Elaine Kim Studio

Fashion designer Elaine Kim has taken an eight year hiatus from the design world after creating for her previous line Product. After much reflection and unstoppable creativity she is back with her own line of eco-fashion that blends modern design with environmental awareness.

Elaine’s new designs use the new cupro cotton material. Cupro cotton is a soft fabric that is made from regenerated cellulose fibers from discarded cotton husks and wood pulp. The husks and pulp that provide the cellulose fibers come from the linter of the cotton boll which is a renewable source material and is regenerated on a yearly basis. By using the cupro cotton, Elaine is choosing to forgo both petroleum and forest depletion making the source of the fabrics she uses as environmentally sustainable as the fashions she creates from them.

Via Bright Hub

Rojas Parking Lot Sale 5.8.10

Pizza, cocktails and shopping?  Yes please!   Come meet us next Saturday and get yourself some fabulous pieces from ROJAS, Boos & Besito, Ashton Michael and more.

GILT-Free Shopping

Today on Gilt:

• Matt & Nat
• Loomstate
• Baggu
• Environmental Living
• Alex & Ani
• Edun
• And many more!!  Go shop- GILT-free now!!!!

Mahalo Shima!  xx

Coco De Mer Sale

Valentines day is over but sexy times is year round.

Coco de Mer is one of my favorite stores in LA and they’re having a sale starting this week and it’s not to be missed.  This might be the time for me to pick up that sustainable rubberwood paddle I’ve been wanting.

Oh god!  I just went on the website to pull some pictures and I found my new obsession.  A jade cock ring!!!  To be worn as a bracelet, of course. ;  )

I Love Lalalu Organic Pride Tee’s

How adorable are these organic tee’s created by Bay Area native, Luz Tello?  I love the multi cultural and earth conscious messages.

I’m without a baby friend at the moment but these are making me want one ASAP!

Visit Etsy to see the rest of the line  I Love Lalalu

Thank you Karl.  That Pho clip has my name all over it!  xx

Marc By Marc Jacobs Goody Bags

One good thing about living in the shopping district of Melrose and Fairfax is the shopping.  Most of the shops are pretty pricey but I can always count on finding something cheap and chic when visiting MJ.

My latest find was a bright yellow reusable shopping bag for $9 and a small clutch made from recycled plastic for $14.  Win!

8410 Melrose Ave West Hollywood, CA 90069

Gucci’s Signature Stripe Just Got Cooler. And Greener

I never thought I would see this day but now that it’s here, let’s join arms in an interlocking G formation.

Gucci has joined forces with the Rainforest Action Network and decided to stop using paper from Indonesian rainforests and plantations as well as avoiding the suppliers Asia Pulp and Paper.

“Standing rainforests are not a luxury, they’re a necessity if the world wants to stop climate change,” said Mimma Viglezio, executive VP for global communications. “Our actions are lowering our own carbon footprint, but we hope that they will also raise awareness inside the fashion industry that it’s possible for our industry to make a difference for rainforests and for the climate.”

With this policy, they are ensuring that all paper categories used by the group, from printing paper to shopping bags, do not come from endangered forests.

The Gucci Group also owns Yves Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Stella McCartney and Alexander McQueen so this small change is going to make a HUGE difference.

Source Gear Live

Lace Your Lobes

Switch out those door knocker earrings for these lovely earrings made from reclaimed vintage lace pieces.

One sale now for only $10 at Otherlovelything’s Etsy shop.

10/03 Jungle Gurl Sale. Pool Party. Thompson Rooftop

Summer may be officially over, but not for those of us that live in S. Cali.

Enjoy cocktails under the sun while shopping for Jungle Gurl- one of a kind bikini’s made from recycled fabrics- on top of the beautiful Thompson Hotel in B.H. See you there.

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Pretty Woman, Walking Down The Street

I would be more than happy to be seen doing my a.m. walk of shame in these. What? Don’t judge! At least they’re %100 cruelty-free!

By Stella McCartney.

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Terracycle Wants Your Wrappers

Todays theme in my posts: junk food. Bad for us, but we still eat them.

I check in with Terracycle from time to time to see what new recycled wrapper products they’ve come up with.

I loved flying kites when I was a kid. And I also loved Oreo cookies dipped in milk. Now, not so much. But this kite made from recycled wrappers for the low price of $5.99 is pretty slick.

The holidays are less than 100 days away and although my Candy Spelling manic wrapping days are over, sometimes a bow on a plain box or bag adds just the right touch.

