Ethical Designer Profile: Ross Menuez
I first noticed Ross Menuez when I saw his Kuma Bear on Gilt.com. Last weekend, I fell in love with his work – again – when I saw his balsa silkscreened images:
The images – including the above camel, as well as a leopard, cloudscape, monster, sakura flowers, stallion and scrubjay (my second favorite) – are [...]
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Ethical Designer Profile: Beyond Skin
Exhibit A: Gorgeous grey pump (the Opal). Stats:
Comes in charcoal (pictured), brown and fuscia(!);
Has a wickedly-curved 3.5-inch heel;
Is soft-looking enough for the office, but would dominate at happy hour; and
Is made entirely of sustainable materials.
Exhibit B: Cuffed bootie, aptly titled the Hendrix Boot.Stats:
Comes in black and brown (pictured), the latter of which is perfect [...]
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Ethical Designer Profile: Make Love Not Trash
I’m a bit of a bag lady. I almost always have at least three bags on me – especially on workdays – including:
My “goes with anything” clutch;
A makeup bag (I almost always do it on the bus); and
A tote: for lunch, a book, workout clothes, etc.
As I was looking for some sort of “catch all” to [...]
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Happy Birthday, Charmoné: Take 25% off!
Charmoné is the kind of company you want to point out to every eco-fashion skeptic you know. When people complain that fashionable shoes have to be made out of leather, or that conscious brands are filled with ugly flats and “safe” colors, all I have to do is point them to Charmoné to shut them [...]
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bgreen is the nicest
When I got to the green festival, one of the first booths I honed in on was for bgreen organic apparel.
Their mission is “to create the nicest organic clothing in the marketplace,” and “nice” is a pretty apt word to describe the brand. bgreen is family-owned and focused on making the basics – mostly [...]
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