Archive for the 'Eco' Category

Supermaggie Women’s Octopus and Waves V Neck Hoodie: cephalopod love

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Dang but this is one of the coolest hoodies I have seen for the summer. Brought to you by the indie design crew at Supermaggie, it showcases their cephalopod love and fine aesthetic sensibilities. Front and center is a large black octopus, while the back is covered with a more detailed print which includes an upside down octopus as well as multiple blue waves. The two sided, two color print really makes this v neck hoodie stand out as a fabulous find. Printed on an oatmeal colored raglan pullover hoodie and made of a unique eco-fabric which is knitted imperfectly to create a vintage look, it is machine washable. With sleeves that hit above the elbow, marsupial pockets, and a plunging v neckline it’s both cute and perfect for layering.

Women\'s Octopus and Waves V Neck Hoodie

Price: $44.00
Supermaggie: Octopus and Waves V Neck Hoodie

Simple Women’s Hemp Satire Tennis Shoes: spotted hemp tennies

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Check out these retro-cool spotted hemp tennies from Simple - they are even reasonably priced for the brand! If you like the shoe, but not the spots, it is available in 6 solid colors - adriatic blue, black, cub, natural, rabbit and sahara sun. I love the spots, and was hard pressed to choose which color combo was my favorite - the green or the blue? Rabbit/adriatic blue is pictured below. What a great use of hemp! The shoe lining is organic cotton, the outsole is made of recycled car tires, and the foot forms are made from 100% post-consumer paper pulp, so these shoes are definitely eco friendly.

Simple Women\'s Hemp Satire Tennis Shoes

Price: $59.00
Zappos: Simple Women’s Hemp Satire Tennis Shoes

Women’s Loomstate Brown Kharma-Cord: cute organic cords on sale

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

I am a big fan of the New York based designers at Loomstate - they bring nice details and organic fibers to a casual wardrobe that is both classic and stylish. Check out these cute and flattering straight leg corduroy pants currently on sale at Sodafine. Made of 100% organic cotton, they feature a 7.5 inch rise and the slightest bootcut flare at the ankle of the pant. Brown and slinky, these cords would look great with some cute mary janes or maybe ballet flats or tucked into some tall boots for a long lean silhouette. Marked down 40% from their original price, they are still available in most sizes

Women\'s Loomstate Brown Kharma-Cords

Price: $93.00
SodaFine: Women’s Loomstate Brown Kharma-Cord

Seaton Short Silk Dress: saucy and sexy silk seahorse dress

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Hot damn, this short silk dress is saucy! I can certainly imagine that at it’s original price of nearly $300 the cost is what stopped this super sexy piece from selling out. Now it’s available for just under $100, which makes it a super score that your boyfriend (or girlfriend) is going to love. Available in french blue or mulberry (pictured below), this 100% silk-jersey dress is covered in tiny sea horses. Not just sexy, but also super cute! The dress features adjustable spaghetti straps and elastic banding at the empire waist. It can be worn alone, or would make a charming layering piece with phenomenal drape. Requires dry cleaning and the sale is final, so the dress is non-returnable.

Seaton Short Silk Dress

Price: $89.40
Shop Bop: Seaton Short Silk Dress

Wool and Akita hair Round Cap: stripey doggy goodness for your head

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Wow, who knew you could use your 4 legged pals’ scrap hair from brushings and have a custom dog hair hat knit by indie designer Lisa from Handspun Hats? (some restrictions do apply - check out the doggy hats page for more details) All the available hats are hand knit from hand spun and hand dyed yarn. Lisa is one hell of a hardcore maker! I am smitten with this blue and red round hat which happens to include Akita hair. A medium weight knit, this charming round cap is designed to cover the ears. Other fibers used include Corriedale wool, Merino wool and tussah silk. This hat is number 18 on the page.

Wool and Akita hair Round Cap

Price: $48.00
HandSpun Hats: Wool and Akita hair round cap

Stabo Bivvy Trousers: You supply the pole

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Someone at the Stabo company stumbled upon a warehouse full of old WWII canvas tents and had the brilliant idea to recycle them into pants. These brown or green pants have obviously got a nice authentic worn in look to them, and the rolled up cuff came through the process of design and redesign (the length is long, but they claim they will shorten them for you if you like). They are hand crafted and have additional patches added by hand to areas which were worn through. The cut is loose, and they have a nice embroidered pocket on the back for extra class.

Stabo Pants Front

Stabo Pants Back

Price: £60
Stabo: Bivvy Trousers
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Raw 7 Women’s Tiger Long Coat: stunning coat for wealthy tiger lovers

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

There’s so much to love about this super spendy cashmere coat from Raw 7. Gaze at it’s splendor, and know that if I could scrape together the needed cash this would be the best jacket of all time for me, and I might opt to be buried in it. Truly a wearable work of art, this pearl colored 100% cashmere coat falls to the knee and features a large tiger graphic across the coat tail. The tiger is bright eyed and ready to engage while surrounded by flowers - perhaps catnip! The embroidered flowers wrap around the sides a bit, plus there’s an additional bit of floral goodness up on the center back panel. This fitted and sexy jacket also features a detachable sash belt - looks great on the model, but you are not stuck with it.

Raw 7 Women’s Tiger Long Coat

Price: $825.00
Couture Candy: Cashmere Tiger Long Coat

Organic Seasonal High Leg Printed Brief: warmth of skin changes printed design

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

Cute, organic and these trippy panties use thermochronic ink in their tree graphic? I was not familiar with the term “thermochronic” - it means that once the panties are warmed by your skin the leaves on the tree disappear. Pretty cool! Brought to you by the British company Greenknickers, these underwear are bright yellow with a tree design gracing the front. Made of 100% organic cotton, these undies have a high rise waist and full rear coverage.

Organic Seasonal High Leg Printed Brief

Price: $28.00
Fig Leaves: Organic Tree Printed Panties

Men’s Hand-made Beard Cap: stylishly protect your facial hair from inclement weather

Friday, February 29th, 2008

This is one of the sweetest things I have seen in awhile - a face warming, head covering, mustache-having knit “beard cap.” I feel sure I could love any man daring enough to pull this off. Hand made of Icelandic wool, not only do you get to choose from 3 colors, but there is both a long and short version available. Brought to you by indie designer Vik Prjonsdottir, as you might guess, he hails from Iceland. Choose from medium brown, light grey or dark grey and know that with any one of these, your face and facial hair will be warm and dry no matter what the weather.

Men’s Hand-made Beard Cap

Price: $135.00
Scandinavian Grace: Men’s beard cap

Bamboo balcony bra and low rise shorty: eco conscious underthings

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Chantelle brings us a charmingly detailed and eco conscious bra and panty set partially made of bamboo fiber. The bra is a three quarter cup balcony style, and is two toned with a wide contrast band at the top of the cups whose color is carried through to the straps. Another stylish detail is a tiny metal hoop at the central gore - it really adds some pizazz, while serving no utilitarian purpose. The panties are a cute boyshort style offering full coverage of your rump and sitting low on the hips. The wide contrast bands at the waist and legs carry on the two tone theme, and help make this bra set super cute, practical, and very current. Made of a soft bamboo blend jersey, and available in beige and cream or grey and black (pictured below).

Bamboo balcony bra and low rise shorty

Bra: $80.00
Panty: $45.00
Fig Leaves: Bamboo jersey bra and bamboo jersey panty set