Eliza Starbuck and Sheena Matheiken Over the past year we got to hear a lot about Sheena Matheiken and The Uniform Project, a mission that led Matheiken to wear the same dress for one year in as many ways as she creatively could. The project’s intent was to be a year-long fundraiser for the Akanksha […]

Every eco-fashion website you go to is probably comprised of some red hot talent when it comes to work outside the site. EcoSalon fashion writer Greta Eagan is a great example of one of our writers taking an entrepreneurial walk outside our own pearly green gates. Recently launching FASHIONmeGREEN, a sustainable fashion awareness project two […]

Summertime is brutal on hair – what with humidity, swimming in pools, the ocean, and all the beatings your hair takes just from whipping it up into ponytails, buns and braids. There are some great conditioners out there to help battered tresses, but for the basic styling issues, let us suggest some options to brighten […]

Oh you might just once imagine that, From bugs and earth came that Ikat And silken tops you now adorn Looking stylish, away from worm. Around the world, we celebrate you, Tussah, Muga, Ahimsa silk, too, For without you, wild pupae, where would we be? (Probably writing odes about setting you free). The Buddhist Jains […]

A few years ago, I was trying on a pair of Melissa shoes when the shop owner, a good friend, said my feet were too wide for the shoe. “All that foot cleavage isn’t good,” she said, as I stared down and looked at the sides of my foot over-spilling the non-existent sides of the […]

What we consider a stand out piece is one that wows us with either how inventive or just plain beautiful it is. In today’s case, the collaboration of D.S. & Durga and Erica Weiner covers both areas. This beautiful locket is reminiscent of the days when Victorian “Vinaigrettes” in perforated lockets had aromatic smelling salts […]

Last week the Gap, in collaboration with the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, launched their newest collections at their Fifth Avenue concept store. The collection features sustainable jewelry designs from Monique Péan, menswear from Patrik Ervell and luxe women’s wear by designer Sophie Théallet. The trio was titled by the CFDA in 2009 as “The most celebrated […]

With EcoSalon Shops! so sadly behind us, we wanted to let those of you who couldn’t make it (and those who did but want just a little bit more) to see highlights from the party, people and fashions. For those of you reading and asking, “Hey, what did I miss?” honey, you missed a lot! […]

Lutz and Patmos (Tina Lutz and Marcia Patmos) are best known for their luxurious fabrics and forward design, collaborations, and working with guest designers like Kirsten Dunst, Sofia Coppola and their newest guest, Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The Nobel peace Laureate and activist worked with Lutz and Patmos to design an organic cotton sweater and textile fabulous […]

We’ve already written a lot about Love Heals since we love just about everything they do. So we shouldn’t have been surprised when they sent us info on a new project they were launching called, The Design Studio. The online design interface (the first of its kind) lets you become the designer choosing handcrafted charms, […]