In this video, Ethical Bella spotlights eco designer Tara St. James who has an amazing eco-fashion brand called Study NY, a hip and affordable high fashion line based in Brooklyn, NY. You can find items from work to weekend, and oh-so-amazing cocktail dresses. Get ready for the Fall the eco glam way!
View StudyNY Fall 2010 collection here.
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Showing posts with label Eco-Fashion Trends. Show all posts
Eco-Fashion Exhibition at NYC's Museum at FIT
The Museum at Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC presents Eco-Fashion: Going Green, an exhibition exploring the evolution of the fashion industry’s multifaceted and complex relationship with the environment. By examining the past two centuries of fashion’s good—and bad— environmental and ethical practices, Eco-Fashion: Going Green provides historical context for today’s eco-fashion movement.
Going Green exhibit shows that, contrary to popular belief, fashion designers have long been interested in sustainability. The revealing exhibition features over 100 garments, accessories and textiles from the mid-18th century to the present. Defining what qualifies as "eco-fashion" while highlighting how each stage of fashion production has environmental consequences are the two main principles upon which the exhibition is built. The display features beautiful designs by contemporary designers such as Edun, Bodkin and Fin alongside centuries-old creations like a silk brocade gown from 1760.
As a fellow FIT recent graduate and Alum, I know all about this museum and its amazing shows throughout the years. If you are in the NYC area be sure to check out this one-of-it's-kind eco-fashion exhibition!
On View at The Museum at FIT in New York May 26 Through November 13, 2010
See their Press Release
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Green This Look: The Little White Dress
Sure, it looks great against summer-bronzed skin, but the little white dress has continually taken a backseat to its black counterpart for seasons on end. Now now it's time for the LWD to hop in the front seat and drive. Sarah Jessica Parker and Reese Witherspoon stood out this spring with elegant and ladylike white and cream shade dresses.
I absolutely love this versatile must have for spring. It can take you anywhere – from the grocery store in flops to a summer wedding in heels. It's the perfect recession-proof piece that you can wear and pair all summer long.
Green This Look
Stewart+Brown Camellia Dress, $168 at Stewartbrown.com
I love this dress! it features beautiful pleating and draping all around, very eco-chic. Is made of 100% organic crepe cotton.
Sublet Clothing Alison Dress, $150 at Subletclothing.com
This is a very easy to wear dress that allows to go from day to a night out. It has a stunning shape and an elegant neckline with dramatic pleating throughout the front and back. Is made with organic cotton and bamboo.
Nina Dress, $200 at Shopflick.com
This Nina Dress is a 100% Organic Cotton knit jersey dress with inverted pleats at waist to create side drapes. Fitted bodice with large open keyhole back---almost fully backless! Sweet, sexy and super cute for spring!
Doie Sunset Dress, $ 96 at Nimli.com
This very pretty dress is made from organic cotton. Style it up with boots and a belt or keep it simple with flip flops. Great for those summer days!
Eco Glamourista Tip: Get a travel sized on-the-go stain remover to throw in your bag and wear that sexy Little White Dress worry free!
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NY Fashion Week GreenShows Highlights: Playful Short Dresses
Short is the new hemline for Fall 2010! During NY Fashion Week GreenShows we saw an assortment of playful, flirty dresses anything from above the knee to mini-dresses that are very chic and sophisticated, always keeping the environment in mind.
I really love how eco-designers are really experimenting with interesting designs, new sustainable fabrics and even digitally-printed fabric which is less toxic on the environment. Checkout some of the great dresses we will see these Fall from eco-fashion designers:
Deux FM's Audrey Dress
Samantha Pleet's Pleeted Mini Dress
Ekovaruhuset's Mika Machida's wool dress with printed cranes
John Patrick's Organic's digitally-printed silk chiffon
Tell us, which one is your favorite?
Photo credit: Ecouterre
10 Ways To Make Your Wardrobe Sustainable
If having a more sustainable wardrobe is your goal this year, you are in luck! While some might think that eco-friendly fashion just means clothing made with organic cotton or recycled yarns, There are actually many ways to have a greener wardrobe - some very simple, and some require a little more work, but its a well-worth effort to keep the environment safe and can make your outfits more interesting and unique as well!
1.Keep what you already own. Really? Can it be that easy? Yes! Just because the clothes currently in your closet weren't eco-friendly to begin with doesn't mean you should throw them out and start from scratch. Wearing what you already own requires no new materials, no water or energy to produce it, and no shipping. It's the most green thing you can do.
2. Don't wash them so much. Washing machines consume huge amounts of water and energy, while utilizing harsh detergents and chemicals that do the environment no favors. Try to wash full loads less frequently, and line dry if possible. And avoid dry cleaning if you can.
3. Buy pre-owned fashion. If you do want to buy something, shop vintage. When you buy used clothing, you're recycling it, saving it from the landfill. And it required no additional resources to produce it.
4. Buy clothes that last. When you do need to purchase a new item of clothing, choose something that will last for years- not just in terms of durability, but timelessness in style. A classic dress made with inorganic cotton that you keep for 20 years is a lot more eco-friendly than a trendy one made with organic hemp that you only wear for one season.
5. Shop for new clothes made from recycled ones. Perhaps inspired by their class projects from fashion college, some innovative, up and coming designers are creating entire fashion lines constructed of fabric from cast-off clothing. That means old men's dress shirts given new life as skirts, or vintage kimonos reincarnated as wedding gowns.
6. Buy new clothes and accessories made from recycled non-clothing. New technologies are making it possible for manmade objects like plastic water bottles to be shredded and woven into fibers to make sweaters and socks. You can find handbags made of recycled candy wrappers, and shoes made from old rubber tires. Everything old is indeed new again.
7. Look for organic fabrics. Because most major retailers and fashion design labels are using organic fabrics as their entree into the eco-friendly category, consumers are increasingly more familiar with organic cotton, linen, wool, and hemp. To be certified organic, the natural materials used in the fabric must be farmed without pesticides and herbicides.
8. Beware of "greenwashing." Many fashion companies like to claim that their clothes are green, but they may be jumping on the green bandwagon while actually harming the earth. For example, many companies are touting bamboo this and bamboo that, since the public perception is that bamboo is green. But not all bamboo is created equal. True, the plant is renewable, but forests and animal habitats are being cleared to make way for some plantations.
9. Shop locally. Clothing made in the United States or, better yet, your hometown, reduces the amount of energy needed to ship that garment to your neighborhood store. And you're supporting the local economy.
10. Demand Fair Trade Practices. Besides the material and energy resources required to make a garment, more light has been shed in recent years on the human resources. Environmentally conscious consumers are urging manufacturers to cease child labor and sweat shop conditions, instead providing employees with fair wages, reasonable hours, safe working conditions, and access to health care.
While some shopping behaviors, such as buying only fair trade merchandise, can be difficult and expensive, it's nice to know that some of the greenest things you can do for your wardrobe are actually easy and free.
Article source: Lily McCallister Ezinearticles
Photo credit: Envirofitfashion
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