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DIY Goes Pro With ALIOMI

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DIY fashion inspires the launch of NYC based line ALIOMI. Vintage shorts, blazers and tops get an originality injection with studs, scissors and clothing pins.

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Earth Friendly Intimates

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Hanky Panky earth friendly intimates make pricey underwear easy to justify. The Cotton with a Conscience low-rise t-shirt thong epitomizes cozy eco chic.

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Retail Fare

Unique Upcycled Wares

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A preview of Etsy’s selection of upcycled leather handbags and accessories. Recycled leather isn’t just unique; it’s better for the planet than PVC.

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A Green Closet for Earth Day

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Green up your closet for Earth Day with these organization tips. To contribute to the cycle of shopping, donate or sell your castoffs via thrift or resale.

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Sustainable Fashion: The Industry’s Tort Reform

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Sustainable fashion is a contradiction in terms and material tort reform, if responses from Anya Hindmarch and Oscar de la Renta are any indication.

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Kaight Boutique Makes Green Look Good

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Kaight boutique in NYC offers eco-friendly apparel and accessories at decent prices. The Melissa Plastic Dreams wedges pictured make green look good.

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Anti-Leather, Anti-Health: Commes des Garcons, The Beatles, and PVC

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Mmkay, it’s been weeks since the launch of Commes des Garcons x The Beatles, so maybe this isn’t the most timely of reactions. Whatever.

I’m not throwing in my nine cents now to bitch about Commes des PouPou’s elitist perversion of the best band ever. That would be stating the obvious.

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Brooklyn Flea Brings Joy to My World

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When I think about holiday shopping, the term “fun” generally doesn’t come to mind. I mean fine, religion mandates my celebrating Chanukah over Christmas, which – regardless of what your Jewish friends tell you – stinks like poo once you’re past the age of ten. Perhaps there are a few presents; there sure as

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Vegan Ankle Boots Not As Heinous As They Sound

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Mmkay, so I’m in the market for some kickass ankle boots, preferably ones with a walkable heel. A bunch o’ Googling shoes of this ilk yielded too many options, so I decided to challenge myself a bit. I narrowed my search to include only eco-friendly and/or vegan boots (same diff, as far as I

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Toms Shoes Vegan Wrap Boot: Yummy!

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Am alllll kinds of obsessed with a particular boot as of late. Here’s the kicker: It’s socially conscious, eco-friendly and it’s not even leather. Weird.

Legend has it, the dude behind Toms Shoes came up with the idea for the Vegan Wrap Boot whilst attending a

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The Soapbox

Activism: So Hot Right Now

You don’t have to take to the streets to protest labor law offenses and environmental issues related to chain stores. Be an activist by shopping sustainably.

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Serious (Yet Unfugly) Walking Shoes

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Find stylish summer shoes you can actually walk in can be tough. Flat sandals and wedge heels by OTBT are as comfortable and chic as they are eco friendly.

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Is Green Always Good?

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Macys and Banana Republic jump on the green fashion bandwagon. Looks like somebody didn’t get the memo that organic cotton t-shirts made in sweatshops don’t count.

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