Extreme temperatures call for extreme measures, but you don’t need to pull a Nanook of the North to jam with Old Man Winter. We’re hooking up one lucky U.S. reader with the “Alicia” peacoat from Vaute Couture, a Brooklyn-by-way-of-Chicago label that constructs its 100 percent cruelty-free toppers from recycled and recyclable fabrics, right here in New York City. To keep your ears extra-toasty (not to mention looking freakin’ adorable), we’re throwing in a pair of Vaute Couture’s critter-friendly earmuffs, available in myriad fun colors (navy, magenta, citrus, petal pink) and insulated with fibers derived from post-consumer recycled plastic bottles. Enter now to win!
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2. LEAVE A COMMENT and tell us what your green New Year’s resolution is. Although it doesn’t hurt to get fancy, we’ll be picking a winner at random.
Note: This contest is only open only to residents of the United States.
We’ll announce the winner in our newsletter on Wednesday, January 11. The deadline to enter is 12 midnight ET on Tuesday, January 10, so ENTER NOW for a chance to win!
ABOUT VAUTE COUTURE
Vaute Couture (spelled for “haute couture” with a “V” for vegan but pronounced like “vote”) by Leanne Mai-Ly Hilgart is the first apparel line to focus on developing high-style, high-performance fashion with one major challenge: no animal-derived materials. Vaute Couture believes in collaboration, improvisation, and Ellen Degeneres. Celebrity fans include Alicia Silverstone, Emily Deschanel, Ally Sheedy, and Ginnifer Goodwin.
+ Alicia Coat (in “Bittersweet”) $398
Originally published on Dec 30, 2011.
I’m hoping to be more green in the new year by not only making an attempt at upcycling, but also going raw and riding my bike around town as oppose to taking my car. :)
My green resolutions: Buy fewer clothes/upcycle more/re-learn how to knit!
I’m going to learn to bike and try going vegan!
My green resolution is use less plastic water bottles and to encourage my family to do the same. Oh an of course est lots of yummy vegan food!
I plan on biking to as many places as I can, use less gas. Also, use public transportation when possible.
I plan to freecycle more of our things, and start doing a garden again (last year I was high risk pregnancy) And also I just ordered the Diva Cup and mama cloth.
My green resolutions: less consume any service any product!
I want to learn more about composting and am going to walk my kids to school more.
My green resolutions for 2012: will be cutting back on toilet paper and bringing back the sponge to clean after bathroom use, as you can imagine, my friends dont use the bathroom at my house anymore and tend to be busy when I ask them to come over but Hey: my savings there loss……..smiles.
I’m going to finally launch my vegan blog at thephamilykitchen.wordpress.com to encourage people to switch to a plant-based diet since that’s the greenest action anyone can adopt :)
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I plan to eat far less processed foods which will cut down on packing implications for the environment and will be better for my health!
My resolution is to be better about composting on a regular basis, not just every now and then.
My new year’s resolution is to be kinder to myself and to others; practice loving-kindness, and publish my book, “The myth of apathy” (a compassion-based approach to environmental engagement).
Finally applying my eco-savvy toward a bona fide ‘green collar job’!!
To help my daughter get her eco-friendly lingerie company(daisy & elizabeth) off the ground.
Keeping family close on New Years eve – Supporting Detroit Urban Organic Farming!!!
I’m going vegan in the new year!
oops, think my last comment did not go through because I accidentally filled out New User info and not Current User! Anyways, I said I want to put a stop to my long wasteful hot showers. Cold + short = better for the health and Mother Earth.
Met Leanne of Vaute Couture- she is the sweetest!! I’ve been dreaming of one her coats and I know they’re quality but I need to SAVE! Anyways, my green philosophy next year since I am headed off to college is to not take my car with me as tempting as it is on a rural campus. Biking, walking, running, skipping- my new modes of transport for 2012.
Planning to plant the sunflower meadow across from our home/inn (The Elkhorn Inn & Theatre, in Landgraff, WV) my wife has dreamed of for 9 years- to bring in the bees & birds!
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My green new year resolution is to use eco-friendly laundry detergent and commute by bike more frequently.
i’m going to feed all of my friends super delicious vegan foods and get them all addicted. it will be fun!
To be on time!
Love, love, love Vaute Couture! My green new year resolutions are 1) wear more Vaute Couture :) 2. When I supplement my CSA, make sure it’s also local 3. More raw 4. Less processed 5. More bulk (so tired of individual hermetic plastic seals on food! 6. Only biodegradable doggie poop bags 7. Continue to do everything in my power for farm animals — what’s good for them is good for the planet. Compassion is the new green!
