Ideal Bite

Everyone's favorite polyamorous poster girl, Ginnifer Goodwin, made us fall even more in love with her last week when she showed up to The Environmental Media Associations Awards in a sustainable frock designed by local Academy of Art students. The dress, gorgeously tailored out of discarded hospital scrubs, was designed as part of the 1Oak (One of a Kind) collection, a line of sustainably-designed dresses created for an Academy of Art class project.

Big-ups Ginny (can we call you Ginny?). 

-City Editor Hanah...off to catch up on Big Love...
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Calling all entrepreneurial DIYers in New York! Greenfinds and Samples for (Eco)mpassion are looking for vendors for their Holiday Eco Marketplace. This all-green market will run from Nov. 19 to Dec. 24 and be open Thursday to Sunday at 2 Great Jones St. Tables are $350 per week minus any commitment for the following weeks – they can even staff your table, you know if you’re stuck at your day job. If you wanna sign up or need more info, contact Ike at ike@greenfinds.com or 917-226-9765.

Shoppers – be sure to gather up all that loose change lying in your couch/bottom of your purse and scope out the Holiday Eco Marketplace. They’ve already got a great lineup on board like: Read the full post... 

As most can expect with any holiday season (Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc.), a little weight gain is in the cards. So what’s a candy-goobling, turkey-lovin’, cookie-snatchin’ Biter supposed to do? Indulge and worry about the weight later thanks to the Muffin Top Stopper. Yep, you heard me right. This little device - made in Queens, NYC - has a button on one side and buttonhole on the other so you can extend your waistband. It’ll prevent your luvies (love handles) from hanging out and reduces waste (not waist unfortch) since you can skip buying a new pair of jeans just for the holiday season - which makes the planet happy too.

PS: It’s great for preggo ladies too like my sis and friend Michele Read the full post... 

Try to say that 5 times fast. If you or someone you know writes about eco issues and lives in LA, join EcoStiletto at Environment Furniture (8126 Beverly Blvd., WeHo - Map It) on November 6 from 9 am to noon, where Green Works Natural Cleaning Products presents the first-ever Green Blogger Convention.

First you'll chat up other green bloggers, writers and editors, while you sip organic Cafe de Olla from Border Grill and get complimentary first-come, first-served sustainable beauty treatments from Read the full post... 

Last Thursday in NYC, my writer Yachtz (lucky him) rocked out at the Wyclef concert to celebrate the Grammy winner’s partnership with Timberland (the boots not the singer). I was at my sister’s baby shower but Yachtz gave me the low down.

The two teamed up to design a 16 boot Earthkeepers collection for the ladies, gents, and kiddies. They’re made from 100% organic cotton canvas, 42% recycled sole, and 100% recycled PET laces and lining. For each pair sold, $2 will go towards Wyclef’s Yéle Haiti Foundation to support reforestation in Haiti. They sell for $65-$155 a pop and you can look for ‘em in store late November.



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There are three awesome events coming up in LA, and whether you decide get an organic facial, watch a movie outside, or get a dose of rad vintage fashion, it's all for a good cause. Read on and maybe we'll bump into each other there…

Beauty for a Cure
What: Aveda Institute LA's Beauty for a Cure event. Make any donation to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation in exchange for complimentary haircuts, mini facials, neck and shoulder massages, and makeup applications using Aveda's plant-based, mostly organic prods. Call (614-291-2421) extension 3 to schedule a free appointment.
Why Care: During the month of October, the Aveda Institute LA hopes to raise $7,500 in donations to Read the full post... 

Wooooo, free stuff! Who doesn't like free stuff? Crazy people, that's who. You're not crazy are you? ARE YOU? If you are, I sure hope you're not near my house or my stash of gummy bears, because everyone knows that crazy people love gummy bears. Oh, wait.

Anywho…Michael Adrover, a fashion designer who's taken home awards from the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and has been nominated for Vogue awards, is now designing for German eco-apparel company hessnatur. Together, they recently launched their new limited edition "World In Your Hand" organic cotton tees (see pic - bigger one here), which are now on sale at Whole Foods Markets.

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NY Fashion Week is finally coming to a close…and I can't say I mind. For one week, Bryant Park becomes a mad house with self-important fashionistas, pushy reporters (trust me, I used to be one for Us Weekly and Life & Style Weekly), stressed out PR reps, and not to mention those shouting PETA activists. Don't get me wrong, Fashion Week in NY is an amazing event with a ton of brilliant designers. But after many years of waiting in line for a 15-minute show that starts an hour late, I'm happy this year I skipped the tent and went downtown for the down-to-earth Green Shows instead. Models strutted their stuff at the King of Greene Street boutique to the likes of:

Bodkin: Designer Eviana Hartman from NY creates girly garb out of organic Read the full post... 

That's right. Because she cared enough to star in a video about a fake eco-clothing line. And I cared enough to post it for you below.



So what do you think? Anyone in the market for some new shants made by the lovely actress that also got to star in 10 Things I Hate About You (I so should have gotten that part)? Give Julie Stiles Styles a closer look-see here.

-Seattle Editor Jen...off to fashion a sarong out of doggie poop bags...

From Seattle
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We recently returned from a big, fancy family wedding and Roxane, my 11-month-old daughter, looked like doll.  There’s not much more adorable than a big bow on the back of a little girl’s dress, but this confection was also sleeveless pink and white seersucker with a scallop-edged collar and tiny flowers on the gathered bodice.  Edible, right?

And the best part: free. The designer dress, which I understand cost a pretty penny at the store, was a hand-me-down from Roxie’s older cousin. 

Passing or swapping clothes through the chain of family and friends is nothing new, of course - kids grow out of stuff so fast and we’d all rather not fork over the cash, especially Read the full post...