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YSL, Alexander McQueen and Others Phone 'HOME'

Posted Jun 5th 2009 at 7:15PM by Maureen Dempsey

Filed under: Style in the News

Saving the world, one scarf at a time. Photo courtesy of Alexander McQueen

Is this what E.T. would see if he came down for some Reese's Pieces today? The skeletal outline looks pretty ominous, no?

Actually, this is a limited-edition scarf designed by Alexander McQueen in an effort to boost recognition of "HOME," a breathtaking aerial documentary that pleads for a global environmental initiative.

The film "HOME" is being released today (June 5) internationally, with numerous free screenings. It will also air on The National Geographic Channel at 9 pm ET and can be found online at YouTube. Appropriately, it happens to be World Environment Day.

The McQueen scarf, a manipulated representation of the dying Earth morphed into a skull (not your grandmother's silk paisley number, is it?), will be available exclusively at Alexander McQueen boutiques and at alexandermcqueen.com early this month for $285 – but you can pre-order on the site now. Click, click, go, go!

And it's easy to make an impact, just by shopping. Here, a handful of other high-end designers that are getting in on the "HOME" action...

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ID Peace For The World

Posted Jan 19th 2009 at 2:00PM by Boydie Beener

Filed under: Stores We Love, Product Reviews, Daily Obsession, Green Fashion, Must Haves

T shirtID Peace's designs are meant to stimulate your eyes, sure. But they're also meant to bring your attention to deeper issues like world peace and the environment. They're geared toward young adults, which is fitting since, after all, the younger American generation just recently represented the greatest voting turnout since Vietnam (learn it people!). And if we could make "change" happen once, why couldn't we take our other favorite causes to that level too?

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Stay Eco-Friendly With Vegan Queen Handbags

Posted Dec 24th 2008 at 2:00PM by Tiffany Neal

Filed under: Handbags, Accessories

President-Elect Barack Obama isn't the only one who has green on the brain.

Vegan Queen, which has been touted by Women's Wear Daily, represents socially conscious lifestyle that has been embraced by many celebrities and powerful political figures all over the world. It's a socially conscious approach to luxury dressing. Vegan Queen represents the Queen who lives in conscious harmony with nature, the environment, the animal and other people around.

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Aveda helps to 'green' NY Fashion Week

Posted Sep 3rd 2008 at 9:55AM by Kristen Seymour

Filed under: Runway Trends, Fashion Week, Green Fashion

As fabulous as Fashion Week is, there is one downside -- it creates extra waste. However, Aveda is working to change that. For the third consecutive season, the environmentally-minded company is teaming up with major designers to reduce the environmental impact of their shows.

Designers partnering with Aveda are Rodarte, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Preen and Alexander Wang, all of which have taken these four eco-friendly steps:

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You Deserve -- Because sustainable style can be affordable, too

Posted Jul 29th 2008 at 3:39PM by Kristen Seymour

Filed under: Style for a Cause, Green Fashion


Times are tough, both on our pocketbooks and the environment, so if we're going to shop (and you know we are), we want to shop for items that are easy on both. And to do so, we need to look no further than You Deserve.

You Deserve offers clothing, accessories, health and beauty products as well as home decor items made of natural and eco-friendly materials like bamboo, organic cotton, denim, and more, all at 30% to 70% off the original price! Granted, that means that some items, instead of being $190, are now $130, but there are loads of fabulous clothes available for well under $100 -- in some cases, under $50.

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Funky footwear for your littlest ones

Posted Apr 22nd 2008 at 4:26PM by Kristen Seymour

Filed under: Accessories, Shoes, Kids and Babies, Green Fashion

Gallery: IsaBooties: For funky little feet

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Sassy shoes aren't just for grown-ups -- kids can get in on the action, too! IsaBooties offers comfortable, stylish, and eco-friendly shoes for the tiniest of tootsies. They are soft-soled baby shoes, and unlike anything you'll find elsewhere.

