Feed the Whole World
Date: December 16, 2008 | Category: Bags, Fashion, Featured, Kitchen
According to The Wall Street Journal, the U.S. goes through 100 billion plastic shopping bags annually, and making them requires an estimated 12 million barrels of oil! Choosing reusable shopping bags is one of the easiest ways to cut down on your waste and take a simple step in the path towards living sustainably. Thankfully, there are now a lot of eco-totes on the market, but they are not all created equally! A little more fulfilling than most is the Whole Foods FEED 100 bag. (more…)
Bag this Deal!
Date: November 18, 2008 | Category: Accessories, Bags, Fashion, Featured
Ditching plastic bags is an honorable goal but if you want to lift your eco efforts to the next level, using totes made from organic cotton is the way to go. While we applaud anyone who forgoes plastic in favor of a reusable tote, many of the bags that tout themselves as eco-friendly aren’t really green. (more…)
Wear your Mission
Date: November 11, 2008 | Category: Accessories, Bags, Children, Clothing, Fashion, Men, Shoes, Women, ecoMan
Mission Playground has a cool and comfortable clothing line for men, women and kids, as well as flip flops, belts and bags - made of sustainable materials.
The forest loving Air Freshener tee made of 100 percent organic cotton, available in white or brown, is an ecofab fave. It retails for $24. But if you are feeling extra generous, you might want to buy that special someone a Citizen’s Hoody for around sixty bucks.
Make it your mission to only invest in clothing that lasts long, looks good, and does good in the world!
Recruiting Buffalo Soldiers
Date: November 11, 2008 | Category: Accessories, Bags, Fashion, Intimates, Jewelry, Men, Shoes, Women
The most eco-friendly way to acquire new clothes is to buy them second-hand. But the words “thrift shop” don’t always conjure images of couture, and the idea of sifting though musty racks keeps many people away. But breathing new life into used items is a tenet of green living, which is why everyone seems to be excited that Buffalo Exchange, a hip clothing exchange shop with locations all over the country, is expanding into New York City.
Buffalo Exchange’s first store in Manhattan, at 332 E. 11th Street (between 1st and 2nd Avenue), will open in late November. A sustainable company that works to protect the environment by reusing and recycling clothing, it is a choosy shopper’s source for fashionable clothing and accessories. Items are bought, sold and traded directly with store customers, and used garments can be traded for any item in the store, including jewelry and brand-new clothing (beware of these un-eco items, though). The ever-changing inventory includes designer wear, vintage clothing, jeans, leather and one-of-a-kind items.
So march down to the East Village and trade in your old duds for some new (to you!) ones.
Getting Sacked by Noon
Date: November 3, 2008 | Category: Bags, Fashion, Men, Women
Let your fashion statement shine a little (sun) light on the greater issue at hand – our society’s dependence on non-renewable energy sources.
Noon Solar provides portable power when you are on the go. On the outside of each bag is a paper thin solar panel that can supply power for your cell phone or iPod via a tiny battery pack inside the bag. In 6-8 hours the battery is fully charged and can store the energy for a few days.
With simply chic styles like the Cortland and Augusta, all of the bags are made from completely biodegradable materials – naturally tanned and vegetable dyed leathers are then lined with sustainably harvested and naturally dyed hemp and cotton. Actually, the fabrics are personally hand dyed by founders Jane Palmer and Marianne Fairbanks so no two bags are exactly the same.
At the end of the bag’s life, the solar panels and hardware can be removed for recycling or reuse and the rest of the materials can be safely returned to the earth.
If someone comments what a cool bag you have, you can respond that it is actually pretty hot.
The City of Angels Earns Its Wings
Date: October 27, 2008 | Category: Accessories, Bags, Fashion, Intimates, Jewelry, Men, Shoes, Women
The red carpet got striped in green last weekend with the launch of Designers & Agents’ First Annual Green Market Event. Held from October 17th to 19th, D&A played host to more than a thousand leaders in sustainable fashion, design, lifestyle and community, including some of our fav designers, Form & Fauna, Edun, Stewart + Brown and Loomstate, and our friends over at Inhabitat who chatted up visitors in the “Green Room.” Co-hosted by contemporary furnishings guru, FordBrady, the trade show also marked the debut of Coco Eco Magazine by Anna Griffin.
