the clothing menu

i was so happy to see the today show doing a feature on independent clothing designers in canada as part of their olympics coverage!  as the video says, there is more to canada than snowsuits.  canadian designers are focused on style, manufacturing the clothes in canada, and many of them make clothes that are eco-friendly [...]

that’s where my boyfriend and i were a year ago.  we were were sitting on the beach, ziplining through the rain forest, and getting away from the cold in beautiful costa rica.  so in case you are lucky enough to be getting away to someplace warm or if you are living below the equator – [...]

it’s winter sale season – yay! that means not feeling so guilty about a shopping splurge at your favorite store and it means the beginning of gearing up for spring..and warm weather. here are some items on sale from some of my favorite independent designers – clothes from the super stylish Erika Hendrix and Built [...]

this nature-inspired collection from mika michida is soo beautiful!  not everyone would be able to pull these off because they are so unique, but that’s what’s so great about them.  and on top of that – mika is a sustainable fashion company and all the clothes are made out of organic and sustainable materials.

Heidi & Seek is an eco-friendly fashion line that uses 100% reclaimed materials to make its clothes.  the owner/designer, Hayley, is passionate about making clothes in an ethical way for people and for the environment.  for more about Hayley and her views on independent fashion, check out this interview with her that the clothing menu [...]

looking for a good deal?  check out this cute dress – one dress that you could wear multiple ways.  it’s called the ELIZA dress and it’s from deux fm, a canadian clothing line dedicated to sustainable and ethical fashion.  it’s on sale at a variety of stores online, which you could find here.  most retailers [...]

i recently came across, Sinerji, an australian clothing line with a focus on ethical fashion.  all of its clothes are made from organic cotton and bamboo and the materials are colored with natural vegetable based dyes.  the clothes are light enough to wear on their own over the warmer months and as layered pieces when [...]

i just noticed the other day that instyle.com has a section of their site dedicated to celebs and their green habits!  check out what eco-friendly clothing lines these celebrities wear: Juul : Burning Torch : Te Casan : Replay Organic

i’ll admit, i don’t know a whole lot about eco-friendly fashion, but this whole week of posts dedicated to it has taught me a lot.  it really amazes me all the steps passionate designers take to find materials and manufacture clothes from beginning to end in an ethical way.  if only every fashion designer had [...]

on tuesday i posted some really cute ethical and sustainable clothing lines.  and yesterday i posted an interview with Gaia Conceptions, a line of comfortable eco-friendly clothing in some really great colors.  but what about wardrobe essentials besides everyday clothes?  are there eco-friendly shoes, bags, and bathing suits?  luckily, thanks to some really smart and passionate designers, [...]