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12:47 pm in accessories, clothing, conservation, fashion, Fashion & Beauty, forestry, Take Action, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger
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Sure, a pair of flip flops won't really save all rainforests, but dropping $18,000 to own them, with the proceeds going to protect 100,000 square feet of endangered rain forest land certainly can't hurt. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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10:14 am in clothing, Fashion & Beauty, sustainable clothing by TreeHugger
Crop by David Peck's "Common Threads" collection. Photo: Jaime Leigh Collier of Casa de Camera
Short for "Creative Opportunities," Crop by David Peck is a Houston, Texas-based ethical fashion line and if their successful debut says anything about their future, they're not going anywhere anytime soon.
For summer 2011, Peck transforms photojournalist Jaime Collier's images of villages, children, and living conditions in Uganda into fashion. The result: gorgeous prints on fair trade and certified organic materials in form-flattering silhou...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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8:28 am in accessories, clothing, Fashion & Beauty by TreeHugger
Ahkun co-founder Anh-Thu Nguyen. Photo: Emma Grady
This weekend, a band of local fashion and accessory designers came together to help launch Ahkun, a non-profit social enterprise that works with entrepreneurs and connect them to the global marketplace, with a pop up shop at the Lower Eastside Girls Club in New York City.
Participating designers also helped raise awareness for Kiva by donating 10% of their sales from the weekend toward a microloan for an artisan of their choice. I stumbled upon some interesting -- and some weird -- eco fas...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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7:25 am in clothing, Fashion & Beauty by TreeHugger
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While an old fashioned way to give jeans the "worn" look is to, well, wear them, sandblasting jeans speeds up the process so you can buy them that way. Unfortunately, it poses a health hazard to garment workers who are exposed to silica while manually firing sand under high pressure at jeans.
Sandblasting has been in the news recently, with Versace joining Levi's, H&M, C&A, and Gucci in banning the process, and according to Read the full story on TreeHugger
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8:31 am in accessories, clothing, Fashion & Beauty by TreeHugger
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Histoire, which means "history" or "story" in French, has opened its virtual doors, WWD reports. Curated by creator Monica Tai, the online boutique is packed with socially and environmentally conscious home and lifestyle treasures from around the world.
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2:30 pm in accessories, clothing, fashion, Fashion & Beauty, food production, Science & Technology, technology by TreeHugger
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Milk is the raw material for a new fabric created by 28-year-old German biologist Ande Domaske, who has created a string of beautiful designs based on the silky smooth fabric. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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8:28 am in accessories, bicycle accessories, clothing, Fashion & Beauty by TreeHugger
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Levi's classic men's styles are getting a makeover for the urban commuter cyclist. Both the 511 Skinny Jeans and the Levi's Trucker Jacket, which was first introduced in 1962, now boast functional features, including u-lock storage, extra pockets, cropped pants, and more. Prices range from $78 - $128 and they are conveniently available at Levi.com. Take a look:...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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8:13 am in accessories, clothing, Fashion & Beauty, summer rayne oakes, unied kingdom, united states by TreeHugger
Summer Rayne Oakes looks over fabric swatches at Source4Style. Photo: courtesy Cartier Women's Initiative Award
We've been following sustainable sourcing marketplace Source4Style, founded by Summer Rayne Oakes and Benita Singh, from the very beginning, and now, they're up for a major award, the Read the full story on TreeHugger
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8:36 am in clothing, Fashion & Beauty by TreeHugger
Battle of the prints: Feral Childe vs. Forever 21. Photo: courtesy Donger / Burrroughs APC
If imitation is a form of flattery, than fast fashion retailer Forever 21 must be fond of eco-fashion label Feral Childe.
Feral Childe design duo Alice Wu and Moriah Carlson are taking legal action against Forever 21 for copyright infringement, alleging that the the fast fashion company has "copied one of Feral Childe's original hand-created d...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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1:22 pm in Business & Politics, clothing, recycling, upcycling, waste by TreeHugger
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If you're like a lot of people these days, you know that avoiding plastic use is a good idea. You ditch the single serving water bottles for a good steel one. You choose paper rather than plastic. But did you know that many of your clothing purchases, use plastic that you never see - Even from the greenest of companies, like The Nort...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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