19 Oct '12, 8pm

THIS is why Eco Fashion matters. Amazing 3 min video by humanrightswatch on toxic tanneries of Bangladesh. THX @hrw

is the founder and editor-in-chief of Eco-Chick and author of The Eco-Chick Guide to Life (St. Martin's Press). A problogger and oft-quoted green living expert who has been featured in the NYTimes, Elle, Glamour and Whole Living, she is a contributor to The Huffington Post, Inhabitat, and Hearst's The Daily Green, and is currently editor-at-large for Coco Eco Magazine. An active ecofashionista, she has style edited for Plenty magazine and coordinated runway shows. She splits her time between Connecticut and NYC and calls Sydney, Australia her second home, even though it was her first (as that's where she was born and most of her family resides). When not writing, blogging, or researching her next book, she is trailrunning, trying to cook, or snowboarding.

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This week;s eco-fashion friday finds – tumble into fall @kaightshop @VauteCouture #fashion

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alternativeconsumer.com 19 Oct '12, 4pm

Unfortunately it will soon be cold and wet out there — time to get your rain gear together. One stylish solution – this wa...

Eco Fashion Week Vancouver: Day 3 #ecofashionweek #vancouver #ecofashion #fashionweek #sustainable #ethical #fashion

Eco Fashion Week Vancouver: Day 3 #ecofashionwe...

ecofashionworld.com 19 Oct '12, 8pm

The closing show of the 5th season of Eco Fashion Week was from veteran local eco-designer Melissa Ferreira’s Adhesif Clot...

Fireclay Intros Runway Collection Eco-Tile: California-based Fireclay Tile today announced a new collaboration

Fireclay Intros Runway Collection Eco-Tile: Cal...

jetsongreen.com 18 Oct '12, 11pm

today announced a new collaboration with designer Kelly LaPlante to create a line of eco-friendly tile. The Runway Collect...

(Karen Cheng) Shopping Files: Zoe Karssen and Leather Pants @karencheng #fashion #perth

(Karen Cheng) Shopping Files: Zoe Karssen and L...

karencheng.com.au 19 Oct '12, 1pm

Yep I have been shopping again – much to my husband’s dismay. I wore this outfit to an event last week. And took a few qui...

Bottega Veneta unveils eco-friendly handbags

Bottega Veneta unveils eco-friendly handbags

luxuo.com 18 Oct '12, 7pm

On the style-centric occasion of Fashion’s Night Out, Bottega Veneta has introduced a group of eco-friendly handbags. Thes...

A Koch-allied group aims to make wind energy toxic

A Koch-allied group aims to make wind energy toxic

grist.org 19 Oct '12, 8pm

The Koch brothers don’t like wind energy. This is because the wind is free, uncontainable, limitless. The Kochs prefer cos...

Fashion Me Green Solves The First Date Eco-Style Dilemma (Video)

Fashion Me Green Solves The First Date Eco-Styl...

treehugger.com 13 Oct '12, 12pm

No matter how many times you've dressed for the day, or for a first date, there's probably been a time or two that you've ...

Win a $200 ethical fashion shopping spree at @kaightshop courtesy of @veriawellness

Win a $200 ethical fashion shopping spree at @k...

eco-chick.com 18 Oct '12, 1pm

In honor of this exciting collaboration, Veria Living is giving away a $200 gift certificate to eco fashion boutique Kaigh...

TransCanada labels 72 yo great-grandmother "eco-terrorist" after arresting her on her own land via @NRDC: #NoKXL

TransCanada labels 72 yo great-grandmother "eco...

onearth.org 19 Oct '12, 5pm

Police arrest a Keystone XL protester who tried to block construction equipment in northeast Texas earlier this week. Phot...

Check out the rising stars of China's eco-fashion scene—and vote for your favorite!

Check out the rising stars of China's eco-fashi...

ecouterre.com 18 Oct '12, 3pm

Vote for the 2012 recipient of EcoChic Design Award China 2012 ! Redress , the Hong Kong-based nonprofit behind the event,...

#green #eco | Save the Date: Eco Fashion Week Vancouver | #fashion

#green #eco | Save the Date: Eco Fashion Week V...

ecofashionworld.com 11 Oct '12, 7pm

Ethical Textiles and Manufacturing Practices Seminar with Tara Sawatsky from Canopy, October 19, 2:00 pm Canopy is an awar...

Haute Avenue Designer #Fashion Bazaar: Happening only this Saturday at Raffles Hotel, be sure…

Haute Avenue Designer #Fashion Bazaar: Happenin...

greatdeals.com.sg 19 Oct '12, 9am

Happening only this Saturday at Raffles Hotel, be sure to check out Haute Avenue’s Designer Fashion Bazaar! Giving you up ...

Bring It To The People Eco Fashion Pop Up Store in SoHo, NYC @Ecochickie

Bring It To The People Eco Fashion Pop Up Store...

eco-chick.com 14 Oct '12, 3pm

New York’s best independent fashion labels will make their collections available to the people in a collaborative pop-up s...

Like addictively good K-dramas and K-Pop, South Korean fashion from @Mootta_fashion has us under its spell!

Like addictively good K-dramas and K-Pop, South...

tonguechic.com 18 Oct '12, 6am

You really got to hand it to the South Koreans: the constant drive to discover and produce new musical acts, their televis...

**Call for 3 sustainable designers for BERLIN FASHION WEEK in Jan '13! Deadline: 15th Oct '12

**Call for 3 sustainable designers for BERLIN F...

magnifeco.com 13 Oct '12, 3pm

The SHOWFLOOR BERLIN invites three sustainable designers to BERLIN FASHION WEEK in January 2013! Application deadline: 15t...