Save on carbon emissions: shop online


01/28/10 — 1 comment

jm_carbon_02Online shopping at Fair Tribe

Every so often, I like to conduct a location and price audit on my outfit. Today: vintage sweater from Free’P’Star in Paris, $8; skinny jeans from Zoë in Princeton, New Jersey, $40; gold chain necklace from the San Telmo Market in Buenos Aires, $6; pashmina scarf from the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, $8; cowboy boots from Ross in Seattle, $15; vintage 1980s Burberry trench from my mom’s closet in Guam, priceless.

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Paris: fashion with a message


10/07/09 — 0 comments

jessica_fashion_message_03Magdalena Schaffrin with line

Magdalena Schaffrin and Jana Keller are out to show Paris that ecologically responsible fashion is more than just yoga clothing and bio-cotton bags. They are the founders of GREENshowroom, a traveling showroom that promotes an understanding of sustainable materials and politically correct manufacturing standards. The project kicked off in Berlin in early July, and the Paris installation took place October 1 through 4, to coincide with Fashion Week. During a break on Friday, I stopped in to take a look.

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