Celebs For Environment – Vanity Fair’s Green Issue with Madonna (GALLERY)

(TREND HUNTER) In the last few years, Vanity Fair has been teaming up with popular icons and entertainment stars in a special Green Issue that aims to raise the public awareness of important environmental issues.

For its 2008 Green Issue, Vanity Fair has teamed up with the Queen of Pop herself.

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From Waste to Want – Autumn Cast-off Collection From Somewhere (GALLERY)

(TREND HUNTER) UK fashion label FROM SOMEWHERE was started by Orsola de Castro in 1997 as a collection of one-off designs in high quality, found and recycled materials, using off cuts, pre-consumer surplus and damaged fabrics. With fine detailing, and luxury materials, the cut and paste creations are bespoke, qua… [More]

Social Documentary in High Heels – Copenhagen Cycle Chic (GALLERY)

(TREND HUNTER) This is a fantastic blog that goes to show that riding bikes doesn’t have to interfere with looking fabulously stylish. Copenhagen Cycle Chic is dedicated to showcasing the real-life fashions worn by eco-commuters in Denmark’s stylish capital.

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Today’s Paper, Tomorrow’s Textile – Newspaper Yarn (GALLERY)

(TREND HUNTER) Greetje van Tiem, a graduate of the Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands, has harnessed her artistic talents to transform old newspapers into yarn which can be woven into carpets, curtains and upholstery. Each newspaper page can produce about twenty yards of textile material. If you look clos… [More]

Top 13 Recycled Fashions (SUPER GALLERY)

A huge wave in recycled fashions has taken over the clothing industry, the green movement inspiring environmentally aware designers to get creative in eco-friendly ways. The trick is keeping the fashion wearable. Wearing tires, candy wrappers, recycled billboard ads, juice boxes or audio cassette ta… [More]

Not So Fantastic Plastic – Time To BYOB (GALLERY)(TrendHunter.com) If you’re still using plastic bags, you’re not only very out of touch with current fashion trends, but also very ignorant to the environment. By now we all know the detriments of using plastic bags when buying groceries, but in case you feel there’s still something missing, Trend Hunter is giv… [More]

Green Fashion LA – EcoNouveau EcoLifestyle (GALLERY)(TrendHunter.com) As a precursor to the green collections to be showcased at Los Angeles Fashion Week, ecofashionistas are being invited to “Celebrate the emergence of EcoNouveau LA’s definitive EcoLifestyle experience.” The event, which runs this Saturday, will be a sneak preview of what to expect when the official … [More]

Not So Fantastic Plastic – Time To BYOB (GALLERY)(TrendHunter.com) If you’re still using plastic bags, you’re not only very out of touch with current fashion trends, but also very ignorant to the environment. By now we all know the detriments of using plastic bags when buying groceries, but in case you feel there’s still something missing, Trend Hunter is giv… [More]

Eco-Fashion

Eco-Couture – Linda Loudermilk Blends Green and Gold (VIDEO)(TrendHunter.com) Environmentalism and luxury are recurring themes appearing everywhere from mass fashion to designer brands to exclusive couture collections. But who said you can't have gold and be green? To really keep hip these days, those in-the-know are combining styles that are good for the soul and the earth, … [More]