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For Every Green T-Shirt Sold, Eco-Fashion Label Wiloh Gives One to a Child in Need (Photos)

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

“Bamboo Panda” by Tokyo Candies. Image via Wiloh . An eco-fashion brand born in social media heaven. Not only did I find out about this new fashion label through Twitter — thanks for the follow, Wiloh — but that’s exactly how the founders of green fashion label Wiloh met: New York-based Edward Cinelli met Sydney-based Angela Wozniakmet online through social networking and their mutual love for street style and eco-fashion co… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Top 5 Green Fashion Designers Favored by the ‘Great American Apparel Diet’ Founder (Photos)

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Credit: Hemera One year ago we covered the commencement of the Great American Apparel Diet ; participants have staved off clothing consumption for — gulp — 365 days. In a little over 10 days the anti-shopping experiment ends. To help dieters avoid a disposable fashion shopping binge, Sally Bjornsen, creator and founder of the Great American Apparel Diet, has curated “Conscious Shopping” , a new section to her blog, updated thrice weekly, which features eco-friendly app… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Beautiful Herb-Infused Organic Clothing for Fall 2010 (Photos)

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

A.D.O. herb-infused organic cotton dress with coconut buttons. Credit: A.D.O. The key to curing arthritis, insomnia, or bronchitis could be in your clothes. A.D.O. Clothing follows ayurvastra, a branch of traditional Indian ayurvedic medicine that translates literally to “life or health-clothing.” The New Jersey-based label marries herb-infused organic cotton and rich, naturally-dyed hues with modern designs for fall 2010. Click through for photos and more on ayurvedic treatm… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Compostapalooza’s Design Contest Winner: The Keiro Apppliance

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Images via Quirky Last month, we caught word about Quirky’s Compostapalooza competition – a crowd-sourced contest for the best ideas in composting. Well, a winner has been announced and anyone who wants easy, clean, quick composting will love this idea. It’s a compost box that grinds up kitchen scraps with the turn of a handle and stores them until you’re ready to add them to the compost heap at the end of the day or every couple days. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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365 Upcycled, DIY Dresses (All Under $1) [Photos]

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image via New Dress A Day If you’ve ever stumbled upon a sad looking frock in a thrift shop with no clue how to salvage the material there’s a new (to us) blog that will show how in 365 ways: New Dress A Day . For one year, the blog’s resident DIY’er has sworn off buying new clothes and instead is sifting through flea markets, garage sales, and secondhand shops for clothing that she then upcycles into modern apparel. The catch: She has a $365 budget for the year. She bares all the

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In Chicago, A Fashion Show Satisfies Our Love for Recycled Textiles (and Our Sweet Tooth, Too) [Photos]

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

From afar it looks like just another golden hued evening gown but up close it’s hundreds of M&M wrappers–yum! Image courtesy of EarthShare Illinois We’re no strangers to green fashion in Chicago; Designers Vaute Couture , Frei Designs , and Mountains of the Moon

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Red, White, and Green: 6 Sizzling Hot Looks to Celebrate Memorial Day in Style

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image via Beklina If you’re heading to a Memorial Day parade or brunching at a picnic on the beach today try dressing the part in a red, white, and/or blue ensemble. We’ve culled our favorite online eco-boutiques and very own archives for the hautest, stylish, and mo… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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O-Wool, Oh No! Leading Certified-Organic Wool Supplier Folds. What Does this Mean for Green Fashion?

Posted on May 30, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

O-Wool in Bodkin’s fall 2009 collection. Image via Ecouterre Green fashion designers will need to look a little further than The Vermont Organic Fiber Co. to fulfill their next wholesale orders for certified organic wool–some even as soon as fall 2010! According to Eco Textile News , the leading organic wool supplier of yarns and fabrics and makers of

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Find Out Where Your Clothing Really Comes From, Green Fashion You Can Track on Google Maps (Video)

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Rapanui founders and brothers Rob and Mart Drake-Knight (left to right). Credit: Rapanui Talk about full disclosure, eco-fashion label Rapanui lets you track each one of their garments on google maps –not that it sounds like they have anything to hide. Co-founded by brothers Rob and Mart Drake-Knight in 2008, the small fashion label based won the Isle of Wright’s 2010 Sustainable Business Awards for their commitm… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Would You Drive 5.4 Miles Less A Day to End Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico?

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Members of a Shoreline Cleanup and Assessment Team removes oil from a beach in Port Fourchon, La.–part of ongoing response efforts to minimize shoreline impacts from the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill, May 23, 2010. Photo: US Coast Guard via flickr. With fingers and toes crossed, for the moment at least, it appears that BP’s ‘top kill’ is working and the month-long gusher of oil may be coming to an end . So, how do get to a place as a nation where we don… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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