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
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
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
Is that a banana in your underwear, or are you just excited by eco-fashion? The answer is both.AussieBum has recently announced its release of a new eco-friendly line of men’s underwear made with 27% banana fiber (made from the bark weave of the plant), 64% organic cotton, and 9% Lycra. This comb
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 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
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
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 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
It´s harvest time in the winelands of the Western Cape and on Saturday we were invited to eco network member, Heron Ridge´s wine farm in Stellenbosch. Thank goodness the heat we´ve been having here in the Cape, receded for the day and we had a delightful lunch on the farm and learnt all about the ha