Kiehl’s and the Sundance Channel have partnered to present ECO TRIP, a new eight-part original series on tonight (May 12th) 6 p.m.-7 p.m. EST.

From the Sundance Channel site: “ECO TRIP: THE REAL COST OF LIVING is an eight-part original series exploring the origins and environmental impact of common everyday products. Hosted by eco-adventurer David de Rothschild, whose far-flung travels have garnered international attention, the half-hour primetime program investigates iconic items from cotton t-shirts and paper napkins to salmon and cell phones, and follows their life cycle from production to disposal, revealing the environmental, social and health effects along the way. Eco Trip: The Real Cost of Living inspires and educates viewers on what they can do to live a greener life. Episodes are: Chocolate, Cotton T-Shirt, Gold Ring, Paper Napkin, Light Bulb, Bottled Water, Cellphone, Salmon.

Sustainable clothing designer Lara Miller will host an event for ECO-TRIP to support the show’s launch at Kiehl’s Chicago store after the show (907 W Armitage Ave.) to talk about how everyday products – like a t-shirt – are often taken for granted, how much they add up and the kind of impact they have on the natural world.

Miller, who has has been featured on the Sundance Channels’  “Big Ideas for a Small Planet” says she’ll also talk about “How I deal with the issues, conflicts, etc. that arise on top of the challenges that I already face as a small business owner/designer,” while at Kiehl’s Chicago store.

Miller’s mastery of sustainable fabrics and designs are considered unique among women with discerning tastes and her showroom quotes her work as being “modular designs created with a playful geometry that connects to the personalities of the women who wear them.”

I just like how pretty they are and how you can wear them in a multitude of ways.

If in Chicago, check her out tonight to see what she has to say about her role as a designer dealing with the fashion waste stream.

Should be interesting.