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6 Ingenious Ways to Recycle Unwanted T-Shirts

1:41 pm in Fashion & Beauty, green fashion, TH Exclusives by TreeHugger

Recycled T-Shirts + Carry your produce home from the farmers' market in a reusable "mesh" bag, made from a single castoff T-shirt. + Don't waste your cash on expensive swimsuits that only last a season. Make your own sexy eco-bikini using materials you already have on hand. + To whip up your own braided belt or headband, simply cut a couple of shirts i...Read the full story on TreeHugger

100 Percent Biodegradable Eyeglasses Made From Human Hair

12:00 pm in accessories, green fashion by TreeHugger

long-hair photo Photo: longhairart.com What will they think of next? Two students from the Royal College of Art (RCA) in London have come up with biodegradable eyeglasses made from human hair. That's right, they're using your lovely locks as the main ingredient in eyeglass frames. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Best of Ecouterre: 7 Weird Edible Fashions

12:04 pm in Fashion & Beauty, green fashion, TH Exclusives by TreeHugger

Edible Fashion + A Chanel handbag made from beef jerky? At least you can eat it when the Zombie Apocalypse comes. + This edible wedding dress, made from rhubarb paper, makes for a deliciously naughty honeymoon. + Emily Crane assembled her fashion collection not with fabric and needles but with gelatin, seaweed, and food dyes. + What ever happened to Read the full story on TreeHugger

Actor Billy Zane Explains How Sustainabily (Easily) Fits Into His Lifestyle

11:09 am in Culture & Celebrity, Fashion & Beauty, footwear, green fashion, sustainable fabrics by TreeHugger

Billy Zane Photo Photo credit: redvette/Creative Commons Join the eBay Green Team on Facebook and Twitter. Best known for his achievements as an actor in over 80 films and television shows including Memphis Belle, Dead calm, Tombstone, Sniper, Zoolander, Orlando, The Phantom, Twin peaks and of course Titanic, Billy Zane has been dedicated to developing...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Eco-Fashion and Art Exhibit Opens on the Upper East Side (Photos)

10:03 am in accessories, Fashion & Beauty, green fashion, new york, recycling, sustainable fabrics by TreeHugger

fair folks art exhibit photo Dana Matthews art on view at Fair Folks & a Goat gallery. Photo: courtesy Leaf//Cloud Exhibit Open this month at Fair Folks & a Goat is "Leaf // Cloud: Nature Tangible and Transcendent," an exhibition inspired by the work of British aesthetic critic John Ruskin that offers new perspectives on environmental awareness. Curator Alicia Lubowski-Jahn employs her expertise in landscape art and eco-fashion to create a visually appealing collection that calls on us to "connect with the absent, the hidden, the estranged, and the otherworldly through nature imagery." Take a look:...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Best of Ecouterre: 7 Eco-Friendly Swimsuits for Summer

2:37 pm in Fashion & Beauty, green fashion by TreeHugger

Fables by Barrie + Cast off with a nautically notioned bathing suit, handmade in California for your inner bombshell. + This abstract floral bikini from ASOS Africa creates jobs for underprivileged communities in Kenya. + Handy corset-like side ties make adjusting Read the full story on TreeHugger

An Oxygen Tank-Equipped Bubble Dress Makes Air Pollution Irrelevant

11:07 am in air pollution, Fashion & Beauty, green fashion, new york city by TreeHugger

eight-dress-1.jpg Images courtesy of Hana Marie Newman. Photographer: Rick Wray. Model: Yasmin Bilbeisi Air pollution is a major issue: it has been linked to asthma, heart disease, appendicitis, and even suicide. There are a lot of things we can do to improve air quality, but they're pretty much all dependent on cooperating with other people. And who wants to do that? NYU student Hana Marie Newman has come up with a solution much better adapted to the rugged individualism that defines Ameri...Read the full story on TreeHugger