Designers who wished to participate in the event had to demonstrate that at least 60 percent of their product line was made through sustainable practices. To offset the carbon footprint of those traveling from afar, a tree was planted in honor of each registered guest. Green Market Co-founders, Barbara Kramer and Ed Mandelbaum, hope the synergy created from bringing so much talent together under one living roof will inspire more fashion-forward businesses to grow from the root up.
Green Your Fashion Cents
Date: October 27, 2008 | Category: Accessories, Bags, Fashion, Featured, Men, Women
If you have a passion for eco-fashion, but you’re shorter on cash than a hemline, we’re here to tell you about some fantastic deals that will put the fashizzle back in your sizzle!
Just in time for winter, you can enjoy the inimitable designs of Stewart+Brown for up to 25 percent off their entire collection, including animal-friendly Mongolian cashmere. For organic basics, take a trip to Edun, where you can pick through virtual racks of cute jackets, tops and dresses, like the flirty black and white Requiem Dress (shown) plus men’s apparel, all reduced 25 to 30 percent. (more…)
A Total Zero
Date: October 16, 2008 | Category: Bags, Children, Fashion, Featured, Men, Women, ecoMan
Our favorite eco-bag company, Rickshaw Bagworks, has just announced a product that might just revolutionize the satchel industry.
Made in San Francisco from domestically sourced materials, the aptly named ‘ZERO’ was designed to eliminate waste. Available in three sizes and in an array of colors, the ZERO bag combines minimalist design, monopolymer construction (translation: one material for easy recycling) and wasteless manufacturing to create a bag that is hip yet functional, all while reducing your ecological footprint.
These are by far some of the smartest sacks we’ve ever thrown over our shoulders. Maybe it’s time to secure some holiday gifts that will show your family and friends how much you care: Zero!
Wouldn’t it be nice if everything had Zero effect on the environment?
Countdown to Eco Chic Shopping SF Style
Date: October 13, 2008 | Category: Accessories, Bags, Fashion, Jewelry, Makeup, Shoes, Skin Care, Women
If you just couldn’t justify turning Columbus Day into an excuse to shop, perhaps Appel & Frank’s Eco-Chic Shopping Event might just qualify as a must-spend evening. A few of us are making plans to attend and indulge in two of our favorite pastimes: drinking wine and shopping for great green finds!
On Thursday, Oct. 23, eco-inclined shoppers in the Bay Area have the chance to spend an evening perusing green fashion items by designers like beacauseatom and Fair Tribe, as well as ogle the wares of mineral makeup vendors, ethical jewelers, natural bath product companies, environmental media groups, vintage clothes sellers, advocacy groups, and more.
The event runs from 5-9 p.m. at the Regency Center in San Francisco (1270 Sutter Street @ Van Ness). As incentive to get there early, the first 300 guests to walk through the doors will receive a reusable gift bag filled with green goodies like eco eye shadow, organic tea, Green Zebra guides, Bloomsberry chocolate, and other treats.
You can pre-order tickets online at the two-for-one price of $15. Now you can pick up all your sustainable holiday event gear on an organic shoestring budget.
Greenloop’s Fall Sale Will Save You Some Green
Date: October 8, 2008 | Category: Bags, Fashion, Men, Shoes, Women
Everyone at ecofabulous is having a hard time concentrating on work today due to Greenloop’s Fall Sale, which starts today and runs through Sunday, Oct. 12. We have found some great deals, which isn’t hard considering the company has knocked 30-60 percent off styles for men and women, including long sleeve shirts, sweaters, jeans, coats, dresses, accessories and more!
We encourage you to stock up on eco-friendly fashions while the gettin’ is good. The sale is both online at www.thegreenloop.com or - if you happen to be in Portland, Ore. you can pop by the company’s brick-and-mortar store.
Greenloop, whose motto is “Green Life. Green Style,” is a purveyor of brands that employ a variety of responsible practices, including sustainable textiles, recycling and reuse, renewable energy, reduction of green house gases, organic farming, sweat-shop free production, and environmental non-profit groups.
Greenloop’s selection of modern, functional, high style apparel, bags, belts, footwear, and jewelry gives you the opportunity to vote with your dollars for a sustainable economy, breathable air, clean water, healthy people, and diverse and thriving wildlife.
Happy shopping with a conscience!
