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New To Nau? Discount for Neophyte Eco-Clothing Customers

by Warren McLaren, Sydney on 11.19.09
Fashion & Beauty

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Photo: Nau

' In any economic climate, it's natural to consider the price of the products we buy, and whether their value justifies their cost. We often receive comments regarding the prices for Nau products. One customer recently commented that, "The clothing is great and unique but the pricing is outrageous." ' So starts a discussion the outdoor-inspired, eco clothing company Nau, has on its website.

They continue, "We recognize, and regret, that for some customers our products will be too expensive. [...] That's because our prices don't reflect some arbitrary mark-up, but rather the true cost of making high-quality product."

It's an intriguing read about the True Cost of bringing a greener product to market. But what's equally as interesting is that Nau have offered new customers a special deal.

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SF Green Festival 09 - More Than One Way to Rip a Shirt to Shreds

by Jaymi Heimbuch, San Francisco, California on 11.17.09
Fashion & Beauty

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Restructured clothing was definitely at home at the San Francisco Green Festival this year. There were several fashion designers that knew how to shred old clothing and sew it into something new, creative, and stylish. Here we have Elisabethan, a line by Elisabeth Delehaunty - a clothing artist we've followed for years. It was fun to see her gorgeous creations at the fest, but she certainly wasn't the only seamstress. Check out some of the other great clothing lines making something hot out of something tossed.

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Spring/Summer 2010: Doucette Duvall

by Emma Grady, New York, NY on 11.17.09
Fashion & Beauty

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Doucette Duvall spring/summer 2010. Credit Doucette Duvall

Doucette Duvall's designs can outlast the season. Sewn in New York City's historic garment district--and made from 70%+ vintage and already produced fabrics--the spring/summer 2010 collection shows neon bright, leopard print, and pastel jumpers, high-waist skirts, tight minis, and floor-length dresses. Click through for photos.

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Feral Childe Spring/Summer 2010: The Hills Are Alive

by Emma Grady, New York, NY on 11.17.09
Fashion & Beauty

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The Hills Are Alive, Feral Childe spring/summer 2010. Credit: Feral Childe

Eco-fashion label Feral Childe transforms Brooklyn's Prospect Park into the Swiss Alps for a Sound of Music-themed spring/summer 2010 photo shoot. The collection, entitled The Hills are Alive, features hand-drawn textile prints with "hidden" images in the patterns--hint: alpine mushrooms, wild pigs, lightning bolts, and rainbows--click through for photos of Feral Childe's Alpine adventures.

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Ascension Opens The First Ethical Fashion Store in Central London

by Leonora Oppenheim, London, UK on 11.17.09
Fashion & Beauty

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Images via Ascension

This year Adili, one of the UK's favourite online ethical fashion sites, have renamed themselves Ascension and with that, taking their new name quite literally, have promptly ascended to new heights of fashion fabulousness! With a new name comes not only a new look, but also a new prime time location in the middle of London's chicest shopping district. Ascension has set up shop just a handbag swing away from Bond Street in the beautiful St Christopher's Place off Oxford Street. Let's take a look inside....

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Spring/Summer 2010: Jai Active Wear - Rompers, Jumpers, and More

by Emma Grady, New York, NY on 11.16.09
Fashion & Beauty

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spring/summer 2010. Credit: Jai

Jai Active Wear combines comfort, contemporary style, and sustainable fabrics--Tencel, recycled cotton, recycled nylon, and bamboo--for spring/summer 2010. Designer Kizzy Knight--who hails from the UK--produces the garments locally in New York City. The "Playfully Regal" spring collection includes versatile looks--easily transformable with accessories and shoes. Click through for photos of rompers--an outfit in one--and functional dresses with pockets; a reversible rain blazer and raincoat; harem-pant suits, and Knight's playful cross between a headband and a cap: "peaks." Click through for photos.

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Green Babies Flagship Store Opens Today in Nyack, NY - SALE 25% Off

by Emma Grady, New York, NY on 11.14.09
Fashion & Beauty

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Credit: Green Babies

Green Babies, an online retailer of organic cotton baby clothes, has officially opened their flagship store in Nyack, New York (10 Piermont Avenue). Lynda Fassa, a former Ford model, Author, and Planet Green's family and baby expert--read the interview, here--grew the business venture out of her New York City apartment in 1994, after recognizing a need for safe toys, clothes, and body care items. Click through to find out what's in store for Green Babies.

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Spring/Summer 2010: I Love Ryann

by Emma Grady, New York, NY on 11.12.09
Fashion & Beauty

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Ryann spring/summer 2010. Image courtesy of Origin 23

Ryann, a sustainable and fair trade fashion brand based in New York, has modernized Revolutionary antebellum southern style for spring/summer 2010. Designer Raina Blyer doesn't believe in fashion trends; they lead to cheap, throw away clothing--a point we couldn't agree more on. She creates garments made with organic cotton bamboo, hemp, recycled fibers, ahimsa silk, linen, organic wool, soy fiber, and belts made with fish skin from Canadian canneries. Click through for our spring/summer 2010 preview.

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