Go to Terracycle to find out which retail locations carry their products or join their online brigades to raise money from your wrappers to donate to a charity or your favorite school.

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Hello Kitty Recycled

My Hello Kitty days ended a long time ago and I probably wouldn’t want to advertise my guilty pleasure of the occasional Diet Coke around my neck but I have to admit these necklaces upcycled from trashed sodie pop cans are cute.

All under $5 at the Funky Recycling Etsy shop.

Source The Lipstick Diaries

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Maria Menunous in Coco Eco Magazine #7

Here is the long awaited Maria Menounos story I styled for Coco Eco Magazine. There were so many good things about this shoot. Maria was an absolute sweetheart to work with and all of the amazing eco-lines we used fit her like a glove (a stylists dream). We shot in the beautiful, solar powered Marrakesh House and had an electric powered, bright orange Tesla delivered specifically for the shoot.

Happy 1st Anniversary Coco Eco mag!

Check out Cocoecomag.com for the rest of the shots and the inside scoop on TV’s green “it” girl.

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Eco Denim Rocks It In Coco Eco Magazine

Here are a few pages of the denim story in Coco Eco Mag, styled by myself and Sarah Griffin. I loved all of these looks..very wearable for real people. Not to mention sexy and hawt!

Go to Cocoecomag.com for the rest.

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Eros & Isis: Eco Gets Erotic

Eros & Isis offers organic massage oils, eco-friendly lounge wear and toys and which can double up as interesting display pieces.

The three signature massage oils are blended with 100% organic ingredients and stored in handmade, recycled glass bottles.

The sexy lingerie pieces are made from soy, bamboo, organic cotton or ethical silk.

Each toy is manufactured in N. America under strict ethical practices. The toys are made from the same silicone found in FDA approved kitchen utensils and are non-toxic and dishwasher safe. The coloring is made with natural mineral powder pigment to give the silver, bronze and gold sheen. And as noted on their site: Although they look like stone, each piece is surprisingly soft and warm to the touch.

Love the sexy lingerie and of course two thumbs up for use of recycled glass to house the massage oils. The dildos/vibrators look like something my g’ma would have on her mantle, but like she used to say, “don’t knock it until you try it.”

Sold and sold.

Visit Eros & Isis

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Autonomie Project Ethletic High-top

Classic, old-school style high-top sneaker made with 100% Fair Trade-certified organic cotton canvas upper and tough rubber sole. Sole is produced and stamped with Forest Stewardship Council-certified all natural and sustainable rubber. 100% vegan and entirely cruelty-free! Imported from a Fair Trade certified workshop in Pakistan.

I like them better without the Chuck Taylor star.

Available at Nimli

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Stella McCartney X Bambi

Famed animal lover and animal friendly designer, Stella McCartney shows her playful side in her Autumn/Winter ’09-’10 Campaign. Seriously, who doesn’t love Bambi, Thumper and Flower?

Stella, will you marry me? I know you’re already married and that you don’t swing that way but if anything should change, you know where to find me. And maybe by then it will be legal!

A girl can dream, right?

Thanks for blasting this Pauline. Visit The Lipstick Diaries for more good ting tings.

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Must See Movie: Food, Inc.

In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation’s food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government’s regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation’s food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment.

We have bigger-breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, herbicide-resistant soybean seeds, even tomatoes that won’t go bad, but we also have new strains of E. coli—the harmful bacteria that causes illness for an estimated 73,000 Americans annually. We are riddled with widespread obesity, particularly among children, and an epidemic level of diabetes among adults.

Featuring interviews with such experts as Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation), Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma, In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto) along with forward thinking social entrepreneurs like Stonyfield’s Gary Hirshberg and Polyface Farms’ Joel Salatin, Food, Inc. reveals surprising—and often shocking truths—about what we eat, how it’s produced, who we have become as a nation and where we are going from here.

Visit the Food, Inc. website

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NAGL At Trader Joes

Guess who felt like an asshole for leaving her reusable bags at home?

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Decades Two

Decades Two is an upscale consignment store that carries vintage couture. I’ve been there several times shopping for styling jobs and each visit is pure torture. The prices are sky high but definitely worth the investment if you’re into recycled chic fashion.

8214 Melrose Ave. LA, CA 90046

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Gucci HOME T-shirt/Bag

Gucci recently announced their support for HOME, the unique cinematic environmental film directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, produced by Luc Besson and funded by Gucci parent company the PPR group.

