Clothes
Eco Footwear Brand Terra Plana Wants You to Go Barefoot June 9th, 2008
But you can't until July...
Well-made ethical footwear (and any other -wear) can be so prohibitively expensive, not to mention not even very attractively designed, that I wonder how well it really sells. How many disgruntled consumers just go to...more
Outdoor Industry Climbing Toward Sustainability June 4th, 2008
Members of the Outdoor Industry Association Eco Working Group, representing over 50 brands, met recently to begin developing a framework for a “manufacturing index” it says will help the apparel, footwear and outdoor equipment industry...more
Top 5 Eco-Lingerie: Enamore June 4th, 2008
We started off this top 5 yesterday with something tame. Today, something a little more Euro. UK-based Enamore makes unique, feminine pieces. Made from hemp, organic silk and soy fabrics, their range includes four different collections...more
Green Panties Hitting U.K. Streets June 3rd, 2008
The green underwear produced at a new lingerie factory in Thulhiriya, Sri Lanka — perhaps the world’s first carbon-neutral clothes factory — hits the streets of the U.K. this month and will cost no more...more
Organic Lingerie and Wedding Dress Ideas May 30th, 2008
The Oko Box Gives Green Knickers a Twist
The problem with most of the lines of organic lingerie, I've found, is that often they look beautiful and delicate and all that sexy lingerie jazz, but the bras look to be useless for any...more
Fashion Magazine's Green Shopping Tips May 28th, 2008
In her final Green Report (aka CultureEco) for Fashion Magazine, Kim Izzo lays it down for us. After a year of living green, she faces the fact that we all have to give up some...more
Recycling bras into an ambulance May 27th, 2008
Veolia Environmental Services has figured out an interesting model for funding the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. They collect old bras from local ladies and sell them in West Africa. When I first started seeing bra recycling...more
Green your wardrobe: Vintage, Organic, DIY or Recycle May 23rd, 2008
A simple way to be more eco conscious is to pay attention to what you're buying when you purchase your clothes and what you're doing with the items you no longer want. NEW ORGANIC If you're...more
GT World Watch: The Solar Bra May 19th, 2008
It’s Monday. We’re giddy. And it’s time for another edition of GT World Watch. This time, at the request of our editor Scott, we bring you the solar bra. Lingerie maker Triumph International Japan Ltd...more
Students Recycle and Reduce Garbage: Take It Or Leave It May 15th, 2008
One Student's Trash is Another's Treasure
The Ithaca College Environmental Society (ICES) found it absurd during move-out time at the end of the academic year when the amount and quality of garbage sky rocketted. They found clothes, mini fridges, hangers, food,...more
