Hot Eco Fashion at Your Fingertips
June 12, 2009 by The Dove · Leave a Comment
Gorgeous eco-friendly fashion is easy to find thanks to website ecoworldfashion.com-a family business set up by two eco-aware professional designers, with a commitment to support fair-trade and ethical choices in fashion and homewares.
Babette Kono studied design in London, Perth and finally in Japan where she met Mitch Kono, an Interior Design student at Osaka University of Art. She started her professional life as a designer for boutique agencies and became Art Director for an upmarket chain of Australian Department stores.
During this time, the designer says she became aware of the cyclic nature and trends intrinsic to fashion. The process also made her “deeply aware of a need to change from harmful conventional textiles to safe organic and ethical fashion choices”.
Babette and her designer partner Mitchs goal was to offer an online boutique which has integrity on every level-from the professional position of the design/buying team, to the transparency and ethical position of the companies they choose to do business with.
Thorough research and understanding of all aspects of textile clothing production process is an important part of their ethos.
“We do not take things on face value,” they told The Green Dove. “We hope to benefit our customers by our insight and ability to bring the very best certified organic, fair-trade and ethical choices from around the world.”
Ecoworldfashion.com was born with the desire to bring professional design and fashion retail experience, to the savvy and eco-aware customer looking for a company who they can trust.
To find out more, visit www.ecoworldfashion.com
Photo: Woven Henley Top by Stewart&Brown
How Toxic are your Beauty Products?
May 29, 2009 by The Dove · Leave a Comment
Did you know that companies can put just about any ingredient they like into beauty and personal care products? Alarmingly, in the US, the government doesn’t require safety tests before these items hit the department store shelves.
Considering your skin is your body’s biggest organ, there’s something very wrong with this careless (and deadly) practice carried out by many manufacturers that make up the multi-billion dollar beauty industry. Just as the skin absorbs nutrients, it is also a sponge for toxins-including chemical-laden beauty creams, serums, scrubs sprays, body washes and the like.
Organic Beauty, French Style
There’s one way to find out exactly what’s in your beauty products-make them yourself. Learning holidays website GoLearnTo.com has an exclusive weekend course where natural beauty buffs can learn to make their own organic products, while also catering to their travel bug.
Giving Back, One Step at a Time
May 24, 2009 by The Dove · Leave a Comment
Wearing earth-friendly fashion doesn’t mean you have to wear hemp sacks on your feet. Thanks to two passionate fashionistas, doing good for animals and the planet can be done in style (without forsaking comfort, either).
Blooming Beauties
May 18, 2009 by The Dove · Leave a Comment
Prismera Design’s new eco collection Posies was inspired by tiny blossoms. There are seven sweet designs: Baby’s Breath, Cherry Blossom, Forget Me Not (left), Hydrangea, Orchid, Sweet Pea and Violet.
Each earring is made of stainless steel, a sustainable material made from recycled components. Each pair retails for $US42 at prismeradesign.com.
Nature’s Beauty Secret
May 10, 2009 by The Dove · Leave a Comment
Forget expensive hair conditioners, skin moisturizers and make-up removers-opt for nature’s one-stop beauty shop: organic extra virgin coconut oil.
Being 100 percent natural is one reason to stock this Green Dove fave into your beauty cabinet, but there’s also plenty of other beautifying reasons. Here are just a few:
Birds of a Feather
May 5, 2009 by The Dove · Leave a Comment
Vintage has never looked so cute thanks to BenAndOliver, an online Etsy shop (a site dedicated to buying and selling all things handmade). Call us biased, but the vintage pale green dove silver plated hairpin set (below) is super sweet.
Fashion Treasures from Trash
May 4, 2009 by The Dove · Leave a Comment
Michelle Harris, host and co-creator of Alive & Well TV, a modern organic living show, walked the EARTH red carpet event in Hollywood recently, styled by Planet Style Concierge‘s Colin Megaro.
Wearable Energies
May 3, 2009 by The Dove · Leave a Comment
More than just pretty accessories or a fashion fad, Energy Muse jewelry is a “lifestyle of wearable energies”, say its creators Heather Askinosie and Timmi Jandro.
From Votes to Totes
May 2, 2009 by The Dove · Leave a Comment
Who said print is dead? Greenwithenvy.com is recycling and making a statement with Obama newspaper totes.
