Our knowledgeable host for THE GREEN, Simran Sethi, wore some fine outfits during DRIVE, FURNISH and the upcoming CREATE week. In an effort to highlight green fashion designers, Sundance Channel loves to focus your attention on looking like a million bucks on the outside and the inside.

The first outfit worn on the green features a delicate pink-patterned blouse with a clean white-hemmed oval neckline and sleek, shoulder-hugging short sleeves. The alluring pink blouse is made by Edun. The pants are made by Del Forte. Del Forte has a very beautiful and sustainable line of denim pants, you may want to consider these if you are a fan of jeans. The earrings are made by Mollie Dash, whose pieces are so expertly chosen that they almost approach museum quality.

The second style features a green blouse accentuated with curving x-shaped bands of black trim. The bottom of the blouse is loose and confers a fee-flowing sense of relaxation. This blouse is made by Grace & Cello, a very active voice in using alternative and healthy fabrics to style society-at-large. The jewelry in this outfit is made by Tina Tang. Make sure to look for this outfit in THE GREEN, nestled conveniently in our Eco-Videos page.

The final outfit shows a casual but sumptuously comfortable black sweater by Grace & Cello, pants by Del Forte and Jewelry by Tina Tang.

We hope you enjoy our little touch of fashion, and thanks for thinking green.

This week’s topic on THE GREEN is fashion. As some of you may remember from the golden days of “Saturday Night Live”, Billy Crystal used to play a character named “Fernando”. Fernando used to comment on people’s fashion sense by stating that “it’s better to look good than to feel good”.

To this day, many people sacrifice comfort for fashion, but perhaps these days are coming to an end. Carson Kressley, a fashion designer and a star from “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”, feels that we may finally be reaching a point where we can look good and feel good at the same time, even if the “feel good” part of that scenario may only apply to knowing we are doing something good for the world by wearing green-friendly clothing.

Thanks to high-fashion designers like Linda Loudermilk and fashion labels like Ekoganik, it seems more possible than ever to wear ecologically safe clothing that looks simply amazing. However, even though there may be some designers who choose to take the sustainable path because they believe it is right, there are still many who opt for the quick buck. In a sense, it’s the job of the consumer to send a message to these companies by buying smart. Ali Hewson believes that consumers have an amazing power in their pockets. This power can affect the world around them based on what products the consumer chooses to buy.

We trust you enjoyed these brief snapshots from the minds of people who are committed to being green. Check out our Green Discussion boards [www.sundancechannel.com] and let us know if we got things right, wrong, or somewhere we could not even imagine.

In parting, please remember that everyone holds limitless potential, and all it takes is determination to transform that potential into reality.