Eco Style West Vol. 29

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Eco Style West Vol. 18 Made in San Francisco, Bibana bib's are made using re-purposed bandannas in punk-chic color combinations and make the perfect gift for hip parents and future rock star kids.

Sam Buffa Is Bringing His Freeman's Barbershop to San Francisco How are men's cuts in San Francisco different from New York? It's great to spend time around San Francisco. I'm seeing a major resurgence of styles from the 1970s. It's really about the outdoorsmen look right now, versus the Bowery Boy aesthetic that has run rampant around New York's Lower...

Glee's Matthew Morrison Hosts Eco-Friendly Fashion Show Featuring the Designs ... – San Francisco Chronicle (press release)Glee's Matthew Morrison Hosts Eco-Friendly Fashion Show Featuring the Designs ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) In celebration of Earth Day, Glee's Matthew Morrison hosted the DASANI Plant Model Fashion Show at the Grove shopping center in Los Angeles, featuring the "plant-based...

Eco Style West Vol. 20 Solid Gold – San Francisco's Gravel &Gold, the source for Mission District vintage treasures, have launched their first proprietary line, Gravel & Gold Goods. They've come up with four styles of clothing–two tops and two dresses–available in solid silk noil in blue or black and in brushed

Eco Style West Vol. 2 share the shelves alongside other eco-friendly brands like EcoSkin, Alkemie and Alex and Ani. According to dynamo store manager, Bianca Smith, the ongoing sale prices of 15-75% off most items is part of their "feel good policy for tough economic times." Fresh Choice– A San Francisco fashion...

Desigual reaches San Francisco Its colourful, optimistic designs have already carved out a niche in sunny California with a first shop in San Francisco. This opening will join the shops in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami and New York, where it already has three, the latest of which opened recently in the strategic enclave of...

Eco Style West Vol. 30 Straight Shot – Head down to San Francisco's green Temple Nightclub for the third annual Catapult Design fundraising event to see some of the latest design work with a social impact and see some of the coolest people in the Bay Area in one room together. Catapult Design is a maverick design...

Eco Style West Vol. 6Sustainable style news and events from EcoSalon's West Coast fashion correspondent. Jewel of the West – Celebrate Earth Day with a stop by jeweler extraordinaire Kirsten Muenster's trunk show at D&H Sustainable Jewelers in San Francisco on Friday April 22, 4–8 pm & Saturday April 23, 11 am–6...

Eco Style West Vol. 24Sustainable style news from EcoSalon's West Coast Fashion Editor. One for One – Finally, after months of salivating by fashion-loving Toms fans, the collaboration between The Row (Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's American-made clothing line) and Santa-Monica based TOMS shoes is available for...

Eco Style West Vol. 21Sustainable style news from EcoSalon's West Coast Fashion Editor. Beauty Seeker – Check out LA's newly opened "Eyescape" exhibit, by legendary London-based fashion photographer and founder of Dazed and Confused magazine, Rankin. The striking photographic series of a dozen or more large and...

Eco Style West Vol. 33 California DNA - Another collection to keep in your line of vision is Los Angeles-based Alternative Apparel's consciously casual Spring 2012 styles. While their website sees the launch of their new cozy holiday collection, an expanded collection, entitled hit the runway last week at...

Eco Style WestSustainable style news from EcoSalon's West Coast Fashion Correspondent Runway Style Statement – Last Friday night's rousing Spring Into Fall fashion show held at the historic LEED-certified Bently Reserve in downtown San Francisco kicked off the weekend for eco-style loving locals including...

Michelle Obama Tops Best Dressed List The team also provides insightful commentary on how the rankings have been chosen, and who leads in creating the perfect alchemy between taste, style and personality. At the top of the list is America's style queen: Michelle Obama. Described by Darke as being an important woman with a...

The enfant terrible comes of age: The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier shows in San Francisco It may seem at first blush like somewhat of a surprise that an ambitious fashion-as-art exhibition starring Jean-Paul Gaultier, The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: from the Sidewalk to the Catwalk, is creating a major buzz in San Francisco instead of New York or even Los Angeles....

Eco Style West Vol. 22Sustainable style news from EcoSalon's West Coast Fashion Editor. Modal T— There's not much point to a t-shirt, environmentally-friendly or not, if it doesn't hold its shape or last a long time. Jeff Denby, founder of San Francisco based PACT organic underwear, took his considered approach...

