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July 2nd 2009

Twitter Thursday: Ultimate Organic Tube Top From BTC Elements!

Filed under: contests, fashion — Michael Andre d'Estries @ 9:30 am

With the Transformer’s sequel in theaters right now, perhaps it’s fitting that we’re offering a shape-shifting organic tube top for this week’s Twitter Thursday.

BTC Elements, one of the leading online green shops, has partnered with us to deliver three Ultimate Tube Tops from designer Jadie Kadletz. From the website,

“Wear it as a sexy tube top, a comfy layer, or a cute mini skirt! This tube top will be the ultimate piece in your wardrobe. Simple, soft, and perfectly stretchy.”

The green boutique is also offering a phenomenal discount to Ecorazzi readers. Simply browse the store here and use the code ‘razzi’ at checkout to receive a 20% discount off anything you might find.

Want to win one of these tube tops? Check out the contest details below!

P.S. Have a product you’d like to promote with us for Twitter Thursdays? Check out some more information here.

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June 29th 2009

The Green Quote: Sheryl Crow Stamps Out Violence Against Women

Filed under: campaigns, fashion — Michael Parrish DuDell @ 12:37 pm

“There are so many looming causes that need everyone to be involved in and everyone to be conscious of. This is one that I really think does escape people because it’s not happening in our own country and it’s so foreign – the idea of using rape as warfare – that a lot of people close their eyes to it. In our own way of consumer-ship, we can have a voice in what happens over there.”

- Sheryl Crow discussing Stamp Out Violence Against Women and Girls of the Congo – a campaign started by Los Angeles-based fashion brand OmniPeace. OmniPeace donates 25% of its profits towards efforts to end extreme poverty in Africa by 2025. Learn more at OmniPeace.com.

June 22nd 2009

Emma Watson Fronting Burberry, Getting Advice From Karl Lagerfeld

Filed under: animals, fashion — Michael Andre d'Estries @ 10:48 am

If ethical fashion is one road to take for a budding designer, then Emma Watson is basically walking in almost the opposite direction. There’s reason to hope, as I’ll explaing in a second, but first the bad news.

Watson, who plays Hermione in the Harry Potter series, is fronting the Fall advertising campaign for fashion house Burberry. As some of our readers know, Burberry does not have the most stellar credentials when it comes to animals. PETA even has an online game called “Bloody Burberry” where you run around a Burberry store spray painting fur coats and other tasks. Thankfully, Watson’s photoshoot does not contain any fur, but she’s still fronting for a company that still refuses to go with a faux alternative.

Meanwhile, the 19-year-old actress has also announced that she’s creating a new clothing line for teenagers — with all of the profits going towards children’s charity UNICEF. That’s fantastic news, but it comes with a bit of trepidation. Apparently, Watson has been getting design advice from Karl Lagerfeld; the same guy labelled by PETA as a “fashion dinosaur who is as out of step as his furs are out of style.”

Now, obviously, we don’t expect Watson to start designing t-shirts with fur lining, but for someone who takes the environment seriously, we also hope she’ll consider more ethical realms of the fashion world — and steer clear of advice from those who continue to dabble in cruelty. That charitable clothing line definitely gives us hope!

June 17th 2009

olesenHaus Vegan Shoes Are The Jam On Fox 5 News

Filed under: fashion — Michael Parrish DuDell @ 2:26 pm

Vegan shoes are the new jam and there’s absolutely no denying it! 

Danielle Kyrillos from DailyCandy.com recently featured one of our all-time favorite vegan shoe brands — olsenHaus — on Fox 5 news. 

On the show, Kryillos points out: 

“What’s interesting about these is they’re pure vegan. The designer is really committed to not using animals in any part of her shoe making process. So these look super fancy and super expensive…and they are only $99 dollars at olsenhaus.com.”

Check out the video below and then stop by olsenHaus to get yourself a pair of hot, new vegan/eco shoes!

I want, I want. I need, I need.

June 17th 2009

Stella McCartney To Design Collection For GapKids And babyGap

Filed under: fashion — Michael Andre d'Estries @ 10:18 am

Stella McCartney has announced that she’s working on a new collection of children’s fashion for GapKids and babyGap. That’s right, your kids will be able to afford something from Stella well before you can!

The line, expected to be out later this year, is something that McCartney has always wanted to pursue. “For years now I’ve wanted to create a collection for kids, it’s something I’ve often been asked about,” McCartney revealed to Vogue. “I believe that this one off collaboration will be a great way for customers to be able to participate in the Stella McCartney brand.”

