Monthly Archives: September 2009

Ecoist Fashion: Reclaimed Material Purses for the Eco-Fashionista

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Beth Graddon-Hodgson
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Ecoist is a company that creates and sells eco-friendly items primarily made from discarded product labels which are then recycled and turned into fashionable, functional and fun products that create conversation and look pretty neat too. Unlike some eco-friendly fashion companies, Ecoist doesn’t want people to buy their items just because they’re eco-friendly, they want them to buy them because they follow trends you’d see on celebrities or on the runways, AND they have the added bonus of minimal environmental impact. Wouldn’t you like to pick up a purse and be able to say, “it’s just like Victoria Beckham’s, but mine didn’t require a mortgage or take away a piece of my soul and morality because of it’s environmental impact”? Read more »

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Save Your Logo Branding for Environmentalism

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Beth Graddon-Hodgson
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Many clothing and other companies use plants and animals as the logo for their product, for some, there is meaning behind it, for others, it simply represents the brand. Save Your Logo is a company that is encouraging these organizations to do good through the sale of their products, and it asks them to support the animals the help bring them profit and success. Save Your Logo works with these companies to help them filter some of their proceeds into non-profit organizations that help support their cause. Read more »

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Recycled Cashmere Sweaters Turned Toys at TeddyLux

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Beth Graddon-Hodgson
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Fashion lovers with money to spend may search far and wide for the for the trendiest sweater designs that are made from what is said to be one of the softest and most luxurious products on earth. But let’s face it, many of those with money to spend on fashion, discard their clothing picks with the seasons without even thinking about those poor sheep that took all the effort to grow their undercoat, and the factory workers that spent hours upon hours to spool the pricey wool.

TeddyLux is an eco-friendly company that doesn’t let the hard work of the sheep and the factory workers’ hard work go to waste by letting the cashmere sweaters end up in the cashmere graveyard. Instead, they recycle the discarded fashion items and turn them into some of the most luxurious and soft and cuddly toys available for children; and the knowledge that they’re eco-friendly through their use of recycled materials doesn’t hurt either. Read more »

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