Menswear inspired eco suit jackets? Heck yeah! But I’m not talking Miami Vice pastels, I’m talking the tailored and the rocker – definitely a worthy wardrobe staple you should be considering. Why? Because it’s a versatile piece that will always be there for you at the office, for cocktail parties or late night at the […]

Zac &  Zoe for Payless, organic denim at Wal-Mart, Loomstate for Target. Nowadays, it seems the cure for designer bankruptcy is collaboration, and collaborate they have. The Loomstate collection will be available April 19, 2009 for a limited time at Target.com and select Target stores nationwide. Launched in New York City in 2004 by designers […]

Unless you’re one of those people who can’t stand the itch, are a designer who realizes labels mean a lot to the overall presentation, or like to shamelessly buy for the sake of, labels pretty much float below the radar. But, as with anything that’s created nowadays, they add up. To eco-designers and manufacturers of […]

Retail windows are laced with them. The spring vignettes are merchandised well, yet still, there’s always some reluctance to buying a stylish, mid-weight spring jacket. After all, there’s rain and cold so why not stick with the long puffer as long as you can, right? Maybe just get a colorful umbrella. Aw, come on! This […]

You like to buy U.S. designed and manufactured clothing, but how do designers feel about their roles in it? 11 designers would like to tell you. Emily Katz: I enjoy being able to talk with my contractors, meet with them when need be to make sure they are doing the quality that I require, and […]

Going on a vacation and want to make it a green theme? Green Map can help. As part of a locally-led mapping project now in 500 cities, towns and villages in 54 countries, Green Map creates green portraits of small towns and big cities wanting to boast sustainable projects, parks, farmer’s markets, organic farms, co-ops […]

Let’s hear it for Hollywood going green while translating Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’s groundbreaking graphic novel Watchmen. In the movie, thanks to Sony Imageworks and Visual Effects Supervisor Peter Travers and his team, Doctor Manhattan is sustainably covered in 2500 LED lights. Quite the feat. A little reference on the novel for those of […]

What is it about nail polish that inherently draws us in to want to paint? Wikipedia says nail polish originated with the Chinese around 3000 B.C. However, the Japanese and Italians are thought to have been the first ones to actually use it. The Chinese used a colored lacquer, made from a combination of Arabic […]

Green, contemporary lifestyle clothing. Sustainable everyday wear. Eco-fabulous clothing that does double duty”¦ We’ve seen all these headlines but where, oh where, are the couture eco-designers creating clothes just for our swanky occasions? And I’m talking about fashion-forward designing and not just fabric sewn in piles around the waist of a model for the runway. […]

The first time I met Kim White was in Las Vegas at the mega-hotel Mandalay Bay. I was a trade show newbie and couldn’t pick my bottom lip up for how in awe I was of all the great designers. I’d been writing about fashion for a few years and had already written about Kim […]

Lucky Magazine is the only publication I follow religiously, garnering information on fabulous eco-boutiques and designers daily. What to my wondering eyes should appear a few days ago was news of their all-inclusive listing of designers and online retailers with an eco focus. The listing includes sections for fashion, health and home but let’s stay […]

Just when you thought the time change was throwing you off, all eyes look forward further to Payless‘ big debut of its first ever affordable eco-footwear and hand bag line: zoe & zac. Gracing over 500 of its locations’ shelves, the new line will feature green slip-ons, wedges and heels. The $30-a-pair collection is featuring […]

When I first got into eco-fashion years ago, Prairie Underground was one of the firsts on my radar. I loved its fashion forward takes on everyday closet staples – not to mention that two young gals from Seattle were doing it all by themselves, from concept to manufacturing, all in Seattle. How great is that? […]

It wasn’t until recently that I considered jumpsuits. A friend of mine whose fashion advice I value and who is fully entrenched on the fashion front said she’d ordered this one by Loyale. I can see it with a cute belt and strappy sandals this spring. Mama like. But jump suits? What if you’re bloated? […]

I don’t know about you but on nights I graced the prom with all my sequins and chiffon I was more nervous about my date wearing a bad tux than organic flowers or paraben-free makeup. Nowadays, teenagers are so much more equipped with green knowledge than we were growing up. But maybe, just maybe there […]

I love that when I Googled “trend, geode jewelry,” the first hit was the designer Jacquie Aiche. That sealed geode jewelry’s fate with me as a trend. Working across from her booth at the D&A show in New York City with the lovely Floriana Annibali, who was repping it, I tried this ring on at […]

I wear many hats. One is a freelance rep for a handful of eco-designers. Last weekend I was more than thrilled to work at New York’s D&A show (Designers and Agents), an alternative designer marketplace with thousands of designers. At shows, retailers create relationships and place orders with designers for their respective venues. I’m happy […]

I was recently reading an article in Entrepreneur Magazine about eco-designer Christine Marchuska of cmarchuska and was so inspired I had to share her story here. Not only was 28-year-old Marchuska a success story as a human surviving the recentloss of her job in New York City’s financial sector, hers was a story of overcoming […]