| A DEEPER SHADE OF GREEN |
| Written by Magaly Fuentes | |
| Thursday, 28 January 2010 | |
We were delivered to this amazing planet without care instructions to guide us. Fortunately, the green movement has opened our eyes to the need for reevaluation, change, and a more definitive accountability system when it comes to protecting and nurturing our environment. A quote by American Author Jane Hirshfield that helps put things in perspective is “everything changes, everything is connected; pay attention.” Each of us, as part of that “everything,” plays a vital role in the transition to a healthier planet. Awareness and responsibility have inspired many in the fashion industry to step up and work diligently toward a lighter carbon footprint and a deeper shade of green while continuing to ingeniously create beautiful things. In varying hues, here are examples of green fashion practices that collectively have a positive and profound impact on our delicate ecosystem; what shade of green are you? The Light Green Learning Curve The more you know the more change you can affect. Starting with education is an integral part of change and improvement. There are many resources to keep you in the loop, including books, blogs, organizations, programs and schools, which support sustainable fashion practices. 
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Light to Medium Research of Products When you are out and about in search of new-to-you, “must have” green fashion items, look to the label and beyond for the following:
Step into a Darker Shade Go greener by fueling your creative spirit and making something of your own. Take things you have at home and make new things by dying, cutting, sewing, embroidering, embellishing… Important Tip: Beware of “greenwashing” – ask questions and dig deeper!
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written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , January 31, 2010
Fantastic, comprehensible article! Great magazine I picked up this weekend: Above. It's the Summer 2009 issue, but still very relevant issues tucked inside. Stella McCartney on Ethics and Design (though there has been a greenwashing incident recently with the beauty line), Angela Lindvall shares some of her favorite ethically-sourced beauty products, and a report on how the diamond industry has cleaned up it's act over the past few years. Excellent reads, and many of the articles are bringing light to greenwashing!!! Lesson to us all: do your research, and stay informed!
... written by chill, February 01, 2010
Very nice website! Hard tofind such a comphrehensive website in HK.
Only one that got somethign related to green is this www.queeneco.com http://www.queeneco.com/blog/Hip_&_Green/Green_Hippies/?do=blog&cid=18&scid=19 (you can use google to translate into Eng) Would love to learn more here.... Write comment
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