For those who don’t know, Livia Firth is an eco-fashion warrior champion badass who happens to be married to Mr. Darcy Colin Firth. She first caught our eye when she announced her Green Carpet Challenge where she proclaimed that all her red carpet dresses for the year would be sustainable – and she did it! [...]

…life would be pretty sweet. EDUN Oversize Fairisle Cardigan If Edun is one thing, it is Africa. The company was founded to encourage and develop trade with Africa; their mission is to continue to encourage trade with Africa; its founders (Ali Hewson and Bono) have a serious love affair with Africa. The company’s overreaching hope [...]

Let’s drum up a couple of statistics to start your Tuesday, shall we? The cosmetic industry, dominated largely by women, generates $170 billion annually. Of the over two million human beings trafficked each year, 80% are women and girls. Nicole Marett figured out how to put those two numbers together and make something amazing. After [...]

This week, Awakened Aesthetic is being featured as a Tastemaker on our favorite ethical sample sale website, LovingEco! Like most private sale sites, LovingEco offers deep discounts on beautiful fashion and beauty products…but they’re revolutionizing the realm of limited-time fashion discounts in two ways: Everything item on sale is ethical. From clothing to accessories to [...]

It’s always refreshing to see fashion designers promote charitable projects. With the sustainable movement still going strong, giving back is not only in vogue, but almost required in order to gain attention from the eco-loving media. For Fall 2011, the biggest names in fashion have come together to support not just one charitable project, but [...]

[starreviewmulti id=2 tpl=20 style='plain' size='16' average_stars='darkness' average_size='16'] I have a soft spot in my heart for companies that are created out of love. The origin of Farofa Nation is so infused with love – for a woman and for her people – that it drew me in immediately. As it moves forward with purpose, and [...]

I don’t believe money buys happiness, but it does boost my serotonin levels, albeit briefly, from time to time. So if I seem a little too adamant, lately, about working a few extra hours at the office, or trading my latte for a cup of drip coffee, or not buying that cute, cheap top at [...]

Remember the delicious, coat-lusting we collective did while staring at pieces from Vaute Couture? Get your kleenex ready because VC is back, and with a new, adorable line of sweatshirt tees. The Friends Series Favorite Sweatshirt $64 Animals Are Friends. I know Poochie will be all over these. Made of eco-heather fleece (recycled polyester & [...]

While I was hunting for photos of Edun’s Ready to Wear runway show this morning, I came across a slideshow of designers’ inspirations for their Fall 2011 collections.  I scrolled through quickly, looking for my favorite eco-designers, and found this: The caption is “Storytellers,” and after taking it in – the frayed gold ribbon, the [...]

I love it when charity-related events entertain me. Crowdrise, a crowdsourcing fundraising community launched by, among others, Ed Norton (who is my dream man and you can’t have him), is the most fun way ever to donate to, and run donations for, charity projects.  Case in point: “Crowdrise is way more fun than anything else [...]