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Top 5 ways to green up your wardrobe

Posted Apr 22nd 2008 at 4:04PM by Mallory Whitfield

Filed under: Style for a Cause, Green Fashion


By this point we've all heard how important it is to buy eco-friendly products, and that includes fashion. But is it all just hype? Just another marketing gimmick employed by corporate America to try and get us to spend more dollars but feel less guilty about doing it? Many companies have been accused of greenwashing, and it's certainly true that buy buy buy is not the way to help our environment.

No matter what though, people will always want to dress in a way that makes them feel good about the way they look. We shouldn't have to compromise style in our quest to save the planet. Sure, we need to adjust our habits, but that doesn't mean that we'll all end up looking like a bunch of dirty hippies. Here's our list of the top 5 ways to really green up your wardrobe.

Gallery: Top 5 ways to green up your wardrobe

1. Buy Quality, Not Quantity2. Buy Vintage3. Buy Revamped4. Buy Local5. Buy Sustainable

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Get an eco makeover with Coco's Shoppe

Posted Apr 22nd 2008 at 12:27PM by Kristen Seymour

Filed under: Clothing, Dresses, Style for a Cause


Being fashion-forward doesn't mean you can't sport eco-friendly duds, too. Adding a few sustainably made items here and there is a great start, but what if you're ready to really do an overhaul? There are so many choices -- where do you shop? And what should you do with your old clothes?

Not to worry! You can hire your very own EcoStylist at Coco's Shoppe!

Gallery: Let Coco's Shoppe give you an eco-makeover

Kelly B wrap dress, $132Deborah Lindquist trapeze dress, $194mon petit oiseau dress, $66bela bumbum lingerie: Bottoms, $18; Cami, $52covet tunic, $102

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Celebrate Earth Day at Eco-Tobi

Posted Apr 22nd 2008 at 11:31AM by Mallory Whitfield

Filed under: Holiday Style, Stores We Love, Clothing, Jeans, Style for a Cause


Want to save the Earth and still look good doing it? Check out Eco-Tobi's full range of styles for men & women, featuring earth-friendly clothing & accessory brands like Edun, Loomstate, Envirosax and more. Organic beauty products are also available, and all purchases are shipped in 100% recycled materials. They've also joined forces with Carbonfund.org to completely offset the emissions of their operation, so you don't have to feel too guilty about shopping here. Did we mention how much cute stuff they have? Just check out some of their offerings below:

Gallery: Celebrate Earth Day at Eco-Tobi

Edun Athena TankDel Forte Marina Wide Leg Jeans in CieloPanda Snack Colorblock Drawstring TankKeep Juniper Beach Stripe FlatsEnvirosax Flora bag




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Stay dry and save the earth with this umbrella

Posted Mar 28th 2008 at 12:54PM by Kristen Seymour

Filed under: Accessories

Alright, folks -- for many of us, the rainy season is nigh, and that means breaking out the umbrella to protect the rest of your fabulous clothing. While I love the idea of having cutesy, happy ones, I have to tell you that I never remember to bring one inside with me unless it's already raining, so I don't generally end up spending too much on them.

However, for something that's reasonably cute and helps the planet, I might have to reconsider.

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Arbor: Eco-friendly shirts with style

Posted Mar 27th 2008 at 9:02PM by Whit Honea

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

Even if Arbor didn't make awesome apparel (and skate and snow boards) it would be a great company. They have a commitment to the environment that would make Al Gore blush, and that's saying something.

From their website: "Arbor's long-standing assertion is that solutions to many of today's most difficult snow, skate, and apparel design challenges exist in the natural world."

