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Posch: Happy Purses and Tees
Aren't too-worn bed sheets a conundrum? And old T-shirts? For various reasons, they usually prove un-donate-able. Thank goodness Montreal's Luce Beaulieu turns sheets into indispensable market bags and sweet purses. She also gives useless tees the new
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Village Voice: gominyc is New York's Best Eco Fashion Spot!
We've been telling you that gominyc is something special. Now, the Village Voice has named the East Village boutique "Best Eco-Friendly Fashions" as part of its 2006 list of primo places/happenings/etc. Stop in for an easy hunt through the gatherings of
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laila b Fashion for Girls: Cute as a Re-used Button
Have you ever seen kids clothes so adorable you had to pinch anything available? Well, I had to squeeze my own arm when coming across laila b's girls' duds at the Ethical Fashion Show. Montreal-based creator Celine Bailey transforms vintage and used
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AFP Covers The Ethical Fashion Show: "Potatoes, pineapples to dress environmentally-minded fashionistas"
All coverage is good coverage? We love that the AFP has told the world about the Ethical Fashion Show, and especially the use of unique fibers like pineapple leaf. In fact, later this week TreeHugger will podcast an interview with article-referenced
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Ethical Fashion Show: What Next?
Reporting on an event you're involved with (even if tangentially) is just awkward. I'll tell you how we were involved and what worked, but also do the obligatory dishing -- the type of constructive, future-thinking harping that we at TreeHugger have to
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Ethical Fashion Show: 2006
On the heels of Paris Fashion Week, the third annual Ethical Fashion Show (EFS) will feature over 60 designers from around the globe at primo locale Tapis Rouge starting Friday, October 13! What does "ethical" mean here? Well-treated workers, minimal
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Nylon: The Green Page
There's a lot to love, here. First, we adore magazines that you can enjoy paper-free. With Nylon, no subscription needed! Sign up for the newsletter and download three free mags! Once you've made the October issue your own, find your way to page 64,
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Overlook: Exploring the Internal Fringes of America with the Center for Land Use Interpretation
Are you a bad tourist? Maybe you find the cultural history of oil refineries or atomic test sites more fascinating than a guide book recommended vista? The enigmatic Center for Land Use Interpretation (CLUI) offers an alternatively construed tourism
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Paris Shopping: Amapa
We'll be at Paris's Ethical Fashion Show (EFS) on October 13, along with Rainer Wolter's winning former umbrella dress! One Parisian priority will be a visit to ethical shopping staple Amapa, a bauble's throw away from EFS headquarters at 44 rue
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Train Travel: European Destinations for Fall
What European train journeys do readers recommend for mid to late October? Last spring, friends and I forewent a quick Moscow/St. Petersburg flight in favor of the train. Now, the lighter footprint commitment has me fighting cheap EasyJet urges while
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Cradle To Cradle Umbrella Winner: Crayella!
Our final two Umbrella Inside Out Cradle to Cradle entries made a tough choice, but in the end readers chose Erin MacDonald's innovative Crayella as the winner! Read more about it, and take a glance at last week's winning re-used umbrella couture
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Umbrella Inside Out - The Final Moment Is Here!
With the Umbrella Inside Out Competitions, I.D. Magazine, The Sustainable Style Foundation, and TreeHugger asked for a new umbrella, and re-used umbrella couture. Designers from around the world answered. Last week, readers chose their favorite former
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Umbrella Inside Out - The Final Moment is Here!
With the Umbrella Inside Out Competitions, I.D. Magazine, The Sustainable Style Foundation, and TreeHugger asked for a new umbrella, and re-used umbrella couture. Designers from around the world answered. Last week, readers chose their favorite former
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Reminder: Choose the Winning Cradle to Cradle Umbrella!
Since the umbrella most of us know is a cheap, disposable poster child for poor design and wasteful manufacturing, I.D. Magazine, The Sustainable Style Foundation, and TreeHugger asked for a smarter version. Our rockin' Umbrella Inside Out judges
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Choose the Winning Cradle to Cradle Umbrella!
Since the umbrella most of us know is a cheap disposable poster child for poor design and wasteful manufacturing, I.D. Magazine, The Sustainable Style Foundation, and TreeHugger asked for a smarter version. Our rockin' Umbrella Inside Out judges
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Umbrella Inside Out Fashion Winner: Rainer Wolter!
Phew! This week felt like a re-use design roller coaster as we counted down our Umbrella Inside Out fashion design finalists. Designers conceived of or created new garments from discarded or used umbrellas, and they made it look easy. With some tough
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The Umbrella Inside Out Fashion Competition Begins!
Welcome to the first half of the Umbrella Inside Out competition judging! For this part, designers were asked to submit plans for a couture garment made almost entirely from used or discarded umbrellas. Last week, our panel of fashion judges sifted
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YOU Judge the Umbrella Inside Out Competitions!
This week, our stellar panel of fashion judges (Linda Loudermilk, Scott Windsor of the group Umbrellas, Rebecca Luke, and Scott Hahn of Loomstate) has been hard at work sifting through all of our umbrella couture entries. With so many incredible
