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Sat, 30 Oct 2010 11:16:03 -0700
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( Jobs / Jobs ) MADE-BY is a non-profit organisation whose mission is to improve environmental and social standards in the fashion industry and communicate progress in a way that consumers understand. Driven by our commitment to sustainable fashion, MADE-BY works wi
Wed, 20 Oct 2010 10:16:26 -0700
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Launched at Vivienne Westwood’s SS11 show at London Fashion Week this past Sunday night, these eco-chic reusable bottles designed by Westwood were handed out to models, guests and celebrities (including Pamela Anderson, Matt Smith and |
Fri, 24 Sep 2010 13:08:10 -0700
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Launched at Vivienne Westwood’s SS11 show at London Fashion Week this past Sunday night, these eco-chic reusable bottles designed by Westwood were handed out to models, guests and celebrities (including Pamela A |
Fri, 24 Sep 2010 13:08:10 -0700
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Creating new products from waste materials or used items has three distinct benefits for manufacturers: it gives them access to free or inexpensive materials, it lends their products an aura of sustainability, and it provides embedded stories tha |
Sun, 06 Jun 2010 13:36:31 -0700
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Are you keen to build your international green fashion network and be inspired?
Are you ready to accelerate your key knowledge on sustainable fashion along the supply chain? Then participate in THEKEY.TO Academy from 5-10 July.
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Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:53:27 -0700
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( Jobs / Jobs )
The brand Rianne de Witte is looking for an agent for Benelux. (The Benelux is a union in Western Europe that comprises three neighboring countries, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg)
Rianne de Witte is known as sustainable designer bra
Wed, 19 May 2010 23:20:36 -0700
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Honour our planet with joining these events in NYC and enjoying great discounts on Thursday April 22!
NYC: Times Square
The 40th celebration of Earth Day will be a big event in New York City. Organizer Earth Day New York, in partnership w |
Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:07:30 -0700
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Milan
C.L.A.S.S. treats his fans to another sensory experience by participating in Milan’s famous furniture exhibition. Fashion victims should visit the Caira Design "capsule-boutique" with its re-created and re-built dress |
Sat, 10 Apr 2010 10:23:27 -0700
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( Jobs / Jobs )
All Territories EXCEPT Ca. and New England. 15% commission.
Must have experience and a better grade customer base. Yoga studios, Spas, better grade womens clothing and shoe stores, department stores and small chains. Super easy line to carry.
Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:11:53 -0700
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It's a fun word play, but an ever serious cause. Malaria kills thousands of people per year and prevention is simple: using mosquito nets. Sport Relief has come up with a solution to make malaria sexy: supermodel Kate Moss dons a body-cleaving st |
Thu, 08 Apr 2010 08:28:20 -0700
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Tonight will see who the winner is of the ‘T-shirt’ design competition, organized by Think Act Vote in partnership with ethical fashion label Komodo. The objective of the competition was to give participants the opportunity to show |
Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:20:05 -0700
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If the Eco Fashion Forward party was any indication, Vancouver is about to go to a whole new level with the upcoming Vancouver Eco Fashion Week in April 2010. The event is the brainchild of Miriam Laroche and draws from her 15 years of experience |
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:56:43 -0800
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We're looking for investors/buyers.
Contact info@ecofashionworld.com
Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:00:00 -0800
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( Contests / Green Street Style ) |
"I'm wearing a Vintage Dress - Made by myself "
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Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:21:45 -0800
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"I'm such a fan of Eco Fashion World and though I'd contribute a street style image of my own. This photo was taken by Mark Andrew Boyer in Chicago, IL.
Here's the description for the photo:
'm wearing Greenbees boots, which are |
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:12:22 -0800
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( Education / Organizations ) | www.organiccotton.org
This platform has been created for active members of the global organic cotton community to share conversations, knowledge and information about organic and fair-trade cotton. It is open to all interested people having a sta |
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:02:51 -0800
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I'm wearing an all organic t-shirt from TheNakedHippie.com (my company). The background is Villefranche, France. My partner and I spent several months there this past summer.
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Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:45:38 -0700
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( News / Players ) EFW: What new/exciting/innovative things do you have on tap in the coming months?
Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:27:54 -0700
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( Magazine / Magazine Intro )
Our crush on DIY, crafting, buying handmade and customizing is still going strong. Is it the zeitgeist of the recession or an increasing awareness of where our things come from, hard to say… Last year, the New York Times reported:
“On
Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:39:39 -0700
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All vintage. Dress is made from recycled curtain.
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Sun, 30 Aug 2009 05:53:58 -0700
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The success of this year’s Project Earth Day eco-runway show which took place in April in NYC was a brilliant indication that green fashion is no longer just a fad. The energy-packed show featured today’s hottest eco-lines
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Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:14:00 -0700
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( Contests / Green Street Style ) |
This picture is taken at Punta del Arbol in the south of Chili. Since I am working there, I have been collecting beautiful ethical pieces of local designers. Like the scarf I'm wearing here made out of raw sheep wool by an artesan who deliver |
Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:27:27 -0700
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( Contests / Green Street Style ) |
Mark in his Naturaline organic cotton jeans and H&M 'Fashion
against AIDS' T-shirt with anatomy print.
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Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:23:07 -0700
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( Magazine / Store Review )
Adili means “ethical” and “just” in Swahili. It’s not just the UK-based online retailer’s name; it also defines their base, their core, the root from which their products and messages grow. Adili&rsq
Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:32:13 -0700
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I am wearing an outfit that was designed by my good friend's new green label Tumbler and Tipsy. This line produces hand-made, one-of-a-kind items from reconstructed vintage fabrics and clothing.
