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You might go broke stocking your wardrobe...but if 10,000 Biters choose an organic pair of jeans instead of a nonorganic pair, we'll avert the weight of 67 Biter boys in pesticides.

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Have you eXamined Your Zipper lately?

The Bite

Good. Next up: Examine your tag - it'll tell you what your clothes are made of. We've hand-selected casual sustainable duds that'll keep you lookin' fly, since just remembering to XYZ isn't cutting it anymore.

The Benefits

  • Giving 'em an eyeful. The best kind of eyeful: your fashionable self.
  • No panic since it's organic. Nonorganic cotton uses more pesticides than any other crop. (It takes 1/3 lb of chems to make one T-shirt.)

Personally Speaking

In addition to the options below, we've spied great used men's apparel options at Buffalo Exchange, where Toshio swaps his unwanted clothes for credit (sadly, the buyers usually turn Jenifer's away).

Wanna Try?

  • Gilded Age Greenwich Henley - deconstructed organic-cotton long-sleeve shirt from a company that makes all of its clothes on antique looms in the United States ($298).
  • Edun Brando Shirt - organic-cotton, fitted, military-style button-up with epaulettes and two front pockets ($140).
  • Sameunderneath Five Pocket Pant - bamboo and cotton blend makes for some supercomfy, superwearable bottoms ($120).
  • Triko Lares Top - one of the first eco-conscious streetwear companies offers this stylee shirt with sustainable tagua buttons ($85).
  • Turk + Taylor T-Shirts - hipster designs on organic cotton ($46).
  • Levi Strauss Signature Slim Jeans - classic and affordable organic-cotton jeans ($35).
  • Etsy - one-of-a-kind pieces direct from designers, some made using organic and reclaimed materials.

Feb 05,2008


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My Vote

As we established yesterday, a guy lathering up with a brush and shaving with a straight razor (especially if he exercises his right to vote afterwards) = hot. Conversely, a guy who cannot dress himself = antithesis of hot.

It's not about wearing designer duds, mind you...in fact, trying too hard to look good can be just as much of a turn off. I'm talking about things like pleated pants (you really want to accentuate the size of your bladder?), XXL shirts on not XXL bodies (we can still see the belly), sweatpants (unless you're doing something that actually makes you sweat), all-denim ensembles (why??), shiny "nightclub" shirts, mesh anything, muscle tees, long socks with shorts, any form of socks with sandals.

Seriously, no matter how nice or smart or innately handsome you might be, if you show up in a conventionally grown cotton Bon Jovi half-shirt for dinner out (or even in), ain't no one gonna swoon.

Stylish, organic clothes that actually fit on the other hand...

-Jenifer Morgan...off to the CA polls...

Biter Comments...
Hilarious!!

Posted by: kathy mcc | February 05, 2008 at 05:28 AM

I'm all for organic...too bad organic clothes are outrageously expensive. :O(

Posted by: Emily | February 05, 2008 at 07:53 AM

I wasnt aware that "going green" with your clothing meant that you were going to say goodbye to all that green money. Those prices are insane!

Posted by: Risa | February 05, 2008 at 08:36 AM

I don't know about you, but I can't afford a Henley shirt that costs $298 or even one for $140. I think at those prices, we are missing the point. Take a look at how long you would have to work or where you would have to work to afford those prices. I'll buy my shirts second-hand and spend that time reading my library book - thanks.

Posted by: Janice | February 05, 2008 at 10:07 AM

Also, just because something was grown organically doesn't mean it's better for the planet. Just like produce, if an organic apple comes from Washington state and a conventionally grown apple comes from my own state, it may be that the fuel and electricity that goes into transporting that organic apple outweighs its worth in organic-ness...food for thought the next time we opt to spend the extra dough for organic blueberries from MI-unless you live near Michigan! :)

Posted by: Jenna | February 05, 2008 at 10:35 AM

$200 for a shirt. Right. Why am I subscribing to this? How useful is this to me?

Posted by: bhd | February 05, 2008 at 12:26 PM

I always hear that if more people buy organic, demand increases and therefore prices will drop. But, seriously...how many average, hard-working folks out there are going to blow $100 or more on a simple cotton men's shirt? $35 organic cotton jeans -- I'd buy those. $300 organic henly...give me a break. These are supposed to be useful tips.

Posted by: jd | February 05, 2008 at 12:40 PM

As much as I'd like to wear organic clothes, I don't think I'm going to be purchasing a $ 200 shirt anytime soon. That just isn't practical for most people. I'm going to make a concerted effort to not buy new clothes as much as I've had in the past. I'm going to take a look at the thrift shops but the clothes at those places, at least the ones in my area, seem to be fuddy-duddy.

Posted by: Alice | February 05, 2008 at 03:08 PM

you don,t have a rating low enough for this tip. what a waste of my time.

Posted by: mary | February 05, 2008 at 10:02 PM

While this tips is helpful for those who can afford to drop $200 on a T-shirt, it doesn't really do much more than give the average person raising a family and doing what they can to "go green." For the most part it is a good laugh.

Posted by: TRACI | February 06, 2008 at 12:25 AM

Ha. Girls always say that, until they fall for the guy.

Posted by: JS | February 06, 2008 at 09:54 AM

Another thing about the $300 Henley shirt: $300 is less than a week's pay for most people, and how long will the shirt last? I see nothing wrong with buying it if it will last years. Clothing today is produced in overseas sweatshops for super cheap which results in consumers buying 5 times the amount they need. If all clothing were produced like Henley's, organically, on antique looms by people in the USA being paid a fair wage, maybe clothing would be more durable and priced to encourage people to only buy what they need and make it last. But, we live in a throw-away culture where our thrift stores are busting at the seams. We buy disposable clothing made from pesticide laden materials by slave children and then shipped thousands of miles just so we can wear it once and give it to Goodwill. Something is wrong here.

Posted by: susan | February 13, 2008 at 09:06 AM

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