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Matt & Nat’s Vegan Bags Are 60% off at Ethical Ocean Until Tonight!

Jill Fehrenbacher — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:00:07 +0000

The Faithless, on sale for $95 (originally $245)

We’re not usually ones to give into Black Friday deal madness, but we couldn’t help but share an amazing discount we just spotted. Until Monday, Nov. 28, 11:59 p.m. ET (that’s TONIGHT!), all vegan Matt & Nat bags are a whopping 60 percent off at Ethical Ocean! That means that stylish faux-leather bags like this “Faithless” doctor-style weekender, which normally retails at $245, is only $98 today. The deal ends on tonight, so act fast!

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Costello Tagliapietra’s Spring 2012 Line Embraces Romance, AirDye Technology at New York Fashion Week

Jill Fehrenbacher — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 20:00:05 +0000

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John Patrick Organic’s Spring 2012 Line Finds Adventure at New York Fashion Week

Jill Fehrenbacher — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:00:10 +0000

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14 Eco-Chic Back-to-School Looks for the Preppy at Heart

Jill Fehrenbacher — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 19:00:56 +0000

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Solar-Powered Soldiers to Revolutionize Australian Combat

Jill Fehrenbacher — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 22:00:41 +0000

The 21st century soldier bears a heavy burden, literally. With 100 to 150 pounds of weaponry, tactical gear, communication devices, and military rations—and that’s just for starters—army personnel also have to lug along hefty battery packs to keep their gadgets juiced. To help lighten the load, researchers at the Australian National University in Canberra devised wearable solar panels capable of powering electronic equipment in the field. The flexible, paper-thin cells, aptly dubbed “sliver,” can generate up to 140 watts of power. The best part? You can roll them up for easy storage.

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Tara St. James Gets Academic With Study NY’s Fall/Winter 2011 Collection

Jill Fehrenbacher — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 06:00:51 +0000

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John Patrick Organic’s Fall/Winter 2011 Collection Revels in the Eclectic Mix

Jill Fehrenbacher — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 14:30:22 +0000

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Help Us Choose a Winner in the Recycled Denim Contest!

Jill Fehrenbacher — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 02:52:25 +0000

You came, you saw, you showed us your mad denim-recycling skills. We asked you, our readers, to submit your most creative reuse of old dungarees in our Recycled Denim Challenge, and the submissions that came flooding in were pure jeanius. It wasn’t easy, but we narrowed down our favorites to 45 outstanding finalists, and now we need your help in determining which design should reign supreme and be showcased on Ecouterre, Gap 1969 Stream, and Inhabitat as the winner, not to mention win a $200 Gap shopping spree! So get your judging caps on and vote for your favorite green recycled-jean creation.

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Enter Our Recycled Denim Challenge (Deadline Extended to Sunday!)

Jill Fehrenbacher — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:00:14 +0000

CALLING ALL CRAFTY DENIM RECYCLERS! WE’VE EXTENDED THE DEADLINE TO WIN $200 TO SUNDAY, OCT. 24!

If you’ve been reading Ecouterre this month, you probably spotted the fabulous Recycled Denim Challenge we’re running in tandem with the Gap 1969 Stream. As its name implies, the Recycled Denim Challenge invites crafty makers and designers to submit their best examples of recycled denim to show off to the world. Have you wrangled an old pair of jeans into a dress, a piece of jewelry, or a conversation-starting handbag? If so, enter this challenge for a chance to win a $200 Gap gift card and be featured on the Gap 1969 Stream, along with Ecouterre and Inhabitat.

Due to popular demand, we have extended the deadline to 11:59 p.m. ET on October 24, 2010.

So, there is still time to enter if you haven’t already. Get your photos together today and send them our way!

ENTER OUR RECYCLED DENIM CHALLENGE >

VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Interview With Eco-Fashion Designer Samantha Pleet

Jill Fehrenbacher — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:00:22 +0000

It’s no secret to Ecouterre readers that we’re fans of Brooklyn-based eco-fashion designer Samantha Pleet. We’ve gushed about her playful and provocative eco-apparel and even played dress-up with her clothes at the Designers & Agents showroom. Naturally, we were thrilled to have the opportunity to interview the designer in her studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. (We even got a chance to try on some of our favorite Samantha Pleet dresses!) Watch our video above for a behind-the-seams glimpse into the world of one of our favorite up-and-coming sustainable designers.

