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In Frank Capra’s holiday classic, It’s A Wonderful Life, Donna Reed wore (and lost) a belted, ankle-length white bathrobe on her first date with Jimmy Stewart. Hussy…
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Stumped on what to get for your favorite runway model wanna-be?
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Now your favorite Fashionista can have it all - organic, cruelty-free, and fair trade labels that make her feel as good as she looks.The Benefits
- Save Bessie and the environment. Tanning hides releases toxins like chromium, a carcinogen, into the air and water. Leather-free shoes and accessories bypass the need to tan altogether. (Well, THAT kind of tanning).
- Feel like a celebrity. “There’s no reason why organic and fair trade clothing can’t be sexy,” says Sienna Miller.
- The sexiest label in skin care is "U.S.D.A. Organic.” The new stamp lowers levels of cosmetic “hype in a bottle," (David Bronner, president, Dr. Bronner’s). Now, only products made from 95% organic ingredients get to wear the round, two-tone tag.
Wanna Try?
- Vulcana Hemp - Fused Purse – these bags are made from recycled rubber tires fused with hemp fiber materials ($79.05).
- Lavera Lip Gloss – this luscious gloss features organic extracts and crushed minerals for shine, and we think the berry flavor is divine ($16.50).
- Linda Loudermilk’s Currant Top – perfect red silk top for the holidays (priced on request – yep, it’s one of THOSE fashion finds…).
Dec 07,2005
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Fashion is one of those tempting things, like fattening food, smoking, drinking, unprotected sex. . . very self-indulgent and bad for you. However fashion is also very bad for the planet. Think about it.. every time Vogue says that square-toed shoes are out and pointy are in, we all want to get a few new pair of shoes to keep up with the times. And some people probably have the financial ability to transform their wardrobe every season.
Heather and I were just interviewed for an upcoming article in the Sierra Club’s e-zine, and the writer asked what I missed most about NYC, to which I answered public transportation - I loved to just zone out and watch people and read a book while being productive (I was being rapidly transported to work with little eco-impact). And what did I not miss at all? The fashion temptations. Just by walking home from work I would pass fabulous stores and boutiques and convince myself that I needed these new _________ --fill in the blanks, and yes it was usually shoes because unlike jeans because they usually fit!.
And have you been to a Goodwill lately? The majority of the ones I have tried to donate my stuff to are only taking donations during very small windows of time, and if you leave stuff there you can be fined $500! The point is that they are bubbling over with STUFF, and last year’s fashions.
Anyway, I would say try to buy classic cuts, classic styles, and next time you pass by that store window without succumbing to temptation, pat yourself on the back – your pocketbook and planet thanks you.
Off to get a pair of pants stitched. (They are classics but I don’t sew… and someone recently pointed out the hole in the crotch - not too fashionable in anyone’s opinion.)
- Jen
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Posted by: SB_Gypsy | December 07, 2005 at 07:50 AM