Tag: Cotton - Page 2
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Measuring Fashion's Environmental Footprint with Summer Rayne Oakes (Video)
As I wrote earlier this month, sourcing textiles can be difficult for fashion and interior designers--and sustainable textiles, even more so. This week in New York City, Source4Style
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Brave the Cold in Earthtec Winter Outerwear (Photos)
Earthtec Tuperlo Hooded Jacket. Photo: Earthtec Brrr...soon it will be necessary to wrap up in a winter coat before braving the great outdoors. Earthtec apparel has just come out with a men's and women's activewear collection of jackets and hoodies,
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Aprons are Back in Style With a Vengeance
In the "old days" every woman wore an apron in the kitchen. They were a sensible way to protect your clothes while cooking. Then the hapless apron fell into disfavour; they became a symbol of women's drudgery and being tied to
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Sourcing Sustainable Fabrics Made Easy with New Online Marketplace from Summer Rayne Oakes
When I caught up with Summer Rayne Oakes at a Fashion Delivers event in June, she only briefly mentioned her forthcoming project: Source 4 Style, an online marketing
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20 Seasonless Green Accessories to Wear Year-Round
When World of Good by eBay asked me to choose my favorite eco-fashion picks from their fair trade marketplace -- packed with thousands of products that positively influence people and planet
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Organic Bath-Time Luxury from the Land of Hamams
A Turkish brother-and-sister team combine two of their country's distinctive offerings: the hamam, or Turkish bath, and organic cotton.
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Message in a Bottle: Fourth Plinth Celebrates British History
The Fourth Plinth is the empty column in London's Trafalgar Square where a different artist is chosen to design a piece of art to occupy the spot for a year. The last one was controversial: Antony Gomley's One & Other featured a
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LovethisLife Organic Apparel Perfect for Yoga and Inspired Living
The above might read more like a valedictorian speech or a scribbled poem in a yearbook. Dewdrops and lollipops, I know, but it's neither speech nor poem.
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50 Surprising Fashion and Beauty Products Made From Oil That You Probably Use Everyday (Even if You're Green)
With all the news and talk about the Gulf oil spill during the past two weeks, we've (unsurprisingly) been talking a lot about the science behind oil and oil production, the future of energy, and the economics behind the
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Life in the Clothing Factories of Peru
"Peruvian Pima cotton," Good writes, "is world renowned as a high quality fiber." Earlier this year, Photographer Joseph Pfeifer traveled to Lima, Peru, to visit the clothing factories that transform this revered fiber into finished
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Four Fashionable Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Rebel
The Rebel Green collection includes the ubiquitous reusable tote and t-shirt, but also reusable produce bags, and even veggie wash. The kid's line includes a Free Bird bib and Peace Girl reusable lunch bag. While the snappy designs caught my eye, I
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Beyond Organic Cotton: 7 Dark Green T-Shirts We'd Actually Wear
It seems as though it isn't hard to find an organic cotton t-shirt these days. Almost every name brand store is selling one (we are too!), touting the importance of purchasing organic cotton. And while it is a significant step
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Green Jeans: Forget Washing. Just Freeze Them.
The world's most popular clothing item could also be the most eco-friendly. That's right, blue-jeans are going green--or at least that the hope of one Brazilian manufacturer. The Rio based company, Tristar, recently revealed their new line of
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Teach Kids Creativity and Composting with Organic Stuffed Animals
Photo via Aminals
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6 Green Dresses to Ring in the New Year
One more holiday hurdle to bring us into 2010, but what to wear? We are keeping it simple this season and suggest scouring vintage and second-hand shops, raiding a friend's
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Ideologie's Trendy Spin on the Organic Cotton T-Shirt
While green fashion has expanded far beyond the organic cotton t-shirt we still get excited when we find cool variations of the sustainable clothing staple. Enter Ideologie Organic. Their limited edition t-shirts are made
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Spring/Summer 2010: NatureVsFuture (Photos)
Brooklyn-based Nina Valenti's NatureVsFuture collection is a sophisticated fusion of eco-chic and street style. Nina incorporates sustainable and biodegradable fabrics--organic cotton, organic wool, hemp,
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Loyale Warehouse Sale Starts Tomorrow (3 Days Only)
Eco-chic fashion label Loyale is holding a three-day warehouse sale (pricing of $15 - $40) starting tomorrow, November 30 through December 2, 2009. Shop Spring 2008, 2009, and Fall 2008
