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Calendar girls
Philly Eagles cheerleaders put out 'eco-sexy' calendar |
Sarah van Schagen |
13 Jul 2008 |
Gristmill |
| We've mentioned a number of times how green the Philadelphia Eagles football team is, but I believe we've neglected to mention that the cheerleaders are also backing the effort to green the team. In fact, they've been so kind as to pose in organic swimwear and eco-accessories for a 16-month calendar printed on (mostly) recycled paper.The calendar will be available soon, but you can sneak a peek at Ms. November below: |
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| Topics: fashion, green living, green products, sports (all these topics) |
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Nau gets Horny
Eco-friendly outdoor outfitter resurrected |
Holly Richmond |
24 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Last month, we were sad to learn that stylish, sustainable outdoorsy-fashion darling Nau was biting the dust. Turns out that goodbye for Nau was a good buy for Horny Toad Activewear, a Santa Barbara-based maker of 'lifestyle apparel' that recently acquired the company. (Hee hee, they said horny!) Mark Galbraith, head of product design for the new Nau, said in a June 24 press release, 'We plan to re-open with a new Fall/Holiday 2008 collection that continues to ref ... |
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| Topics: fashion, green living, shopping (all these topics) |
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A not-so-rosy review of Planet Green
Critic bashes new eco-tainment network |
Sarah van Schagen |
13 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| I imagine some folks over at Planet Green are seeing red right about now. You would be too if someone suggested your new eco-cable network 'embarrasses the Earth.' It's the first really negative review of Planet Green I've seen, and it was penned by Slate television critic Troy Patterson. The entire review can pretty much be summed up with this: 'Planet Green turns the entire Earth into a lifestyle accessory, often to uniquely awful effect.'Patterson goes on to ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, consumerism, fashion, green living, TV (all these topics) |
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Deforestation
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David Roberts |
26 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| The T-shirt. |
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| Topics: deforestation, fashion, green living, shopping (all these topics) |
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On Target
Target launches eco-friendly line by Rogan Gregory |
Sarah van Schagen |
02 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Photos: Target Big-box store Target -- or Tar-zhay, as I like to call it -- is launching its first eco-friendly line of apparel ... at luxury retailer Barneys New York.The collection, designed by Rogan Gregory of Edun and Loomstate denim fame, uses organic cotton, hemp, linen, and bamboo to create a "beach safari vibe" and "relaxed silhouettes." And this guy doesn't skimp on eco-materials ... no "5 percent organic" here. Sa ... |
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| Topics: fashion, green living, green products, shopping (all these topics) |
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A Delicates Situation
How to green your underwear drawer |
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01 Apr 2008 |
From A to Green |
| Go on, green your drawers. Photo: jamelah e. Change your undies, change the world! OK, maybe that's stretching things a bit -- which can't be good for those elastic waistbands. But think about all the times in recent history that underwear has shaped the culture: the 1960s bra-trashing by women's libbers, the infamous 1994 "boxers or briefs" question, the Friends episode where Joey and Rachel "go commando,&quo ... |
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| Topics: advice, fashion, From A to Green, green living (all these topics) |
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File under Epitaphs for Humanity
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David Roberts |
31 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Wow: Here's the back: |
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| Topics: shopping, climate, green living, religion and spirituality, fashion (all these topics) |
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How I met your popster
Clothing from Britney's guest role to be auctioned for NRDC |
Sarah van Schagen |
24 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Fallen popstar Britney Spears has a guest starring role on tonight's episode of How I Met Your Mother. And despite evidence that would predict otherwise, reviews suggest she pulls off the role fairly well. After the show, she'll be pulling off her clothes ...For charity, that is. Her wardrobe from the appearance -- including a navy print Juicy Couture dress, a yellow Nannette Lepore dress, and a cream Nannette Lepore cardigan with blue flower details -- will be p ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, fashion, green living, NRDC, TV (all these topics) |
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Electric Frock
Researchers develop energy-generating clothing |
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15 Feb 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 12:49 PM on 15 Feb 2008 We like the idea of harvesting energy from our own movement, but wearing a knee brace just sounds too clunky. But now U.S. researchers publishing in Nature have developed a way to generate electricity from nanofibers woven into fabric. If the technology goes mainstream, we'll be able to generate energy just by getting dressed -- which, of course, we do every day. Except on Nude Friday. sources: Assoc ... |
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| Topics: energy, energy at home, fashion, green living, news, scientific research (all these topics) |
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Is that wood in your pants or ...
