Magda Rod recently took her LA boutique Visionary on the road. We are a society used to getting immediate gratification so why wouldn’t we want clothing as quickly as we can get a Big Mac? The shift in consumer desire to want more now has led us, over the years, to the current state: body […]

Bianca and Michael Alexander, founders of Vert Couture, had their work cut out for them this past Sunday hosting Chicago’s first ever green fashion show. But with an already established track record in the sustainable field, the couple pulled it off with flying shades of green. The husband and wife team, who recently migrated from […]

I hope Mom doesn’t mind, (she’s my #1 fan) but I have to let you in on a conversation we had recently about sizing for curvier women. My mother, fully comfortable with her figure and maybe uneven sizing (bigger on the bottom than top), can’t find anything great to wear anymore so she’s taken to […]

When it comes to developing sustainable fabrics, textile manufacturers have got their work cut out for them. It’s not just about improvement of current favorites like bamboo and cotton, but future-thinking research and development, as well. Here’s a sampling of what’s being tested and what’s already arrived for you, the fashion-forward green consumer: Nilit has […]

Kevin Baum, CEO of Sust and Moriah Carlson of Feral Childe at the recent NOW Showcase in NYC October marches on with another look at men in eco-fashion. Kevin Baum, CEO of sustainable label Sust, is one of many men carrying a well-lit torch for the eco-designing movement. He’s made great strides in laying the […]

Shoes they come and shoes they go, but once in a while you want something that stands out. There will always be the perfect black pump, the brown or black tall boot and the go-to flats with your very own toe impressions (they’re that go-to). But this fall women are ditching the usual suspects and […]

Henry Schwab of Kate Organic, Synergy Organic and son There are lots of men thriving in some way or another in the eco-fashion world. We’ve decided to give them a plug as it’s often their female counterparts getting the buzz on EcoSalon. In fact, we’re going to do a weekly mini-series celebrating their work. We’ll […]

If you’re anything like Andy Bowness of Hide Your Arms, a blog about hoodies and t-shirts (why the heck not have a blog about them, right?) then you’ve got a lot to think about. Especially with over 200 t-shirts in his cache. For most of us, a large part of our wardrobes are based on […]

Here’s an article to stop you in your tracks. Ecotextile News reports on the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, India -an area troubled by its farmer suicide problem – and the tribal area of Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh. For those of you not aware that watchdogs are necessary, you need only read on. According to Coral Rose, […]