Ride the Recycle Wave
Date: January 6, 2009 | Category: Children, Clothing, Fashion, Featured, Kids
If we want to stop this world from a serious wipeout, then it’s time we start thinking about our actions. The mother-daughter duo from Organic Keiki is steering us down the righteous road (or wave as the case may be) with their line of organic clothing for mom and child. At $28, the “Ride the Recycle Wave” organic cotton tee, made with low-impact dyes and printed with water-based inks (by a local Hawaiian printer) is perfect for your tubular toddler.
My Little Pakora
Date: November 25, 2008 | Category: Children, Clothing, Fashion, Featured, Kids
As an eco-conscious adult, you’ll want your legacy to live on with your like-minded little ones. My Little Pakora, a line of planet friendly clothing and accessories for baby, takes pride in its low-impact processing (using certified organic cotton from sustainable farms and toxin-free dyeing), helping ensure a green future for the next generation.
The darling designs are inspired by founder Sonia Gupta’s South Asian heritage. What’s more, My Little Pakora features helpful educational material on how to live more healthfully, incorporating local and organic nutrition, yoga, and natural remedies into your routine as part of pregnancy and parenting. In India, these practices have existed long before today’s contemporary trends. So My Little Pakora is not only selling the green goods, they’re living it as well.
Raising a culturally clever kid has never been so easy. Or so adorable.
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!
Dimples are so Cute!
Date: November 10, 2008 | Category: Children, Clothing, Fashion
This layette set from Dimples is one of the more magnificent newborn gifts we have seen.
Made of 100 percent organic cotton without any kind of chemical treatments, baby’s delicate soft skin is protected along with the environment. Dimples is owned by husband-and-wife team Jane Anne and Sam McAllister, whose baby wear is manufactured in New Zealand under the strictest standards of quality and fair wages.
The set, which is available in chocolate and sage stripes with a bee embroidered on the front, or in pink with a tiny embroidered rose, includes a playsack with a drawstring at the toes, a hat and a receiving blanket to keep baby fashionable and cozy.
Too bad the sets don’t come in our size!
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?
Under the Canopy for Under $10!
Date: October 15, 2008 | Category: Children, Clothing, Fashion
We all know the routine with kids’ clothes: A couple of wears, a couple of washes and before you know it they’re ready for the next size.
While the rate at which our little ones are outgrowing their apparel may not have changed, our awareness about their clothing’s composition certainly has. Five of the top nine pesticides used on conventional cotton in the U.S. are known carcinogens. But organic get ups often get passed over because moms either cannot afford it or cannot justify investing in something that will get less than a year of wear. So what’s an eco-conscious parent to do? My suggestion: Head on over to your nearest Target.
Previous concerns that organic kids’ clothing have to come with higher price tags can be put to rest with Under The Canopy’s new line of kids’ clothing at Target. From the company that coined the term “ecofashion” comes more than 10 organic tees and onesies, all for under $10!
Quality eco-apparel for our little ones with a petite price tag to match makes it possible to save for little Sally’s college fund without sacrificing her sustainable style.
Simple Elegance Works for WildLife
Date: October 6, 2008 | Category: Children, Fashion, Featured, Men, Women
If you have wondered recently whether beauty and simplicity are mutually exclusive concepts, you have clearly not seen the new line from Wildlife Works. The current collection is a combination of sexy jersey and Euro-couture: simple, elegant, and begging for night to fall.
At the recent West Coast Green conference, Rachael (our marketing maven) donned a lovely organic cotton/soy blend wrap dress in a delicate blue, to run the ecofabulous booth. The frock, covered in elegant graphics inspired by nature, is made of a fabric that feels like a luxurious cotton jersey. People were stopping by the ecofabulous booth, ooh-ing and ahh-ing over how appealing it was (or maybe she was, who knows).
The line is not only gorgeous but hard working too, as it directly benefits wildlife conservation. The company’s promise to its customers is to use the proceeds of its sales to save endangered and threatened wildlife around the globe (mostly in Africa) by placing large areas of wilderness under conservation. The company also provides jobs for the people who share their land and resources with wildlife, so they can feed their families and send their children to school without destroying animals and their habitats..
So if you want to be part of a beautiful solution, go wild and check out the new line.
Organic Bags with Small Price Tags
Date: September 22, 2008 | Category: Bags, Care, Children, Fashion, Men, Women
Clean lines meet clean materials in Ecogear’s bags for men, women and children. And the bags even boast features to help you keep the bag itself clean.
The company’s offerings - Ecotech, a line of rugged backpacks, and Ecogear, a line of purses and messenger-style bags - are made with organic cotton, recycled plastics, sustainable wood components and toxic-free dyes. Not only do these bags not damage the environment, they won’t damage your wallet: The bags range in price from just $17.99 to $79.99.
Our ecofabulous tot testers gave piggy back rides to their new ecozoo pals/packs and protested having to return them. Luckily, for a little more than the price of a Webkin they can get a pet that actually helps with school work and doesn’t require constant attention.
Small Stature, Big Style
Date: September 17, 2008 | Category: Children, Clothing, Kids
The UglyFish motto? All great people start small. We couldn’t agree more.
UglyFish’s philosophy that great people, large and small, should be dressed smartly in clothing made from beautiful, natural materials certainly resonates with the moms among us. The company’s fall catalog is out and it is packed with adorable fashions for kids made from organic cotton, hemp, soy and wool in styles that even an adult would love to don.
Adorned with flowers, airplanes and musical instruments, the clothing sings the praises of a child’s life, utilizing features that celebrate the pastimes of childhood, like extra pockets for rock collecting and adjustable waistbands so that pants stay up even when chasing rabbits or lizards.
The tees, hoodies, vests and jackets are designed for layering, and each piece is crafted of eco-friendly materials under fair manufacturing conditions right here in the USA.
Eat Right, Sleep Tight
Date: August 13, 2008 | Category: Children, Fashion
These adorable PJs from New Jammies offer head-to-toe inspiration for good nutrition. Given that childhood obesity is nearing epidemic proportion in the US, it’s never too early to start teaching our kids the importance of healthy eating. Made from 100% certified organic cotton with non-toxic dyes, these whimsical long johns (and janes) are available in a colorful buffet of fruit and veggies, including apples, bananas, blueberries, carrots and peas. Priced at $35, each set also comes with an inspirational, age-appropriate storybook, like “Fruits and Veggies,” “Counting My Fruits and Veggies,” and “Tales From New Jammies Land.” You’ll even receive a cotton storage pouch, ideal for traveling. Given the ubiquity of junk food in our culture, we think this is a wonderful way to encourage kids to snuggle up to healthy, fruitful living.
