Tag: Recycled Fashion - Page 10
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Cool New Recycled Shoes by Camper and Bernhard Willhelm
Needless to say eco shoes have improved by leaps and bounds over the years. This spring, shoe company Camper & designer Bernhard Willhelm are launching their ready to wear Eco shoe line, made with recycled fibers & tire tread soles,
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Christopher Raeburn - Hot New Fashion Kid on the Block Featured in Guardian
After spotting Christopher Raeburn's designs at Estethica in February we marked him down as one of TreeHugger's top fashion tips for 2009. Raeburn's jackets made from redeployed military fabrics are perfect urban chic with a unique style and fantastic
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Inhabitat Bloggers for Booty
All images from Inhabitat Inhabitat is having a bloggers contest to spread the world on the beauty of the booty on their on-line shop. Besides writing about great design items, they also sell them and here's your chance to win your favourite one.
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Project Earth Day Eco Fashion Show - APRIL 23RD - 6PM (Video)
PROJECT EARTH DAY IS APRIL 23RD - 6PM The third-annual Project Earth Day fashion show is sure to be one of the hotter Earth Week events here in NYC and we should know having had the opportunity to get up close to the action and put together some videos
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Ethical Fashion Forum Launch Innovation Competition
Calling all young fashion entrepreneurs. This is your chance to get yourselves in the fashion industry spotlight. The UK non profit organisation the Ethical Fashion Forum launches its Innovation Competition
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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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Edible Fashions That Make a Tasty (or Tasteless) Statement (Slideshow)
What could staunch vegetarian activist Cloris Leachman have in common with the people who create meat hats? Edible fashion, of course! Leachman recently dressed up in cabbage leaves to show her love for pets, while the folks at the Meat Hats site,
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Edible Fashions That Make a Tasty (or Tasteless) Statement
Since nearly all food is biodegradable (Twinkies perhaps being the exception proving the rule) and few clothing items are, edible fashion would be one way to combine the need for fashion novelty with a nod toward sustainability. PETA's Lettuce Ladies are
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Pull-tab Handbags that Actually Look Good, by Cia do Lacre
Crafting with aluminum pull tabs from cans has been around for a while: we've seen bags, clothing and even a chair made with them. But even if there are some exceptions -that chair really does look great-, many of the products
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Cutest Outdoor Backpack + All Sorts of Bags from Recovered Fabrics, by Carro
We've seen fabrics reuse before, that's for sure, but these bags made by Argentine design brand Carro are almost too cute too handle. Can you believe the large outdoor backpack on the picture above?
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Teamwork Creates Recycled Sail and Tire Bags
Co-owners of Teamwork Bags, Nick Stygstra, Justin Mast and Nick Stockton, are just three local boys from the Great Lakes region with a passion for business and the environment. The result: Teamwork Bags, made from recycled
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Seven Ply Recycled Skateboard Jewelry Turns Thrashin Into Fashion
For those of you not living in southern California, or not used to spending your days grinding on a skateboard, Seven Ply is the latest company to turn the skate world into an eco-friendly venture.
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The Free Store: A Concept for Recessionary Times
The Free Store, located in the heart of New York's financial district, is free and it is also an art project that has become a social experiment. Started by two artists, with a grant from the September 11 fund, it is a statement
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Summer Rayne Oakes' Eco-Fashion Book Bash
Paparazzi hung out in West Hollywood to check out the scene at Stella McCartney's eco-friendly clothing boutique. The occasion: Summer Rayne Oakes' book party for
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60BAG is DIsposable and Reusable
More and more creative solutions to the plastic bag dilemma are popping up. The latest, 60BAG from Poland, is a biodegradable carrier bag made out of flax-viscose non-woven fabric.
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Vintage Creations Makes Recycled Luxury From Cashmere
Image via: EkoChic Recycled cashmere bangle bracelets, recycled cashmere wraps and cover-ups, and even recycled luxury cashmere dog sweaters are all part of the spring 2009 collection from Vintage Creations. The ladies over at Vintage Creations aren't
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Can Patchwork Actually Look Cool? One Chilean Designer Proves So
For those of us who don't have great memories of patchwork, the work of Chilean designer Loreto Correa Sanfuentes is certainly something to look at, proving that old practices can always take a new
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Sasja Saptenno Turns Bicycle Inner Tubes Into Jewelry
Image via: Sasja Saptenno/Raoul Matulessy Photography Sasja Saptenno, jewelry designer from Holland, has found one creative and fashionable use for all of those blown bike tires - and in her words "in Holland, many people have a bicycle!" Each of
