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.
Earthy Threads for Mini-Trendsetters
Date: July 16, 2008 | Category: Children, Fashion
We’re constantly amazed by the growing number of passionate eco-designers. But nowhere is the need for innovation more critical than when it comes to our children. After all, isn’t that what sustainability is all about? We’re thrilled to welcome an old friend to the San Francisco Bay Area.
Bohmo has been a trusted name in the eco-retail community since 1999. A long-time member of 1% to the Planet and the Sustainable Style Foundation, Bohmo carries a select line of eco-fashion for children, designed to keep little ones warm and cozy without exposing their tender skin and developing systems to harsh toxins and chemicals.
Sprout About it
Date: May 5, 2008 | Category: Children, Fashion, Women
It’s certainly getting easier to find organic threads for kids, but finding fashionable clothing is a recent revelation. Sprout is adding a little bit of cute with a healthy dose of hip to the sustainable children’s fashion world. The super soft clothing is made of rapidly renewable bamboo, organic cotton and other organic and sustainable fabrics such as kira (made from corn) and soy. They use low impact dyes and screen prints to add a little bit of eco-flare to their clothes. Owner and designer Maegan shares her vision, “Anyone who can remember joyful outdoor play and wants to leave the Earth clean for our little sprouts and grandsprouts is an honorary Sprout.” Click here to find out where you can purchase these adorable duds. Or, if you happen to find yourself in Los Angeles on Abbot Kinney, stop into Eden’s Green Closet to feel the collection for yourself.
t-Robot
Date: March 27, 2008 | Category: Children, Fashion, Men, Women
Printing practices for clothing can be a messy, toxic business, but Partybots.org takes extra care in every step of the process - they use Alternative Earth Apparel’s 100% organic cotton or eco blend shirts (personally, I prefer the pure organic
cotton since the blend isn’t biodegradable) and embellish them with graphics made with low-impact color dyes and renewable soy printing solvents. Partybots founder Karl Addison hand-illustrates and screens every design, making sure each item is as clean as possible without losing its inherent punchiness (designs include a nun by a moped, a banjo-playing skeleton, a variety of robots, and llamas dressed in suits). The shirts are available for men, women, and children, so don’t be surprised if my husband and son show up as a pair of “dance n’ bananas”. Party on.
C for Cute
Date: March 25, 2008 | Category: Children, Clothing, Fashion, Kids
In honor of Spring Equinox, Biome 5 has put all their long-sleeved shirts on sale ($28, originally $36). Time to stock up on all your favorite letters, or animals. The Animal Alphabet Project was conceived to visually teach children - with each letter correlating to a critter. They’re made of 100% certified organic cotton and come in baby and toddler sizes. Biome 5 will be the first to tell you that their dyeing process is an eco-work-in-progress. Right now they use low-impact dyes (and no bleach), recognizing, though, that this still makes an impact, and are transitioning towards water-based screenprinting. The tees come packaged in Green Film bags that will biodegrade in a landfill. And did we mention that these shirts are both kid and hipster approved? My son has begged for half of the alphabet!
Fig-Fabulous
Date: October 15, 2007 | Category: Children, Fashion
Canadians Jen and Michael began Twice Shy to solve their personal dilemma of where to find cool, urban clothes made from sustainable fabrics. Now, three years later, they’ve launched a children’s line called Fig, drawing upon the logo from their parent company, that was conceived in the same vein. Using low-impact reactive dyes, the clothes are a bit edgy with a strong use of graphics that mirror the adult’s line and are remarkably high quality. Jen and Michael believe that by producing clothing from certified organically grown cotton and in factories that treat their employees ethically, they are knitting values right into the garments they create. From “seed to shelf” is their sustainability model, and they’ve been careful to maintain a green office as well. Both lines are mainly carried in boutiques (check their excessively artsy site for a location near you) and are also available on-line, but you’ll have to wait a month or so for the Fall 2007 collection to make it onto their site.
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