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Fashion Trends: Ankle Boots
Keep up with spring fashion trends: choose cute booths without the animal cruelty! More
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Top 5 Ethical + Vegan Boots for Fall 2013
Cold weather is upon us, and you know what that means – boot season! Here are five of our favorite sustainable and ethical picks to keep your feet warm, stylish and guilt-free! More
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Vegan Boots for Fall: Let’s Fantasy Shop!
Who says that you have to kill a cow to get in on the latest hip fall boot styles? Check out these gorgeous vegan boots for fall. More
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High Heels and Your Health
Do you wear high heels? Stilettos might make you look a bit taller and leaner, but contorting the shape of your feet can damage your health. More
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Spotted: Handmade Vegan Shoes
Molly Puzo creates beautiful, handmade vegan shoes in her Long Beach, California studio. More
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in Footwear, Home Living, Natural Beauty, Reviews, Skin Smart, Spring, Sustainable Fashion, The Green Divas PodcastSavvy Green Consumer: Green Diva Favs Spring 2013
We get offered products to review EVERY day — some rather large and expensive things like cars, which are fun reviews, but most are practical, every-day things. We have gotten backed up with a nice bounty of great things we chose to review and play with, and finally spent some time focusing on most of them. More
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in Celebrity Style, DIY + Tutorial, Footwear, Happiness, Healthy Habits, Interviews, The Green Divas Podcast, UpcycledMariel Hemingway on The Willing Way (Podcast)
We finally got to talk to one of our Green Diva heroes, the beautiful and inspiring actress, author and activist, Mariel Hemingway. She is one busy lady these days with a documentary about her life as a Hemingway, Running From Crazy, and her new book, The Willing Way and many worthy projects in between. More
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Calleen Cordero: Luxury, Sustainable Footwear Handcrafted in North Hollywood
Calleen Cordero is a Los Angeles based luxury designer of footwear, handbags, belts and accessories, all handcrafted in North Hollywood, CA. More
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Beyond Skin Shoes Are Beyond Hot
My neighbors had better get ready for me to start raiding their fruit trees, because I think I know where all my grocery money is going this month. I’ve fallen for Beyond Skin and Bourgeois Boheme, two hot new shoe brands created by budding British designer and vegan Sara Owen. Her design philosophy is that […] More
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Are Tyvek shoes eco-friendly? You decide!
Even a humble slip-on, like in the photo above, has a lot of components. When some parts of a shoe are eco-friendly and some are decidedly not, what does that make the finished product? I want to hear from you guys! More
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How-to: Clean Thrift Store Shoes
So, after Maria’s roundup last week of DIY shoe refashions, have you hit the thrift store for shoes to alter?
If the thing that’s holding you back is the ick factor, ick no more! It might seem gross to wear second hand shoes – especially styles that don’t call for socks – but armed with the right cleaning products, you can wear your thrifted shoes without worrying about picking up some nasty foot fungus. I’ve been wearing second hand shoes for years, even ballet flats, and so far this method has worked for me! More
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4 DIY Shoe Refashions for the Nothing New Challenge
The Nothing New Challenge continues with transforming thrifted shoes using some simple DIY shoe techniques! More
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Vegan Shoes? It’s a Green Diva Thing
The first in our series on earth-friendly and vegan shoes. Seriously – we wouldn’t be green divas if we didn’t love shoes! We recently hooked up with PlanetShoes.com and to our amazement, there is a plentiful variety of not only eco-friendly shoes made from recycled materials, but vegan shoes? Ok, I’m not a vegan virgin, but really vegan shoes? More
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in FootwearBucketFeet Shoes: Buy Some, Give Some
Raaja Nemani and Aaron Firestein met in a slum in Buenos Aires in 2008. Two years later, the pair launched a shoe business combining three of their passions: comfort, art and at-risk children. More
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Feelgood Quickie: Vegan Boots from Arcopédico
Vegan shoe shopping can be a little bit tricky, and the downside of vegan shoes is that companies also replace leather with vinyl, which is a petroleum product. That’s why I was super-excited to learn about Arcopédico, a company that makes vegan boots with a focus on the eco-friendly! More
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3 Ways to Be Green (and Save Green) Today!
Being “green” can feel like an uphill climb. There are so many things to know and consider, so many issues to commit to, that even experienced activists can feel overwhelmed. Here are three no-stress green ideas to try today… More
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Four Vintage Shoes To Pair With Your Flirty Spring Dresses
Four, vintage spring shoe styles to pair with your flirty spring dresses. More
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Eco-Chic Exhibit at Scandinavia House, NYC
The “Eco Chic | Towards Sustainable Swedish Fashion” exhibit runs through August 21st, and is a lovely showcase of sustainable fashion coming out of Sweden. I had never entered the Swedish Embassy (aka Nordic House) before, so this was a pleasant surprise. The exhibit is on the second floor, but on the ground floor they […] More
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Soft Footprint from Naya Shoes
Naya is into the combo of beauty and comfort, ‒ all while respecting the well-being of our environment. This is a footwear company for women that softens footprints! The colors are rich and vibrant with unique and creative details. There are six collections on the Naya site now. The final picture is a glimpse of […] More
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Vegan Boots for All Budgets
[social_buttons] I’ve really enjoyed getting to know my new co-worker this past week. Sarah, a vegan and downright organic romantic, is on the hunt for super stylin’ vegan boots without the super expensive price tag. So, I’ve put on my internet hunting garb (the Popomomo Sleuthing Dress) and have come up with a nice range […] More
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in Accessories, Designers + Brands, Events, Footwear, Home Living, Natural Beauty, Skin Smart, Sustainable FashionHave you heard about the ecofabulous lounge at the Opportunity Green conference?
A Place to Feel Eco-Fabulous The ecofabulous lounge at Opportunity Green was appointed with gorgeous sustainable furniture used throughout the conference space, and is a flawless manifestation of Opportunity Green’s commitment to design. I’ve been to a few sustainability-oriented conferences in my time, and this is the only one that celebrates sustainable design, and helps designers and clients […] More
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