BLACKBURN AND SWEETZER

Another green line, you say? Yes, but this new Zooey by Alice Heller line of tees for men and women is significant because designer Alice Heller is making a commitment to transitioning her entire contemporary cotton line to eco-minded practices - using 100% organic cotton, low-impact dyes, sustainable shipping methods, etc. In this way, the […]

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I wrote in an earlier post about the comfy greatness of Alternative Apparel tees. The makers of fantastic cotton and cotton-blend toppers has a new eco-friendly line, Alternative Earth, made with either 100% organic cotton or, in the case of its eco-heather, a combo of organic cotton, recycled polyester, and rayon made from naturally occurring […]

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Social Atelier is not your average line of cutesy, clever, snarky statement tees. No, this label is actually about saying something about the state of the world - its politics, its atrocities, its biases. It uses 100% certified organic cotton and much of the proceeds go toward its collection of causes. Though I often don’t […]

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It looks like a boutique called Romp will be opening up at 7928 W. 3rd Street, where Millennium Salon used to be just west of Fairfax. The contact person hails from Vrhnika, Slovenia according to a posted business card; the site listed on the card is iuv.si, which is not in English, so not very […]

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Cookies are my downfall. But what maniac doesn’t love cookies? Although, my guess is that there are way more maniacs who love cookies than those that don’t, but why am I talking about maniac-loving-cookie-monsters anyway? The point is there’s a No Cookie Left Behind Bake Sale Saturday, August 18th from noon-4:00PM near Scoops Ice Cream […]

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I haven’t tried this out, but I’m a fan of L’Artisan fragrance so this new and first-ever line of organic bodycare from the French company intrigues me. Called Jatamansi - which includes Bath Milk ($75), Body Cream ($125), Body Oil ($95), and L’Eau de Jatamansi Natural Spray ($145) - it’s described as employing “the rarest, […]

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Because chances are you desperately need a new pair of jeans, Barneys and Barneys CO-OP will take a pair of your old jeans and donate them to your local Big Brother Big Sisters and give you 20% off another pair through August 19th.

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I know what you’re thinking. Waxing that doesn’t hurt? Get the f*ck outta here! Let me preface this by saying I believe I have a slightly higher-than-average tolerance for pain, but, even so, Get Waxed, just off Abbot Kinney (304 Westminster Avenue), is a friggin’ miracle. You have Elisha Reverby to thank for the five-month-old […]

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Stella McCartney created this cotton ’70s-inspired puffy cloud and winged heart tank for the UK’s Glastonbury Music Festival (which must have been awesome just for the fact that Bjork performed). It’s now available exclusively at yoox.com, and like nothing else (that I know of) by Stella, is only $50 - which, is still pretty steep […]

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The peeps at Ron Herman know a fashion craze when they see it, and Anya Hindmarch’s ‘I’m Not A Plastic Bag’ eco-shopper fits the bill. Spend $100 or more and get this ‘I’m A Ron Herman Bag’ gratis as long as supplies last.

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You just gotta appreciate the show title. William Stranger of Stranger Furniture - a design/build studio that creates organic, sustainable furniture - is one of the designers showing at the Gallery of Functional Art at Bergamot Station in ‘Ecospective: The 100% Dolphin-free Earth Friendly Shrink Your Carbon Footprint Colour Me Green Energy Efficient Sustainable Art […]

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The Liquid Muse, a.k.a. Natalie Bovis-Nelson, will be mixing up eco-concoctions (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic) Tuesday, July 24th, starting at 6:30PM at the X bar at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. The occasion is her Cocktails 101: Sustainable Sips class ($27.50 per person, plus $5 for parking), where students will learn to prepare, mix, and […]

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