We’re hoping that Stella continues her animal-free design style with this new collaboration. I guess if she’s putting her name on it, we can safely assume that’s going to carry over. “I believe that kids clothing should be more accessibly priced, which is particularly important at the moment given the current climate,” the designer said. “It’s really exciting for us to do a boys and girls collection for the first time.”

Vogue via FameBaby

Photo credit: PR Photos

June 11th 2009

HSUS Gives Parsons School Of Design A Cruelty-Free Makeover

Filed under: fashion — Michael Parrish DuDell @ 2:30 pm

Parsons The New School for Design is getting some serious points in my book! 

The design school is teaming up with The Humane Society of the United States to help educate design and fashion marketing students on issues associated with apparel that uses animal fur, including animal cruelty, advertising and labeling issues, and environmental impacts.

Simon Collins, dean of fashion for Parsons said:

“We encourage our students to consider the global impact of the apparel industry and with this we have an obligation to educate them on the treatment of animals. By partnering with The Humane Society of the United States, we are providing our students with the tools to make thoughtful decisions about the materials they use during their career.”

You surely know by now that Ecorazzi is proudly anti-fur and totally supports the important work the HSUS does to educate consumers. We’re jazzed to see Parsons joining the club and embracing responsible, ethical fashion. You rock!

June 11th 2009

Twitter Thursday: Organic Shirts From Horny Toad!

Filed under: contests, fashion — Michael Andre d'Estries @ 10:33 am

It’s Twitter Thursday — and we’ve got a fantastic hookup with one of our favorite clothing companies, Horny Toad!

Makers of fine casual/adventure threads, Horny Toad is also a company that gives back and works hard to reduce its environmental footprint. Go ahead and browse through their women or men’s collections and I bet there will be more than a few items that fit your personality.

For today’s contest, we’re giving away three of Horny’s “Good for the Earth / Good for the Soul Project” tees. Made from 100% organic cotton, HT gives back 5% of the sale of each shirt to support social and environmental projects picked by the artists that created the tees.

Want to win one? As usual, we’ve got two ways to do it. Both women and men sizes are available. Hit the jump below for more details.

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June 3rd 2009

The Green Quote: Blossom’s Mayim Bialik Is An Eco, Vegan Fashion Emergency

Filed under: fashion, green and famous — Michael Parrish DuDell @ 12:37 pm

“To be honest, I didn’t feel like myself in all that makeup, but the clothes they found me were really right on. I’m a vegan, and they found a lot of eco-conscious boutiques with hemp material, so that was great. Some of the skirts were a little short for me, so I’m still getting used to that.”

- Actress Mayim Bialik (AKA Blossom) reflecting about her experience on the reality television show “What Not To Wear.” Vegan and eco conscious? Sounds like the hotness to me! Check out a preview from episode below!

June 2nd 2009

The Green Quote: Pink Wants To Skin Kanye West For Fur

Filed under: fashion, not green — Michael Parrish DuDell @ 7:54 am

“Kanye West is the person pissing me off right now. I was at Stella McCartney’s Paris fashion show with the vice president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Paul McCartney and Kanye West. The entire time Kanye is going, ‘They need more fur in this show’. He just wouldn’t shut up about how he loved fur. I mean, he’s saying this to me, the PETA guy and Paul McCartney! I was just so grossed out by him. I’m like, ‘You’re an idiot!’ There are so many people who I think are a waste of skin and he’s up there. I should wear him. Go on, donate yourself Kanye. People can wear your fur.”

- Pink spewing some serious fighting words in the July issue of FHM Australia. Sounds to us like Kanye needs a little PETA action all up in his biznitch. I’m not sure if you’ve heard, but fur is never, never, never, never, never, never cool. Don’t make us send the troops! 

May 29th 2009

Exclusive Sneak Peak: Vaute Couture Proves Ethical Fashion Is Pure Genius

Filed under: fashion — Michael Parrish DuDell @ 12:08 pm

OK, maybe I’m not the most fashionable guy on the block, but I still  know something rad when I see it!  And the new Vaute Couture Late Fall-Holiday 2009 collection BLOWS MY MIND!!!

Vaute Couture is an all-vegan, all-eco, high-fashion clothing line that proves you NEVER have to sacrifice ethics for style. 

Dreamt up by Leanne Hilgart Meyer, the company is committed to discovering, supporting and encouraging more ethical methods and materials that consider the animals, earth and humankind.  Oh yeah — and making AMAZING clothes!!

While I’d love to share the lookbook with you, it’s still for press eyes only. BUT — I can share a sneak peak that I’m pretty much guaranteeing will make you drool.

Check out three exclusive images from the new line below and then stop by VauteCouture.com to learn more!