Photos: Ignacio Galvez and Orlando Pallero.
For those of us who don't have great memories of patchwork, the work of Chilean designer Loreto Correa Sanfuentes is certainly something to look at, proving that old practices can always take a new spin.
Correa works with recovered fabrics and vintage garments to create these lovely patchwork dresses. Take a closer look at her work in the extended....
Image via: Facebook
As part of the
Comic Relief Campaign,
Stella McCartney has designed several
Red Nose t-shirts, which are all made in Africa and support.
The Beatles,
Madonna and Morecame & Wise, and even a baby bunny photographed by Mary McCartney each adorn their own tee or tank. Red Nose Day, March 13, 2009 encourages participants to Do Something Funny for Money in its effort to raise funds to fight poverty in the UK and abroad in Africa.
More images after the jump....
Image via: FutureNatural
Seems like "facial cleansing cloths" are popping up everywhere these days (I even got them in my stocking this year) - aimed at simplifying your life, or at least taking some of the time out of
taking your face off at the end of the day or a long night of partying.
Kaia now offers bamboo facial cleansing cloths as a green alternative to facial freshness, but are they really necessary?...
Photo credit: Origins
Does a
good night's shuteye frequently elude you? You're just one of the 76 percent of Americans who have trouble getting their 40 winks in on a regular basis, according to the National Sleep Foundation.
Because
sleep deprivation can do a serious number on your body's ability to recover from the stress of the daily grind, resulting in the loss of skin elasticity and the formation of wrinkles, a soothing bedtime ritual that sets the scene for a restful night's sleep can go a long way to soothe frazzled spirits, not to mention promote cellular renewal....
Today we came across these funky house slippers called UNCUT, made from 100% natural felt and designed by
Ernest Perera....
Not to suggest that Nau are feeling depressed at all, just that after sticking very tightly to a palette of earth tones, they have now infused their line with a variety of strong blue hues. And they also go for gold with a new ochre colour. Nau craft clothing only from high spec environmentally benign materials. Their styling strives to bridge the divide between active outdoor pursuits and urban life. All the while pushing the envelope of apparel design.
For example, this northern Spring they offer a three layer waterproof/breathable jacket in a stretchy knitted recycled polyester. And there are reversible shirts of super fine organic cotton -- wear stripes one day and a block colour the next (two shirts for the price of one.) Fine gauge merino wool knit is fashioned into polo shirts and skirts. While on skirts, one product that has my brow wrinkled: a waterproof/breathable skirt? In an above-the-knee length? Maybe if I was a woman I might fathom the need. More pix below....
Photo credit: Hip & Zen
Obama may be talking
green jobs, but America's current
economic meltdown has claimed more than its share of environmentally conscious businesses, including
Domino,
Sprig.com, and
Plenty.
Hip & Zen is just another green establishment to fall victim to the tenuous fiscal climate, but eco-recessionistas can find cold comfort in deep discounts of 75 percent off everything in the store. ...
Photo courtesy of Greener Grass Design
British design firm
Mixko—the same good folk who brought us the
ice-cream-cone pendant lamp—first salvaged fabric remnants from Japanese tatami-mat producers to create
rich, tapestry-like belts. Now you can dress your dough in the same shimmery, exquisitely patterned raiments with
Mixko's Heli Wallets, available at Greener Grass Design for $20 apiece.
Because the wallets are derived from offcuts, patterns vary depending on availability. You can, however, choose from metallic-licious colorways such as platinum, teal and black, and red and gold. Click below the (bi)fold for more images. ...
Image via: Sasja Saptenno/Raoul Matulessy Photography
Sasja Saptenno, jewelry designer from Holland, has found one creative and fashionable use for all of those blown bike tires - and in her words "in Holland, many people have a bicycle!" Each of accessories, including the necklaces, bracelets and shawls (made from
recycled PET bottles) are all made from recycled materials. Many of the necklaces are chunky, layered pieces, which is in style this season. A few of the pieces, we have to be honest, look like the paper garlands you make to hang on christmas trees, but maybe with the right outfit, they work....
Photos: Paula Alvarado.
Yesterday we gave you the
first part of our coverage of the Buenos Aires Fashion Week Fall-Winter 2009. In this second and final delivery, find Cosecha Vintage, a new brand that incorporates recycled tights into clothing; and take a look at some of the experimental designs that were presented by the city's Metropolitan Design Center as part of its program, "Integrating the future."
