Your Guide to Green Style: Casual
Who says eco-casual can’t be chic? With an onslaught of green designers (and I don’t mean inexperienced) on the rise, making your closet eco-friendly has never been so easy. Whether you’re going to The Green Shows in NYC, an Earth Day music festival or just hitting Whole Foods – this look has you ready to hit the streets.
The jeans ($106), made by Good Society, pride themselves on using only fair-trade organic cotton. The brand is also great because their styles are so timeless, making them less likely to become disposable like trendier denim.
Is that silk? The blouse may be a little deceiving. Although Kelly B’s “Cameron Blouse” ($154) does have 35 percent silk, the majority is made from hemp! Besides that great use of environmentally friendly fabric, Kelly B prides herself on creating all products in the U.S. and keeps to fair labor practices.
The chic clutch ($40) may give you a casual Bottega Veneta feel, but the purse is posh for a whole other reason. Autonomie Project, the maker of the bag, is a fair trade fashion company that only uses fair trade-certified organic cotton. Each clutch, made by a women’s coop in Peru, goes toward 25 mothers of Northern Creations to help them become self-sustaining.
Wait, did you say bamboo? Yes, those sunglasses ($180) are made from natural, un-dyed bamboo. The eastern reed is a great alternative to woods and metals because the stalks grow twice as fast as trees and restore themselves in five years. The maker of the glasses, Kayu Design, donates $50 from your purchase to a sight-restoring surgery in the developing world. The company regularly collaborates with Unite for Sight, and they believe no person should go blind because they cannot afford medical help.
Going eco for Earth Day isn’t only chic, but charitable.
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