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

On the Ball: Planet Protect New sportswear retailer donates to green groups	Sarah K. Burkhalter	07 Oct 2007	Gristmill
Check out Planet Protect Sportswear, a brand new retailer that vends responsibly made items and gives 10 percent of its profits to either Earth Share of Oregon or Oceana (workplace of intrepid Gristmill contributor Andrew Sharpless). Planet Protect welcomes freelance artists to design T-shirts. Or if you happen to know a producer of sustainable swimsuits, let CEO Jim Beriault know, as he says:For beachwear, I couldn't find any sustainable products in bikinis o ...
Topics: fashion, sports (all these topics)

Lose five pounds fast! A no-makeup diet is healthier for you and the planet	Sarah van Schagen	06 Oct 2007	Gristmill
Did you know you can absorb up to five lbs. of chemicals every year from make-up and other "beauty" products? Yikes. A British paper presents that and other scary facts -- "the average woman eats, albeit unwittingly, five lipsticks a year, which in her lifetime is the equivalent volume of 1.5 blocks of lard" -- in a story about a pair of sisters who switch out all of their toxic cosmetics for chem-free versions and report on the differences. ...
Topics: fashion, health, toxics (all these topics)

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

On the Ball: Let the Eagles soar Philly Eagles are green not just in uniform, and more	Sarah K. Burkhalter	03 Oct 2007	Gristmill
There's an interesting interview in the NYT with Jeffrey Swartz, CEO of Timberland (not to be confused with Timbaland -- he's his own CEO, bee-yotch). Swartz is frustrated that Big Outdoor Wear worked to address child labor but hasn't managed a concerted effort to significantly reduce its impact on the earth from making, transporting, and selling gear, despite sporadic individual efforts. Photo: Hunter Martin/WireImage And in other news, an ABC News reporte ...
Topics: fashion, business, sports (all these topics)

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

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

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

Outfit to Be Tied Inexpensive clothing industry has a big impact on the environment		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 ...
Topics: consumerism, fashion, green living, news, shopping, waste (all these topics)

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

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

What's your shoe size? You know what they say about enviros with big feet ...	Sarah van Schagen	15 Aug 2007	Gristmill
Each of these pairs of shoes represents a different (real) woman in a new feature at Marie Claire: "Whose Carbon Footprint Is the Smallest?" See if you can guess: THE URBAN HIPSTER 'I eat out way too much. I drink bottled water. I do the club scene a lot. Am I busted?' --Nikea, 29, public defender THE MOUNTAIN MAVEN 'Even my cappuccino maker and hair dryer are solar-powered.' --Melissa, 33, land-conservation program manager ...
Topics: ecological footprint, fashion, green living (all these topics)

That Sounds Perhaps Not So Clean In need of a new solvent, dry cleaners turn to petroleum		10 Aug 2007	Daily Grist
That Sounds Perhaps Not So Clean In need of a new solvent, dry cleaners turn to petroleum As dry cleaners stop using the solvent perchloroethylene, a suspected carcinogen that's being phased out in California, New York, Toronto, and elsewhere, some are choosing a surprising replacement: petroleum-based solvents. Um ... what? Turns out petroleum was the solvent of choice in the industry's early years, un ...
Topics: Big Oil, fashion, greenwashing, health, news, oil (all these topics)

15 Green Fashion Finds		09 Aug 2007	Main Dish
Does your summer need a little sartorial splendor? Of corset does! We've put together a head-to-toe eco-ensemble that proves innovative designers are giving green a new look. (Of course, the greenest route is to shop secondhand, and those fashion finds you'll have to dig up yourself.) Shaun Deller Wheely cap Cyclist -- or rather, recyclist -- Shaun Deller makes his hats from thrift-store garments. Pull a wheely for "military styling without the war" i ...
Topics: fashion, green living, lists, shopping (all these topics)

15 Green Fashionistas		09 Aug 2007	Main Dish
These fashionistas aren't just talking the talk, they're walking the catwalk. See who's shining a spotlight on clothing with a conscience, then join our comment thread below. Tierra Del Forte Just call her Ms. Green Jeans. This designer and founder of Del Forte Denim has created a line of premium organic denim for women. And when your favorite pair has seen its last days, send it back to her for Project Rejeaneration reuse and renewal. � Photo: Peter Larsen/ Wir ...
Topics: fashion, green living, lists (all these topics)

There's BDE in your britches Clothing companies start to come clean on chemicals	Summer Rayne Oakes	19 Jul 2007	Gristmill
A few weeks ago, a good friend of mine invited me to an apparel industry environmental seminar chock full of good industry types. Seminars of this nature are always dreadfully boring, but it's worth it because you get the inside scoop on what the industry is (and unfortunately isn't) talking about. The principle topic was regulated substances and chemicals, how to move toward green chemistry alternatives, and how to manage all the issues associated with regula ...
Topics: greening biz operations, toxics, fashion, business, green living (all these topics)