In honor of the film, Gucci creative director Frida Giannini has designed a special, limited edition t-shirt, which will be sold in select Gucci stores worldwide and on Gucci.com. extending the message of sustainability, Giannini designed the t-shirt using 100% organic cotton and natural dyes in recyclable packaging.

The design features the official HOME logo in which Giannini has integrated the iconic Gucci “GG” symbol, while the back includes the names of each country featured in the film. A white canvas bag with the HOME logo in gold accompanies the t-shirt. on sale from may 25 the t-shirt will be available in both men’s and women’s sizes, with all profits donated to goodplanet.org, a non-profit association created by Yann Arthus-Bertrand in 2005.

The set can be found at select Gucci stores for $195. Unfortunately that’s not a typo. It’s Gucci so of course we couldn’t expect it for anything less.

Watch the HOME documentary here.

Source High Snobette

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Forte Animal Rescue Yard Sale June 13

Forte Animal Rescue is holding a Yard Sale on June 13th! 100% of revenue will go straight to the care of the animals because Forte Animal Rescue is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization, and not a single person is on payroll!

Nice to see they got so many donations that they aren’t accepting anymore.

Here’s is the detail on the Yard Sale: http://www.FARescue.org/YardSale

Source Veggyworld- thanks Karen!

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Watch HOME Documentary Online For Free

HOME is a 2009 documentary by Yann Arthus-Betrand (photographer of “Earth from Above” book.). The film is entirely composed of aerial shots of various places around Earth. It shows the diversity of life on Earth and how humanity is threatening the ecological balance of the planet.

The movie was released simultaneously on June 5th (World Environmental Day) in cinemas all over the world, on DVD, TV and on YouTube. Released on the same date in 50 countries is a world record for any film release in history. The film is 100% free, and no profits will be made from its release or future showings.

Making this movie was an unusual risk for its financial backer, one of the planet’s biggest retailing conglomerates, France’s PPR SA. PPR, the maker of Gucci handbags and Puma shoes, paid PPR, the maker of Gucci handbags and Puma shoes, paid 10 million euros ($20.55 million) of the 12 million euro production budget to create HOME.

Laurent Claquin, senior vice-president of corporate social and environmental responsibility at PPR, said the company took a chance on the film.

“It’s true we’re putting ourselves at risk in a way,” said “We’re not perfect yet. We’re never going to be perfect. But we have a duty to act.”

Watch the entire documentary here for free and in HD.

Pics below are from the screening of HOME this past Friday night at the Stella McCartney store.

Photos by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

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Louis Vuitton: Your Wish Is Their Command

Louis Vuitton is happy to create almost any custom piece, if you’ve got the cash. Last year Karl Lagerfield bought a custom LV trunk to hold his 20 iPods. And now a Chinese gentleman has commissioned something a little more grandiose, and just a little more strange.

The client “wanted to be able to watch television and offer coffee to his friends wherever he traveled in the world, including the remotest desert,” Louis Vuitton’s Patrick-Louis Vuitton recounts. “We agreed to put two solar panels linked to a battery for the flat-screen TV and DVD player, two-way radio, tuner and coffee machine.”

The one-of-a-kind trunk, which is covered in the label’s iconic Damier canvas, took a year to complete and costs tens of thousands of dollars.

One person who probably won’t line up for an exclusive LV trunk is the brand’s creative director, Marc Jacobs. He commented at the recent Met Costume Institute Gala that he doubts trunks will ever make a comeback.

“I don’t think there’s anything practical about traveling with a trunk,” he said. “Luxury travel is traveling with a toothbrush. That’s it, end of story. The people who really live luxurious lives don’t need to pack. They’ve got stuff wherever they go.”

I can’t knock anything with a solar cause but I’m totally laughing at the image of homeboy on a deserted island with this trunk. Seriously?

Source Earth First

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Coco Eco Magazine Promo

Check out some live action from past shoots for Coco Eco featuring Summer Rayne Oaks, Josie Maran, and Elizabeth Mitchell.

Congrats to Anna Griffin, the founder of the magazine that I am so very proud to be a part of.

Go to Cocoecomag.com to see my styling contributions on the Desert shoot and the Lost… in Elizabeth Mitchell story (which was actually co-styled by Anna herself!) Read Elizabeth’s interview here.

Bravo Anna!

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Christian Louboutin Gets Trashy

Christian Louboutin has designed a trashy version of his famous 140mm peep toe pump. Since the materials are made up of a selection of Barney’s used materials, each shoe is utterly unique.