White pine underthings more natural than they sound |
Sarah van Schagen |
12 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
| This post goes out to all the ladies: If this hottie respectable underwear model could talk, I bet he'd be telling us all about his wood. About how it's so sustainable and never loses its shape. It has "the feel of cashmere and the coolness of linen," he'd say. Plus, it's antibacterial, thermally regulated, and biodegradable. Sigh. If only every man had such amazing wood in his pants. |
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| Topics: fashion, green living (all these topics) |
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Denim do-goodery
Recycle your jeans at Aéropostale |
Sarah van Schagen |
11 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
| While hiding from Seattle's rainy grayness yesterday, I happened upon an interesting window display at teeny-bop-shop Aéropostale. In bright green letters, the sign urged passersby to recycle their denim as part of the store's Teens for Jeans campaign. The project aims to give gently used jeans to homeless teens across the country -- and Aéropostale customers who donate a pair get 20 percent off a new pair in return. Unfortunately, yesterday was the last day of the ... |
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| Topics: fashion, green living, recycling (all these topics) |
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On Africa, fair trade, and today's runways
High fashion around the globe |
Summer Rayne Oakes |
04 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
| It's been a few months since the Ethical Fashion Show in Paris, but I had a nice chat recently with French fashion designer Annabel Gerenthon, who debuted her fair-trade shoe label Moyi Ekolo there. Annabel was the former fashion designer at Charles Jourdan before it was sold in 2003. Now she's on her own and starting shoes from scratch. The vegetable-tanned leather used in the collection's cute ballerina flats and boots is sourced from a social project in Namibi ... |
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| Topics: Africa, fashion, green living (all these topics) |
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Tongue Tied
On leather vs. pleather shoes |
Umbra Fisk |
23 Jan 2008 |
Ask Umbra |
| Hi Umbra, As a devoted vegetarian, I try to make it a point to avoid leather footwear. However, after too many hours of deep thought on the subject, I am now conflicted about the environmental ramifications of my choice to buy processed petroleum shoes, i.e., pleather. Leather is, after all, a natural material; pleather is plastic. So is it better for the environment to put aside my veggie ethics in favor of a natural material, ... |
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| Topics: advice, animal welfare, Ask Umbra, fashion, green living, shopping (all these topics) |
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Natalie Portman's pumps
Vegan vixen designs shoe collection |
Sarah van Schagen |
18 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Everyone's favorite gangsta (and Official Grist Girl-Crush) Natalie Portman has designed a collection of vegan shoes for specialty retailer Té Casan. Styles range from satin sandals to faux-patent pumps to ballet flats. "As a vegan, it's been challenging finding designer shoes made of alternative materials," Portman says. "This collection offers a great selection without compromising quality or style." Shoes in the Natalie Portman Collec ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, fashion, green living, vegetarianism and veganism (all these topics) |
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That's So Hot Right Now
Apparel companies hire climatologists to predict consumer trends |
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03 Dec 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 10:15 AM on 03 Dec 2007 In the good old days, the only constant that the fickle fashion industry could rely on was the changing of the seasons -- now, it can't even rely on that anymore. A run of unseasonably warm winters has led some apparel companies to hire staff climatologists who help predict when consumers will be in the market for cold-weather clothes. Because, darling, buying a winter-antic ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, climate change impacts, fashion, green living, news, shopping (all these topics) |
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Eavesdropper: Top 10 things seen and heard on the green fashion scene
Gossip, cool events, and personal vignettes I've come across during my travels |
Summer Rayne Oakes |
18 Oct 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Japanese press at NYC show commenting on how no eco-fashion label has hit their fancy yet. (Oh, but how far we have come since a few years ago!) People Tree (ironically a very popular brand in Japan) has secured 300,000 Euros to help expand its line. Sofala Investments, the parent company of the African luxury label a.d. schwarz, will plant a tree this October and November at its forest reserve in Mozambique for every registered race participa ... |
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| Topics: fashion, gossip, green living (all these topics) |
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Don't Wear White Tank Tops After Labor Day
Warmer weather causes Big Retail to lower profit forecasts |
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11 Oct 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 4:20 PM on 11 Oct 2007 A dozen leading U.S. retailers are reducing profit forecasts and blaming warmer weather for contributing to slumping sales. Retailers plagued by lower-than-expected September earnings included Nordstrom, Target, American Eagle Outfitters, Limited Brands, and JCPenney, all of which have had trouble moving autumn and winter clothing. Our suggestion: prove those re ... |