Can green be too glamorous? When journalists go too far	Summer Rayne Oakes	26 Jun 2007	Gristmill
I could have been sitting across from a writer of US Weekly or OK Magazine, but I wasn't. I was sharing an hour of my morning with a journalist from Neue Z�rcher Zeitung (NZZ), one of the oldest and most respected newspapers in Switzerland. Granted, my interview was for their 'softer' weekend edition, NZZ am Sonntag, but even that paper carries the weight of its weekday counterpart's esteemed name. That's why I was shocked to read a spuriously devised, albeit glam ...
Topics: fashion, green living, lying liars (all these topics)

The skinny on fair-trade fashion Which companies are going beyond green.	Summer Rayne Oakes	29 May 2007	Gristmill
'Eco fashion' has definitely become the buzzword of the moment. Within the last month alone, my office has received calls from over a half-dozen trade shows and runway organizers seeking to green their events. Apparel companies and clients feverishly searching for organic clothing sources are also becoming quite common. The press seems to be foaming at the mouth for new material too, which is always a good sign; but, in the U.S. at least, we have yet to graduate ...
Topics: business, fashion, green living (all these topics)

Designs on You Eric Henry, sustainable T-shirt maker extraordinaire, answers readers' questions		18 May 2007	InterActivist
What dyes do you use? What is the process the clothing goes through to become 100 percent sustainable? Does your company pollute at all through any of the processing? ��-- Brent Giacchetti, Minneapolis, Minn. Eric Henry, president of T-shirt maker T.S. Designs. Excellent question. To answer your last question directly: yes, we pollute. We use energy created by a coal-fired power plant; we ...
Topics: fashion, green living, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

The Giving Tee Eric Henry, sustainable T-shirt maker extraordinaire, answers Grist's questions		14 May 2007	InterActivist
Eric Henry. What work do you do? I am the president of T.S. Designs. How does it relate to the environment? We provide the highest-quality, most-sustainable printed T-shirts on the market. We define that as being made of organic cotton or other sustainable fibers, manufactured in the U.S., and printed and dyed with our environmentally friendly REHANCE process. We also want to be an example ...
Topics: fashion, green living, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

The devil wears blue jeans On the latest eco-conscious denim trends and events	Summer Rayne Oakes	20 Apr 2007	Gristmill
'Who are the big, fat, tall people that buy the jeans we make?' That's the question that Jasmine, 16, innocently asks in Micha Peled's documentary China Blue, a clandestine view of three girls' lives in a Chinese sweatshop. I felt pretty embarrassed watching Jasmine cut the threads off our blue jeans during her 20-hour workday. It's the same Catholic schoolgirl guilt you get when the burly, bearded dude walks in on you because the gas station's bathroom lock is b ...
Topics: celebrity, fashion, green living, green products (all these topics)

Lancome to make up for CO2 blemishes The cosmetics company will pay offsets through CarbonFund.	Elsa Mary	19 Apr 2007	Gristmill
Carbon neutrality is popping up in more glamorous places than Yahoo's headquarters, Al Gore's mansion, and The New Oxford English Dictionary these days. Cosmetics giant Lancome will start paying for its pollution and funding green power projects through the nonprofit CarbonFund. But Lancome isn't greening all its operations; only four boutiques, plus its four jet-setting spokesmodels (including Elettra Rossellini Wiedemann, Isabella's daughter), will buy into carbon offs ...
Topics: business, carbon neutral, fashion, green living, greening biz operations (all these topics)

Cover Story Grist reviews the spring crop of green glossy mags	Sarah van Schagen	27 Mar 2007	Arts and Minds
Last year at this time, Vanity Fair and Elle tried a shocking experiment: they published green-themed issues. Could mainstream readers handle eco-news if it came in the shape of Julia Roberts and Evangeline Lilly (and, uh, Chip Giller)? Would green really prove to be the new black ink? Covering green issues ... or just green-issue covers? They could, and it would. After the success of last year's spri ...
Topics: fashion, green living (all these topics)

Pangea's labyrinth Great finds in the search for green cosmetics	Yolanda Crous	26 Mar 2007	Gristmill
I smell yummy. Very very yummy. So yummy, in fact, that my roommate's dog just tried to lick all the yumminess off my face. Still, even that salivary interlude couldn't kill my French Rosemary With Sweet Orange buzz. I'm on a mission to replace all my pharmacy-bought personal care products with non-toxic, petrochemical-free alternatives. Alas, it's been slow going, especially in the skin care department. It took me years, after all, to find cleansers and moisturize ...
Topics: fashion, green living, green products, health (all these topics)

Watch out for those dips in the road Bike commuting fashion tips	biodiversivist	22 Mar 2007	Gristmill
Took a long ride in the pouring rain a couple days ago to deliver some engineering drawings and test out some new gear. I'm looking for novel ideas to facilitate bike commuting. A commuter should be able to step off the bike and head straight for the coffee machine without having to change clothes or take a shower. The key to that is an electric hybrid bike, but clothing is also all-important. Although I'm confident I'd look real fine in spandex, it doesn't fit my ...
Topics: bikes, green living, fashion (all these topics)

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