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Spring/Summer 2010: NatureVsFuture (Photos)

November 29, 2009

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NatureVsFuture spring/summer 2010. Credit: NvF

Brooklyn-based Nina Valenti’s NatureVsFuture collection is a sophisticated fusion of eco-chic and street style. Nina incorporates sustainable and biodegradable fabrics–organic cotton, organic wool, hemp, soy, bamboo, seacell, lyocell, Ingeo (created from corn)–as well as recycled and technological fabrics like Polartec into her collection, produced…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Plant Hemp Seeds, Go to Jail

October 21, 2009

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Industrial hemp may be one of the most versatile and environmentally benign crops out there, but because of its relationship to marijuana, the cultivation of this crop has been banned in the United States since the late thirties. Last week, a group of farmers, along with David Bronner, president of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, staged a protest in front of the Drug Enforcement Agency in Washington, DC, and were promptly arrested for planting hemp seeds on the agency’s front lawn.

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Grateful Dog is Sacramento’s First Green Dog Day Care

October 8, 2009

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Image via: RoBeE on Flickr.com

The name may give you visions of dogs mellowed out, but the Grateful Dog wants to make sure your dog is both happy and healthy throughout their entire stay. You can leave your dog for the day or the week, knowing that they will be treated right and taken care of, reports the Sacramento News & Review. For many people, their pets are their kids, so what more could you ask for but to have your baby wagging his or her tail and frolicking b…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Isoude: Gorgeous Green Fashion That’s Built to Last (Slideshow)

September 21, 2009

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Image courtesy of Isoude

A couple of years ago, I made the New Year’s resolution that my new clothing purchases would be limited to green garments. With the quality and selection of <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/green-fashion”>green fashion that’s become available recently, it’s been a promise that has been increasingly easy to stick to. But although selection has increased drastically, the majority of stylish designs have centered on the downtown hipster look. That’s all well and good for keeping green mainstream and hip…except for one thing: Hip trends come and go wit…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Mr. Larkin Charms at Green Fashion Week in New York (Slideshow)

September 18, 2009

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Photo by Meaghan O’Neill

Timely but not fleeting, flouncy but not frilly, unique but not unwearable, clever but never over the top — Mr. Larkin‘s Spring 2010 collection was everything green fashion should be. A relative newcomer on the eco-scene, the San Francisco-based designer (a.k.a Casey Larkin) wowed the GreenShows audience in New York earlier this week with beautiful garments that managed to be at once ethereal and eminently wearable. That they were made from materials such as peace silk, hemp, and organi…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Green Fashion: 10 Chic Ways for Women to Wear Hemp (Slideshow)

September 17, 2009

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Don’t mistake the ugly, coarse, scratchy hemp of the hippie era with the hemp of today: From catwalks to the office, this once-fringe fabric made of rapidly renewable material is geared for world domination. And it can be found in just about everything, be it a wedding gown, cocktail dress, flirty summer frock, or fabulous pair of shoes. Check out these high fashion items and more in our:

Green Fashion: 10 Chic Examples of High Couture Using Hemp Slideshow

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Green Fashion: New York Fashion Week Spring 2010 Nolcha Ethical Fashion Preview (Slideshow)

September 16, 2009

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Image courtesy of Van Markoviec/Bel Esprit

Green Fashion has come a long way in the five years since TreeHugger has launched, when it was tough just to find an organic cotton T-shirt. As a testament to that fact, at yesterday’s Nolcha Ethical Fashion Preview in New York, there was hardly an organic cotton T in sight. Designers including Rene Geneva Design, Room to Roam, and Tammam are taking sustainable and ethical design to a whole new level of chic, ,working in…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Hemp for Hanes? Crunchy Fiber Set For World Domination

August 17, 2009

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Photo credit: Hanes

After toiling for nearly a decade to shake hemp’s burlap-sack connotations—and prove that the fiber is a viable replacement for cotton—Naturally Advanced Technologies (née Hemptown) may finally have its day.

The Portland, Ore.-based company, according to Portfolio.com, has announced a series of deals primed to commercialize its Crailar Fiber Technology…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Hemprose Earthy and Sensual

August 4, 2009

The Hemprose Collection is a small collection but one that is unique.

Most people do not realise that cotton is the most heavily sprayed crop in the world.  The reason I became interested in using hemp is because hemp is a weed and can be grown anywhere.  It does not need …

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Organic Baby Slings for Green Babywearing

July 29, 2009

So you’ve decided to try babywearing — perhaps you’ve read the Babywearing 101 series, or Baby Essentials That Aren’t, here at Eco Child’s Play.  As a green-minded parent, you may now be wondering what options exist for slings and carriers made of organic and eco-friendly fabrics.

You might be pleasantly surprised.  From small-business WAHM handmade slings, to big-name brands, there is a wide selection of organic baby carriers out there to choose from.  Whatever style of carrier you prefer, organic options in natural colour-grown fabrics and vivid naturally-dyed colours abound.

Here is just a partial list, to help get your search started.

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