2010

Colin Firth´s wife, Livia, on her eco chic Oscar dress

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Colin Firth’s wife dazzled on the red carpet in a dress made entirely from scrap material — proving that sustainable fashion is as glamorous as it is worthy When Colin Firth´s eco-campaigner wife realized she would be on the awards season trail, she decided to dress in a different ethical design

Eva Longoria – the real ´green celeb´ deal

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Eva Longoria Parker is owner of Beso, a new, eco-friendly Las Vegas restaurant/nightclub which occupies a very prominent spot in the Crystals retail center, across the bridge from the Mandarin Oriental.Longoria Parker explains how she became an environmentalist: “Growing up on a ranch with lots of l

Goldfish rocks Kirstenbosch

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As I´m sure most of you know Cape Town is in the midst of an incredible heat wave that´s exhausting city dwellers day after day! With temperatures reaching the 40 degree celcius mark yesterday in the City Bowl, an evening out under the trees at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens was just what was needed

Green-themed movies win at the Oscars

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James Cameron´s blockbuster Avatar was one of at least four green-themed movies that vied for an Oscar at last night´s red-carpet Academy Awards. Avatar, which depicts a world of stunning beauty that´s threatened with destruction, was nominated for nine awards, including best picture,

Booooooth boots for LG

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Bafana’s Matthew Booth appointed LG’s Green ambassador So I was watching an episode of Desperate Housewives the other night when I kept seeing these ads for LG (eco-friendly) of this couple doing different things around the house and had no clue who they were until I got the below press release..

New Nutriganics from The Body Shop

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The Body Shop has recently launched a new range, Nutriganics – their first certified organic range. The range is made from naturally active organic ingredients, not a paraben or artificial fragrance in sight. This new organic range helps smooth the first signs of ageing and keeps skin looking health

Tesco launches recycled clothing collection

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Supermarket giant enters collaboration with ethical clothing pioneers From Somewhere We recently told you about ethical fashion label From Somewhere here. The eco clothing label has recently collaborated with UK retail giant Tesco to create a line of recycled clothing for the Florence & Fred

Ethical fashion From Somewhere

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Orsola de Castro, 43, is the founder of From Somewhere, which makes clothes out of recycled offcuts of luxury materials. With her partner, Filippo Ricci, she curates Estethica, an initiative in association with the British Fashion Council that showcases eco-fashion brands. “I set up From Somewh

Recycled Condom Couture

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When New York University student Emma Kaywin realized that a pile of expired condoms from her HIV Hotline internship were going to the landfill, she asked if she could use them for an art project, instead. Our first instinct was to squirm a little—don’t worry they’re not used—our second was, “cute d

Eco chic pedaling apparel

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Does anyone really look good in Lycra…? Well now you´ve got options. We´re always on the lookout for bike-friendly fashions with eco-chic attributes and are glad to add Pedaler Clothing to the list. NYC designers Trinity Kerr and Virginia Elwood (also a badass tattoo artist) have assembled a fledg