Tag: Vintage - Page 2
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New York Green Fashion Week: From Bright Young Things' LBD, Springs the Ultimate Convertible Wardrobe (Slideshow)
From the maker of the Uniform Project LBD, comes Bright Young Things, a label that launched in June of this year with one little black dress (LBD). The New
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Vintage Kitchen Wares For the Eclectic Gourmand
I've never been a fan of most wedding registries because I cannot stand the idea of having what everyone else has, or giving whatever everyone else gives for that matter. In addition, the sheer consumption of it all is quite a turn
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NYC Eco-Fashionistas (and a TreeHugger) Show Us How to Use Vintage Accessories to Style One LBD Innumerable Ways (Video)
When Bright Young Things (BYT), the sustainable fashion label that launched with one little black dress last month, asked if I would don their LBD for a Style Challenge
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Sexy String Bikinis Made with Old Eighties T-Shirts (DIY Video)
Suit up and hit the beach eco-style this summer in a rockin' sustainable bikini (don't worry guys there's one for you, too). New-York based Vin-T Bikini creates custom, one-of-a-kind
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365 Upcycled, DIY Dresses (All Under $1) [Photos]
If you've ever stumbled upon a sad looking frock in a thrift shop with no clue how to salvage the material there's a new (to us) blog that will show how in 365 ways: New Dress A Day. For one year, the blog's resident DIY'er
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Lush Wrapping is Reusable, Japanese-Style
In Japan it is called furoshiki and they have been doing it for centuries. At Lush they call it knot-wrap and it has been a huge hit in the last few months since they introduced it. Instead of using wrapping paper, they have been
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Golden Globes Green Carpet: Colin Firth's Wife Wears Upcycled Wedding Dress
Who dressed green for the Golden Globes on Sunday? Besides Anna Paquin's glitzy Stella McCartney's dress, Livia Firth stole the show. Livia is accompanying her dashing husband, English
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LA Event: Local Designers, Vintage Clothes, DIY Crafts, and More at Space 15Twenty TODAY
We are clearly longing for California this weekend, yesterday we covered Big-Sur based Designer Lina Rennell's spring/summer 2010 collection, and today we're wishing good cheer to our friends Popomomo and Curatorial, both green fashion brands are
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Boho: The Little Green Magazine That Could?
It hasn't been a great couple
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Recontruct Your Stocking with Junky Styling's Wardrobe Surgery Book
'Junky Styling, Wardrobe Surgery' book cover, and launch party (right). Credit: Junky Styling Junky Styling is no stranger to TreeHugger--from their refrubished threads to catwalk at London Fashion Week--and now founders Annika Sanders and Kerry Seager
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Designer Limelight: Rachael Cassar
Flipping through the 100% recycled paper pages of Aussie eco fashion mag Peppermint--thanks to Editor Kelley Sheenan for sending it over seas--we happened upon the delicious designs
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Interview with Amy Skoczlas Cole - Director eBay Green Team (Video)
Amy Skoczlas Cole is the Director of eBay's--yes, that little site with 89 million active buyers and sellers and 15,000 employees--Green Team, a group of eBay employees and volunteers dedicated to encouraging users to make more sustainable purchasing
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Renegade Craft Fair Coming to San Francisco!
If you're looking for handmade arts and crafts from over 150 vendors and to support local and small businesses this holiday season, visit the Renegade Craft Fair, a DIY event featuring indie-craft and contemporary design talents. They just wrapped up
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NY Fashion Conference Highlights Heirlooms and Sustainability
The 11th annual New York Fashion Conference is taking place later this week (Dec. 4 and 5) and fashionistas are coming together to talk "Heirlooms: Style,
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Young Eco-Designers Win Free Store and Free Fashion Tips
It's a dream come true for young designers: a competition to get a free shop in a great part of London, along with top fashion and retail advice from super-star shoe designer Jimmy Choo. Organised by the London College of Fashion, the winners were a
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Readers' Favorite Antiques and Heirlooms (Slideshow)
From a 14k gold Movado Automatic to an old mine cut diamond in a unique setting, readers sent in photos of their favorite heirlooms and antiques. Click through for a 100 year-old
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Spring/Summer 2010: Lulu Frost Vintage Jewelry (Photos)
Credit: Lulu Frost Lulu Frost jewelery designer Lisa Salzer draws inspiration from Bond Girls Honey Ryder, Strawberry Fields, and Mary Goodnight in her feminine yet edgy designs for spring summer 2010. Vintage resin stones are handcrafted into
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Ceramics at the London Design Festival
There weren't a lot of exciting ceramics at the Festival, but these recycled dishes and jugs were eye-catching and eco. Esther Coombs collects discarded pieces of ceramics from all over the place and draws directly onto them.