Louboutin’s ‘Trash’ is selling exclusively at Barney’s for $995.

Source Ethical Style

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Shop The Cobra Shop

Thanks to Mark The Cobrasnake for letting us in on the arrival of his online vintage shop- The Cobra Shop.

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Barracuda X Lovemade Sunday Patio Sale Grand Opening

Free haircuts too? Get there early!

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Fairfax District Goodwill Grand Opening

I’m so excited about the Goodwill that just opened up down the street. I dropped in on the morning of the grand opening and the place was bumping. Balloons, music, families, hipsters and contests.

One thing I noticed was there weren’t any tags on the clothes. Boo-ya! That means not wasting millions of paper price tags as well as the plastic tags they use to connect the price tags to the clothes. They have signs that feature a flat price for the different styles of clothing. Brilliant.

I talked to the manager on my way out and he informed me that they do free e-waste recycling too. You just pull up to their back parking lot and drop it off.

Guess what I did last night? Started going through my stuff to donate and all my dead electronics to recycle. Clearing clutter feels so good.

Once again, I love my hood!

It’s on Beverly/Hayworth. One block west of Fairfax.

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Nothing Over $20 Sale At Barracuda This Sunday

♥ LOVEMADE presents BARRACUDA PATIO SALE!!!♥
$1, $5, $10 BINS- NOTHING OVER $20-*Right across + walking distance from Sunday Fairfax/Melrose Flea Market!!!

Come out and enjoy live music, scenery,food/ drinks while shopping ^_^ !

*CASH ONLY
*NOTHING OVER $20
*Open to public
*Rotating DJS weekly
*Rotating food/ drink sponsors
*Free event
*12-5PM

FEATURING NEW, USED, VINTAGE, AND/OR ONE OF KIND ITEMS BY

♥BARRACUDA CREW

♥VANESSA CHIUU from Insight (personal & vintage being sold)

♥LINDA LOVEMADE (personal & vintage being sold)

♥MARY TROUNG (vintage)

♥STEVEN SHEIN (jewelry)

♥BOOS AND BOSITOS (vintage +new accessories/clothing)

♥BIRDS OF A FEATHER (vintage)

♥BAZAARDELAMONTAGNE (jewelry)

♥SHADOWSCENE (clothing + accessories)

♥UBIQUITY RECORDS (music + clothing)

♥Ekiisfamous

♥FRECUENCIA MONDULADA

♥HVYW8 GALLERY
+ MORE!!!

PHOTOS BY SHADOWSCENE!

ATTENTION DESIGNERS/FRIENDS:

Great opportunity for spring cleaning, sell your designs, and/or get rid of some inventory in a community and fun atmosphere!

INTERESTED IN SELLING? EMAIL HEART [at] LOVE-MADE [dot] COM OR CONTACT LINDA.

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Sell Your Goods At Barracuda This Summer

Just got word from the ladies of LOVE♥MADE that they’re starting a summer patio sale in the courtyard of Barracuda on Melrose Ave. If you have new/used goods that you want to sell to all the cool kids in LA, here’s your chance.

[Overview of Event]

Barracuda hosts a weekly Sunday sale outside in the patio of the shop. We are welcoming designers, family and friends to bring their stuff to sell. Vendors are welcomed to sell items ranging from Clothing, Shoes, Accessories, Music, Gadgets, Electronics, Collections, food/drinks and books new or used. Attendees can come enjoy music, scenery & food while shopping.

Great opportunity for spring cleaning, sell your designs, and/or get rid of some inventory in a community and fun atmosphere.

*Open to public
*Rotating DJS weekly
*Rotating food/ drink sponsors
*Free event
*Right across the street from Sunday Fairfax Flea Market

[EVENT TYPE]

Market/ Outdoor Sale
Weekly- Sundays Summer Season only.

[RULES]

*CASH ONLY: BRING YOUR OWN CHANGE/CASH
*COST: $30 PER BOOTH-PAY CASH DAY OF EVENT BEFORE SETTING UP
*PRICEPOINTS OF ITEMS: WE STRONGLY SUGGEST YOU BRING ITEMS NO MORE THAN $20 DOLLARS. WE ARE PROMOTING THE EVENT THAT WAY AND DON’T WANT TO CONFUSE CUSTOMERS. (THIS RULE APPLIES TO FIRST EVENT ONLY TO DRIVE TRAFFIC)
*SIGN UP WITH LINDA WITH CONFIRMED DATES
*SET UP TIME: 10AM (BE READY BY 11:30) EVENT STARTS AT 12PM
*VENDOR SPACE: FIRST COME FIRST SERVE
*SPACE SIZE: ABOUT” 8 X 8 FEET SPACE
*BRING YOUR OWN DISPLAYS/TABLES/RACKS/SIGNAGE
*GET CREATIVE!

