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Got sustainable style? Fashion season is upon us, and sustainable style has hit the ground strutting	Summer Rayne Oakes	29 Aug 2008	Gristmill
As expected, we see a lot of energy on the eco-fashion front. More shows, more events, and even more awards for eco-designers. The Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation is giving out an award for sustainability and there's also London's RE:Fashion Award. Check out the highlighted events below the fold. I'll be at some of them and in some of them, but I have work to do in Mozambique smack-dab in the middle of the eco-fashion extravaganza, so unfortunately I'll have t ...
Topics: celebrity, fashion, green living (all these topics)

South Central Community Farm: Not dead yet In L.A., Mayor Villaraigosa plays footsie with Forever 21 over site of former farm	Tom Philpott	19 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Photo: loudtiger When I lived in New York City, I used to marvel at the weeds that would force their way up through sidewalk cracks. What a will to live, I thought: From clumps of dirt crammed between concrete slabs, these vigorous shoots fended off the hard, slapping heels of a thousand rushing city dwellers, just to claim a place in the sun. The effort to save South Central Community Farm in Los Angeles reminds me of those defiant survivors. Stepped on by the ...
Topics: business, fashion, food, gardening, green living, green space, local politics, Los Angeles, shopping (all these topics)

Always an ethical bridesmaid ... Tips for bridesmaids wanting fair-trade frocks	Sarah van Schagen	30 Jul 2008	Gristmill
As if the list of bridesmaidsy duties (party-planning, dress-bustling, photo-posing, tear-wiping, etc.) isn't long enough, finding an ethically sourced, eco-conscious, and, um, attractive frock for the occasion is no piece of (multi-tiered) cake.Today, The Guardian addresses this very dilemma: One of my dearest friends will be getting married next year and has asked me to be her bridesmaid. I would like to make sure that the dress is ethical both in its fabric and ...
Topics: fashion, green living, shopping (all these topics)

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:
Topics: fashion, green living, green products, sports (all these topics)

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 ...
Topics: fashion, green living, shopping (all these topics)

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 ...
Topics: celebrity, consumerism, fashion, green living, TV (all these topics)

Deforestation	David Roberts	26 May 2008	Gristmill
The T-shirt.
Topics: deforestation, fashion, green living, shopping (all these topics)

Goodbye for Nau Eco-friendly outdoor-clothing company goes under		05 May 2008	News
Posted at 5:20 PM on 05 May 2008 Last year, Eric Brody of outdoor-apparel company Nau excitedly chatted with Grist readers about his new enterprise and its ambitious sustainability plans. This week, the company announced that it's closing its doors: "Just as we could not have predicted the sudden groundswell of environmental consciousness that blossomed at the time we launched our business, we did not foresee the current cri ...
Topics: business, fashion, greenish companies, news (all these topics)

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 ...
Topics: fashion, green living, green products, shopping (all these topics)

A Delicates Situation How to green your underwear drawer		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 ...
Topics: advice, fashion, From A to Green, green living (all these topics)

File under Epitaphs for Humanity	David Roberts	31 Mar 2008	Gristmill
Wow: Here's the back:
Topics: shopping, climate, green living, religion and spirituality, fashion (all these topics)

Edible Media: Farmers make the fashion page The NYT hails the era of the hipster farmer	Tom Philpott	24 Mar 2008	Gristmill
Edible Media takes an occasional look at interesting or deplorable food journalism on the web. Photo: iStockphoto Hey, hipster! Wipe that smirk off your face and put that can of PBR down. It's time to get your hands -- and those stiff Carhardts -- dirty. We don't care how many obscure bands you have on your iPod, or how you found that vintage shirt. Can you handle a hoe? (And no, that's not a reference to the gangster rap of your suburban youth.) The in ...
Topics: fashion, gardening, food, sustainable ag, agriculture (all these topics)

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 ...
Topics: celebrity, fashion, green living, NRDC, TV (all these topics)

Meat Wagon: How now, mad cow? 'Downergate' reveals gaps in mad-cow testing and trouble in school-lunch sourcing	Tom Philpott	14 Mar 2008	Gristmill
In Meat Wagon, we round up the latest outrages from the meat and livestock industries. Remember those 'downer' cows that got forced through the kill line and into the food supply in California's Westland/Hallmark beef-packing plant -- the ones caught on tape by the Humane Society of the United States? Rest assured, friends -- that was an isolated incident. Thus USDA assures us in a recent interview. Only ... not so much. For those who want to believe that downers ...
Topics: agriculture, animal welfare, Big Ag, fashion, food, Food and Drug Administration, industrial ag, TV, vegetarianism and veganism (all these topics)

U.N. says: Don't iron your jeans	Sarah van Schagen	03 Mar 2008	Gristmill
Um, wow. So this is what the United Nations Environment Programme is up to these days:
Topics: fashion, United Nations (all these topics)

Natalie Portman on Target	Sarah van Schagen	26 Feb 2008	Gristmill
In talking about her new vegan shoe line, Natalie Portman reveals she often shops at Target to find vegan shoes: "Basically, I [launched the line] out of a lack of choice. Stella McCartney does great shoes, but they're expensive and very fashiony. I wanted a mary-jane shoe without leather. I've been getting stuff from Target, which is de facto vegan because it's so cheap. But I did need some shoes that weren't made of canvas or plastic." Apparen ...
Topics: celebrity, fashion, green products, vegetarianism and veganism (all these topics)

Electric Frock Researchers develop energy-generating clothing		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 ...
Topics: energy, energy at home, fashion, green living, news, scientific research (all these topics)

Bad outfits, good recycling habits Hillary Clinton touts her green cred in an Us Weekly spread	Lisa Hymas	12 Feb 2008	Gristmill
Us Weekly, Feb. 18 In an effort to humanize and humorize her image, Hillary Clinton gamely went along with a four-page spread for the latest issue of celeb rag Us Weekly, offering comments on some of her fashion misses of yesteryear. Explaining a huge, garish coat she wore in 2000, she says, 'I'm a big believer in recycling -- even carpets!
Topics: elections, fashion, Hillary Clinton, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

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.
Topics: fashion, green living (all these topics)

Denim do-goodery Recycle your jeans at A�ropostale	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 A�ropostale. 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 A�ropostale customers who donate a pair get 20 percent off a new pair in return. Unfortunately, yesterday was the last day of the ...
Topics: fashion, green living, recycling (all these topics)

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 ...
Topics: Africa, fashion, green living (all these topics)

Hayden Panettiere cheers on whale campaign Heroes star opens heart, closet to save whales	Sarah van Schagen	30 Jan 2008	Gristmill
Hayden Panettiere. Photo: Paul Morigi/WireImage Heroes star Hayden Panettiere may not be a real cheerleader (she just plays one on TV), but she sure knows how to rile up a crowd. As campaign spokeswoman for Save the Whales Again!, Panettiere has had quite a busy week. Yesterday, she appeared at a news conference with Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) of the House Natural Resources Committee. On Monday, she spoke to the embassies ...
Topics: celebrity, fashion, oceans, whaling, wildlife (all these topics)

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, ...
Topics: advice, animal welfare, Ask Umbra, fashion, green living, shopping (all these topics)

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 T� 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 ...
Topics: celebrity, fashion, green living, vegetarianism and veganism (all these topics)

That's So Hot Right Now Apparel companies hire climatologists to predict consumer trends		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 ...
Topics: business, climate, climate change impacts, fashion, green living, news, shopping (all these topics)

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