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Obama Inauguration Wrap-Up: Cruel Vs. Cool Fashion

Michael Parrish DuDell — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:21:24 +0000

A few weeks ago, Ecorazzi showcased a blog entry by HSUS president Wayne Pacelle, asking Michelle Obama to refrain from wearing fur during the inauguration (and hopefully always). So how did she do?

Answer: FANTASTIC!!!

We were pleased as punch to see both Michelle Obama and Jill Biden totally fur-free. On the other side of the ticket, Laura Bush also rocked the fur-free style, but of course Lynne Cheney just HAD TO display a grotesque fur collar on her coat. I mean are you really surprised?

The shocker of the day was that Aretha Franklin — who was photographed last year in what appeared to be an entire forest of animals — had not a lick of the cruel stuff anywhere to be seen.

Our pals over at SuperVegan.com named fur-wearing Spike Lee and wife Tonya Lewis as the worst dressed of the day. Do you agree? Who’s fashion sense were you impressed/disgusted with at yesterday’s inauguration? Chime in and cast your vote for the best and worst dressed!

photo credit: charlotteobserver.com

Americans Choose Oprah Winfrey To Share Their Coffee With

Michael Parrish DuDell — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:36:40 +0000

If you could have your morning cup of coffee with either Angelina Jolie, Oprah Winfrey, Laura Bush, Bill Gates, Al Gore or Brad Pitt who would you choose?

If you picked Oprah you got it right! Well at least that’s what the majority of America said when asked by the Opinion Research Corporation on behalf of Millstone Fair Trade Coffee. In fact, out of the 746 adult coffee drinkers polled, 20 percent picked Oprah while Bill Gates came in second with 16 percent and Laura Bush third with 15 percent. Brad Pitt on the other hand only got a shabby 7 percent. Umm..I think maybe the coffee drinkers had other activities in mind for Brad.

Millstone also found that while 52 percent of people said they were aware of Fair Trade certification, only about half of those (44 percent) were able to really explain it.

How would you do on the Fair Trade test? If you think you’re missing a few genius points, visit TransFairUsa.com and bone up. And when you’re done, hit Millstone Fair Trade Coffee and reward yourself for all that hard work.