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Eco Chic Weekly – 25th Sept ‘09

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We’re a little later than usual with our round up this week but as they say, good things come to those who wait….

Eco Chic Weekly badgeEcco*Eco
Fair Trade line Suno’s 2010 collection

Eco Fashion World
Performance at the World Congress on Organic Cotton.

Eco Chick
Fall Eco Fashion Accessories: Drama, Color & Recycled Metal

Eco Diva
Juice Beauty Organic Facial Mask – Product Review.

Ecouterre
Answers the question, “Why is Eco-Fashion So Expensive?”

Ethical Style
Harry Potter’s Emma Watson designs fair trade line

Feelgood Style
Strip away unwanted hait, naturally

Girlie Girl Army
Tells us about the world’s sexiest and most ethical black boots.

Green Grechen
Eco-Fashion deals & steals this week.

Green Lashes and Fashion
The best 5 vintage cuffs.

Heidi and Seek
What do you like about Heidi and Seek?

Hiphonest
Video featuring Ecoluxury line by Swedish designer Camilla Norrback.

Modern Hippie Mag
New Online Resource for Greening Your Wedding.

Organic Beauty View
Max Green & Moko : A day of naturalbeauty discoveries.

The Alternative Consumer
NY eco fashion week wrap-up.

The GIN Lady
Solar power style by Bird Textiles.

The Green Girls
What to do with last season’s fall wardrobe.

The Thrifty Chicks
Shopping Golightly trips to the mall and what does she see?

Treehugger
London Fashion Week and the Esthetica showcase.

Eco Chic Weekly is coordinated by the fantastic ADQ of Fashion Evolved.

Relaxed elegance, the green way

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Nicole BridgerSustainable designer, Nicole Bridger reflects back to the roots of functionality and comfort for her fw09 collection, highlighted by the oversized shapes which took on a refreshing new silhouette.

Nicole’s signature loose and casual cuts like those found in her “must have” billowy dresses signify the modern and simplistic sustainable vision of the designer.

Some of her key pieces for the season include; the Today Tunic; a day dress with slouchy pockets and a menswear inspired tailored sleeve. It’s the perfect take on luxe athletic for the fall. The silhouette is cinched by a drawstring waistline and comes in navy, sage, and black and it’s also produced in organic supima cotton woven in Portugal.

Simple pieces make layering easy for the fall season, from warm wool modern cardigans and vests to casual organic tees and smart button down blouses.

Nicole BridgerBridger continues to elevate the fashion world by finding the beauty all around us while using pure elements found in nature. We talked to Nicole about her designs and she said, “Every season I get my inspiration from life lessons that I am learning at the time. When I started designing this season my husband and I were newly pregnant and looking at how to restructure our lives in order to prepare for the new addition to our family. Becoming pregnant I was able to quickly and easily decide what was positive in my life and what I could let go of. I was able to focus myself, my business, my relationships, and my home all in preparation for our baby. It was all about putting things into perspective.”

Nicole Bridger’s entire collection is made of sustainable organic fabrics and manufactured ethically, affirming that you are contributing to the earth in a positive way.

For more info: www.nicolebriger.com

Article by Kristin Ann Janishefski

Eco Chic Weekly – 14th Sept ‘09

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Eco Chic Weekly badgeStart your week with the wonderful Eco Chic Weekly roundup….

Ecco*Eco
Organic by John Patrick – Spring/Summer 2010 collection

Eco Fashion World
Talk about new materials being used in eco fashion

Eco-Chick
MuiChic – Accessories for Autumn

The Eco Diva
5 natural beauty tips (old school style!)

Ethical Style
Justify their fashion love

Feelgood Style
There’s still lead in lipstick but the FDA says it is OK

The Girlie Girl Army
Say leopard print is here to stay.

Green Grechen
Recycled suede pouch from Manimal.

Green Lashes and Fashion

Shows us some great upcycled fashion finds

Greenopia
The best eco jewelry for Fall

HipHonest
Explores recycled textiles Marielle Leenders

Inhabitat
Their top 7 favorite green shoes for Fall

Organic Beauty View
Covers New York Fashion Week!

The Alternative Consumer
Eco fashion’s night out – NYC

The GIN Lady
Esthetica’s showcase of 38 ethical designers

The Green Girls
How to have way too much fun preparing Your green wedding!

Treehugger
Six Fall fashion disasters to avoid.

Eco Chic Weekly is coordinated by the fantastic ADQ of Fashion Evolved.

Eco Chic Weekly – 7th Sept ‘09

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Wow, its September already! Let’s see what the autumn ECW will bring…

Eco Chic Weekly badgeFashion, Evolved
Interviews Fabulous (and Glamorous!) Fitness Guru, Lisa Johnson.

