“Eco-conscious fashion{nl}has gone from hippie to hip. As the list of sustainable fabrics grows{nl}– materials from soybeans, wood pulp and even bamboo — so does the{nl}popularity of eco-embracing designers.L.A. designer, Carol Young, of Undesigned, blends organic cotton from recycled T-shirts in her urban nomad clothing ($100 to $275). And Denver’s Potential Fashions creates ready-to-wear and custom couture ($40 to $600){nl}from “repurposed” (recycled) materials such as fur, leather and denim.{nl}A-list stars like Cameron Diaz and Rosario Dawson are fans of{nl}Stewart+Brown ($46 to $850){nl}apparel that uses organic cottons, surplus fabrics and hand-knit{nl}Mongolian cashmere. “Consumers have put organics on and into their{nl}bodies for years. Now it’s a lifestyle,” says Stewart+Brown’s Howard{nl}Brown.”[  SOURCE ]”Relocating to CocoWalk’s proven to be a pretty good, well, move for Sheila McCutcheon, owner of the weeks-old Gypsy Couture. Soon after shuttling her clothing shop from downtown Miami to the{nl}space formerly occupied by a store selling glow-in-the-dark products{nl}(the only relic is the black ceiling), the Coconut Grove Arts Festival{nl}came to town. Translation: Lots of shoppers came a-calling.Sheila’s a bit of a celebrity watcher. Magazines like Us Weekly{nl}and InStyle are splayed in back at the counter. She has dog-eared pages{nl}of stars’ outfits and works to track down the designers. The current{nl}big seller is a label called Lure, a velvety soft cotton collection by{nl}West Coaster Jamie Lauren, which has a loyal fan base in L.A. Rosario{nl}Dawson hardly wears anything else; the purple metal-studded T-shirt{nl}that Shakira recently donned in concert is here for $85.”[ SOURCE ]{nl}{nl}

March 19th, 2006
Categories: Uncategorized . Author: Joliz

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