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Handmade Jewelry by Helene's Dreams

Posted Jan 6th 2009 at 9:00AM by Mallory Whitfield

Filed under: Accessories, Interviews, Style for a Cause

handmade jewelry earrings by Helene's DreamsToday we're chatting with jewelry artist and mother, Helen Sanderson, of Helene's Dreams. In addition to creating beautiful jewelry, Helen is also working to raise money for Blood:Water Mission. For every sale of her handmade jewelry, Helen donates $1 this organization, which is dedicated to creating clean water and serving the severe poverty of children and women in Africa.

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Tags: africa, artist, artists, cause, causes, charity, do good, DoGood, earring, earrings, etsy, handmade, indie, indiedesigners, jewelry, jewelry designers, JewelryDesigners

For your heart, wear red today

Posted Feb 1st 2008 at 12:58PM by Sarah J. Gim

Filed under: Stores We Love, Celebrities with Style, Style for a Cause


wear redNot that they should have to "market," of course, but if the American Heart Association is going to pick one month out of the year to focus on heart health, they sure did the right thing with picking February -- we've got nothing but hearts, uh, on our brains. Not only are we pounded from left, right and center with heart-shaped things, but everything is pink and red. It's quite perfect actually, because today is National Wear Red Day, in support of Go Red for Women, the American Heart Association's effort to wipe out heart disease in women.

And, just in case you needed any more reason to recognize the American Heart Association's effort, Macy's is doing a one-day sale today in support of National Wear Red Day. All you have to do is wear red into their stores and you get 15% off!

Saving women from heart disease and saving money at Macy's -- how awesome is that?

Gallery: Which celebs look best in red?

Drew BarrymoreRebecca GayheartHannah SandlingSarah LancasterKyra Sedgwick

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Tags: celebrity, celebs, do good, DoGood, macys, national wear red day, NationalWearRedDay, red, sales, stores

Homeless Get Handmade Shoes Courtesy of the Pope

Posted Sep 25th 2007 at 4:45PM by Anne Metz

Filed under: Accessories, Style in the News, Shoes, Celebrities with Style, Style for a Cause

Pope Benedict XVI is known for his love of luxury, especially expensive shoes. In fact, for his 2007 pope-a-month calendar, Benedict sported several pairs of red Prada loafers, so you know the Bishop of Rome has got to come correct!

The pope recently shared his love of fine Italian shoes with the homeless in Minneapolis. After giving Vatican representatives a tour of Sharing and Caring Hands, a homeless mission, the nonprofit received two large boxes containing several dozen pairs of handmade Italian shoes from the pope. Mission director Jo Copeland described the papal charity as "Just grand! This is just the best gift. That Pope Benedict, wherever you are, God bless you!"

Now I don't want to sound like a crank here, but what is up with giving a homeless shelter a bunch of pricey shoes? At best, it's impractical. At worst, it's insulting.

Seriously, if the pope really wanted to do something for the poor of Minneapolis, why not finance some health insurance or pay for a little workplace training?

After all, if you give a man a pair of expensive Italian shoes, he'll look stylish for a day, but if you teach a man how to earn his expensive Italian shoes, he'll look stylish for a lifetime.

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Tags: charity, do good, DoGood, Minneapolis, pope, prada, shoes

Say goodbye to your milk cartons

Posted Jun 29th 2007 at 5:54PM by Anne Metz

Filed under: Fashionable Food, Style for a Cause

With retailers like Wal-Mart and Home Depot offering shelf-space preference to green products, it's no wonder that companies are clamoring to redesign their packaging.

But earth-friendly packaging for the milk industry? In what other than a carton or a bottle could you possibly sell milk?

Apparently, you can sell it in a bag. Calon Wen, an organic dairy co-op in Wales, now packages milk in polythene bags, which can then be transferred by consumers into reusable milk jugs made from glass. Compared to a plastic milk jugs, which account for 100,000 tons of trash a year in Wales alone, polythene bags use 75% less plastic.

Sure, polythene bags make environmental sense, but will it catch on with consumers? My guess is yes. Milk in a bag is oh-so-astronauty. And if there is one thing that sells stuff it's astronauts. The exception to this rule would be adult diapers, which I imagine will never recover from the PR disaster they took earlier this year.

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Tags: do good, DoGood, food, milk, wales

Swishing: the end of shopping

Posted Apr 4th 2007 at 8:22AM by Anne Metz

Filed under: Handbags, Accessories, Style in the News, Clothing, Style for a Cause

A few months ago, Jonathon wrote a post about the environmental impact of fast fashions -- inexpensive, trendy items that you toss out after a season or two of wear.

The wave of awareness about the tolls of fashionable consumption has led to the development of a number of anti-shopping groups ranging from the "Buy nothing day" people to the freegans (people who buy nothing, including food). Somewhere in between is the Ethical Fashion Forum, which promotes among other things, swishing parties.

Swishing parties are clothing swaps in which participants bring their castoffs in exchange for other people's castoffs. These events encourage people to stop shopping, reduce waste and recycle while still allowing a little room for indulgence.

[via London Times]

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Shop "good" at Global Girlfriend

Posted Dec 2nd 2006 at 12:43PM by Sarah J. Gim

Filed under: Handbags, Accessories, Clothing, Jeans, Dresses, Style for a Cause

asian silk toteIt would be fabulous if we could convince the world to wear plain, organic cotton, carry bags made of recycled materials, and ride a bike or walk every day, wouldn't it? But in this highly consumption-oriented world, social responsibility is just not possible.

Or is it?

Global Girlfriend seems to think it is possible. The online store calls itself a unique, fair trade boutique that sells "specialty hand-made gifts and goods made by women's non-profit programs, women's cooperatives worldwide and products that benefit women's human rights."

And it's not just strange, ethni-exotic things that you could never wear or use. The hand-crafted jewelry is gorgeous. The bags, though made from recycled materials, are cute and fun. The clothes are things you can wear every day.

Take a peek. I love the Asian silk tote, which I am hoping, is large enough to hold a laptop.


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