Anyone who’s been overcome by the rosy splendor of a setting sun or the serene majesty of mist-capped mountains can agree: Ma Earth is one helluva stylist. So who better than the prima designer herself to shows us how to step out in high style with cues from her own repertoire? From moss-topped knuckle rings to couture heels layered in cowberry leaves, here are seven eco-accessories that put the “green” in green fashion.
FUR REAL
Tara Baoth Mooney’s ersatz fur stole won’t draw the ire of PETA—it’s made from a thatch of living moss. A finalist in the 2009 Fashioning the Future international student competition, Mooney conceived of her moss collar as a way for people to engage directly with their environments through “symbiotic biomimicry.”
PLANTER CHIC
Part purse, part houseplant, the Vagabond by Woolly Pocket keeps your beloved botanical close at hand wherever you may roam. The bag itself is handmade in the United States from reclaimed leather and felt derived from recycled plastic bottles. On days you need to leave the vegetation behind, you can purchase the optional hanging system for stringing the bag up on your ceiling.
WILD THING
Tuscany-based designer Carmel Walsh enlisted the aid of a local wood restorer to carve pairs of mid-heel soles from walnut wood, which she then plied with succulent-sprouting “barnacles” made from vegetable-tanned leather, organic cotton, linen, hemp, and cork. For shoe lovers who like novelty in their wardrobes, Walsh has an inspired solution: Change the plants, not the shoes, from one season to the next.
I think the best one in this category is the living necklace by paula hayes. but I like these, too
Thank you for posting this! They’re all really beautiful. Ceca Georgieva’s necklace is probably my favourite. Then Cbijoux’s ring.
Jacqueline
http://www.thinkmag.net
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These are amazing pieces of art, nature, & eco– Kuddos to all of you!!
I also work with unusual materials for my bags, so I really have an appreciation for what you have created!
merle
http://www.olovesm.com
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LOVE the awesome growing purse and good idea!!
and also love the ring with the flower inside(super cool!!)
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