Saturday, September 24, 2011

#8 Eco Friendly Brand In The Eco-Fashion Countdown

MATT & NAT: IKAT BAG


Matt & Nat makes to die for bags that are great for the planet. All bags are lines with upto 21 Recycled bottles. Boast your bad like an angel on earth, knowing that you paid for something that was truely worth it. CLICK IMAGE TO VISIT MATT & NAT

Friday, September 23, 2011

The Solar Powered Bag That Charges Your Phone

THIS CHANGES EVERTHING!
 This is what I believe is the current prototype of the world new portable charger. This is what the mobile market has been waiting for...A bag that charges your electronic devices on the go. 
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Monday, September 19, 2011

Green Washing: H&M Caught In Organic Cotton Fraud.


Earlier this month we reported that H&M was destroying clothes now it's their--not so--organic cotton fabrics making headlines. The German edition of the Financial Timesnewspaper has uncovered an alleged organic cotton fraud by European brands H&M,C&A, and Tchibo. According to Lothar Kruse, a director of the independent testing laboratory Impetus in Bremerhaven, "30% of the tested samples" of organic cotton fabric contained genetically modified (GM) cotton, EcoTextile News reports:
Sanjay Dave, head of the Indian agricultural authority, Apeda, told the newspaper that the level of fraud is on "a gigantic scale." EcoTextile News reports, below. Read more at treehugger.com

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Earth Chic's Top Ten Eco Fashion Lines.

#9 Echo Rain
Echo Rain is a Canadian line that offers hand crafted, fashion forward apparel in an array of sizes. Their goal is to provide cutting edge designs while practicing environmentalism.  They use sustainable, environmentally friendly fabrics such as Tencel (made from wood-pulp cellulose), organically-grown Cotton; Modal (made from spun Beech wood cellulose), Recycled Polyester (R.P.E.T.), Recycled Cotton, Activated-charcoal (made from ground up coconut shells and nano bamboo particles) and (Rayon from) Bamboo. Here's to sustainable style.
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Earth Chic's Top Ten Eco Fashion Lines.

#10 T.O.S.C.H
"Keep nature on your body, peace on your mind."--T.O.S.CH

This is an organic sustainable fashion house that make designs for resort and holiday wear. The collection is made of high quality eco-friendly textiles, such as hemp, organic cotton, and bamboo. Best of all, it’s chemical free, and keeps chemicals out of the soul, our food, and the environment. Kudos T.O.S.C.H

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