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Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:34:50 -0700
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"I'm wearing cmarchuska dress with a vintage belt passed down to me by my grandmother. My style is eclectic chic."
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Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:24:39 -0700
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( Jobs / Jobs )
Job Title: Full-time Office Manager
Reports to: General Manager UK
Location: 28 Mortimer Street, London. W1W 7RD
Role: To provide full admin support for the UK MADE-BY office.
Start Date: 1st July 2009
ROLE
Full responsibility for the da
Fri, 29 May 2009 08:36:00 -0700
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( Contests / Green Street Style ) |
Mia wearing A QUESTION OF T-shirt at the street in Copenhagen . The T-shirt made in Africa under the terms of Fair Trade out of organic cotton. (see www.aquestionof.dk for more information)
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Thu, 28 May 2009 01:27:06 -0700
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( Contests / Green Street Style ) |
In front of our office/showroom in Cologne. Sabine Lydia Müller from SYMBIOSE EINS*
(communication for sustainable products & services) in jeans from
Kuyichi, hoodie from THTC, grama sneakers from VEJA and bag from Adili
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Sat, 16 May 2009 13:10:14 -0700
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( Contests / Green Street Style ) |
Eco Mini Children Changing the World
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Sat, 16 May 2009 13:06:27 -0700
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( Jobs / Jobs )
Permanent Part-time
4 days a week including Saturdays
This is a varied role for an enthusiastic personality within a small online ethical fashion business. This role will suit a candidate with a broad range of skills and whom must be or
Wed, 13 May 2009 15:28:10 -0700
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Be green or die tryin' . Cologne eco-fashion street crime at hahnentor (she: thtc, he: misericordia, tudo bom)
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Wed, 06 May 2009 11:52:22 -0700
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( Contests / Green Street Style ) |
The picture was taken by my lovely friend Gauri Bahuguna early april this year. We were visiting Hyde Park together with a friend. I am wearing a yellow Gap shirt that I bought in a the Fair Trade charity shop based in Shepherd's Bush, London |
Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:31:46 -0700
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( Contests / Green Street Style ) |
Eco-luxe, Natural Glamour, Easy & Eclectic. I am wearing Linda Loudermilk but I also wear nau athletic wear, skunk funk, loyale...
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Sat, 25 Apr 2009 08:10:42 -0700
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( Contests / Green Street Style ) |
"Born to Board", meet my son Oskar snowboarding in our garden wearing a beanie and scarf specially made for him. Jeans (Oskar loves the studs on the back pockets) and top from the high street. Cute! sums up this look.
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Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:45:16 -0700
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( Magazine / Magazine Intro )
6.77 billion people live on a tiny blue marble floating through space. We speak different languages, have different cultures, worship at different altars, but we all share the same planet.
This month we celebrate Earth Day by paying tribute t
Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:11:21 -0700
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( Jobs / Jobs )
MADE-BY and Organic Exchange are searching for a joint Eco Fabric Manager. This person would be responsible for building up knowledge and a network around sourcing sustainable materials for the textile industry that includes fabrics, yarns, interli
Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:25:57 -0700
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EFW’s own Kim Poldner seems to be in tune with the times in her two recent blogs about Ecofeminism and Female Entrepreneurship.
This past month has seen awards and accolades bestowed upon two green entrepreneurs, who also happen to be |
Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:47:39 -0700
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( Glossary / Glossary ) There are different types of wool such as organic sheep wool and organic alpaca wool. The lather is finer than cashmere, smoother than silk, softer than cotton, stronger than mohair and warmer than goose down and synthetic fabrics. This type of wool
Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:36:55 -0800
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Viscose is the most common type of rayon, which is composed of regenerated cellulose. Derived from wood pulp, cotton linters, or other vegetable matter.
Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:36:28 -0800
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( Glossary / Glossary )
Vegetable fibers are derived from the stem, leaf or seed of various plants. In many cases, the technique is ancient and is now being rediscovered as an ecological alternative to the polluting cotton industry.
Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:35:54 -0800
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Tencel is naturally derived from cellulose which is extracted from managed trees. It is one of the softest and most elegant fibers available.
Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:35:23 -0800
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A strong bast fiber that originates from the leaves of the Agave plant, which is found in the West Indies, Central America, and Africa.
Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:34:59 -0800
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( Glossary / Glossary ) See pineapple fiber.
Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:31:07 -0800
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( Glossary / Glossary ) Ramie is a bast fiber, similar to flax, taken from the stalk of a plant grown in China.
Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:30:04 -0800
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( Glossary / Glossary ) Pineapple fiber or Piña is a strong white or creamy cobweb-like fiber drawn from tall leaves of an indigenous pineapple plant. The fiber is hand stripped from the leaves in lengths of about 18 inches to 3 feet, sun-bleached, hand knotted and s
Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:29:24 -0800
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PET fabric is made out of recycled plastic bottles blended with cotton. Thanks to technological innovation, the combination of these fibers enables the creation of a knitted fabric that has just the same resistance, durability and fast colors as pr
Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:28:33 -0800
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( Glossary / Glossary ) See cruelty-free silk.
Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:28:07 -0800
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( Glossary / Glossary ) Nettle fabric is developed from the Brennessel plant and was very popular in the Middle-Ages when upper-class ladies preferred it over silk. This plant grows in almost all types of soils and it requires very little fertilization because the minerals
Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:25:58 -0800
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