Got Loudermilk?

06.03.2008

The Bite:
imageDo your body good, and snag a pair of the LA-based designer's lux eco-jeans. From retro, flared shapes to sleek skinny styles (the all-the-rage, wide-leg trouser fit squeezed into our own closet), Linda's high-fashion bamboo or organic cotton-blend jeans are manufactured locally using nontoxic methods - great, since it takes 2/3 pound of pesticides to make one pair of non-organic jeans. Her summer collection also includes tops (rock a Too Hot to Handle tank, and a generous donation will go to Stopglobalwarming.org) and dresses made from cool, sustainable materials such as sasawashi - a linenlike, leaf-based fabric - and seaweed-based Seacell - a fabric that actually feeds nutrients to your skin...kinda like drinking a glass of milk.
Wanna Try: 
Linda Loudermilk, available at Green Rohini (818-981-0023) and other local boutiques. Trouser Jean, $200.
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Cocktail Fact

The word denim comes from the French fabric "serge de Nimes." In 1864, Webster's dictionary listed the shortened English version.

Small Changes Add Up

If 10,000 LA Biters make their next jeans purchase organic, we'll keep 1,882 gallons of milk in pesticide-treated cotton out of production.

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