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Are you going green? Maybe you are "environmentally," but the color green is one of fashion's latest trend.

Check out some of my picks below:

Of course, you could wear green with other variations of green (but not to much green, you don't want to look like a giant cucumber), patterns (houndstooth, plaid) neutrals (black, white, brown, beige) and other colors (blue, purple).

So, will you be going green?

Leblas Ethical Jewellery has just launched Fluid, a new sultry lace-like jewellery collection for the AW2010 season.

This ethical Fluid chain-mail inspired collection is designed by linking intricate silver rings together, making stunning pieces designed to move and flow with your body becoming a second skin, just like flirtatious lacy lingerie.

Made entirely from 100% recycled sterling silver, Fluid comes in both silver and 18ct gold-plated silver. The collection comprises of bracelets, necklaces

Designers– looking for new materials for your next collection that are fashion forward and eco-friendly? Well, we’d like to introduce you to AirDye, a revolutionary textile process that dyes fabrics without water. We first heard about this sustainable technology during our excursion
to FIT’s “Going Green” exhibit. We wanted to find out more the AirDye process and fabrics so we took a trip AirDye offices on Fashion Avenue. To see what we captured, click play. (more…)

Last week, we introduced you to AirDye®, a revolutionary textile process that dyes fabrics without water. Now watch this technology brought to life with Argenti’s new Spring 2011 line. We sat down with founder Pat Argenti at Moda Manhattan this week to discuss the brand’s new look and the secrets to itssuccess. To hear what the head Argenti had to say about being eco-friendly and why they chose AirDye®, click play. (more…)

If you grew up in the Age of Google, you’re probably familiar with the hack-friendly practice of open sourcing—you know, offering up the source code of your program and letting the users improve and customize it to their nerdy heart’s content. Well, a group of intrepid fashion nerds (also known as fashionistas) are trying to hack their way into luxury production, and they’re inviting you along.

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Photo via Style Bubble

As much as we love young designers, it’s still a rarity for a recent design school graduate to make our jaws drop to the floor. So when Style Bubble featured Helen Furber’sridiculously forward-thinking shoe designs, we had to share it withyou. They’re just that amazing.

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By now, you’ve probably heard the terms “eco-fashion” and “going green.” You may even own a piece of clothing or carry a handbag that falls under the eco-friendly category. But how much do you actually know about the environmental practice? Well readers, we took a trip to The Museum at FIT to walk through its newest display “Eco-Fashion: Going Green” to learn more about the history of green fashion and fashion’s relationship with the environment, both good and bad. For those of you lucky enough

Nicole Giordano is a textiles and accessories designer who writes the intersection of fashion, technology, and social media, offering her experience and expertise to you.

Sustainable Fashion | Image via Flikr/Abigail Doan

You’re starting a new line and, sensitive soul that you are, you’re considering going sustainable. Well good, I love hearing that. But is “green fashion” is a valid business maneuver or just a fleeting marketing angle? Do customers and retailers really buy into sustainability yet

Photo via Flickr/Kelly Melissa Photography

If you’re anything like us, whenever you need more room in your already packed apartment, it means another humiliating trip to Buffalo Exchange or Beacon’s Closet only to find out that your spare threads are “unsellable” and all you’ve got in your hands is three drawers worth of landfill. Well, if you’re a New Yorker, fitting the hottest fall trends in your closet just got a lot easier. This September, NYC is finally going green by launching a massive te

Kelli Blake's picks from the Six Items or Less Project

Imagine wearing the same few items of clothing everyday for a month or, even worse, an entire year! Starting this week, a group of participants from California to Dubai are participating in the Six Items Or Less experiment by choosing only garments to wear for the next 30 days and share their experiences with a group blog. As lovers of fashion, we have wonder why in God’s good name would someone do that to themselves.
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Well, I am on a serious high this week as we continue to build into the Veritas Artist Collective. As of yesterday we have added Virgin Record’s Green River Ordinance and Humanitarian Photographer Esther Havens to the Artist Collective. All five of the individuals that make us GRO and Esther herself all live in a manor that

A. Inspire and Build into communities in need.

B. Continually grow and hone their individual creativity and medium.

In 2007 GRO inked the deal with EMI/Virgin Records, joining a

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