Beautiful, Recycled Dress by SoSheSews on Etsy
This absolutely adorable dress was made from recycled and repurposed materials! More
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in Designers + Brands, Sustainable FashionThis absolutely adorable dress was made from recycled and repurposed materials! More
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in Designers + Brands, Events, Fall, Sustainable FashionNY Fashion Week is almost upon us and with it, green shows are now a permanent fixture on the calendar rather than a quaint anomaly. If you’re there or going, The GreenShows are the place to be… More
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in Designers + Brands, Sustainable FashionIf you’re ready to get your handmade shop on but want to find the most eco-friendly goods available, team tags make that super simple on Etsy! Here’s how: More
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in Designers + Brands, Events, Materials, Reviews, Spring, Sustainable Fashion, UncategorizedMAGIC, the world’s largest apparel trade show is where Fast Fashion finds its way from the design room to the retail shelves. This article focuses on the SOURCING expo and the eternal quest for more eco fabrics as I teach a number of Chinese textile reps about recycled materials. And discover a couple of cool eco designers along the way. More
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in Accessories, Designers + Brands, Events, Footwear, Materials, Sustainable FashionThe “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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in Accessories, Designers + Brands, Materials, Sustainable Fashion, Vintage + Classic StyleThis lava colored dress is from Costello Tagliapietra’s spring 2010 collection and gets its color via AirDye technology. Photo Courtesy AirDye via Creative Commons License Eco-Fashion: Going Green The Museum at FIT through November 13 This exhibit is free of charge and housed in the museum of the Fashion Institute of Technology, one of the […] More
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in Designers + Brands, Materials, Sustainable Fashion[social_buttons] One of the greenest, most considerate, and most healthful things you can do in your daily life is bicycle (or bicycle more) for transportation purposes. Bicycling for work, shopping (especially if you have a cool bike that transforms into a shopping cart), or other purposes helps to reduce climate change, water pollution, air pollution, […] More
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in Accessories, Designers + BrandsKayu has announced their debut collection of handbags for a cause, as they once again share their commitment to children in the developing world. Kayu is known for their handcrafted bamboo sunglasses, and now now the label is gracefully expanding into clutches. “Like our sunglasses, our handbag collection is based on the tenants of ecology […] More
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in Designers + Brands, Materials, ReviewsWillian, a ready-to-wear women’s fashion business headquartered in New Jersey, utilizes a variety of natural and organic fabrics, often combined with vintage materials reworked into contemporary silhouettes. Designer Keia Bounds-Thompson, also proprietor, sought a a sustainable fabric consultant. With her sweatshop-free and eco-friendly vision, Keia and partner James Thompson embraced 100% certified organic with natural […] More
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in Accessories, Designers + Brands, Events, Fall, Spring, Summer, Sustainable FashionFriday, May 7th, 10 am to 7 pm, Saturday, May 8th, 10 am to 3 pm 1738 Cordova Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007 Author Susanna Schick is the social media manager for Burning Torch as well as other designers. Previously featured here on FeelGoodStyle as well as Your Daily Thread and others, Burning Torch has been making gorgeous, high-end […] More
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in Accessories, Designers + Brands, Events, SpringThe selection of interesting and beautiful accessories and jewelry at the show this season was overwhelming. Plus so much of it was responsibly made, it was really hard to choose my favorites. These selections reflect my personal tastes and my interests, but there was so much more at the show it was hard to narrow […] More
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in Accessories, Designers + BrandsCheck out the Free Give Away over at Green Living! I am so impressed with the variety of reusable bag styles on the market these days. Going grocery shopping never looked so good. Using reusable bags is the most wonderful way to go yet many look like purses right? Well, this article points out some […] More
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in Accessories, Designers + Brands, Reviews, Sustainable Fashion, UncategorizedGreen beauty expert Terri Bly reviews Engage Green’s eco-friendly line of handbags, made from recycled PETE bottles, organic cotton and help, and cork. More
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in Designers + Brands, Events, Fall, Green Wedding, Interviews, Sustainable FashionLast saturday afternoon, Sunset Gower Studios played host to a different kind of show, created by the Green Youth Movement and produced by Gallery LA. The Green Youth Movement was started by Archer student Ally Maize, whose mission includes: “As founder of GYM, I hope to one day garner the support of politicians and educators […] More
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in Celebrity Style, Designers + Brands, Materials, Sustainable FashionPhoto Courtesy of Brandon Hickman At the Global Green Pre-Oscar party last week, Suzy Amis Cameron’s eco Oscar gown was unveiled. It was lovely, but there was no mention of what made this gown more sustainable than most, other than it was colored “Na’vi blue”. This sort of vagueness is how people can easily be accused […] More
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in Designers + Brands, Materials, Sustainable FashionEcogear apparels are made from 100% recycled material. The company was founded early 2008 by Robert Hii, who is a 25-year fashion veteran with a passion to create clothing with only slight impacts on our planet. Robert says it took more than a year to complete their ecowear collections as the most eco-friendly clothing in […] More
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in Designers + Brands, Home LivingSolar power potential is active in many minds these days. It really makes sense for the yurt lifestyle, but creativity is required since you can’t rest solar panels on a fabric/vinyl yurt roof. Here stands John M. Brown on his yurt site in Glenville, West Virginia. He is so kind to share his knowledge on […] More
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in Accessories, Designers + Brands, Holiday, Lingerie, Sustainable FashionTashiLingerie.com is a new online boutique that offers lingerie, lounge-wear, sleepwear and accessories from the lingerie brands Eberjey, Huit and OnGossamer and new labels on the rise including Clo Fortuna and Luva Huva. Tashi features some great eco-friendly lounge pieces from Eberjey’s Eco Dream line made from 100% Organic Bamboo Jersey and some items from Luva Huva made from Anglaise Cotton. More
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in Designers + Brands, Reviews, Sustainable FashionNaia Rico’s spring/summer eco collection for Article 23 is fabulous for both women and men. Herein features one amazing ladies’ item that can be worn as a dress, blouse or skirt! More
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in Designers + Brands, Events, Sustainable FashionWhat? An International Eco Fashion Marathon Where? Magazin in der Heeresbäckerei, Köpenickerstr. 16/17, 10997 Berlin Germany When? January 20-23, 2010 Press: from 12am – 9pm Open to the public: from 12am – 7pm Website? http://thekey.to What else? They offer workshops too. Details on the next page. Our wonderful fellow writer Frans Prins writes in today […] More
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in Accessories, Designers + Brands, Materials, Sustainable FashionKillspencer designs and makes a small line of high-quality bags in Los Angeles. Finally, something sustainable for the gents! Although, I know plenty of women who could rock these with panache. I found out about this line via design blog Neu Black, and fell in love. Not only are the bags much sexier than your […] More