My green resolution is to eat fewer processed foods and grow more of my own veggies.
I am going to buy products with the least amount of packaging.
I’ll be donating office supplies and equipment that I no longer need to the local animal sanctuary (they have a long wish list and these thing are all on it and badly needed!). Cheers!
To be more green in 2012 I am no longer using my clothes dryer and opting to hang dry my laundry. Plus, my garden will be even larger than last years and I will learn to grow many of my favorite foods.
I’ve been vegan for many years and this year I’m really excited about rescuing a dog from a shelter, I’ve been planning to do it for ages but this is the year I’m actually able to finally do it. I have been looking into vegan dog food and talked to owners of vegan dogs and their dogs are in excellent health so I’m going to get vegan dog food.
I love the style of the jacket but I kind of wish it wasn’t in “bittersweet”. I’m not a fan of shades of brown, wish it was green or red or black. It’s still a nice jacket and it would be great to win, I don’t have a decent jacket these days.
Consume less and recycle more
I want to becoming a full-time vegan!
I am going to unsubscribe from all direct mailings including catalogs, coupon savers and magazines that I don’t need or that I can find a digi version of. Thank you & Happy New Year!
Im going to go back to making a composting. I had a pile going for a few years but as the trees grew it ended up in the shade. I got lazy and never started a new one.
i plan on taking a cup with a lid and stop buying bottle water
I make a part of everyday life by using less and reusing. I try to use green products and make my own house cleaning products. I turn the down (I can wear a sweater). I only heat or cool the rooms I’m in. I grown my own vegtables. Like I said many things.
I plan to simplifly my life, ride my bike more often and eat more greens.
I’m planning on eating more healthy natural and organic foods.
To reuse more stuff & be more creative, and to also start my own compost.
Recycle more and buy more vegan products
I’m going to give my clutter away on my local Freecycle so as not to fill up landfills.
Just made my 1st payment on my new electric Chevy Volt! Lovin’ the less pollution in the environment & starting my new year nature friendly. Happy New Years!
I’m already a strict vegetarian, recycle and nag my coworkers to do the same, have a reusable water bottle, take mass transit or walk everywhere, turn the lights off when I’m not using them. In 2012, I’ll just keep on.
we will recycle whenever we can. thanks for the chance.
Love VC <3 I'm going to try- even as a college student living on campus- to keep up my regular recycling and I also last year discovered soap nuts for doing laundry. I like them better than liquid/powdered detergents!
To influence my friends through direct peer pressure to STOP USING PLASTIC BAGS!
I’m going more green in two ways this year. 1. I will throw out ALL of the chemicals in my household; 2. I will join my local co-op to support local farming.
Eat more locally-grown, fair trade, environmentally friendly food!
This year I plan to get my sewing machine working so that I can upcycle and repurpose clothes and also sew my own handwoven bags! I want to track down organic cotton string as well! GMO cotton is one of the Earth’s top enemies! <3
really going to eat local and seasonal and support my local farmers!
my green resolution is to recycle more and to eat better–vegetarian food especially!
Beautiful coat!!We already are green! Plant more organic food to give out
compost more, waste less, bike and upcycle.
My New Year’s Resolution is to spend more and better time in bed. <3<3<3
I am going to start my own Eco home design business. I want to prove that beauty and profit can be obtained while respecting the earth.
my new years resolution is to trust my gut always and create more.
My new year’s resolution is to donate more clothing and shop more vintage and recycled apparel! Also, I’m going to aim to support more local artisans and less big corporations.
I’m on a mission to reduce the waste from my household. Composting, recycling, reusing, and just plain old buying less.
Use more glass products (over and over and over again), don’t buy water bottles, buy more products in bulk (reusable containers), and support local!
I’m trying not to buy as much stuff and find new homes for things I no longer want. I’ve even been doing some upcycling projects like the zipper bracelet posted on your site. I get so many compliments on it.
I’m stepping up my recycling efforts at work.
My goal is to set an example for others to be minimal and efficient with resource use, create less waste, be compassionate and conscious of all our actions, and stay vegan.
Brilliant and Beautiful opportunity for these precious items from a forward thinking design, thank you.
I have a list of upkeep for my continued lifestyle to help the health of our planet.
