Tag: Shoes - Page 5
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Nike Says No To Deforestation Leather - Not That They Ever Used It...
About a month ago, Greenpeace released a report showing how major global shoe brands may be contributing to Amazon deforestation by buying leather from cattle raised in the newly cleared land. The report caused a stir among
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Fair-Trade, Vegan-Friendly Mola Shoes Fuse Traditional Art With Contemporary Design
These hot tamale Mola shoes from Down Under-by-way-of-Colombia are not for the wilting wallflower or the fashion conformist. Ethically made by the indigenous Kuna Indians from reclaimed Mola textile art, the
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Fashion That Goes Vroom: Smart Car, Colette Commission Eco-Friendly Wearables
Renowned Parisian retailer Colette and the cutest car this side of Sanrio have put up a united fashion front, rallying five designer labels from Paris, New York, Berlin, Brazil, and Denmark to produce a tres exclusive, tres
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Washington D.C. Event: Fashion Fights Poverty Hosts Fashion Swap on July 18
Mark your calendars: One of the largest fashion fundraisers in our nation's capital, Fashion Fights Poverty, will be hosting Washington, D.C.'s first fashion swap on July 18.
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Less Toxic Waterproof Boots From Hi-Tec
If you've ever been hiking and stepped down to hear that splash and felt that momentary "oh crap" spasm when you realize you're about spend the rest of your hike walking around in waterlogged boots, only to realize that they're
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Timberland Introduces Earthkeepers 2.0, a Boot Fit to be Recycled
Here's a sneak peek at Timberland's latest offering, which won't be unveiled to the general public until early next week: The Earthkeepers 2.0 boot, the first shoe the company has designed to be disassembled and recycled—rather
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Redemption Thong by Reef Made from Nontoxic Materials, Gets Close to Zero Waste
If your company is in charge of making new products every season, and sometimes even between seasons, what do you, as a responsible company, do when you realize that every day the average American
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Rock Your Socks Off With Manimal's Eco-Friendly Mocs
Everything old eventually becomes new again. Take moccasins, for example, once the objects of my sartorially misguided prepubescent affection—in blinding white, no less, fringe, beads, and all. The tepee-worthy foot warmers just
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Vegan Footwear - Cowhugger Walk with Me
Photo from Modesto Junior College MooShoes, Inc. is a vegan-owned business that sells an assortment of cruelty-free footwear, bags, t-shirts, wallets, books (mainly cookbooks) and other accessories. It is the first cruelty-free store of its kind in New
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Floc Designs' Portable Flip Flops Fold Up to Save Space, Feet (And They're Recycled, Too!)
Like a devoted lover, these portable flip-flops will go where you go, roam where you roam, whether it's to the yoga studio, the spa, or that grody motel room where the carpet smells (and feels) like wet mongrel.
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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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Summer Rayne Oakes and Payless Launch Zoe & Zac, the First Affordable Green Footwear Line
TreeHugger's favorite eco-model/author, the bodacious Summer Rayne Oakes, is helping Payless Shoes make strides with a new sustainably stylish collection of shoes and accessories. Zoe & Zac, which is available in 1,000 Payless
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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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Best of Green: Fashion + Beauty (Slideshow)
Update: Vote now for Best of Show! Now that the initial voting period has ended, it's time to vote for the 'Best in Show' -- check out the category winners in the Best in Show slideshow, and then click over to Planet Green to View & Vote for your
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Event: Fair Trade Expo in Portland, OR
Enjoy fair trade goods? Not sure what that means? Well then add this to your list of things to check out this weekend - the Fair Trade Conference and Expo, happening this weekend March 27-29 in Portland, OR. Not sure you
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SoleRebels: Fair Trade, Eco-Friendly Shoes With Plenty of Soul
Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu started SoleRebels with her husband and brother in her native village of Zenabwork, Ethiopia, to fill a pressing need—creating jobs where there were almost none.
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Twilight of the Turkish Repairman
When my friend Kelly said she was taking her broken TV to the "television hospital," I laughed. But she wasn't kidding. Her Istanbul neighborhood is full of TV
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New York Fashion Week: Pair New Styles with Sustainable Shoes
The fashion industry as a whole may not have taken sustainability as far as we'd like, but at least shoe company Terra Plana makes it easier to keep your footwear green. CEO Galahad Clark—a seventh-generation shoemaker who