[POSSIBLE MEDIA COVERAGE BY]:

SHADOWSCENE

VIMBY

[ADDITIONAL SPONSORS]

LOVEMADE

[DRINK SPONSORS]

REDBULL

[VENUE] BARRACUDA

[DATE] March 17th and every SUNDAY for the rest of the Summer

[EVENT TIME] 12:00pm-5:00pm

[ATTENDANCE] PUBLIC EVENT

PROMOTIONAL STRATEGY:

The E-flyer will be distributed to over 7,000 people via email, event sites, myspace, facebook, twitter, blogs, craigslist and printed posters that will be displayed outside of the shop on Sundays to bring in traffic from flea market across the street. This does not include any of the other sponsor’s contacts/lists. Our combined database consists of Lovemade’s personal & business contact list ranging from the fashion, music, media, and entertainment industry.

Contact Linda [at] love-made [dot] com

Photo Shadowscene

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You Got Me Hangin’ On The Telephone

Loving these fair trade bracelets made out of telephone wires.

The Zulu women making these beautiful bracelets are dedicated to helping themselves by gaining the skills and knowledge they need to support themselves and their families. Generating income to be able to receive basic education, health education, and HIV/Aids support is a key part of their innovative program.

Cop them at Original Women

source ecofabulous

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Alife Gets Organic

Everyone’s doing it. Even the streetwear scene.

Warning: To all you guys on Fairfax, if I see you wearing one of these, I will probably run up to you, jump in your arms and declare my love for you.

Go to Alife to purchase.

Found this on my new obsession Lost In A Supermarket.

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Carrot Mobbin’ NY

We posted a video previously featuring Carrot Mob spreading their Midas touch on a liquor store in SF. Check out their recent work in Brooklyn.

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Shop Local At Unique May 2/3

SATURDAY, MAY 2—SUNDAY, MAY 3
WHO: Unique Los Angeles
WHAT: Independent Design & Gift Sale, featuring 200 local designers, artists and merchants, including Humble, Sub_Urban Riot, Rojas, Good Friday and many others; $5 donation at the door
WHERE: California Market Center, 110 East Ninth Street, Downtown, Sat 11am-7pm, Sun 11am-5pm (Saturday); 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (Sunday).

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“Out Of The Ordinary” Earth Day With Shades And Dita Von Teese

We’re heading down the green carpet and you’re invited! Celebrate Earth Day with Shades at THE WAY WE WORE in Los Angeles. Preview the “Out of the Ordinary” fashion collection featuring reworked, recyled vintage pieces curated by legendary green advocate Doris Raymond. Hair by Shades and makeup by Paige Padgett. 100% of the night’s proceeds support green charities.

“Out of the Ordinary” fashion event with host Dita Von Teese

Wed, April 22, 2009 from 6:00-9:00pm

The Way We Wore Boutique 334 S. La Brea Ave, Los Angeles CA 90036

RSVP to Shades All Natural: shadescolorstudio [at] gmail [dot] com

I got this listing from Your Daily Thread. Visit their events section to see their calendar. They have a gazillion Earth Day events posted!!

Source YDT

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The 2nd Annual Wilshire Center Earth Day / Car Free Day

The 2nd Annual Wilshire Center Earth Day / Car Free Day this Wednesday, April 22, 2009 from 11AM-2PM at 3700 Wilshire Blvd.

• FREE Electronic Waste Recycling
  Bring your old TV, computer, monitors and other electronics to be recycled for FREE!
• We will host a farmers market featuring organic and locally grown produce.
• The Mayor’s Million Trees Initiative along with KYCC will be giving out over 200 fruit trees.
• There will be NO street closures. Wilshire Blvd and all adjacent streets will remain open.
  The entire event will take place at 3700 Wilshie Blvd. on the grass lawn between Oxford and Serrano.
• To learn more go to: http://www.wilshirecenter.com/earthday

Shop Recycled ‘Til You Drop

This is a sale you don’t want to miss. A movie wardrobe house will be selling it’s goods and I can tell you from experience in the biz- the clothes are no joke. You’ll be in designer and and period piece heaven.

And my very stylish gf Mo will be selling her goods there as well.

