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Showing posts with label Clare Vivier. Show all posts

Friday, September 13, 2013

My study break shopping trip to Click: Nature Inspired / Nature Friendly

Inspired by my study break shopping trip to Click: Nature Inspired / Nature Friendly

It is just too nice out to sit inside and read unclassified CIA documents or classic Spanish lit, so I made a homemade pumpkin coffee, grabbed my bike, and headed down the street with the intention of buying a broom (we only have a little hand one-- it is not cutting it) and a wall calendar.

I came home with neither, but I did score a great pair of flats at Click Shoes on Southport for 50% off. They are having a fall sale. Lauren, the buyer for the store, is amazing and does a great job filling the store with amazing pieces like the Matisse booties and the Bella Dahl tunic above. I wanted to integrate these pieces with some of the Eco-friendly finds from earlier this week.

Both the pieces from click have their own pro's:
  
Matisse boots, according to Lauren, last forever and hold up really well. Investing in quality pieces that do not need to be replaced is an environmentally friendly way to shop since in a year or six months from now you won't be tossing them out and replacing them.

The Bella Dahl tunic is made in the USA, and although I couldn't find any information on the cotton they use it's always great to support companies that make their products here.


Thursday, September 12, 2013

New York Fashion Week: Crazy Beautiful World- keep it that way with eco-friendly fashion

Crazy Beautiful World




Dress / STELLA McCARTNEY synthetic shoes / STELLA McCARTNEY handbag / STELLA McCARTNEY faux snakeskin handbag / Clare Vivier real leather handbag, $215 / Melissa Joy Manning clear stud earrings / STELLA McCARTNEY sunglasses / La Tropezienne 5"





Casual Eco Friendly High Fashion





Inspired by MBFW I want to do a post dedicated to designers that practice Eco-friendly and sustainable production. Not all earth friendly clothing is hippie-wear, you can find high end designer pieces. The fashion industry, for the most part, is not sustainable as is but a lot of companies are working to change that.

 Major clothing companies such as Zara and H&M are designing eco-conscious lines at an affordable price; BUT if I could splurge here are the designers I would shop:

       Clare Vivier- she does beautiful leather bags that use eco-friendly materials in the preparation and production of the bags.

       Honest by- they have amazing everything, on their website you can select various criteria                     for the products. i.e. - vegan, eco-friendly production, etc.

       Melissa Joy Manning- creates beautiful jewelry with gemstones and practices sustainable production as well.

       Shop Ethica- is one of my favorite shops I found while researching this blog. Great bags, clothes, and accessories; the colors and patterns used by the company are super fun.

      Coclico- beautiful shoes and boots made with sustainability in mind.


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