So you\u2019ve spent the past year trying to be more environmentally conscious. You are buying eco-friendly cleaning products, trashed the old light bulbs and replaced them with energy saving ones. What\u2019s next?<\/p>\n
While fashion is your hobby, you can\u2019t find any clothing that is eco-friendly and fashionable. You aren\u2019t a T-shirt or leggings kind of person. Your tastes run more eclectic or more professional and you only wear T-shirts on weekends.<\/p>\n
Not too worry. Some designers are addressing the eco-friendly market and have some super fashionable dresses and undergarments. None have shops in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, but that\u2019s why smart people invented the Internet.<\/p>\n
Here are 5 fashion designers who have eco-friendly brands that you might find appealing:<\/p>\n
Stella McCartney<\/a> (daughter of Beatles member Paul McCartney) launched her own line in 2001. She is a lifelong vegetarian and doesn\u2019t use leather or fur in her work. McCartney is upfront about her commitment to sustainability. She pledges on her website to operate a responsible, honest and modern business. She defines those principles as running a company and supply chain \u201cthat respects the planet as well as the people and animals in it.\u201d Her company\u2019s plan is to replace what it takes from earth by using organic cotton, polyester made from recycled plastic bottles and wind energy to power her operations.<\/p>\n She has 40 shops worldwide and is sold at select retailers.<\/p>\n Blackberry Maverick is based in Colorado Springs and sells its dresses through its website at www.blackberrymaverick.com<\/a> and select retail shops in Denver and Los Angeles. The clothes are manufactured in Chicago and Denver and can be returned if they don\u2019t fit.<\/p>\n The edgy clothes are made from sustainable fabrics like hemp and polyester made from recycled plastic and are moderately priced. While all the models have tattoos, it\u2019s not a requirement to wear the body-hugging dresses.<\/p>\n SVILU<\/a> was founded in 2012 with a specific mission in mind: to make environmentally sustainable staple clothing for women.<\/p>\n The New York-based brand uses organic cotton, Tencil, a textile made from eucalyptus tree pulp, and Modal, a textile made from the pulp of Beech trees. Clothes can be purchased online at www.svilu.com and through select retailers.<\/p>\n KOWTOW<\/a> founder Gosia Piatek went in search of a factory in India to make her clothes that used sustainable organic cotton and treated its workers well. The New Zealand-based designer found a site that not only used the sustainable materials she wanted, but also provided meals to its workers and education for employees\u2019 children. Her clothing is sold through its website at www.kowtowclothing.com<\/a> and through www.goodasgold.com<\/a>, a New Zealand based online store and shop.<\/p>\n