Fashion & Beauty

Organic Beauty Magazine Makes Green Glamor Gettable

Posted Fri, 02/27/2009 - 17:49 by muenda

Images courtesy of Organic Beauty.

Move over Allure. Watch out Glamour. There's a new beauty bible in town. For years, eco-conscious women have been sifting through product reviews in magazines, always hoping to discover a new eco-friendly or organic product amongst the deluge of not-so-good-for-you items. But the search is over.

Five Picks for Eco-Friendly Socks

Posted Mon, 12/01/2008 - 07:35 by muenda

"The Sockfather" is a silly spoof underscoring why eco-socks are better.

Why has it been incredibly easy to buy organic t-shirts and yet so relatively difficult to

Manto: Traditional weavings made modern, loom woven tire-bags

Posted Tue, 10/21/2008 - 12:25 by muenda

Designer Diana Dai Chee Chaug and artist Clara de la Torre knew the weavers from northern Argentina in a trip to Salta and Jujuy in 2002 and fell in love with their culture.

Bioneers 2008: Reincarnated Clothes Get a Second Chance at Cuteness

Posted Mon, 10/20/2008 - 18:05 by muenda

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.

Rickshaw's New ‘Zero Waste’ Messenger Bag

Posted Sun, 10/19/2008 - 15:00 by muenda

A new messenger bag has recently been introduced by Rickshaw, the San Francisco based company. It’s called the Zero, named after the amount of waste generated during the production of each bag. And this is one fine-looking bag—it’s distinct, stylish, sophisticated, and most importantly, sustainable.

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Denim Deadly for Some Turkish Workers

Posted Sun, 10/19/2008 - 14:44 by muenda

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.

Beauty Lab: Juara's 100% Vegetarian Skincare Line

Posted Sat, 10/18/2008 - 13:19 by muenda

Photo credit: Juara

Skincare line Juara is in with the green scene with its 100% Vegetarian, non-animal tested products inspired by Indonesian Botanicals and ancient beauty rituals.

Weather Channel Hosts Essay Contest for High School Students with Eye for Environmental Issues

Posted Fri, 10/17/2008 - 23:12 by muenda

If you’re a high school student with a passion for the environment and a way with words then we’ve got a contest that’s right up your alley. But you’d better hurry because the deadline for the Weather Channel's high school essay contest is just days away. ...

Stitch'T: Saving T-shirts One Quilt at a Time

Posted Fri, 10/17/2008 - 20:14 by muenda

Photo credit: stitch'T

If you're inundated by T-shirts but are unwilling to part with them for sentimental reasons, consider turning them into a commemorative quilt. Sewing not quite your thing?