Green Fashion consists of clothing and accessories that are either reused, recycled or made from sustainable fabrics. Sustainable fabrics include organic cotton, bamboo, hemp, corn, soy, peace silk and other eco-friendly materials. Green fashion is important because it causes less harm to humans and the environment.
Green Fashion Facts:
- About 1/5 lb. of pesticides goes into one T-shirt made of conventional cotton.
- Organic cotton is free of chemical pesticides.
- Organic fabrics are made from natural fibers that have been grown without the use of chemical pesticides, fertilizers or other toxic materials, preserving the health of humans and the environment.
- Conventional silk is made by boiling cocoons, killing the moth inside.
- Peace silk, also known as vegetarian silk, allows the moth to emerge from their cocoons to live out their full life cycle.
- Designers/Brands of Green Fashion: Edun, Loomstate, Laura Miller, Linda Loudermilk, Deborah Lindquist, EcoSkin, Stewart+Brown
- Designers/Brands that offer some Green Fashion:Stella McCartney, Levi's, 7 for all mankind, Eileen Fisher, American Apparel
- Celebrities who wear it: Natalie Portman, Cameron Diaz, Alicia Silverstone, Thandie Newton, Jane Fonda, Cate Blanchett
- Other names for green fashion are eco fashion, ethical fashion and sustainable fashion.
Green Fashion Internet TV
This episode of TheGreenFashionista.tv gives 5 tips on how to be a green fashionista in a tough economy.
Green Fashion Blogs
Green Gretchen: Green Fashion
The Greenset: Green Fashion
Organic Clothing Blog: Organic Fabric Information
Treehugger: Green Fashion and Beauty
Feel Good Style Green Fashion and Beauty
Fashion Evolved: Green Fashion
Green My Style: Spring/Summer 09 trends with green options
Eco Salon: Green fashion
Eco Chick: Green Lifestyle
EcoStiletto: Green Fashion and Lifestyle Topics
Green Fashion News and Information
fibre2fashion.com: Drink your coffee and wear it too!
Google News: Green Fashion
iVillage: iGo Green Fashion & Beauty
Lucky magazine: Online Eco Fashion Sourcebook
Topix: Green Fashion
Inhabitat: 5 cheap and easy ways to green your wardrobe
Los Angeles Times: Vegan/Green Beauty Care
NoDirtyGold.org: Gold production: it's harmful practices and alternatives
LIME: Bamboo or Bamboozle?
Starpulse.com: Selena Gomez Creating A 'Green' Fashion Line
Wall Street Journal: Picking Apart Bamboo Couture
Fur Free Fashion Contest: Are you the it eco-fashion designer?
