PACT's Playful Organic Undies Support Artists with Disabilities (Photos)

Image courtesy of PACT. I love PACT underwear. Not only do they have a philanthropic twist -- past collections have supported non-profits like Oceana and Global Green USA -- but their design is playful and fun -- the way panties should be. Today, Pact unveiled their latest organic underwear collaboration with Creative Growth, an art program for persons with disabilities; ten percent of proceeds will be donated to support the a... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Source: TreeHugger | 2 Sep 2010 | 7:03 am EDT

Computer Wire Dress by Tina Sparkles Makes Statement About e-Waste

Images via Tina Sparkles Electronic clothing is something that continually fascinates some designers. From circuit board boxers to keyboard purses to blinking bicycling sweaters, there's just something about turning electronics into fashion. But Tina Sparkles does it w... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Source: TreeHugger | 1 Sep 2010 | 9:00 am EDT

Textiles and Eco-Clothing at the Royal College of Art Summer Show

All Images by B. Alter: Jrumchai Singalavanij With ecological and sustainable fashion growing more popular, it's important that students be interested and involved in this area: they are the future. In which case we are in luck: at this year's Royal College of Art Summer Graduate show there are some fascinating new designers on their way up. Jrumchai Singalavanij is committed; she makes all of her creations out of recycled bits from the textile industry and transforms them so that they can be woven. Her pieces are fa... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Source: TreeHugger | 1 Sep 2010 | 6:05 am EDT

Green Fashion Pioneer Kuyichi Opens First Concept Store in the UK

Image via TreeHugger We've been covering eco-fashion denim brand Kuyichi since 2004, when TreeHugger was still in its formative years. Founded in 2001, by international NGO Solidaridad, the sustainable brand -- and winner of our Best of Green Award for Non-U.S.--based Casual Brand -- has spread to more than 500 stores across Europe and now they have their very own ... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Source: TreeHugger | 31 Aug 2010 | 7:09 am EDT

Old Newspapers Get a Colorful (and Functional) Makeover with Holstee's Recycled Wallets (Photos)

Photo: courtesy of Holstee. From the makers of the eco-hipster tee comes a recycled wallet made from old plastic bags and newspapers collected from the streets of Delhi. New York-based eco-fashion brand Holstee has partnered with a non-profit in India to help provide employment to those often referred to as 'rag pickers.' Holstee's slim wallets are minimalist in design and safely store your essentials: metro card, credit card, ID, etc. Each wallet has a one-of-a-kind pattern and is made with 90... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Source: TreeHugger | 31 Aug 2010 | 7:07 am EDT

A Little Black Dress that Functions as Your Cell Phone, Too

Photo: CuteCircuit via Ecouterre Always misplacing your mobile? CuteCircuit makes it easy to catch calls on the go with their forthcoming M-dress (Mobile Phone Dress), which I read about in Ecouterre. The hip-hugging soft-circuitry cellphone dress has a built in antenna -- conveniently concealed in its hem -- and accepts a SI... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Source: TreeHugger | 30 Aug 2010 | 7:17 am EDT

For Every Green T-Shirt Sold, Eco-Fashion Label Wiloh Gives One to a Child in Need (Photos)

"Bamboo Panda" by Tokyo Candies. Image via Wiloh. An eco-fashion brand born in social media heaven. Not only did I find out about this new fashion label through Twitter -- thanks for the follow, Wiloh -- but that's exactly how the founders of green fashion label Wiloh met: New York-based Edward Cinelli met Sydney-based Angela Wozniakmet online through social networking and their mutual love for street style and eco-fashion co... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Source: TreeHugger | 29 Aug 2010 | 7:31 am EDT

Classic Polo Meets Organic Cotton in New Men's Fair Trade Fashion Label

Image courtesy of Tompkins Point Apparel. For those who call "The Official Preppy Handbook" a must read -- if you missed it, the forthcoming follow-up called "True Prep" is coming soon -- there's a green (and pink) option for the classic polo with insignia on the left chest from new fair trade label Tompkins Point Apparel. In fact, this is the first third-party certified Fair Trade fashion available in the US. More: ... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Source: TreeHugger | 28 Aug 2010 | 7:31 am EDT

10 Green Designers to Show Spring 2011 Collections at New York Eco Fashion Week

Susan Cianciolo Fall 2010 Collection at New York Fashion Week. Credit: Emma Grady The countdown begins! New York Fashion Week's The GreenShows have released the lineup of ethical fashion designers showing their spring/summer 2011 collections on September 12-14. Last season, we brought you photos and video from the front row of the runway shows and this year we'll be at it again. Click through for ten fashion designers showing their environmentally- and socially-responsible garments during Eco Fashion Week at the Read the full story on TreeHugger

Source: TreeHugger | 26 Aug 2010 | 7:20 am EDT

DIY Fashion Without a Sewing Machine

Image from laurenceking This little book is the answer for those of us who don't have a sewing machine, and keep meaning to buy one. It has 40 different sewing ideas for making new clothes out of old and accessorizing boring ones. Called DIY Fashion: Customize and Personalize, it's a guide to thrifty and quirky ideas that don't cost much but look great. For example...making a cassette or CD necklace, a jam jar bracelet,a halter-neck scarf top or a memory ... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Source: TreeHugger | 24 Aug 2010 | 6:06 am EDT

Swine Flu: Just the Latest Chapter in a 91-Year Pandemic Era

The current strain of H1N1 influenza, or swine flu, has people scared because it’s a novel virus that most of the population has never been exposed to. But as a group, H1N1 viruses aren’t new. They’ve been circulating since 1918, when a new strain appeared simultaneously in pigs and humans and killed 40 to 50 million people in a single year.

Source: LivingECHO | 1 Jul 2009 | 6:45 pm EDT

EPA Approves California Pollution Regulation

The EPA is granting California’s waiver request that allows the state to enforce its own greenhouse gas emissions standards for new motor vehicles, according to an announcement made by the agency early this morning.

Source: LivingECHO | 30 Jun 2009 | 5:44 pm EDT

Smog is Increasing Risks of Premature Births by 128%

Pressure, and Cardiovascular Diseases Did we need one more reason to to fight against smog? I don't think so, but we got one anyway thanks to a study to be published in Environmental Health Perspectives and covered by Discovery News. A team from the University of California, Irvine, has shown that pregnant women living within 1.9 miles (3 kilometers) of a major ...

Source: LivingECHO | 30 Jun 2009 | 5:36 pm EDT

Seven Easy Pieces for Fall: Women

A new wind is starting to blow and you can almost smell change crackle in the air,...

Source: LivingECHO | 11 Oct 2007 | 5:56 pm EDT

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