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Lockheart Vintage Benefit

SATURDAY, APRIL 11
WHO: Lockheart Vintage Pop-Up at The Reformation
WHAT: Benefit celebration honoring memory of Monisa Moreno, featuring cocktails, DJ Rockwell, and shopping tons of vintage with proceeds going to the Monisa Moreno Memorial Fund
WHERE: 142 North La Brea Avenue, 323-203-1102, 7pm-10pm

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Whole Foods To Donate 5% Proceeds To KCRW Today

Guess today is the day I spend a good portion of my earnings at WF. Not a hard task as I’m sure you all know.

Be sure to visit the Whole Foods site for participating stores. See you in the wine-o aisle.

Thanks Jops!

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All Hail The Queen… Of Punk

Words of wisdom from one of our fave designers, Vivienne Westwood.

If you ask me what I think people should be getting next season. I’ll tell you what I’d like them to buy—nothing. I’d like people to stop buying and buying and buying…There’s this idea that somehow you’ve got to keep changing things, and as often as possible. Maybe if people just decided not to buy anything for a while, they’d get a chance to think about what they wanted; what they really liked.

AMEN!

Source Treehugger

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LA Ladies. Clothing Swap/Sale Tomorrow

Our girls Laxmi and Astrid will be joining this long list of ladies for a clothing swap/sale tomorrow here in the lovely city of angels.

On a budget? Wanna help keep things out of the landfills? You’ll have until noon tomorrow to sonicare your hangover breath and wash the mocos outta your eyes.

And I can vouch that both these ladies have mad style and I’m sure what ever they’re getting rid of is going to be well below whatever they paid.

Be sure to bring your reusable shopping bags!

Reduce-Reuse- RECYCLE!!

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Legalize Gay

Shepard 4 Saks

Shepard Fairey’s tote bags for Saks 5th Avenue have officially hit stores.

The bags bear slogans like “WANT IT!” done in Fairey’s usual mock-propaganda style.

Saks is donating $15 to charity for every $20 bag sold. Click thumbnail for tote image.

Source racked la

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Get Yo’ Ass There!

Model/designer/muse, Erin Wasson, is holding a garage sale at her boyfriend’s Venice Beach store, Rogue Status, Saturday, March 21, 2009. Included in the sale will be pieces from Balenciaga, Givenchy, Burberry, Chanel and Marc Jacob, amongst others.

The price point will range from $20-$100 with all proceeds being donated to Best Friends Animal Charity, a safe home for abused and abandoned animals in Utah.

Expect hipster Erin “wannabes” lined up around the block…

11 a.m to 6 p.m., 1720 Main St., Venice, California.

Source the pipeline

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Sunset Trader Joe’s Finally Opens

According to reports, The Trader Joe’s at 8000 Sunset is finally open. Apparently they are handing out free reusable tote bags as well.

Looks like I’ve found my new T.J’s!!

Source and Image racked la

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Liya Launches Lem Lem

Model, Liya Kebede has launched Lem Lem, a line of cute and casual separates all handmade in Ethiopa from natural cotton. Her lightweight scarves are all handspun from local artisans in a variety of beautiful colors. To see more of Lem Lem and support the employment Ethiopian artisans, Click here.

Source refinery29

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Cruelty Free Bling

Dragon E.C.O. Shades

The E.C.O. (Environmentally Conscious Optics)
The E.C.O. by Dragon is an initiative inspired by Rob Machado to actively investigate the method of making and manufacturing environmentally friendly sunglasses.

Includes FSC certified packaging and comes with 100% organic cotton bags, printed with water-based ink.

Source Broccoli CIty

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We Heart EnviroVogue Bags

The worldwide annual consumption of disposable plastic bags is somewhere between 500 billion and a trillion – that works out to be around a million bags a minute. The crude oil needed to make 18 plastic bags could drive a car for a mile.

One of the first changes we made when we started our “green” path was eliminating plastic bags from our shopping excursions for clothes, groceries, at Target and so on. We started buying cloth reusable bags but then realized that many of them wear out quickly and were not recycleable. Not to mention, the styles of many reusable bags are drab or straight up ugly.

These bags from EnviroVogue are dope and will save us from “green” guilt.

The material for the bags are made from durable, high-gloss, woven polypropylene, manufacutured from recycled plastics. A portion of the proceeds from every sale is donated to the Massai Association or the Susan G. Komen for the Cure organization. This reflects the true spirit behind their tagline, “Look good while doing good.”

Another company doing the damn thang!

Visit Envirovogue now.

Source Green Daily

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