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Adidas + Better Cotton Initiative = Smaller Footprint

Mar. 23, 2011 / by Amy DuFault / 0 Comments

  Adidas’ global strategy includes Better Cotton and a host of other environmental initiatives. According to Sustainable Business Oregon, Adidas AG  has announced a global strategy to reduce its environmental footprint by 15% by 2015. A big portion of the change will come from utilizing sustainable cotton as part of the Better Cotton Initiative, increasing […]

The Conscious Case Against Veganism: A Reader Rebuttal

Mar. 22, 2011 / by Amy DuFault / 0 Comments

Editor’s note: Laura Hooper Beck is a vegan writer, the founding editor of Vegansaurus, Editor-at-Large for VegNews Magazine, and the community manager of VegWeb. Laura tweets @mrpenguino. We appreciate her constructive contribution to this important conscious lifestyle issue. The Conscious Case Against Veganism is missing a critical element: the author’s understanding of “veganism.” The “fundamentalist” […]

A Facebook Q&A With Eco Fashion Author, Sass Brown

Mar. 21, 2011 / by Amy DuFault / 0 Comments

We’ve written about FIT Professor and author of Eco Fashion, Sass Brown, before on EcoSalon and are privileged to offer a Q&A with her tomorrow from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Eastern, Tuesday, March 22nd on our Facebook page. Brown, who is currently Resident Director for the Fashion Institute of Technology’s study abroad program in Florence, Italy […]

AFINGO’s Fashion Forum New York (And Ticket Giveaway!)

Mar. 18, 2011 / by Amy DuFault / 0 Comments

AFINGOs Fashion Forum New York is gathering fashion industry innovators. Back in New York April 1st to host another stand-out symposium, Afingo.com, a pioneering online platform connecting designers with esteemed fashion industry insiders, will host Fashion Forum New York at the Fashion Institute of Technology’s K.M. Amphitheater. Liza Deyrmenjian, co-founder and CEO of AFINGO says: […]

Watson & Ferretti Up the Ante on Conscious Luxe

Mar. 14, 2011 / by Amy DuFault / 0 Comments

Alberta Ferretti and Emma Watson collaborate on a five-piece capsule collection. Last year EcoSalon reported on the Emma Watson/Alberta Ferretti design collaboration. French actress and singer Jane Birkin was the celebrated inspiration; Ferretii has said that Watson came to the table with a definite Birkin-circa-seventies image in mind. Calling the collection Pure Threads, the duo […]

Walking Away From Wool

Mar. 11, 2011 / by Amy DuFault / 0 Comments

My mother is a knitter and my closet is full of her chain link necklaces, soft cloche hats and chunky cowls. I love wool, but since reading an article recently sent to me, I’m reminded again of the environmental and ethical complexities of this natural fiber we so adore. When we think of wool, it’s […]

Stink And Stinkier

Mar. 07, 2011 / by Amy DuFault / 0 Comments

The American obsession with cleanliness. My husband once told me a childhood story that, for better or worse, is permanently seared into my neural pathways. When he was around 10, his two best friends were identical twin brothers (we’ll call them Stink and Stinkier). The pair had the utterly bizarre quirk of running home to […]

Summer Rayne Oakes and the Uniform Project Pair Up for Charity

Mar. 04, 2011 / by Amy DuFault / 0 Comments

The Uniform Project launches a monthly pilot series with sustainable movers and shakers. It’s amazing what a little black dress can do. Ever since Sheena Mathieken’s virgin exploration into the wardrobe unknown, which entailed wearing a single dress for 365 days, women have taken on similar challenges, some to see if they could do it, […]

At a Glance: Top 10 Beauty and Health Stories at EcoSalon

Mar. 02, 2011 / by Amy DuFault / 0 Comments

Helpful advice for all your health and beauty questions. We have so many popular beauty and health stories, we thought we’d do a re-cap for those you may have missed. 1. Parabens, phthalates and Phenylenediamine, oh my! When it comes to making ourselves beautiful, there are lots of ugly ingredients to deal with. Our story […]

Slideshow: 15 Eco Fashion Books We Love

Mar. 02, 2011 / by Amy DuFault / 0 Comments

There are many levels of eco-fashion at this point in the game. So many people are trying to make us understand why we should support it, what we shouldn’t buy and what we should. Then there is the ultimate question of whether the very notion of eco-fashion is a paradox itself? Honestly, there are times […]

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