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April 22, 2010

Chic Eco-Friendly Style for Earth Day (thefind.com Guest Post)

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From our friends at thefind.com:

Every year the demand for eco-friendly, sustainable, fair-trade and socially conscious fashions grow. This year TheFind’s editors have rounded up their favorite style-worthy picks in honor of Earth Day. Forget the hemp tunics and cork-soled clunky sandals. Today there is something for everyone who wants to glam it up while embracing the best eco-friendly and socially responsible fashion brands.

Green is the New Black
For one day only on April 22, 2010 Louis Vuitton will donate 10% of all sales on its U.S. Web site to Global Green USA. Your donation will help to support the Green Schools cause for children in New Orleans and Los Angeles. To raise awareness to this cause check out Louis Vuitton’s twitter stream to hear what fashion editors André Leon Talley, Nina Garcia and Kim Hastreiter have to say about saving the environment. Featured above is Sofia Coppola’s exclusive design for Slim Suede Clutch (middle right, $1,400 at LouisVuitton)

Eco-Luxe Leather
For those who are lulled by leather but want to avoid the harsh chemicals used to treat them, Donna Karan has created a gorgeous shoulder bag called “The Bandito” organic leather bag (bottom left, $1,295 at Net-a-Porter). This bag is a luxurious design with ruched panel detailing, a drawstring tie close. The leather comes from a chemical-free farm, which treats the leather using natural vegetable oils.

Earth Friendly Cardigan
From Bassike is slouchy black and white striped organic cotton cardigan (upper left, $190 at Net-a-Porter) that is sure to be a well loved essential part of any eco-maven’s wardrobe. The draped front adds an interesting silhouette and buttons in the front, you’ll also love the stitched detail at the back and the fact that it’s machine washable!

The State of Organic Denim
Loomstate is known for their organic cotton jeans. We love the look of the Revelation Jean (upper right, $54 at Greenloop) for its low-rise slim leg styling. These jeans are made of 99% organic cotton. The other 1% is made of elastane, which helps to give a snug fit. Loomstate is a sustainable company, which uses socially conscious and environmentally responsible manufacturing practices, and organic materials when possible.

Happy Earth Day!

April 22, 2010

Make Your Own One-Off Tee

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Nowadays we live in a world of simplified DYI; you can self-publish a book, create your own videos, and even customize your footwear or clothing. We all have the potential to become experts on these things, but I still appreciate when all the options are laid before me, and I can make easy decisions to get the exact product that represents me to a T. Speaking of Ts, custom t-shirts is a trend that has been emerging in recent years, with a bevy of sites from Cafe Press to Threadless, and now the latest, in the custom t-shirt biz, Fibers.com. The guys at the site were kind enough to give me a complimentary test run of the tee, and let’s just say that they make it as easy as ordering business cards. You can either upload your own text and images or use one of their templates, which are broken into categories such as  ‘I Love Shirts’ ‘Popular Culture’ and ‘Politics’. Although I’ve been designing t-shirts for over five years, I wanted to try out the site as if I didn’t have a lick of design know-how.  I found the process to be relatively straightforward, with plenty of font and placement choices for the text, as well as color options. In the future, I’m hoping that they add in more women’s blank tees and organic options.

Do you like my tee? You can make the exact same one if you want to show your Fashion Pulse Daily love!

-Julia DiNardo

April 22, 2010

Coulbourne + Launches Spring 2010 Collection

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Situated in Harlem, Rocky Coulbourne‘s designs echo the street-style  aesthetic, reminiscent of American Apparel. He established Coulbourne+ in 2007 and draws his inspiration from the multifaceted sense of diversity in New York, acknowledging the array of ethnicities, religions, lifestyles, and fashion. The simple aesthetic of his spring collection is a reaction to the hordes of messages thrown at us by modern media and conveys one image at a time, letting the “+” imply the rest. His Spring 2010 Preview, held in a make-shift artist loft, was dec0rated with caution tape and a mobile clothing rack. The line features graphic t-shirts, distressed denim, cozy cardigans and swimwear which was admired by the press. Shop his collection here and follow the brand as it evolves.

-Maria Eilersen

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April 21, 2010

Celebrate the 40th Annual Earth Day (April 22nd) with Great Deals & Products!

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Burt’s Bees is leaving the hive this month with the launch of their new All-Natural Toothpaste line. Made with plaque-fighting cranberry extract, PH-balancing mineral compounds, xylitol and peppermint oil, the bees have created a buzz-worthy all-natural product that, unlike other existing brands, does not use artificial additives, like sodium for foam. The natural formula has earned the product the honorary title of the first-ever NPA (Natural Product’s Association) sealed toothpaste, boasting two versions – fluoride and fluoride-free  – of the three types: Multicare, Whitening and Kids-friendly. available in the aisles of Duane Reade, Wholefood’s, Target, Walmart and Rite Aid and hope to reach the international markets in the future. Browse burtsbees.com for free samples and $1 off coupon.

In addition to their new toothpaste, Burts Bees is honoring its co-founder who left the city and his job as a photojournalist to epitomize the simple lifestyle of a modern transcendentalist in rural Maine. A true environmentalist, he attended the first ever Earth Day and is a passionate supporter of the eco-movement. Refresh your eco-friendly status here and burt-ify yourself with an interactive survey that speaks to your environmentalist side.

Gilt Groupe is donning green too, offering an exclusive Earth Day sale on Thursday, April 22nd to benefit the National Audubon Society and The Nature Conservancy. Not only will the sale vend designs from Loomstate, Matt & Nat, Leigh & Luca, Dr. Hauschka and Edun, but the Gilt ‘Gift Tab’ permits shoppers to be extra eco-chic with sales of organic totes, tees, soy candles, recycled scarves and environmentally friendly make-up. Still, we’re most excited for gifting bundles of trees through American Forests – at a dollar each, why not sponsor a forest?

Rachel Roy: Recycled Reused is a new program taking off in honor of Earth Day’s 40th anniversary, headed by this snug eco-soft cardigan available at Macys.com. Its official, dear reader, green is the new black.

-Maria Eilersen

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