inside and the outside. Like this Green Apple Antioxidant Moisturizer ($43).

For the urbane girl who also loves the Earth, Phyto has long been recognized as a source of active plant botanicals (with rosemary, lemon and cypress oils) to make your hair soft, shiny and nourished. Naturally derived, cruelty-free formulas are packed in 100% recyclable containers.

If you have sensitive skin, Boscia is a must have. The line was created in Japan and is preservative-, fragrance-, and color-free.

Urbanites like myself appreciate the Skyn Iceland line, made to specifically treat stressed skin and replenish moisture, nutrients and oxygen. I was unable to independently verify their animal testing policy so until then, consumers may wish to keep that in mind and inquire at their retailers.

TEEN SKINCARE
For young girls starting a skincare plan try TESS (Teen Everyday Skincare System) at Sephora. Tess was “Created by two caring, creative mothers and their teenage daughters, TESS products are formulated with the purest, most natural fruit and botanical extracts, essential oils, and vitamins to cleanse, tone, moisturize, and protect teenage skin.”

PLANT A LITTLE LOVE
Lastly, to give your healthy glowing skin a pop of color, try Cargo’s Plant Love Botanical Lipstick, exclusively at Sephora. The tube is made of corn (biodegradable) and the outer carton is paper with flower seeds in the packaging itself. Plant the package, water it regularly and get some lovely flowers come spring!

[Note: Thanks to guest blogger Suzi Smith for the fabulous eco-beauty finds!]

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Barneys New York Debuts Eco-Chic Label

25Mar07

Madison Avenue, stand up and take notice. Barneys New York has teamed up with Loomstate to launch a green label of its own: Loomstate for Barneys Green.

Photo: Daniel Jackson/Barneys New York


According to Barneys New York fashion director Julie Gilhart, Barneys New York is the “first high-end retailer to start [its] own green label.” It paired up with established organic denim designer Loomstate to create “lineup of sexy slip dresses, short-shorts, tanks, hoodies, jeans and minis made entirely from certified organic cotton and vegetable dyes.” (via Dallas Morning News)

The collection shown online offers a sparse collection. Perhaps on-the-ground stores have more?At first glance, Loomstate for Barneys Green features sporty, form-fitting pieces. Simple patterns, clean lines. All sales benefit 1% For The Planet and are exclusive to Barneys.

Slip Dress by Loomstate for Barneys Green, $125.00

Slip dress with graphic flowers. 100% organic cotton.

Hoodie Sweatshirt by Loomstate for Barneys Green, $145.00

Hoodie sweatshirt with bird graphic. 100% organic cotton.

Hot Pant Denim Short by Loomstate for Barneys Green, $125.00

100% organic cotton.

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Eco-Chic Baby Gifts

26Feb07

Yesterday my friend Shilpa asked for my help finding a high style, green gift for her friend’s newly born baby boy (hello baby Ezekiel!). After a good hour oohing and aahing over some plum picks, it seemed a good idea to pass on these fabulous finds and help other babes them get a hip and healthy start in life.

Kate Quinn Organics – Sophisticated Babies

Kate Quinn Organics features a gorgeous palette of vintage-inspired, two-toned clothing for babies and kids. I fell for the Kimono Dress ($28) and top-stitched Gaucho Pants ($24). Shilpa decided on the Ultimate Mixed Set ($120) which includes five differently-styled onesies, a pair of chocolate pants and a matching chocolate-colored blanket. All made from super soft, certified-organic cotton.

Speesees – Retro Modern Babies

Dandelion Pocket Bodysuit, by Speesees, ($22)

Speesees offers certified organic, fairly traded cotton baby clothing in punchy, seventies-inspired colors. Speesees is twice-certified: SKAL-certified = organic cotton, and an Agreco-certified printing process. The collection is made under fair trade guidelines in India. Like the Dandelion Blanket ($40) shown below, available in three colors.

Bamboosa – Bamboo-loving Babies

Bamboo-made onesies have one natural benefit that cotton doesn’t: they’re naturally anti-bacterial which means a cleaner-smelling little one. Plus it’s silky soft to the skin. Bamboosa makes these great tops and gift sets here — perfect for your precious little “panda.”

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FASHION WEEK | Noir Fall 2007

21Feb07

Noir’s founding designer Peter Ingwersen describes its Fall 2007 Ready to Wear Collection as “a tension between something that is bohemian, and freethinking, with very, very strict lines around it, symbolized in the tailoring. It’s a tribute to the 1930’s in Berlin, … with an emphasis on the waist.”

