The second part of our Interview with Ian Yolles, head of marketing head at the newly resuscitated Nau, a green outdoor clothing maker, which just re-opened it website. Yesterday, in the first part, we delved deeper in to the business side of matters at the new Nau. For this half our investigation looks more at the product itself.

Nau, the Eco outdoor apparel company, has had a rather tumultuous year. The year began with them continuing to garner praise from all quarters not only for their highly designed and detailed clothing made only from sustainable materials, but also for their bold environmental business practices, like 5% corporate philanthropy and innovative ‘webfront’ retail stores, where customers received a discount for having goods shipped rather taking them home!

One of the cool things about going to Bioneers was seeing all the clothing on display. There was organic cotton shirts, hemp clothes, clothes from recycled materials.

Photo via Tony Hisgett at flickr

In the fashion parade that is İstiklal Caddesi, the massively popular pedestrian shopping street running through Istanbul's Beyoğlu district, denim is the undisputed king. And you don't see too many plain pairs of Levi's here, either--more often, jeans are artfully ripped, thick with embroidery, covered with pockets, dyed, distressed, or bedazzled to death.

Image source: BuyOrganics

Chocolate. Ice Cream. These are flavors, er, colors that come to mind when one sees the new Bamboo Baby line now offered at BuyOrganics. Strawberry, Vanilla, Chocolate, Pistachio, Khaki (not a flavor) are just a few of the colors you can coat your child in as you keep them from getting frostbite or freezer burn this winter while wearing soft and durable bamboo fleece....