Green Cotton

Organic Cotton Certification: A Look at GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) the new Gold Standard

Shana — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:44:50 +0000

Photosource: Swicofil.com Eco-friendly clothing and organic cotton are all “the buzz” these days, but what is it exactly that can we can expect from a product labeled with “organic cotton” and how do we know we are not being green-washed? With more and more companies jumping on the organic bandwagon such as Target, [...]

Proud Mary, New Fair Trade Startup Crossing Borders: Brooklyn, NY and Guatemala

Shana — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:16:13 +0000

“Proud Mary” was born in 2006 in the heads of two young women who met in Brooklyn as a vision of fair trade, chic fashin. Molly was trying to find a way to utilize her liberal arts education and Harper wanted to see her fair trade and fashion ideas come to fruition. The women soon found [...]

National Day of Action to Demand Hersey’s Chocolate to obtain Fair Trade Certification

Shana — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:44:01 +0000

Green Cotton’s devotion to eco-fashion and style includes a broader inclusion of sustainability. Sustainability to us means not only sustainable environmental practices and sourcing, but also attention to the people and communities that make up our environments (and our products and companies). To this end, we are interested in fair labor standards, empowerment of women [...]

The 2009 CFDA Awards Celebrate Fashion’s Finest

Shana — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:08:13 +0000

Photosource: Women’s Wear Daily One night a year, the fashion industry’s most influential gather to fete the year’s stellar design achievements at the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Fashion Awards. This year’s ceremony took place on Monday, June 15, and honored both up-and-coming talent and contemporary legends. The glamorous event, often called “the Oscars of [...]

As plus size fashion grows, so does plus size Eco-Fashion!

Shana — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:18:45 +0000

Photosource: http://pipeline.refinery29.com Beth Ditto, favored mascot of the fashion world, has recently developed a clothing line for Arcadia Group devoted to plus size women such as herself. She is featured in the front page story of the “Style” section in the New York Times. The article focuses on how for the most part high fashion has [...]

Diaz takes on new role as the Earth’s publicist

Shana — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:47:03 +0000

Photosource: http://images.google.com Cameron Diaz has kept herself busy this month trailing along a train of interviewers from various amazingly fashionable magazines to get the word out on the environment. While the interview we recently reviewed in VOGUE focused mostly on the eco-fashions Diaz wore in her editorial shots, and only quickly mentioned her environmental campaign, Marie [...]

Cameron Diaz named “Queen of Green” in this month’s VOGUE!

Shana — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 03:13:53 +0000

Cameron Diaz was recently on the cover of VOGUE magazine, labeled the “Queen of Green.” She is a quiet sort of environmentalist, not wishing to impose her views on others around her. About her energy-efficient Prius, she says, “It’s just a car.” But she makes environmentally conscious shopping choices with little fanfare. As a role model [...]

Interview with Earth Day Contest Winner Jannae Knospe

Shana — Fri, 22 May 2009 02:16:34 +0000

We found sometime to catch up with Jannae Knopse, the winner of our Green Cotton Earth Day Contest, for an interview to hear more about what she is doing to make the earth a greener place. We are so pleased to learn more about her ethics, goals, dreams, and just exactly what she did for [...]

Green Festivals Chicago 2009 Video Recap

Shana — Wed, 20 May 2009 03:19:05 +0000

Here’s to a very fun and dynamic Green Festivals in Chicago! A special thanks to Green America and Global Exchange. How cool was the $800 Savings Challenge by Red Moon? I have never seen such a cool energy savings challenge campaign -it could only be done by a cutting edge performance group. We need a Red [...]

Planet Aid Revisited: Not a Charity Afterall, Do Not Donate

Shana — Tue, 12 May 2009 18:00:19 +0000

Planet Aid is not exactly the “charity” that we previously thought. In fact, we would like to update our earlier post with the following new information to give you a more well-rounded perspective on this organization. Our sincere apologize to our readers for this oversight, as we were initially excited by the premise and mission [...]