Many pics are waiting so read on!...
Photos: Paula Alvarado.
Last week it was that time of the season when Buenos Aires becomes glamorous and a little shallow: Fashion Week. For the last two seasons we've seen some presence of green in the event (check our coverage for
last winter and
last summer) and we our hopes up for this one, with the
environmental design movement growing in the city.
Even though green hasn't jumped to the runway yet, the presence of conscious design in general was pretty interesting. In this first post find a slow-fashion brand with beautiful garments, the event's push for local materials and the presence of green sponsors. Keep going for pictures!...
We're big fans of
People Tree not only for their
pioneering use of organic cotton,
Fairtrade practices and the
People Tree Foundation that launched last week, but also for their ability to bring some of the biggest names in fashion into the ethical fold. Their collaborations with designers such as Richard Nicholl and Bora Aksu have bridged what was an ever widening gap between the mainstream industry and its ethical counterpart. Last week at
Estethica we saw the unveiling of People Tree's latest top notch collaboration with
Eley Kishimoto for their AW09 collection. Click through for more images......
Photo Credit: ION Studio
I’ve had my share of eco hair and body treatments, sampled a range of
natural cosmetics and experimented endlessly with products that claim to do everything from save an acre of rainforest to brighten my skin (I’m pretty sure we know which one is more important, but also often sure that neither happens). In short, a lot of us know that the greenest
products,
spas or salons aren’t always the chicest or most effective. Which is why my new favorite beauty destination is NYC’s
ION Studio. For why, follow the jump....
Image via: People Tree
"The future is only ethical business, otherwise we don't have a future." These were the forthright words of People Tree founder
Safia Minney last week at the launch of the
People Tree foundation. At a press gathering organised to coincide with
London Fashion Week and
Fairtrade Fortnight, Minney, together with the foundation's ambassador
Jo Wood and John Hilary of
War on Want, spoke passionately about how much work there is to be done to help developing communities enter the Fairtrade fashion market. ...
photo: Upcycled Jewelry
So what do you do with all that unused, outdated computer equipment lying around your house? For jewelry designers Jacob and Michelle Fausset of Upcycled Jewelry, the answer is pretty simple, turn it into jewelry. My only concern, however, is the use of a once toxic item in jewelry....
Images courtesy of Organic Beauty.
Move over
Allure. Watch out
Glamour. There's a new beauty bible in town. For years, eco-conscious women have been sifting through product reviews in magazines, always hoping to discover a new eco-friendly or organic product amongst the deluge of not-so-good-for-you items. But the search is over. ...
What not to wear. Photo via: styleserver/Flickr
We usually don’t like to point out the negative aspects of things here on TreeHugger, but when it comes to New York’s just ended
Fall Fashion Week, I am forced to ask, “Wha’ happened?”
Maybe my expectations were too high thanks to last year's kickin’ green fall fashion goods—from the famous designer displays at the
FutureFashion show to the slew of eco-designers who strutted their sustainable stuff (
Stella McCartney,
Ali Hewson and
Hessnatur). Or maybe I was just plain wrong when it came to thinking that the
sucky economy would actually effect the runways for the better.
Whatever the case, one thing is for sure—we wish the tents at Bryant Park could’ve heeded
Blythe’s advice. Read on for the five things we definitely wish we
didn’t see at this year’s fall fashion week. ...
It's London Fashion Week, February edition, and while TreeHugger Leonora is
joining the fashionistas at this year's
Estethica exhibition and the catwalk shows, another TreeHugger has gone (window) shopping at Topshop. Topshop has shown its
greener side periodically, and for London Fashion Week they are serving food and fashion together.
First the food, from the famous Judges Bakery in East Sussex.
Started up by the former owner of Green & Black chocolates, Judges has won awards for their delicious organic goodies. Since they sell very little out of their native Hastings because they want to keep the food miles down, it's a treat to munch their organic pink meringue pigs whilst browsing the green couture on display....
Image via: Too Precious to Wear
Famous designers are coming together to auction of ocean-inspired pieces to raise funds for
coral reefs. As part of SeaWeb's
"Too Precious to Wear" Campaign, pieces designed by Frank Gehry and others will be available for auction starting today through the end of April.
More images after the jump....
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