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3:13 pm in fashion, Fashion & Beauty, gadgets, recycling, Science & Technology, technology, upcycling by TreeHugger
Photos by Steven Rodrig
Steven Rodrig is at it again. Last spring he created that awesome pair of high heels out of circuit boards, which we all ogled at either through appreciation or confusion. And this summer, he's created a rather amazing pair of sandals. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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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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11:31 am in accessories, Fashion & Beauty, jewelry by TreeHugger
Todd Reed Bridal ring, ($9,900). Photo: Todd Reed
When producing one gold ring generates five tons of environmental waste, you have to think about the price you're paying to don nature's most precious bling.
In Boulder, Colorado, Todd Reed is crafting handmade jewelry with recycled precious metals and his signature, raw and uncut diamonds. What is so striking about Reed's designs is that they actually look like they came from the ear...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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8:12 am in Fashion & Beauty, footwear by TreeHugger
I can't stop looking at Osborn shoes. They are just so bright, beautiful and oh so wearable. The footwear label has a personal approach to fashion: Each shoe is hand made by artisans in Guatemala, they are individually signed by its maker, and they do not follow seasonal trends. Instead, they create capsule collections. Their most recent, Magnifeco reports, is a collaboration with artist Justine Ashbee on a Read the full story on TreeHugger
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8:00 am in Culture & Celebrity, Design & Architecture, Fashion & Beauty, images galleries by TreeHugger
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Yosemite is one of the most beautiful places on the planet and millions of people flock there every year to take in the sights. Well, they would if it weren't for the blasted trees. Those stupid bushy things are blocking the views, so the park is looking at just chopping the trouble-makers down. Um... say what?
We also have the pretty pictures of people on bikes, news that the Arctic sea ice extent is at a new monthly record low, an eco luxury resort chain on the Indonesian Island of Bali, and more in our photo roundup of the best images in TreeHugger this week.
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8:08 am in bicycles, bikes, biking, Fashion & Beauty, new york city by TreeHugger
Photo: Bowery Lane Bicycles
The Fashion Center is outfitting New York City with "Tour de Fashion," a fleet of thirty bicycles customized by the city's top designers just in time for Fashion Week, September 8 - 15, Thread NY reports; special thanks to participating designer Gretch...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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7:15 am in chemical sesitivity, cosmetics, Fashion & Beauty by TreeHugger
Photo: A Perfume Organic
From California teens protesting Abercrombie & Fitch's toxic perfume to secret chemicals found in popular perfumes, I've written a slew of stories on the chemicals in common fragrances. So for the sake of a fresh scent sans chemicals, here's A Perfume Organic. The New York based perfumery offers hand-poured perfume using USDA cer...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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7:25 am in clothing, Fashion & Beauty by TreeHugger
Credit: Jack Hollingsworth/Thinkstock
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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