This post goes out to Unni Strand, who asked me for a list of Eco-Fabrics. Well, Unni, I am happy to say the list is long, far and wide. I bet you will be surprised at how many eco-fabric options there are, now, to get designers to use them! “Half of all textile fibers still come from...

What does a woman who despises to put her legs into a pair of shorts wear to keep cool this summer? Nixxi’s cropped pant. Cropped or capri, these beauties by Nixxi are on trend for Summer 2011. The cropped pant is not just a trend, but an eternal summer essential for your wardrobe, and if...

Would you like to have your floor made of grass? Yes, that is right, Bamboo is not a tree, but a subspecies of grass, which can be found mainly in East and South East Asia. It has amazing characteristics – for example, bamboo is able to grow 20-25 inches per day, while retaining extreme...

Owned by two sisters, American Family Naturally is an online shop featuring a range of eco-friendly offerings from bath & home, wearables for men/women/kids, pets and auto. I had the pleasure of sampling their ridiculously soft & luxurious bamboo bath towels recently so of course I...

Who wants an eco-index? I do, I do! As I write this for the eco-conscious and eco-curious at this moment in time a meeting of the minds of 100 major apparel companies is brewing over a new eco-index apparel label for clothing and shoes to launch this past August at the Outdoor Retailer Expo...

The long awaited winner is…drum roll please…Aik (@aikchien) #46, congrats on winning a luxurious signature shrug (valued at $325!) and organic cotton tote from ROSEL!! Aik, you will be contacted via email and/or Twitter, please respond within 48 hours to claim your gift or...

Recently I had the pleasure of chatting with ROSEL designer Juliane Camposano and learned a bit about her passion for fashion and the environment.  Named for Camposano’s great-aunt, a fashion designer based in Berlin in the 1930s, ROSEL is a full-fashion knitwear line created with respect ...

I’ve been on the search for a good pair of organic underwear for awhile now. I got a pair of spun bamboo boxers from Greenshops.com a few months ago. Although they’re really soft and quite comfortable, I haven’t really been much of a boxer guy since college. No, I...

As a big fan of mineral makeup, a favorite find I came across last year when needing to replace my brushes was EcoTools.  Earth-friendly cosmetic brushes incorporating bamboo handles, recycled aluminum and taklon bristles – a synthetic versus a natural animal hair bristle.  Best of...

“Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.” – Bruce Lee Considering that among our human counterparts each of us maintains only 1/6,807,900,000 of the collective power, it’s safe to say that we...