Do you CIEL what I see?

CIEL, an environmentally conscious clothing line, provides ethical + warm options for the winter season. CIEL includes 100% Azo free dyes, recycled fabrics and/or fabrics certified by 'Oekotex' & 'Confidence in Textiles'.

Bodkin SS'10

http://www.bodkin.us/

PS:

Lookie Li who's wearing Bodkin ;)

Prepare to be Wooed

In early 2009, 26 yr old NYC-based designer, Susan Woo, debuted her environmentally conscious, sustainable fashion line. Her most recent Spring/Summer '10 encourages consumer's to dive right in to the greener-side of fashion with friendly price tags starting at $345 and going only upwards to $1000.

All of her garments use eco-friendly dyes and contain materials such as organic wool, organic cotton, ahimsa, and silk organza.

Rumor has it that Woo is also working on attaining an ISO certification. All of her pieces are produced under fair labor conditions. Additionally, she runs an ethically sound business that is just as environmentally conscious as it is socially conscious.

BUST Mag's NY Craftacular 2009

During my travels to NY I was lucky enough to be able to swing by Bust Magazine's Craftacular, an annual event of which was held this year at The Metropolitan Pavilion.

Artisans and vendors of all kinds were lined up in several rows inside the pavilion awaiting the long line--as long as an NY city block-- of anxious attendees. For only 2 bucks a ticket, what kind of self-respected arsty female wouldn't want to attend such an amazing convention?

The show was a great success featuring an array of local jewelry, clothing, handbag, and graphic designers.

www.purevile.com

www.madewithawesome.com

Kelly Horrigan Recycled Leather

First World Trash

www.firstworldtrash.com

Designer Jenelle re-uses items such as vinyl billboards and used seat belts to create these water-resistant, tear-proof bags, laptop cases, and wallets.

The Hand of Fatima Design

vintage reconstructed jewelry

Remnant- handmade vegan

Fav Green finds at Holiday Market- Union Square NY

ECO*SHACK Onsies- 100% organic cotton

ENGAGE GREEN INC. Recycled plastic totes

NIRVANA DESIGNS Piggie head-warmer:

Crews Attitude

Maroussia Rebecq, founder of Parisian fashion line Andrea Crews Collective, knows just how to upcycle unwanted garbs and make them into eccentric new art pieces. Her works have been seen on such artists as Santigold, Yelle, Olivia of The Do, and Metronomy.

The name, "Andrea Crews" signifies a masked person whose name might just belong to a man in Germany or a woman in Italy highlighting the fact that this 'collective' is made up of multiple facets and collaborations. Although indie at heart, Andrea Crews attracts some mainstream brands who have asked Rebecq to reinvent their stock in a co-branding approach such as Nike.

Andrea Crews includes a line of organic clothing in addition to recycled garment collections.

Seen below is her futuristic-tribalistic "Sisters of Mercy" collection.

All pieces in this collection are hand-made and include recycled vintage.

Olsenhaus' Hot Kicks

Coming Spring 2010, Olsenhaus will be releasing a line of super cute [Babylon] eco-chic flats that are made entirely from Recycled Television Screen Microfiber!

The recycling process used reduces energy consumption and CO2 emissions by 80%-- talk about kick-ing bad habits!

www.olsenhaus.com

Dear Mr. Larkin

Your designs are ethical, elegant, and lovely.

Eco-consious 'Mr. Larkin' made an impressive impact on all who attended the The Green Shows, a two-day event that took place in Soho sponsored by The Rainforest Action Network.

Designer Casey Larkin's collection included organic, sustainable, and renewable textiles. Organic cotton, peace silk, bamboo muslin and tulle were utilized in all of her pieces. All of the dyes used were derived from plants and vegetables such as blackberries, olives, fig, acorn, and sour grass.

www.mrlarkin.net