sustainable fashion

Leila Hafzi: Eco Fashion Designer; judging from the audience’s reaction at the Ethical Fashion Show in Paris, and the awards that keep pilling up, Leila Hafzi could be the next Eco Fahsion Deisgner Star. In this exclusive interview, Leila describes how she got into the ethical fashion business and what inspires her.

Consumerism is now a hot topic, but let's face it - we cannot go back to a time where we travelled around in horse drawn carriages, we believed the world was flat and we knew nothing about other cultures and people with different believes.

Admit it--You love the environment AND you love your hair.  Here are the top five most sustainable hair-dos.  Stick to these styles and you’ll reduce your net hair-do impact on the planet.

Ever wonder what fashion bloggers are really like?

A new fair trade project that just like http://www.incakids.org is self funded and strives to lift from poverty unprivileged artisans in South America.   These projects are for-profit ventures benefiting the poorest artisans in developing countries, providing them with an opportunity to get a sustainable employment and wage.

Pants to PovertyBy Alison BladesLast updated 3/11/2008 11:09:33 AM Pants to Poverty

Where do you buy your cotton underwear?  Have you checked the label lately?  A group of lads and lasses have got together to make sure that your boxers are not harming the planet, and that the farmers are getting p

These entrepreneurs measure their gains not only in financial profit but also in the impact there are having in their communities or society in general.   Their ventures are a hybrid between non-profit and for profit businesses

For those of us who's ideal get-away involves sipping umbrella-ed drinks while lounging in our biggest sunglasses, the ideal packing list is mix of deep blues, sophisticated grays, and sandy accessories -- all organic, sustainable, and fair trade, of course!

Sustainability is a core part of fashion’s future and in the last decade, ecological and ethical concerns have moved from the fringes of the fashion and textile industry towards its heart...

Imagine a new green economy in which 20,000 plus people together owned a  sustainable clothing brand, just by contributing $50/yr each, and with 10% of net profits donated to environmental charities.

Besides being rich and famous, they and other celebrities are endorsing the Green Movement with great style and eco-chick selections. Case in point: All three have been spotted carrying the original and cool Harveys Industries Inc. Seatbelt Bags.

Another interesting example in the customer-made trend, in which consumers are given a chance to contribute to a product’s design or features.

Arabella Miller, the UK organic children's clothing company has chosen to support the environmental organisation, Buglife, through the business alliance “One Per Cent for the Planet“.Organisations who join One Per cent agree to donate 1% of their annual turnover to approved projects which make a difference to the global environment.