Here are some samples of their shirts for men:

Gallery: Arbor



If you want to know why these shirts, and Arbor in general, are even cooler than you think, click the read more:

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Britney's How I Met Your Mother wardrobe up for sale

Posted Mar 24th 2008 at 5:32PM by Kyle Hepp

Filed under: Celebrities with Style

Everything about Britney is for sale. Her private life is bought for top dollar by the tabloids from those closest to her. The family, desperate for money is pawning off her jewelry and cars. And word on the street is that Brit's How I Met Your Mother wardrobe is going to be auctioned off as well.

This is a little different though. The 6 items that are for sale are being auctioned to benefit the environmental organization, the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Tonight's How I Met Your Mother episode features Britney as a flirty receptionist. As soon as the episode is over the auction begins. Among the items up for grabs are a navy print Juicy Couture dress, a yellow Nannette Lepore dress and a cream Nannette Lepore cardigan with blue flower details.

Good thing the clothes being auctioned off are from the show, picked out by a wardrobe stylist. I don't think anyone would actually buy clothes this fashion train wreck wears in real life.

Gallery: Britney's real life fashion disasters



Via AP.

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Lose the unibrow, plant a tree, and everybody wins

Posted Mar 14th 2008 at 4:14PM by Kristen Seymour

Filed under: Cosmetics, Skin Care, Style for a Cause

Every girl needs a good pair of tweezers. I know a few boys who could use some, too. And, if you're in the market for a new pair of tweezers (or your first pair because your unibrow is earning you the nickname "Sesame Street Bert"), why not get some that will help more than just your appearance?

The Tweezerman Go Green Mini Slant Tweezers are the perfect choice. They're small and the perfect size for travel (or to hide if you don't want everyone to know you're a plucker). Plus, for every pair purchased one dollar is donated to the National Arbor Foundation and a tree is planted.

Knowing you're doing something good for the environment might even take some of the sting out of the tweezing process -- who knows?

Tweezerman Go Green Mini Slant Tweezers, $10 at drugstore.com

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Enter by Friday to win a pair of AJXX3 sneakers

Posted Feb 28th 2008 at 9:35AM by Kristen Seymour

Filed under: Accessories, Clothing, Shoes, Men, Contests & Giveaways

I'm sure there are a number of you who have read about the 23rd installment of the Nike Air Jordan basketball shoe and are bummed that you didn't get your hands on a pair because:

a) you don't live near one of the 23 retailers who got the initial batch in January;

b) you're ballin' days are over, so if you're spending $200 on a pair of shoes, they'll go with a suit; or

c) ever since Michael Jordan did the whole, "I'm retired! I play baseball! No, wait, I'm still a basketball player!" thing, you just don't want to be like Mike anymore.

At any rate, I have good news: reachnyc.com is holding a contest so you can win a pair of this kicks. The bad news? It ends tomorrow. But, it's easy to enter -- visit the website, answer the three questions, make sure you can wear a size 10.5, and you're golden.

Why should you want these shoes, other than the fact that they're the hot new sneaker on the market? You might be interested to know that Nike implemented environmentally-friendly technology in the making of these shoes by using interlocking panels instead of toxic glue. This update required a great deal of new machinery, so since Nike has made that investment already, I'm hoping they'll continue to go a little greener with some other shoes. Hey, a girl can dream!

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Adrian Grenier says vintage is green

Posted Feb 25th 2008 at 10:07AM by Kyle Hepp

Filed under: Celebrities with Style

Being green is hot right now and Adrian Grenier is in the know! The bearded boy wonder attended the Global Green USA 5th pre-Oscar Party held at Avalon last week and talked about being fashionable and saving the world. He said, "People don't realize it, but buying vintage is inherently green."

Vintage has had a huge following in the fashion world for a long time now. It's true that most people don't buy vintage because they think it's good for the environment, they buy vintage items in order to get a certain look.

But, come on now, reduce, reuse, recycle -- there's no reason why that can't apply to fashion!

Fashionistas of the world, listen to Adrian Grenier. If you want to do your part to keep the Earth healthy, vintage is the way to go.

Via Shrimpton Couture.

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