Tag: Cotton - Page 6
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Elaine Kim Introduces Her Collection of Fresh and Edgy Couture
When the former designer of Product reentered the market last year after an eight year hiatus from designing, she proved once more that she has what it takes to be a fashion innovator. She creates edgy and inventive designs with clean
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Fidoodle: Jigsaw Puzzle Puppets, Blocks, and Dolls With Stories to Tell
Photo credit: Fidoodle Fidoodle is in the business of making stories. Featuring the hip painted scrawls of Toronto-based illustrator Jen Bulthuis, Fidoodle's jigsaw-puppet puzzles put a new spin on old yarns like the Grecian myth of Icarus, Cinderella,
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3 Reusable Dry-Cleaning Garment Bags
Dry cleaning may be a necessary evil, but the plastic waste that comes draped over your togs doesn't have to be. The recent Go Green Expo held at New York City's fancy Hilton digs presented us with no less than three reusable
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Why is Eco Fashion So Expensive?
It's a question I've been asked more times than I care to count--even if I could count that high: Why is most eco fashion so effing expensive? So, prompted by an excellent story on EcoSalon.com on the why and wherefores of
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Noon Solar, Shawnimals Rustle Up 100 Organic Ninjas For Earth Day
Man, ninjas. You can trust those sneaky bastards as far as you can throw 'em. And eco-friendly ninjas? Well they're just a whole other bag of shurikens altogether.
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Donna Karan, Tonic.com Design Eco-Friendly T-Shirts for Charity
I know, I know—$65 for a T-shirt? In these lean-as-sin, credit-strapped, hanging-on-by-the-edge-of-our-pink-slip times? Is this sartorially obsessed writer—and by extension, TreeHugger—off her rocker? But the fact that we're
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Celebrate Earth Day with Leonardo DiCaprio via eBay
Photo by squarehippies If you've ever tried to figure out how to support important projects like green schools while combating climate change AND meet a movie star all while shopping online, wonder no more. eBay and Global Green USA is holding an
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Spring/Summer Fashion 2009: Sublet
Photo credit: Sublet Sublet steps out for Spring/Summer with tulip sleeves, cascading pleats, dainty collars, and floppy ribbons. The New York City-based label, which uses organic cotton and bamboo for its made-in-the-U.S. threads, is all about
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Spring/Summer Fashion 2009: Toggery
As a writer with a very—and I mean very—limited disposable income, I hear your cries for more-affordable yet ethically produced eco-clothing. Enter Toggery by Kate D'arcy, a perennial favorite of mine with timeless cuts and rich
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Be Love: Apparel on a Mission of Peace
Photo credit: Be Love Be Love isn't your typical apparel company. Its sweatshop-free and mostly organic line of men's, women's, and kids' shirts serves to promote peace, which isn't too much of a stretch when you consider that its founders are board
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A Cute + Sexy way to Demonstrate: Pants to Poverty's Peace + Love Underwear
The tension is building on the eve of the G20 summit in London with the ongoing threats of violent disruption to the proceedings. 35000 people enjoyed a peaceful demonstration at the G20 rally in Hyde Park on Saturday, so
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Tiny Revolutionary Kids' Shirts Have Something To Say
Let's be honest here, every parent thinks their kid is going to change the world someday. (My husband and I are already calling our four-month-old Congresswoman Poopypants.) These hip, illustrated baby and toddler tees
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One Dress, Five Ways: Global Girlfriend's Super Organic Sash Skirt
If you want to get the most bang for your recessionista buck, investing in transformer clothing that offers the versatility of several different looks is a savvy move, both financially and sartorially.
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Humble Collection Eco-Friendly, Hand-Printed Pillows
The easiest way to dress a room for less? Textiles. With their clean, minimalist designs and bold, saturated colors, these pillow cases from Humble Collection are just what the interior decorator ordered to add some
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Seven Smooches: Repurposed Clothing For Kids
Repurposing for a purpose is the ethos behind Seven Smooches, a children's apparel company run by two moms who have seven—count 'em!—bambinos between them.
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Sandmaiden: Sustainable Made-To-Order Lingerie, Sleepwear
Get your sexy knickers made to order in the most luxurious of sustainable fabrics. Sandmaiden, a one-woman operation based in Seattle, hand-dyes natural textiles such as organic cotton, silk, bamboo, and hemp with low-impact
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Threadless Loves Green T-Shirt Design Contest
"Energy Efficient Firefly" by Andy Gonsalves Threadless is looking for the next, big green tee. The online community-driven T-shirt company is running an Earth Day-themed challenge, sponsored by Wacom and Origins, to solicit designs based on what
