Archives

Buzz Off Malaria…

by

Kate Moss Dons Recycled Mosquito Net Dress For Malaria Awareness Supermodel Kate Moss is swatting for the other team, and she’s doing in with her own inimitable brand of glam: by donning a body-cleaving strapless dress partly woven from recycled mosquito nets. Commissioned by Sport Relief, the co

No Water Sucks

by

This month Quiksilver and Roxy are joining forces to promote the message No Water Sucks, a Europe-wide campaign aimed at protecting our water resources. On both the Quicksilver and Roxy website internet-users are invited to post their pictures illustrating ‘a lack of water.’ The winning picture will

Is Susan Woo right about ethical fashion?

by

Top sustainable fashion designer Susan Woo insists green clothes can be stylish, sexy and sophisticated. She´s bet her business on it Yes, Susan Woo grew up with fashion. When she was 4 years old, her uncle brought her a Christian Dior pink velour dress from Paris to wear for her nursery school p

Gisele Bündchen to Launch Sejaa Pure Skincare Line

by

Gisele Bündchen will soon be sharing her secrets for great skin. The 29-year-old supermodel launched an eco-friendly beauty line called Sejaa Pure Skincare on March 15. Bündchen, who is a UN ambassador for environmental issues, plans to use all-natural ingredients, “thoughtful” packaging and recycle

Van Schalkwyk for top UN job?

by

Article by: Janine ErasmusSouth Africa’s Presidency has put forward the country’s minister of tourism, Marthinus van Schalkwyk, as a candidate to head the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Presidency announced in March that after consideration, it had nominated Van Schalkwyk to

Think! Shoes has a new home

by

Hot Shoes – Smaller Carbon Footprint I recently went to check out Think! shoes new store in The Cape Quarter in Somerset Rd, Cape Town. They used to be located in Long Street but the new store is way more attractive and sophisticated. It has a very chic, international feel to it and the shoes are

Karl Lagerfeld´s eco-themed Chanel Show

by

The fashion designer highlighted global warming by creating an Arctic catwalk in Paris last week Karl Lagerfeld turned environmentalist this week when he showed his latest collection to a backdrop of a giant melting iceberg — highlighting global warming in the most stylish of ways.Having received

The Voltpot – an eco chic sustainable solution

by

The Voltpot is for those who are not satisfied with the greenest thing on their coffee table being their organic java resting on top of it. The Voltpot is a product idea constructed on the promising technology of Microbial Fuel Cells (MFC’s). As opposed to a chemical battery, a Microbial Fuel Cell u