1. compost is ready to go, now I need a container indoors for reduction of our food scraps to the landfill
2. recycle the dickens out of everything, including clothing
3. bicycle every time and make bicycling a priority
4. continue to reduce, reuse, recycle plus consumption of eco conscious goods all around
Reuse leaves in my yard instead of just leaving them raked in piles here and there. I can’t bear to see them hauled away, even in the yard waste can, but we need to actively grind them up into mulch and distribute them in the garden beds. The dogs really like the leaves, so we’ll have to save a pile for them.
I’ve been upcycling old clothes for years, and this year I’m ready to take it to the next level by sharing my projects on my blog and hopefully inspiring others to creatively reuse their old clothes.
This peacoat is adorable!
How do I plan on being more green this year? Well, for my shop I am making even more items with organic, recycled & locally sourced materials. For myself, I am using more green cleaning products, recycling more & using more re-usable products, like hand made dish scrubbers.
I’m going to be more green by repurposing my clothes — either into updated styles or into quilts or pillows.
Grow/produce half of what we eat.
Use less – buy less – upcycle more. Be more active and healthful.
continue our business a success http://www.ohziedesigns.com
I plan to swap more of my diet out for organic and locally grown foods. Also, thanks to the motivation of the Univerity of Texas Marine Science Institute’s Green Team I will be trying to ride my bike to work 14days/month. Having co-workers to help motivate is a great way to be sucessful with resolutions!
I’m hoping to be more green -> garden more, consume less, and convince others to do the same.
Happy New Year!
New Year’s Resolution: Less heat and more sweaters!
I plan to exercise my environmental activism 365 days in the leap year of 2012!
Consume less, re-purpose more. And of course, SIMPLIFY my life.
Buy ONLY recycled paper products!
We’re significantly increasing our purchase of organic, local produce and other food products (honey, etc.) by joining a co-op and visiting the local farmer’s market each week. (No more sleeping in excuses!)
As before, definitely recycle on the regular at work and home. For the new year, I resolve to eat less processed foods, bicycle more frequently, and practice yoga consistently.
My resolution is to start an awesome garden at my local grange and continue my permaculture education!
My 2012 resolution is to be more thoughtful about coveting things… I can always peruse them on Pinterest or my bulletin board without littering my house with too much stuff.
Getting up Saturday morning early enough to go to the farmer’s market to increase my local veggies and fruits intake.
My resolution is to be the best mom I can be. And get my kid potty trained–I’m tired of two years of washing diapers!
i’m going to encourage others to recycle more!
I want to cook at home at least one dinner a week. I live walking distance to a farmers market, but somehow only utilize it for breakfast foods!
I will be using more reusable bags and storage containers instead of ziplock bags.
My green new year resolution is to buy only ecofriendly items which will decrease my already smaller sized vegan footprint :)
My aspiration is to finish writing my novel!
This year I resolved to be less of a junk food vegan and have a healthier, more well-rounded diet. I’ve already signed-up for a CSA and I am so excited to cook from scratch more!
To dumpster dive more.
I am sending my fossil fuel burning car to the scrap metal. The next car I buy I will charge from the solar pannels on my roof.
My green resolution for this year is to continue becoming as minimalist as possible when it comes to what we “need” vs. what we “want”.. I’ve been working on this for years with my 3 daughters.. and it pays off when the eldest tells her siblings…”that is junk. do you really need it?” :)
I will continue to recycle, and to encourage others to do , also.I will also buy more green products.
I just got a raised bed for the backyard, I will be growing my own organic fruit and vegetables!
to continue to spread the word about not buying bottled water..I stopped last year and have been very happy with my reusable water bottles
My green resolution is to keep recycling the plastic and papers in my house!
For 2011 we gave up plastic bags completely so for 2012 we are giving up paper bags as well.
My green resolution is to incorporate more recycled and sustainable clothing into my wardrobe.
I will be walking more places! Our grocery store is 15-20 minutes away so we are reducing the frequency of our trips from once every 4 weeks to going once every 5 or 6 weeks for those things we aren’t growing ourselves.
I plan on recycling more.
Walk, walk, walk!
my green res is to be more concious about what products I use for cleaning and the types of packaged foods I purchase as well as compost more — ty for the chance!
my resolution is to save enough money to get solar panels for the house
My New Year’s Resolution and practically everyday resolution is to exercise more and get back in shape. Another is to use safe products around the home and to make many of my own cleaning solutions using essential oils and common household items.
My green New Year’s resolution is to cut down on all the paper cups, plate, etc. that I use – just because I’m too lazy to wash them afterwards.
