Posted by in Eco, Environment, Green on 03 11th, 2010 | No Comments
Ten-Year-Old Fashion Designer with an Eco-Conscience
Ten-Year-Old Fashion Designer with an Eco-Conscience
Credit: Cecilia Cassini Ten-year old Cecilia Cassini might just be the youngest fashion designer in the world. The California-based fifth grader has been sewing since she received her first sewing machine at the age of six. She now makes a profit from her collection of one-off garments made with fabric...
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Posted by in Environment on 03 2nd, 2010 | No Comments
Exquisite Wool Coats and Garments by Ana Livni Slow Fashion
Exquisite Wool Coats and Garments by Ana Livni Slow Fashion
Photos: AnaLivni.com As we mentioned on a previous article , Uruguayan brand Ana Livni works with the concept of slow fashion: collections that don’t follow seasons, timeless clothes, local materials and slow manufacture. For the 2010 southern cold season, they’ve revealed a set of new creations...
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Posted by admin in Eco, Green on 02 26th, 2010 | No Comments
To Market, to Market, to Market We Go
To Market, to Market, to Market We Go
As Fashion Editor of EcoSalon and owner of an eco-boutique I talk to a lot of designers. This was my first time going to Market Week in NYC as both and it was as thrilling as it was tiring. Market Week, if you haven’t been, is where clothing designers worldwide show their seasonal collections...
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Posted by in Environment on 02 26th, 2010 | No Comments
Rubber Wallets Made From Inner Tubes are Nearly Indestructible
Rubber Wallets Made From Inner Tubes are Nearly Indestructible
It’s been a while since I’ve posted on anything fashion-oriented. But I was browsing over at Wired when these slick wallets caught my eye, and they definitely deserve a shout out. Made from old bicycle inner-tubes, with felt and fabric sections added on, the wallets are said to feel so far...
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Posted by in Environment, Green on 02 23rd, 2010 | No Comments
New York Fashion Week: Susan Woo Fall 2010 (Slideshow)
New York Fashion Week: Susan Woo Fall 2010 (Slideshow)
Susan Woo, fall 2010 at New York Fashion Week. Credit: Susan Woo Susan Woo showed her 3rd collection comprised of feminine, classic, and organic looks during New York Fashion Week on Sunday, February 13, at the Bryant Park Hotel . The Autumn/Winter 2010 collection is a sophisticated collection inspired...
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Posted by admin in Eco, Environment on 02 22nd, 2010 | No Comments
Jimi: The Wallet for Pocket-Sized Pockets
Jimi: The Wallet for Pocket-Sized Pockets
“What is that ?” I asked my housemate. He was doing his online banking, and next to his pad of scribbled finances was a small rectangular box of bright plastic, about the size of a credit card. He opened it up and slid out a few credit cards. “Who needs a wallet?” Who indeed....
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Posted by in Eco, Environment, Green on 02 22nd, 2010 | No Comments
New York Fashion Week: C. Marchuska Fall 2010 (Photos)
New York Fashion Week: C. Marchuska Fall 2010 (Photos)
C. Marchuska at New York Fashion Week, fall 2010. Credit: Arthur Eisenberg C. Marchuska closed out the GreenShows at New York Fashion Week , Wednesday night with a sustainable collection of wearable, affordable, and versatile looks for fall 2010. Former Wall Street execs, Christine Marchuska and Brooke...
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Posted by in Environment, Green on 02 22nd, 2010 | No Comments
Six Sidewalks That Work While You Walk
Six Sidewalks That Work While You Walk
Photo of self-lighting tile credit copyright Pavegen systems twitpic . Sidewalks - we use ‘em everyday. Which is why there’s no end to the innovative ideas for making sidewalks work for us. Using piezoelectric, (also called kinetic energy) has been mostly confined to the novelty of the dance...
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Posted by in Eco, Environment, Green on 02 21st, 2010 | No Comments
New York Fashion Week: Deux FM Fall 2010 Runway Show (Video)
Deux FM fall 2010 collection, New York Fashion Week. Credit: Emma Grady Nova Scotia-based Deux FM showed their celebrated collection of sustainable womenswear at the GreenShows Wednesday afternoon during New York Fashion Week . Designer Anna Gilkerson follows fair trade practices, works with eco-friendly...
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Posted by in Environment on 02 21st, 2010 | No Comments
Living With The Side Effects Of Lithium-ion Batteries
Living With The Side Effects Of Lithium-ion Batteries
Lithium carbonate tablets & lithium-ion battery. Image credits: Viewpoints ; and, Wikipedia There is so much excitement and so little risk management awareness shown for the prospects of a future driven by lithium battery-powered vehicles. It makes sense that prospective risks of that future remain...
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