The collection features some of its signature black ensembles but with softer, more feminine details than in previous seasons. The collection is punctuated with lighter pastel pinks and blues which is a fresh, subtle counterpoint to the moodier noir pieces. Noir’s luxury cashmeres, silks and organically luxe cottons (manufactured on its own organic farm in Uganda) take on beautiful movement when worn, as you can be see in Noir’s runway video, compliments of Style.com.

Overall, I’d say that many of the designs show more harmony than tension of elements–which may be less conceptual, but more wearable for the typical woman.

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Going Green for the Roots Jam

16Feb07

The webcast of the pre-Grammy, 4th annual the Roots Jam is up on G Living! See who came out to lend their eco-support towards promoting composting programs in L.A. schools. VIP giftbags filled with green goodies were given to 75 special celebs. Fab Green joined the press core which was far more friendly and gracious than I expected.

I got to pal around with uber green blogger, Siel aka Green LA Girl. Both of us are camera-shy, but Siel (on the right) pitched in to interview celebs for ecorazzi and proved herself a natural with a mike (girl, I told you so!).

Eco-style spottings were thin on the Green Carpet, so I put in an eco-fashion showing. Let’s break it down:

Alive tee by Under the Canopy in mineral blue-grey (left). This is an unbelievably soft, organic cotton tee that fits like a second skin. The ruched-detail on the cap sleeves give a dressier look to a closet basic. $38 at Under the Canopy.

I wore a solid-colored version of the long-sleeved Conscious Tee. It fits me like a dream, and the scoop neck with ruching gives my tomboy-ish frame a more feminine look.

Underneath I wore Chakra Tank in Mudra Red. Like the other Under the Canopy tops this rib-knit tank fits perfectly. My only complaint is that the back side of the embroidery can be a bit rough and itchy.

The handbag: My Strawberry-colored Anarkali bag by Conserve. I bought this at Hip + Zen last year for an affordable $39, and get tons of compliments when I go out. When I tell people they’re made from recycled plastic bags, and support fairly-traded cooperatives in India they ask me where they can get one. Grab one at Hip and Zen or Overstock.
Thanks to Under the Canopy for sending me samples. Photos courtesy of fashion photographer Ram Gibson. Thanks for sharing Ram!

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Fab Friday | Fashion Finds

16Feb07
High-style, guilt-free fashion finds around the web:


GREEN WITH ENVYRecycled Glass Necklace by Simon Harrison
tone-on-tone glass crafted from various wine bottles

Spotted at Simon Harrison

MAD FOR MARIMEKKO

Vintage Vanity Case by Marimekko for Samsonite
Spotted at Hi+Lo Modern, $200
A BAG TO FAWN OVER

Doe Bag by Stewart + Brown
made from 100% surplus organic cotton and hemp
Spotted at Beklina, $86

SAUCY LITTLE SKIVVIES


Organic Cotton Panties by Vancouver-based Bueno Style

Spotted at Inhabitat

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Fashion Watch: Tonic T-Shirts

31Jan07

American Apparel may be the trendy trailblazer of sweatshop-free tees sweeping the U.S., but London-based Tonic T-Shirts takes eco-street fashion one, two, even three steps further. Tonic Tees are sweatshop-free and certified organic, not to mention it offers a line of irreverent, eyecatching graphic prints in addition to colorful unprinted blanks:

Tonic offers co-ed versions of its printed/embroidered tees and polos, but the collection for guys outshines the one for gals in my humble opinion.

Although this Nada Tee is pretty cute:

Need some validation? Tonic’s got it. Tonic T-shirts are SKAL-certified organic, bear the FAIRTRADE MARK and are locally made under International Labour Organization guidelines. Plus they donate 8% of net profits are reinvested back into the producer’s local community.

Prices range from £15-17 but there are some bargain basement deals to be had. Today is also the last day of the January sale. Tonic Tees are available through stockists across the UK, Europe, Australia and online.

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Fashion Debut: '108' Collection by Under the Canopy

29Jan07

Allison Lebross at Under the Canopy sent over some images taken of their new collection of womens wear called ‘108′ ready to debut this spring:

Behind the Number ‘108′
Named after a sacred number representing a “roadmap to the human soul,” the collection has been designed using soft, sensual, sustainable fabrics such as organic cotton, bamboo, soy, organic linen and organic linen.

A pioneer in eco-chic fashion since 1996, Under the Canopy pieces are made without pesticides, which promotes health for you and the planet. Simple, sophisticated style.

Special thanks to Allison for the spring sneak peek!

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