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We have been cultivating our compost and getting ready for our organic garden in the spring, also we are reusing laundry soap bottles as scoops and art projects
GOING TO RIDE MY BIKE MORE THAN DRIVE TO CLOSE TO HOME DESTINATIONS
ALSO TO KEEP MY WIFE WARM
I’m going to stop using plastic bags and bring my own shopping bags to the grocery store. I’d also like to cut down on how much food I waste!
Make a point to shop less frivolously by being a more conscious consumer and transitioning to a mostly vegan diet.
I’m going to start carpooling more and buy more whole foods! I know both these resolutions are things I can easily incorporate into my life
Going to remember to bring my cloth bags with me when I shop. No more paper or plastic bags.
I’m a civil and environmental engineering student. This spring I hope to apply my knowledge in order to construct a deck for my grandparents using only recycled, environmentally safe, and locally harvested materials.
Upcycle MORE!
My resolution is going to be managing my budget
My green resolution is to start a compost pile in my backyard and use that as fertilizer for my garden this year.
I hope to lose weight in 2012
My children have set-up. Recycle program at home and have made a game of sorting the recyclables.
I am a fan on facebook as Carolyn Barnett and i subscribe via email.Thanks!
This year, I am going to use only cloth diapers for my babies than disposable ones that are detrimental to the environment.
I want to be a better husband and father for this year.
reduce random consumerism
count my blessings
continue improving my health through diet, exercise and positive thinking
My father recently passed December 3rd. My New Years resolution is to make him proud!!! Lose the extra weight I know he worried about. And go back to school and be successful in life so he doesn’t have to worry about me any more. I love you daddy <3
Happy New Years everyone!
My green resolution is to start composting!
My goal is to re-purpose the clothes I don’t wear anymore.
I will perfect my vegan diet to help me reach my ideal weight.
I plan to reduce our household waste and increase our home garden!
recycle, recycle, recycle
my resolution is to try harder to be a locavore
my resolution is to make a compost bin in my new backyard
I’m planning on eating more healthy natural and organic foods.
I’m going to reduce my consumption, simplify my life by donating and recycling things I don’t need anymore, and pay more attention to the ways that my choices affect the earth.
recycle more clothing, go hybrid, and research more vegan recipes
I already live a vegan, green lifestyle and I can always improve! This year’s make-my-life-even-more-green resolution is to eliminate my very last magazine subscription.
My green resolution is to keep my green revolution going and share, share, share in the vegan love/life that I live. To that end if I won I would give this coat to my beloved little sister who lives in Colorado and really needs a warm winter coat. She loves animals and is always donating to the local shelters, however she cannot afford a new coat. I own the Alicia and can testify to it’s incredible warmth and durability. I’d love to see her in a super warm, animal-friendly coat (and earmuffs!!!)
I’m going slow.Slow food,slow clothes,slow life.I’ve started by buying a slow phone! Its not smart, it just rings, texts, and doesn’t have to be charged every day…
my green resolution is to grow as much of my own food as possible, and learn how to make more of my own clothes!
Eat more raw foods!
My green new year’s resolution is to eat raw foods more often
recycling, don’t know that I could do more personally
I want to recycle more
I plan on eating unprocessed clean foods.
My green New Year’s resolution is to implement simple and easy to use recycling bins in my kitchen!
I am going to continue to help rescue & rehabilitate farm animals from the meat & dairy industries and continue to do vegan outreach.
I am going to try my best to not have my showers go over 10 minutes so I can stop wasting water!
I’m going to try to eat more raw and local produce. Healthier AND more eco-friendly….my favorite combination :-)
I plan to buy less packaged food AND try not to buy any sweat shop clothes!
I’ve been a snowboard instructor at Mad River Mtn, Ohio for about 4 seasons now, and with each year something changes. This season, we got a new Manager! His name is Greg & him and his Wife are both fabulous people, who want to know everyone and get involved with every aspect of the hill. I’ve spoken to him a few times about how we can reduce waste (recycling) as well as take advantage of the extra land the Resort Parent Company owns, to grow some seasonal foods for the upcoming seasons. We’ve implemented a preliminary beer bottle recycling venture, and so far, it’s been well received! GO Mad River! and GO GREEN!
We’ll continue to support our local (wonderful!) CSA, supplemented with other local, organically grown foods from farmer’s markets – amazing how much better non-modified foods taste.
This year I’m going green by simplifying my life – starting with decluttering my home from top to bottom. I vow to recycle, re-purpose or donate most of what I go through. :) Happy New Year!
my resolution is to continue what i’ve done for years…buy clothing at thrift & consignment stores…reuse, repurpose, and recycle!!