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Eco-Friendly Clothing Care Tips

GLI Editors — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:24:14 +0000

Caring for your clothing properly is good for your clothes and the environment. Your clothes will last longer and typically less energy will be used in their care. Whether it’s hanging up the clothesline for the first time or buying eco-friendly laundry detergent, following are some tips for taking care of your clothes in an [...]

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GTR: Building an On-Campus Eco-Fashion Business with Factory Green

Sean Daily — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:00:00 +0000

GreenTalk host Sean Daily talks with Daniel Lyons and Jack Short of Factory Green , a purveyor of eco-friendly, fashion-forward apparel, accessories, and apartment wares, provides socially and environmentally aware consumers with an expressive way to live green. Click Play Below,or Transcript Announcer: This program is brought to you by personallifemedia .com. Sean Daily: Hey, everybody this is Sean Daily host of [...]

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Sustainable Fashion’s Many Alternative Materials

GLI Editors — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:52:47 +0000

The word “clothing” implies a range of uses, from the purely utilitarian to the inarguably luxurious. Clothing keeps us warm or cool, depending on the circumstance and fabric, and it offers a medium of self-expression. In a culture where image is still everything, consumers need as many choices as possible to achieve their desired effect and comfort level. After all, we [...]

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Stretch the Lifespan of Your Clothing

GLI Editors — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:00:00 +0000

From buying organic to taking care of the clothes you do have, there are many ways to be environmentally conscious, have fun, and be fashionable at the same time. Here are a some eco tips for sharing, selecting, and saving clothes so they stick around for a while: Throw a clothes swapping party with friends. You and [...]

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5 Tricks from an Eco-Fashionista’s Handbag

GLI Editors — Wed, 28 May 2008 17:11:48 +0000

More and more designers are turning to eco-friendly fabrics and manufacturing practices, but there are many ways you can keep your wardrobe fresh without consuming more resources. As an abundance of vintage boutiques and cool new websites emerge, second-hand shopping continues to go way beyond the Salvation Army. Hold a clothing swap. Summon all your fashion-forward friends [...]

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Green Fashion from Hemp Products

GLI Editors — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000

If you think of rough, bristly rugs that feel like your Uncle Sam’s chin when someone mentions hemp, you probably haven’t taken a close look at one of the big green fashion trends today. Hemp clothing is stylish and comfortable, and here are some guidelines for picking hemp clothing products: Look for manufacturers that organically grow [...]

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Eco-Chic Fashion and Organic Clothing

GLI Editors — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Organic cotton, hemp, recycled fibers, sustainable style—all buzz words fast becoming hip lingo around fashion design studios. While the environmentally friendly styles of old bring to mind swaths of burlap and racks of Birkenstocks, the story today is entirely different—and, extremely stylish! Over the last few years, designers have seriously upped the eco-style ante with fashion-driven, wearable [...]

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Shopping for Organic Clothing

GLI Editors — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 01:00:00 +0000

You’ve decided to live a green life from your socks to your suit coat, and cotton clothing is as green as you can get, right? Actually, unless you’re shopping for organic clothing, cotton isn’t always the greenes fabric of choice. To make sure you are investing your greens in green fashion: Look for organic labels. Organic [...]

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