Ecco*Eco
Are all eyes on Ada Zanditon

Eco-Chick
Has had a make-over and is looking good!

Eco Diva
Dr. Alkaitis holistic organic skincare giveaway

Ethical Style
Vogue editor Anna Wintour and why she doesn’t really shop much.

Feelgood Style
Vapour Organic Beauty: Weightless make-up

Girlie Girl Army
Must-have boots for fall / winter 2009

Green Grechen
Tells us how to buy vintage shoes.

Green Lashes and Fashion
Eco fashion finds for a sweet soiree.

Greenopia
Extend your sun-kissed look into fall

Inhabitat
Top 7 Favorite Eco Shoes for this fall

Planet Green
Flea Queen’s Guide to Thrift Shopping.

The Alternative Consumer
Defy – Recycled billboard bags with killer style

The Thrifty Chicks
Say faux (vintage) is foe!

Treehugger
Features 7 Hot Models Who Are Also Environmentalists!

Eco Chic Weekly – 29th August ‘09

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Eco Chic Weekly BadgeHere’s the latest on everything chic, stylish and green.

Fashion, Evolved
Interviews Jaszy McAllister creator of ethical, beautiful Jaszy’s Jewelry.

Eco Fashion World
Interview with Maroussia Rebecq, founder of Andrea Crews.

Eco-Chick
Keeps us updated with the week’s eco fashion news.

Eco Diva
Shows us how to go local with Etsy.com

Ethical Style
Bangladesh Garment Factories Going Fair Trade

Feelgood Style
Popomomo introduces the Curatorial Collection

Green Grechen
Milk silk and the environmental effects

Green Lashes and Fashion
Amazing finds from organic fashion sales

Greenopia
8 Best Ways to Get The Closest Eco Shave (for Men and Women!)

Inhabitat
NoonSolar Bags: Solar Power Your Electronics with Your Bag

Modern Hippie Mag
Ask the Beauty Chick – Question and answer about chemicals in hair oil

Planet Green
Take the quiz to find out if you’re a green beauty

Alternative Consumer
Gorgeous upcycled vintage red bag

The Green Girls
Obsessed with vintage jewellery this fall

The Thrifty Chicks
Standing naked in a thrift store.

Treehugger
Beyond Parabens: 7 common cosmetics ingredients you need to avoid

Eco Chic Weekly is coordinated by the fantastic ADQ of Fashion Evolved.

The new season for your wardrobe? It’s green, not winter!

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So you’re back from some wonderful Mediterranean holiday, and can’t bear to part from your linen frocks and jewel sandals. Sadly though, September is just around the corner, some things will have to go, and some other come back out.

Surely, the thought of tackling your wardrobe for the turn of season is not exciting – probably just because nobody showed you the liberating and rewarding side of it.

How about getting to the bottom of it – and rediscovering some long-forgotten pieces that might just do for you again. How about freeing some space from useless, no longer wearable items and making your closet look like a boutique – well organised and displayed, only you are the exclusive customer, and everything comes right in your size!

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Still don’t know where to start? Just get an expert to do it for you. That’s right. Wardrobe management can be just for you – gone are the days where it was a whim for rich shopaholics and celebrities.

So much so that Rewardrobe, the latest Wardrobe Management and Image Consultancy in London, actually are Slow Wear advisors. Far from the spending excesses of fad-following fashionistas, they will actually encourage you to make the most of your existing wardrobe, weeding it until everything that’s left is perfect on you, and then styling it to match your true personal image.

Feel guilty about shopping now? Not at all – Rewardrobe will give you a fulfilling and rewarding experience, not make you feel guilty about your choices.

You can say yes to more shopping, only with a different approach. Rewardrobe’s aim is to give you a new awareness, and work with you towards a more responsible style. So your shopping will never again be on an impulse, but you will go for quality materials, ethical labels, natural fibres and brands that come with a guarantee for sustainable sources / fair-trade practices / quality trademarks.

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And that’s not all. When you finally have that much needed wardrobe weeding, what are you going to do with the pieces you no longer want? Rewardrobe can help you here, too. With their thorough Upcycle scheme, all your items will be given a second lease of life – donated to trusted charitable organisations, swapped, or recycled. Rewardrobe do not believe in dumping! The most innovative option is to give some pieces away to some of London’s quirkiest young designers, who work on reconstructed fashion and will accept textiles to incorporate them into their creative process.

And all those beautiful things actually left in your newly styled wardrobe? We surely want you to make the most of them – treating them with care all the way through. That’s why Rewardrobe can advise you on the most delicate natural detergents, the best traditional methods to wash and avoid chemical dry cleaning, the most efficient tips for seasonal and daily clothes storage, and lots more.