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The GreenShows Brings Eco-Fashion to New York Fashion Week

Jill Fehrenbacher — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:04:18 +0000

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Samantha Pleet Offers Star-Crossed Lovers, Cute Rompers for Spring 2011

Jill Fehrenbacher — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 12:00:19 +0000

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Model Summer Rayne Oakes Launches Online Eco-Textile Marketplace

Jill Fehrenbacher — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:00:15 +0000

Summer Rayne Oakes may have first gained recognition in the modeling world, but she’s more than a pretty face. When she’s not strutting down the catwalk, the multitasking multihyphenate is an author, a shoe designer, and a social entrepreneur. The thread that ties these disparate enterprises together becomes apparent with Oakes’ latest endeavor: Source4Style, a trade-only online marketplace that allows designers to find, compare, and buy sustainable textiles from a network of global suppliers at the touch of a button. Earlier this month, we snuck a peek at the upcoming site during a cupcake-filled preview in Brooklyn. Better yet, we managed to sidle up to Oakes herself to glean her thoughts about S4, sustainable fashion, and why community matters.

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Recycled Denim Contest Rules & Regulations

Jill Fehrenbacher — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:36:07 +0000

OFFICIAL RULES

The following are the official rules for the Ecouterre Recycled Denim Competition (“Competition”):

1. Sponsors: The Competition is sponsored by Gap Style Stream (“Gap”) and Ecouterre.com, a publication of Inhabitat LLC, 7 Essex Street 5A, New York, NY, 10002
(together “Sponsors”).

2. Eligibility: Any individual who enters the Competition must at least the age of legal majority in the jurisdiction where they reside. The Competition is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, and is void where prohibited by law. Employees of Sponsors and their immediate families (spouse, parent, sibling, child, and spouse of any of the foregoing) and those living in their immediate households, whether or not related, are not eligible to enter the Competition or to win the prize.

3. Entry Period: The entry period for the Competition begins at 9 a.m. EDT on October 6, 2010, and ends at 11:59 p.m. EDT on October 20, 2010 (“Entry Period”). Entries received before or after the Entry Period will not be considered unless an early entry is resubmitted during the Entry Period.

4. Competition Details: Competition entrants will submit photographs of their creative reuse/recycling of denim. You may submit more than one entry. Submissions will be judged by members of the Ecouterre editorial staff and representatives of Inhabitat.com, along with special guest judges selected by Sponsors.

Judging criteria will include: innovation and creativity and aesthetic quality of submitted imagery. A People’s Choice Award may also be given based on online voting that will occur from October 25 through November 4, 2010, and a Grand Prize Winner will be selected by the judges.

5. How to Enter: A complete entry consists of the following three elements in our comment section on the Entry Post: (1) a single image of the design (200K max), (2) description of project as a comment, (3), a valid email address with real name (so we can get in touch with the winner). Incomplete entries and entries including images in non-JPEG format will be void. All images submitted as part of the entries may be used by Sponsors for marketing and other promotional purposes. Entries must be submitted during the Entry Period to be considered.

6. Ownership Rights in Submissions; Originality; License to Sponsors: You must have all ownership rights in and to your design and text. By submitting an entry you represent and warrant that any design elements, text and images contained therein are your original work and that no other person or entity, including any third party designer, has any ownership interest in the design or is entitled to any payment for the use of the design, image or text. Sponsors reserve the right to void and/or disqualify any submission if found in Sponsors’ sole discretion to be inconsistent with these representations and warranties, plagiarized, copied, or fraudulent; to infringe upon existing rights of others; or to be incomplete, damaged, obscene, vulgar, offensive or otherwise unsuitable. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Sponsors from and against all claims or damages arising out of the use of any design or other materials you submit. By submitting an entry, you grant to Sponsors and their respective successors and assigns an unlimited, worldwide, perpetual license to publish, display, use, exploit, edit the text, adapt, modify, copy, disseminate, post, or dispose of the design, text and other submitted materials online, in print, film, television, or in any other media for editorial, advertising, promotional or other purposes without compensation or notification of any kind to you, except as prohibited by law.

7. Winner Selection: A People’s Choice Award will be given based on online voting, and a Grand Prize Winner will be selected by the judges. Sponsors’ decisions in selecting the winners and in all matters relating to the Competition are final and binding. The Grand Prize-winning entry and the People’s Choice Award and the identities of the winners will be announced on Ecouterre.com and Inhabitat.com, and the winner will be notified by email and phone, by November 9, 2010.

8. Prize: The Grand Prize Winner will receive a $200 Gap gift certificate, along with the recognition and publicity that comes with a featured article on Ecouterre.com and Inhabitat.com. No cash prize will be awarded. No prize will be awarded to the People’s Choice Winner. If the Grand Prize winner chooses not to accept the prize, an alternate Grand Prize winner will be chosen.

9. Right to Use Name, Likeness, and Other Identifying Information: By submitting an entry, each entrant grants to Sponsors and their respective successors and assigns the right, except where prohibited by law, the right to use the entrant’s name, likeness, city and state, biographical information, entry materials, and written or oral statements, for editorial, advertising and promotional purposes, without compensation, unless required by law. Entrants shall have no right of approval, no claim to compensation, and no claim (including, without limitation, claims based on invasion of privacy, defamation, or right of publicity) arising out of any use, blurring, alteration, or use in composite form of their name, likeness, city and state, biographical information, or entry. The rights granted under this paragraph are without compensation or notification to the entrant of any kind, except as required by law, and shall extend to all entries and all other submitted materials related to the Competition, including those submitted by non-winners and winners.