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| Topics: business, fashion, green living, news (all these topics) |
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Runway success
A recap of Seattle's Green Fashion Week runway show |
Sarah van Schagen |
09 Oct 2007 |
Gristmill |
| "Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening." -- Coco Chanel Upon arriving at the runway show capping off Seattle's Green Fashion Week, the first thing I noticed was the green carpet. Then the scaffolding and spotlights. And the runway backlit with green bulbs and surrounded by rows of white chairs -- four of which were ours.Three glamorous ... |
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| Topics: fashion, green living, Seattle (all these topics) |
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Seamly Behavior
Three designers tell all during Seattle's first Green Fashion Week |
Sarah van Schagen |
03 Oct 2007 |
Grist Feature |
| If you still think eco-friendly fashion means shapeless, earth-toned duds, you've not yet met the 20-some designers showing their latest creations this week in Seattle. From Heatherette to Diane von Furstenberg to Oscar de la Renta, these eco-minded artisans are whipping up "fashion with a conscience" faster than you can say "green is the new black." (And really ... |
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| Topics: consumerism, fashion, green living, green products (all these topics) |
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Fashion, victim of climate change
Designers lament what will happen when there are no seasons |
Sarah van Schagen |
01 Oct 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Forget melting ice caps, disappearing polar-bear habitat, and rising seas that will inundate major metropolises (metropolii?) worldwide -- the real issue I've got with global warming is the impending devastation of the fashion industry. "The whole fashion system will have to change," says Beppe Modenese, called the founding father of Milan Fashion Week. "[It] must adapt to the reality that there is no strong difference between summer and ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change impacts, fashion, green living (all these topics) |
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America's Next Green Model
ANTM models green advice |
Sarah van Schagen |
12 Sep 2007 |
Gristmill |
| The fact that I watch America's Next Top Model (it's fierce, y'all!) is no secret. But it looks like this season all that pointing and laughing and catty-remarking will be work-related. That's right, even ANTM is going green. (Should we call it ANGM now?) From Entertainment Weekly: [T]he fashion color this season is ... green! And not just for envy. "The transportation was a 'green' car with biodiesel fuel. The house went green not only aesthetically b ... |
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Helena on earth
Danish model plans to go (quite literally) green |
Sarah van Schagen |
10 Sep 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Well, this certainly is an interesting way to show how green you are. |
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| Topics: celebrity, fashion, green living (all these topics) |
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Outfit to Be Tied
Inexpensive clothing industry has a big impact on the environment |
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06 Sep 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 4:14 PM on 06 Sep 2007 That $5 T-shirt you're wearing may have been a great find for your wallet, but the impact of such thrifty threads is far-reaching. A globalization-fueled glut of cut-price clothing has inspired many consumers to think of their duds as disposable. It's a phenomenon some are calling "fast fashion" -- the apparel equivalent of fast food. Most fast fashionistas are obliviou ... |
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| Topics: consumerism, fashion, green living, news, shopping, waste (all these topics) |
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Frock hunter
Steve Irwin's daughter launches Bindi Wear eco-clothing line |
Sarah van Schagen |
05 Sep 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Bindi Irwin, the 9-year-old daughter of the late Croc Hunter (R.I.P., mate), has launched her own children's clothing line:The T-shirts, jumpers, swimwear, sleepwear, hats, bags and shoes carry environmental messages. The tags are made from recycled cardboard, the soles on the shoes are made with recycled rubber and 100 per cent of the profits she earns from the clothes will be used to fund Australia Zoo's conservation programs.The clothes are expected in Aussie ... |
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| Topics: Australia, consumerism, fashion, green living, recycling, shopping (all these topics) |
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Be a green fashion week groupie
Eco-events all over the world |
Summer Rayne Oakes |
17 Aug 2007 |
Gristmill |
| There's a rash of 'greener' fashion weeks popping up everywhere for the spring 2008 fashion season. And there must be an alignment of the stars or the higher workings of an omnipotent green god, because there is barely any overlap in dates. If you were so inclined, it would be possible for you to attend every single one of the shows listed below -- though the jet lag and carbon emissions from such an excursion might leave you feeling a bit ... restless. I'll be ... |
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