So yes, we might be going for winter, but how about the rewarding feeling of starting the new season with a new, spotless, and sustainable ‘slow wear’ wardrobe? That would almost make me yearn for my scarf and gloves!

Find out more at www.rewardrobe.eu
Article by Veronica Crespi. Contact her at veronica@rewardrobe.eu

Eco Chic Weekly – 22nd August ‘09

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This weeks eco fashion roundup from those in the know….

Eco Chic Weekly BadgeFashion, Evolved
The Life and Times of Victoria Klein.

Ecco*Eco
Frei Designs opens shop

Eco Fashion World
Interview with Pivot shop owner Jessa Brinkmeyer.

Eco-Chick
Its love at first sight with Teich bags.

Eco-Diva
Organic Essence Vanilla Lip Balm review.

Ethical Style
Glamour Runs Unretouched Photo of Plus-Size Model

Feelgood Style
Kazam Natural Body Care.

The Girlie Girl Army
At Home Facials for the Broke Glamazon.

Green Grechen
Eco Fashion Deals and Steals.

Green Lashes and Fashion
Ten Vintage Vegan Bags

Inhabitat
Save the world with your underwear at PACT.

Modern Hippie Mag
Spotlight on McFarland Designs.

Organic Beauty View
Eco Tools’ bath and body collection

Planet Green
Five free ways to reverse summer skin and hair damage.

Alternative Consumer
Enamore’s 2010 eco undies.

The GIN Lady
Ruby London: Style led ethical fashion.

The Green Girls
Green-Minded Skin.

The Thrifty Chicks
Thirft stores: Do you shop where you drop?

Treehugger
Nau bags – they’re completely different.

Eco Chic Weekly is coordinated by the fantastic ADQ of Fashion Evolved.

Frocks to get steamy in … that aren’t from a sweatshop

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When Spanish designer Nieves Ruiz Ramos started up her own label she wanted it to be ethical. After 10 years designing for Zara and other high-street retailers she felt that fashion was becoming increasingly like junk-food. The industry was producing more clothes, at cheaper prices with little consideration for who and what was behind the label.

A Pink Bibico Dress
Nieves wanted to give an on-trend fairtrade alternative to the high-street shopper. Towards this end her designs continue to reflect the latest styles, the clothes are flattering and the prices affordable. The key difference is that bibico’s producers have fairtrade certification.

Bibico labelA women’s co-operative in the Mumbai slums manufactured bibico’s Spring/Summer 09 collection. The collection features pretty prints with unique embellishments and crochet detailing. It is currently on sale in TOPSHOP, Oxford Circus, where it was launched in-store this February as part of their Fairtrade Fortnight.

The winter collection, which will be available later in the year, includes knitwear that was made by a small fairtrade craft centre in Nepal that provides a living wage and opportunities for business development for local craftspeople.

Nieves lives and works alongside her producers as her designs are stitched and knitted. She now considers them to be her friends as well as her business partners. She has listened to their life-stories and learnt how these self-run fairtrade organisations have helped turn many vulnerable lives around.

A Green Bibico Dress

Bibico is about lovely dresses. It’s also about reaching out to marginalised communities, forging sustainable livelihoods and demonstrating that we can be both fashionable and fair.

The bibico Spring/Summer 09 collection is available online at www.bibico.co.uk and also in various stockists around the UK and Europe.

For more information you can contact bibico at info@bibico.co.uk

Eco Chic Weekly – 16th Feb ‘09

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Eco Chic WeeklyWelcome to this week’s ECW run down.

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Alternative Consumer
New to the eco savvy style scene is a line of beautifully handmade purses, totes, messenger bags and iphone cases from ZAUM.

Green Cotton
END Footwear: Defining the cutting edge of eco-trail and road running with soy, rice, PET and more

Fashion Evolved

Terra Plana’s new line of “Barefoot” Shoes Change the World of Footwear!

Green Girls Global (that’s us!)
Celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight 2009 at the Fabulous Fairtrade Fashion Show

Eco Chic Weekly – 19th Jan ‘09

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Eco Chic WeeklyHere’s this week’s round-up, short and sweet

Enjoy!…

Alternative Consumer
Comfy and fashionable, biodegradable booties in natural rubber for your four-legged friend.

Green Cotton
Homemade from the heart: Print*Pattern*Paper’s eco-totes & art

Green Grechen
Portland’s Independent Designers

Victoria Everman
Remember the Rainforest When Shopping with Your Envirosax & exclusive giveaway

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