Respect your Mother: Eco-friendly fashion

Written by Hilda Gabriela Wednesday, 28 May 2008 10:00

Hopping on the bandwagon is a good thing for a change. In this hybrid, composting and tofu-eating day in age it’s no surprise to see the fashion industry hop on board in order to save dear old Mother Earth. Fashionistas
of the world have joined their needles and patterns in an effort to produce eco-friendly clothing. Using organic materials, recycled buttons and re-designing old clothes, fashion designers have begun to snap and cut away in order to help us live lightly on Earth without sacrificing and inch of style.

Turning has-beens into must-haves!
SuperLuckyCat (www.superluckycat.com) has certainly found a way to save the world one stitch at a time. Re-designing old thrift store finds right out of their L.A. shop, the company has not only made a name for itself across the United States, but has also landed a spot in Mother Nature’s heart. Fashion designers and founders of SuperLuckyCat, Crystal Butler and Michael Baffico, made their thrift-store-hopping hobby into a full-time L.A. based business. Each piece of clothing is hand selected and no two items are ever the same. The pieces are altered, hemmed together and cut in a way that the old plaid skirts of the 50’s can serve as today’s new and improved spring tube dress.

So cool is this super-lucky duo that they have even managed to get a hold of the Coachella overstock. That’s right, dismembered Coachella clothing has been re-done into new, cool and dare I dare, sexy ‘chella-wear’. With hopes of encouraging others to reuse and therefore reduce the amount of trash they produce each year, SuperLuckyCat’s eco-friendly designs are eco-wonderful!

VLING! it up Flava Flav style with these limited edition skull necklaces. $17.99

Green toes aren’t hard to find
Have you ever considered that green toes might actually be a good thing? Well, “Simple”, a shoe company that goes by the slogan “a nice little shoe company” has proven to be not so little and has also managed to change the way we feel about green toes. “Simple” has concocted a sustainable and eco-friendly line of footwear called “Green Toes”. Made from old tires, organic cotton and hemp, the brand has created a replica of the infamous canvas flats, old school Vans and Quicksilver sandals. So if you’re hesitant about joining the eco friendly bandwagon in fear that you’ll end up sacrificing style, no problemo. Check out www.simpleshoes.com/greentoe to find a style for you. With shoes like these, you’ve got a win-win situation. “Simple” distributes to all of the 50 states, to the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands and all the way to Guam! Not bad for a “nice little shoe company”!

Sport your green toes with pride in this eco-sneaks style! "Retire" runs for $55.00

VLING it up!
Old school vinyl’s are blinging things up over at Alarm Industries. “VLING” is the clothing company’s accessory line that consists mostly of earrings and necklaces all made from recycled vinyl. Rather than throwing away old records, “VLING” is mod-ing up the past by creating fun-to-wear recyclable accessories. And since you’ll be “vlinged” up sporting these babies, why not “vling” up your home décor as well? Alarm Industries is also working on creating home furniture made from the vinyl material. “HiFi” furniture will include tables, chairs, lamps and quite possibly anything else that the crafty people at Alarm Industries can come up with. Log on to www.vling.bigcartel.com for the updates on this nifty idea.

Whether you’re looking into wearing eco-friendly clothing, using Mother-Nature-approved shoes or sporting recycled goods in order to do your part to save our planet, there is always, always, always a company who has what you need. So live lightly on earth by recycling when possible and using eco-friendly goods. But most importantly, respect your mother…Mother Earth that is!

Summer is looking fab @ SuperLuckyCat with this heat-wave-friendly design! More of this and other summer styles are scheduled to hit SuperLuckyCat stores early June

Hilda Gabriela
		About the author:
		recently discovered mustard and onion terrified of midgets hootchie mama for Obama! loves to dance with rich old men orphan writer and video producer for AB