Hollywood Style Awards: Lea Michele Rocks The RowWho: Glee starlet Lea Michele Where: At the 2010 Hollywood Style Awards at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles Wearing: A white textured strapless The Row column gown teamed with nude Louboutin heels Verdict: At first I wasn't sure about this look. I love a column gown, but this one had me...

Eco Style West Vol. 4 The Junior League of San Francisco is hosting their annual fashion show on Friday, April 8th at the Fairmont Hotel. The Bay Area's most fashionable faces have their calendars annually marked and their dancing shoes ready for this glamorous evening. The event produced by the lovely Junior...

Eco Style West Vol. 5 Fashion Feud is an entertaining and interactive "Project Runway" style show where fashion designers compete live on stage. Designers are given an hour to create a design to prepare for a runway show on stage which based on audience cheering deems the winner. Race down to watch the San...

Eco Style West Vol. 17 EcoSalon favorite Jendarling's latest line of eco-chic traveler clutches and pouches will be part of the EQ show opening this week at San Francisco's iconic department store, Gump's. Running thru August 14th, the eclectic showcase of horsey-inspired artisan goods is sure to satisfy all sorts...

Eco Style West Vol. 16 Fashion Fugitives — Head to Fort Center Festival Pavilion for the 4th Annual San Francisco Renegade Craft Fair this weekend. The best Bay Area handmade crafts and the creative crafters who make them will be there to inspire you out of your mass retail fashion rut. With interactive...

Eco Style West Vol. 3 Wearable Wisdom – At this weekend's Craft Forward symposium in San Francisco, it's not a garment's designer that will be celebrated but its wearer. Kate Fletcher, author of invites attendees to take part in her ongoing eco fashion project that celebrates the "craft " involved with garment...

Eco Style West Vol. 27 at the Cisco Brothers Showroom in San Francisco. Sometimes it takes an artist's eye to remind us not to take the familiar for granted. Dude Fest – Who's to say what's stylish? In my house, the "dude," aka Jeff Bridges as "The Big Lebowski," evidently had as much of a style impact as Faye

Eco Style West Vol. 14Sustainable style news from EcoSalon's West Coast fashion correspondent. Style, savvy? — Don't miss Treasure Island Flea on Saturday, June 25, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m on — where else—Treasure island, San Francisco. In addition to the spectacular views from the Golden Gate to the Bay Bridge, you...

Eco Style West Vol. 19 Organic Style —Clary Sage Organics, the beloved locally sourced, locally-made yoga wear line constitutes as a daily uniform to many of its San Francisco devotees. To celebrate their 3rd year anniversary this Thursday, July 28th, they're throwing a customer appreciation party offering...

Eco Style West Vol.34. Beyond The Fold - As Style.com's inaugural magazine plopped onto doormats across the country this week, the idea of websites going to print seems like eco-progress in reverse. Which is timely considering next week sees the staging of Issue No.5 of the world's only live magazine, . Held at...

Eco Style West Vol. 15 Guts and Glamour – According to San Francisco-based non-profit Global Action Thru Fashion, the global apparel and accessories market generated total revenues of $1.3 trillion in 2008, yet only around .4% of that is classified as sustainable. Justice in the Fashion Industry, a fundraiser...

Eco Style West Vol. 25Sustainable style news from EcoSalon's West Coast Fashion Editor. Style Spotting – Trust San Francisco style maven's Ben and Chris Ospital's ability to spot a homegrown fashion talent on the rise. LaunchingMcIntosh Fry's 'Salon des Artistes' Delphinium collection at Modern Appealing Clothing...

Eco Style West Vol. 32 7 Year Niche – What does it take for a local designer to keep her entire production – from first sketches, to patterns and samples through to socially responsible manufacturing – in San Francisco? According to Saffron Rare Threads designer Priya Saraswati, it takes Grit, Gloss & Glamor....

Eco Style West Vol.23Sustainable style news from EcoSalon's West Coast Fashion Editor. Cool Hunting—Friday nights at San Francisco's De Young Museum is where you'll find the city's culturally cool enjoying cocktails and the best in live music, poetry, films, dance, and lectures. Add world class shopping to the...