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Part of Conscious Fashion is recycling and re-using clothes. That can mean re-using someone else’s clothes (thrift stores or hand-me downs) or it can mean re-using your own clothes. Why take a trip to the thrift store when your new summer look is probably already in your …
One of my newest obsessions is ecouterre.com, a high fashion blog dedicated to sustainable, recycled, conscious and eco fashion. This week’s Conscious Fashion is dedicated to some of the most extreme and inspiring examples of eco fashion on the blog. This handbag is powered by …
When I think of recycled fashion, I think of incorporating thrift pieces into outfits to give them a new life. But there are other ways to interpret this phrase. Designer Gary Harvey’s line debuted at The GreenShows, which is part of New York’s fashion week, …
Like I Need An Excuse to Browse Etsy.com Etsy.com truly has it all. I know this because I spend far too much time browsing the seemingly endless pages of Etsy, falling in love with all kinds of quirky, one-of-a-kind pieces. Naturally, I was drawn to …
TOMS is a shoe company started in 2006 whose mission is to give. Their slogan, “One for One”, stands for giving one pair of shoes to a child in need every time one pair is sold. According to TOMS’ first annual Giving Report, they currently …
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is an organization I’ve supported for a while. Their aggressive stance against animal abuse and their support for and network of animal shelters around the nation is inspirational to me. It’s also close to …
An Animal-Friendly Hunting Lodge Growing up, I had a friend whose parents decorated their walls with animal trophies. Yup. Bambi’s head above the fireplace. I got used to it after spending a lot of time over there, and when I see animal heads, they actually bring …
Conscious Fashion is not just about organic cotton and recycled shoes. It’s about style meeting responsibility, for the environment. One awesome, cheap and fun way to achieve this is by thrifting. But thrifting isn’t easy. It can go very badly, very quickly. Some are just …
Simple Shoes are Simply Fantastic A friend of mine recently turned me on to a shoe store in Flagstaff, AZ whose shoes are made from recycled materials. Their name is Simple Shoes and these guys use everything from recycled carpet, to recycled paper, even recycled …
We’ve all got a favorite pair of jeans. Some of us have more than one favorite. I, for one, have closer to ten favorites. But they aren’t my favorites forever. My jeans have died many deaths: Everything from stains, to rips, to holes, to wear-and-tear and even …
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