| The eighth season of Project Runway has just gotten underway. Making some waves this go around is Gretchen Jones, a green clothing designer from Portland, Oregon. You may recall that back in season five, eco-fashionista Leanne Marshall was crowned queen of the catwalk. After the show, Leanne has continued to work as a eco-fashion designers. From what we could find, Leanne's making handmade dresses and selling them on Etsy, but her garments haven't exactly changed the fashion world.  This season, |
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Like any proper fashionista, we love a bargain on a hot trendy item, but lately we’re a little disillusioned with the fast fashion frenzy. Fast fashion is a term used to describe clothing collections which are based on the most recent fashion trends. These trends are designed and manufactured quickly and cheaply to allow the mainstream consumer to take advantage of current clothing styles at ultra low prices. In theory this is all well and good, but the fact of the matter is that these garments
Leblas ethical jewellery has teamed up with URTH, eco-luxe lifestyle brand co-founded by Sharon Walker, to design a collection of fine jewellery for the SS2010 season. This collection will launch in late April 2010 at the Leblas Sloane Street Boutique.
Made entirely from ethical materials including recycled sterling silver, URTH Ethical 18ct gold, and lead-free enamel, the collection will feature some of Leblas' most distinct filigree design techniques . The delicate patterns of filigree will be
Tickle Me Tuesdays are back! This time, we’re covering the amazing fashion designers, beauty products, and eco-conscious food companies we discovered at Green Festival DC this weekend. We know how hard it is to break into and establish a niche in eco fashion, beauty or food, the competition is stiff. So we’ve cut through the clutter and found six mid-Atlantic and Northeast based companies are worthy of attention.The Criteria For Our Selections: Quality line products, not available through large
AMIRA fell into fashion accidentally after a trip to India gave her a sudden
flash of celestial inspiration. During her travels she made her own clothes
and now nearly five years later her one-off and limited edition fair-trade
dresses, tops, jacket and lingerie – in printed end-of-run and surplus cottons
still sourced by hand from India - are available from eco-boutiques in London,
New York, and Milan.
Competition entry for It's Aperitivo time competition organized by designboom in collaboration with Peroni Nastro azzurro and Alessi .Beer cooling bowl in shape of flying saucer.Eccentric design ideas by Peter Jakubik.
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