Luxury meets Ecology

While there is plenty of discussion about eco-friendly fashion online, actually finding accessible organic clothing is difficult. After hours of searching, I finally found Avita online store, which provides hip eco-friendly clothing mostly at a reasonable price. The jewelry and shoes, however, were quite expenseive. When on Avita's site, click on Co-op for the online store and happy shopping!!

Setchi

Look out Washington DC shoppers...we have our first green glam spot! Shop Setchi (1614 Wisconsin Ave NW) is more than just another sophisticated Georgetown boutique... its environmentally conscious too!

The store offers a great selection of eco-friendly evening, casual clothes, flirty lingerie and cute handbags--all quality made at prices comparable to other non-green stores. My two favorite items were a hoddie sweatshirt dress (the juicy couture look but better quality and better for our environment) and a beautiful black dress that I could wear to work and out! Store owner, Jessica, says these items can be washed by hand or delicate cycle so we save the environment (and our wallets) on drycleaning too. Owner provides pleasant store with nice added touches. such as giving customers cute canvas bags to carry home purchased items. I have received tons of compliments on both the clothes and the free bag! Owner informed me winter clothes are en route, including shoes and jackets. Yummy ...

Even if you don't live in DC, the owner takes phone orders 202-333-5570 and is providing online shopping soon! Thank you Setchi!

My favorite "Green" Jeans...

Glamorous fashionistas agree that a wardrobe staple is the perfect fitting blue jean. But how much should this must-have cost you and our environment? Designer jeans now cost on average $175 a pop and unfortunately we can't just live on one pair! Even if you are one of the lucky glams who can always fit into their favorite jeans, how long will they stay in style? According to Outside Magazine, it takes roughly one pound of fertilizer and pesticide to grow the conventional cotton required for one pair of jeans. Eco-friendly designers have caught on and are producing 100% organic cotton jeans. But what do they look like on? Even the most environmentally-friendly aren't willing to give up the glam for conservation, especially when these "green jeans" can cost the same as a pair of Sevens! So how do you pick the right pair? After researching the net, the hottest pair was not the most promoted (Levis for $250) but the Del Forte Cotton Delia Jean 20% on sale with free shipping at White Parot.

Mavi's organic jean also looks promising. Our Glam Guys should check out the great savings on Lonestar organic denim at Bluefly or Valcom Concord Organic Jean for only $55. If any readers have tried any organic "green jeans" ...Please Share!

Announcing Green Gone Glam Blog...

Never has the environment been more "in." Are consumerism and environmentalism inapposite? I think not. The fact that eco-friendly acts are now fashionable only increases awareness, which in turn changes mainstream behavior. Are companies making expensive products for the "conscious consumer?" Definitely, but each time a consumer buys $245 designer organic jeans http://www.levisstore.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=2607411 they are also hopefully noticing their insane water bottle habits! How do I know? Well because I am one of them... I created this blog to research and share tips on how to be both glamorous and green without going broke. How to avoid consumer traps that play on consumer guilt and buy products that really make you fabulous and that are actually good for our plant. This blog is an interactive cite, so please share your views!