Latest Stories in Style - Page 2
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5 Fall Jackets We Want Now
After a record-setting summer of heat across most of the United States, it's finally fall -- which means you probably need a jacket.
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Fashion Collection Biomimicks Snakeskin Using Recycled Woodchips
Fashion has often been role-cast as a wasteful industry, but we've seen how up-and-coming fashion designers are increasingly using discarded materials in sustainable ways to create stunning work.
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In Maine, Brahms Mount Keeps American Textile Tradition Alive
In Hallowell, Maine, Brahms Mount is designing, weaving, and hand-finishing heirloom quality bed and bath products. One of the last-standing textile mills in the U.S., it has been operating for the past 25 years with the help of
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Primavera's Premier Organic Skincare Arrives in the U.S.
Packed to the brim with pure plant oils and natural and organic ingredients sourced from fair trade farms around the globe, Germany's premier skincare line Primavera arrives in the United States. Claiming to have the highest percentage
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Indian Designer Creates Computer-Generated, Zero Waste Fashion for Spring 2012
Indian fashion designer and technologist Siddhartha Upadhyaya employs an innovative zero waste design technique, called Direct Panel on Loom (DPOL), in his latest collection for his fashion label, August.
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Ramblers Way Creates Sustainable Luxury Casual Wear for Fall 2011
Organic wool comfort wear company Ramblers Way founded by Tom and Kate Chappell, of Tom's of Maine fame has come a long way since their first collection, comprised of natural blonde wool jersey knits
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How Vietnam Bombs Became Bracelets (Video)
Peace bomb bracelets have a story to tell: each one has been made with repurposed Vietnam War scrap metal. And Article 22 founder and designer Elizabeth Suda has a story to tell about the people of Laos and the Secret
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Best of Ecoutere: Top 5 High-Tech T-Shirts
+ Your Hanes Beefy could one day protect you from a spray of bullets.
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All Wrapped up In Mongolian Yak Wool
All photos: Khunu Indigenous Designs helped find a niche for Alpaca in the western wardrobes, Icebreaker almost singlehandedly rediscovered Merino wool for performance outdoor apparel, Finisterre are saving an unique British breed of sheep from oblivion
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Maker Faire NYC: Handwoven Sandals and Pot Holders
Among the many handmade crafts on display at Maker Faire were the products of the Loop of the Loom weaving studio, which specializes and offers classes in the Japanese Zen art form of Saori. Made with a philosophy of free
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Detox Your Lipstick: 9 Perfect Pucker Shades Without Harmful Cosmetic Chemicals (Slideshow)
We've all heard the stats: Women who wear lipstick end up eating nearly four pounds of the stuff each year. And if you're not paying attention to the ingredients in your favorite pucker-up color, you could also be
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Detox Your Lipstick: 9 Perfect Pucker Shades Without Harmful Cosmetic Chemicals
We've all heard the stats: Women who wear lipstick end up eating nearly four pounds of the stuff each year. And if you're not paying attention to the ingredients in your favorite pucker-up color, you could also be ingesting countless chemicals and toxins
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Wild and Woolly Fashion at Wool Modern
Wool Modern is a special show that showcases the best in fashion design in wool. It's not part of London Fashion Week, or the London Design Festival but it should be. The designers included in the show have used the sustainable
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London Fashion Week: Lithuanian Designers Add a New Look
London Fashion Week has held the Estethica showcase of environmental fashion for five years now. There are always surprises: this year there are some new innovative and quirky designers from Europe that have graduated up to
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New York Fashion Week: Hottest Green Trends For Spring 2012 (Slideshow)
From recycled silk shorts to hand-crocheted jackets to a zero-waste oh-so-classic little black dress, New York Fashion Week, Spring 2012 didn't disappoint in the green fashion department.
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New York Fashion Week: Hottest Green Trends For Spring 2012
From recycled silk shorts to hand-crocheted jackets to a zero-waste oh-so-classic little black dress, New York Fashion Week, Spring 2012 didn't disappoint in the green fashion department. Here's our roundup of the hottest green trends for Spring 2012.
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London Fashion Week: Estethica Shows Green Fashion at it Best
It's London Fashion Week, where Estethica is the showcase for all that is wonderful in ecological and environmentally-sensitive fashion.
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How To Recreate Runway-Worthy Hair from New York Fashion Week
We've been raving about all the green fashion at New York Fashion Week, from Edun to Samantha Pleet, but it takes more than just great clothes to complete the look.
