Archive for February, 2009
What Turns Us On
Date: February 27, 2009 | Category: Home Furnishings, The Home
Mind you, at ecofabulous we may be a little over the top with our excitement about stylish, sustainable living – but the office truly lit up when we discovered MetaForm Studio. (more…)
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Dress for Success…in Marriage
Date: February 26, 2009 | Category: Fashion, Women
Weddings are an opportunity to express both your personal and collective values. Excellent organic caterers and florists are everywhere, sustainable baubles abound but what about the most visual expression of your intentions? The dress. Until recently there have been very few options that are as beautiful as they are sustainable and visa verse. Enter Puridee. (more…)
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The Doctor Calls for Bedrest
Date: February 25, 2009 | Category: Furniture, Home Furnishings, Kids
Bedtime stories truly can come to life. Now you can subliminally teach your children how to save the Lorax while snuggled in funny and fabulous pesticide-free sheets from Pottery Barn Kids. (more…)
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Dog Tired
Date: February 24, 2009 | Category: Pets, The Home
Your dog is your best friend (and not just because he gives you the same attention whether you’re wearing your ratty pj’s or a cocktail dress). But best friend or not, it’s nice to have your bed to yourself. And surely Fido will agree when he receives his own dedicated siesta spot. (more…)
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Bazil is Hot Stuff
Date: February 23, 2009 | Category: Beauty, Fragrance
With the bombardment of ever-increasing celebrity perfumes and designer fragrances, the cloud of olfactory sensationalism is great – but what if you’d like to avoid phthalates and preservatives without smelling like twigs and moss? (more…)
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West LA City Guide
Date: February 20, 2009 | Category: Food & Drink, Lifestyle, Stores & Resources, Travel & Leisure
Your insider’s guide to the smartest things LA’s west side has to offer!
In case you’re packing for your trip to the Oscar’s (or just daydreaming about all the gorgeous gowns that will be on parade) we’ve taken the liberty of planing everything for you. We’ve got everything you’ll need to hit up LA’s west side in style, while keeping your carbon footprint to a minimum. Enjoy!
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Don’t Feel Guilty About Your Fetish
Date: February 20, 2009 | Category: Fashion, Shoes
One of the toughest things about going green has been suppressing my passion for gorgeous footwear. Usually shoes touted as vegan are made from PVC or other un-sustainable/toxic materials. When Mink’s founder Rebecca started in 2000, it was nearly impossible to find a factory in Italy who would even entertain the idea of making vegan shoes, but finally she unearthed a family-run business open to working with her - they even helped her to create a natural rubber glue that, to their surprise, turned out to be more durable than the conventional animal-based glues.
Now, Rebecca’s delighted to see ethical shoe-ware on the rise. But even as others jump on the eco-shoe bandwagon, MINK stands apart with a collection of hot kicks. Some with vintage fabric, some with natural materials such as cork and rubber as well as organic cotton and organic linen that are dyed with soy-based inks. Even the shoebox was created without adhesives and even doubles as a bag to eliminate the wasteful practice of putting a box into a bag - a concept I think every designer should latch on to!
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Confectionary Confessions
Date: February 19, 2009 | Category: Food & Drink, Lifestyle
Your five major food groups look something like this: latte, pad thai, diet coke, almond butter sandwiches and chocolate. So you’re not the best at planning time for healthy meals, we get it. Enter Coracao Confections, your exclusive provider of the new chocolate-a-day superfood vitamin. (more…)
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Don’t Be a Square, Pillow
Date: February 18, 2009 | Category: Furniture, Home Furnishings, Kids
Approaching the top of our made-for-kids but adored-by-adults list is the new line of sustainable pillows from Jaya Loves Tekeko.
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A Vision for the Times
Date: February 17, 2009 | Category: Accessories, Bags, Care, Children, Clothing, Fashion, Jewelry, Kids, Makeup, Shoes, Skin Care, Stores & Resources, Women
Eco-Luxury has infiltrated one of Los Angeles’s high-end shopping districts. Visionary Boutique on Melrose fits right in the neighborhood with everything an LA woman ‘on the shop’ could dream of – but when you leave, it’s hard to look at the products in the neighboring stores without a new green lens. (more…)
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