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Nothing New About Looptworks' Upcycled Activewear (And That's a Good Thing)
"Waste not, want not" isn't just a mantra for Looptworks, a burgeoning online activewear and accessories company, it's an entire business plan. For founders Gary Peck, Scott Hamlin and Jim Stutts, releasing more YAOTs (Yet
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Alex & Ani Jewelry Goes for the (Recycled) Gold
Some things, like broken relationships, should never have been made. Alex & Ani plucks bungled metals from their sordid situations—no questions asked—and recasts them into sophisticated statement pieces, gussying them up with
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K Studio Whips Up New Pillowy Friends To Keep Us Company
Photo credit: K Studio K Studio unveiled its latest pillows and plush figures at the New York International Gift Fair two weeks ago. Made from the same organic, hemp, and recycled wool fabrics as its predecessors, the cushy forms now come with a
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Quote of the Day: Project Runway's Nina Garcia on Not Following Fashion Trends
Photo credit: Barbara Nitke Project Runway judge and Marie Claire fashion director Nina Garcia recently sat down with Time Out New York's Lisa Freedman to stump for her new book, The Style Strategy: A Less-Is-More Approach to Staying Chic and Shopping
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FluffyCo Eco-Mobiles Bring Plants, Circuses, Birds to Life
How much do we love FluffyCo? If we counted the ways, the Bay Area label's so-new-you-can't-even-buy-them-yet mobiles would be right at the top waving to the unwashed masses below.
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Beyond Parabens: 7 Common Cosmetics Ingredients You Need to Avoid
Consumer choice is a powerful thing. Say "jump or I'll spend my cash somewhere else" and you'll set executives scrambling to use one another as makeshift human trampolines. It's for this reason and this reason
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A Picture is Worth...Redefining Luxury in a Crisis
If context is everything, what happens when one of the world's most recognizable brands is lifted from its high-society milieu and plunged into a completely alien environment? French artist Sébastien Bouchard
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Miksani Goes Carbon Neutral, Lets Customers Track Their Impact
A company hopping on the carbon-neutral route isn't newsworthy these days—and that's a GOOD thing—but Miksani (née Miksa) is allowing its customers to qualify their purchases by tracking their impact online.
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New French Law Could Make Frou-Frou Beauty Packaging Illegal
A recent change to French law could put the kibosh on the excess packaging that luxury fragrances and cosmetics are infamous for, according to CosmeticsDesign. Needless to say, the European Organisation for Packaging and the
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Help an Eco-Designer Make It to New York Fashion Week!
With the clock counting down to New York Fashion Week, Tara St. James of StudyNY and 5 in 1 needs your help to make it down the runway. The former creative director of Covet wants to launch her first solo collection this
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Best of BlogHer: Garden Crafts, "Twilight," Healthcare Reform
Are hardcore eco-challenges going mainstream? The latest in the serious 24-7-365 green blogging trend.
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A Good Night Kiss's Tub Tea Blends Make a Bath to Remember
A bath? A bath, you say? Why yes, a bath, I do declare. I'm stressed, you're stressed, we're all hunched over our workstations with a battalion of knots taking up permanent residence in our backs. (Glance at your 401k,
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FIRST LOOK: Swedish Hasbeens' Swoon-Worthy Boots For Fall
Three words, party people: Oh. My. God. When I first spotted Swedish Hasbeens' new fall boot collection over at Kaight's blog, I spent the rest of the evening scraping the remains of my jaw off the floor. (Note to self:
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Kigo Foldable Shoes For Pack-and-Go Fun on the Run
Photo credit: Kigo Kigo's foldable footwear is a genius feat of engineering. The lightweight, completely malleable flats can be rolled in half, then squeezed into a corner of your carryall until a situation calls for extra-comfy shoes. (We pulled on a
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Bambu Introduces Hybrid Cutting Boards Made From Cork, Bamboo
This past week's New York International Gift Fair marked the official debut of Bambu's latest offering: a "hybrid" cutting board composed of bamboo on one side and cork on the other. The sustainable home- and kitchenware company
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UnderCollar Reclaimed Felt Pillows Take You to Places You've Never Been
Two heads are definitely cozier than one, especially if the noggins in question belong to Kelly Smith of Etcetera Goods and Jennifer Hill of JHill Design. The Boston-based designers combined their talents to produce
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Run Amuck With Jewelry Made From Street Signs, License Plates
If you're clamoring to top off your street cred, word on the block is you can't get more real than bling sawed off from decommissioned street signs and license plates. Designed by husband-and-wife duo Bryan and Andrea Ring, Amuck's
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9 Ways to Get Naturally Gorgeous Skin Without Spending a Cent
Forget chemical peels, surgical face-lifts, Botox, or expensive hopes-in-a-jar. You can attain fresh, glowing skin by following a few simple directives and getting a little crafty around the kitchen.