11. General Conditions: By participating in the Competition, entrants agree to abide by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of the Sponsors and the judges, which will be final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Competition. Sponsors and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties”) shall have no responsibility for any injury, losses, or damages of any kind resulting from participation in this Competition or acceptance and use of the prize. If for any reason the Competition is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsors, which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Competition, Sponsors reserve the right in their sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Competition, and/or to judge entries from among all eligible, nonsuspect entries received prior to such action. Released Parties assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft, or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries. Released Parties are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or entry to be received by Inhabitat LLC on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this Competition. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE COMPETITION IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

12. Privacy: By entering this Competition, entrants agree and consent that any information provided upon entering may be used by Sponsors in accordance with their respective Privacy Policies located at www.inhabitat.com/privacy. If you do not want your information used in this manner, do not enter this Competition.

Our Editors’ Favorite Finds at the Designers & Agents Green Room

Jill Fehrenbacher — Fri, 07 May 2010 12:00:59 +0000

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Vote For the Neuaura Eco-Shoes You Want to Win in Our Next Giveaway!

Jill Fehrenbacher — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:00:42 +0000

Birds are chirping, leaves are popping, and spring has finally sprung! To celebrate this sunny new season, we’re partnering with our friends at Nimli to give away a gorgeous new pair of vegan kicks from Neuaura. We’re so smitten with all of Neuaura’s new spring line that we couldn’t decide which pair to give away to one lucky reader. So help us choose, and let us know which style of shoe you would most like to win on Ecouterre.

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“Project Runway” Alum Leanne Marshall Unveils Eco-Chic Spring Line

Jill Fehrenbacher — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:00:09 +0000

We’ve been enamored with eco-fashion visionary Leanne Marshall ever since she debuted her unique designs on Project Runway back in 2008. (In case you missed it, she went on to win Season 5′s grand prize with her highly original sculptural designs.) So you can imagine our excitement when we caught wind of her sustainable Spring/Summer 2010 collection, “Basic Math.” In true “Leanimal” style, Marshall’s latest collection features fun, flirty garments (in organic cotton, silk, and hemp) that she embellished with accordion-style pleating and multidimensional origami folds.

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SPOTTED: America’s Next Top Models in Deux FM Eco-Fashion Show

Jill Fehrenbacher — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:34:16 +0000

At the Deux FM runway show during New York Fashion Week’s the GreenShows, fans of the cheesy model reality show America’s Next Top Model were treated to a fun surprise as two finalists from Cycle 13 (the “petite” season) walked the runway: Laura Kirkpatrick and Jennifer An, who placed second and third, respectively. (Nicole Fox took the season’s top honor, in case you weren’t paying attention.)

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WELCOME TO ECOUTERRE!

Jill Fehrenbacher — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:08:42 +0000

It’s official! Today, Inhabitat unveils Ecouterre, an eco-fashion website dedicated to showcasing and supporting designers who not only contemplate cut, form, and drape, but also a garment’s social and environmental impact, from the cultivation of its fibers to lifecycle and disposal. Our mission: To follow the evolution of the apparel industry toward a smarter and more sustainable future, as well as facilitate a conversation about why sustainable fashion matters.

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Mr. Larkin Wows Us With Nature-Inspired Spring Eco Fashion Collection

Jill Fehrenbacher — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 04:24:04 +0000

We saw Mr. Larkin’s amazing Spring/Summer 2010 collection on the runway this past week at the GreenShows and fell madly in love with the innovative yet totally wearable, beautifully crafted looks. We swooned over the fabulous looks on the runway, but quick research into Mr. Larkin’s production process left us even more impressed because every garment is meticulously hand dyed with natural materials, such as berries, acorns, maple leaves, mint, and iron!

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Ashley Dupré Walks Bahar Shahpar Fashion Show at New York Fashion Week

Jill Fehrenbacher — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:53:23 +0000

Say the words “eco fashion” and most people think of hugging trees in tame, soft-hued, hippyish garb. We don’t buy into this stereotype, of course, but here’s something we definitely did NOT see coming while checking out the GreenShows shows during New York Fashion Week: Ashley Dupré, best-known as the call girl who brought down Eliot Spitzer’s governorship, walked the runway at Bahar Shahpar’s fashion show on Tuesday afternoon. It’s a rare rare thing when the tabloid world crosses into the world of eco-fashion, and one that might bring a little more attention to Bahar’s already-provocative line than would normally have been the case.

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