Jes MaHarry has been a creator of sustainable, hand-crafted jewelry collections and a leader of mix-media design for more than two decades. Collectors and customers alike are drawn to Jes’ signature style of “finding perfection in what is imperfect” and combining unlikely pairs of raw and refined resources to make one-of-a-kind pieces.
Tag: fashion
Recycling Fashion May Help Alleviate Poverty for the World’s Poorest Women
Nicholas Kristof, journalist and New York Times columnist, shared the triumphant story of Jane Ngoiri, a 38-year-old Kenyan mother of three, who overcame homelessness and poverty by recycling discarded wedding [ … ]
Rebel Tart’s Cindy Brown Uses Recycled Materials to Compete in Saint Louis Fashion Week
Next week at St. Louis Fashion Week, local designer Cindy Brown will show off some of her creations made from reused and recycled materials.
Take Some Eco-Inspiration from the Designers at Fashion Week
New York’s Fashion Week may be over for now, but eco-friendly designers left a clear message to the world: Fashion can be aesthetically beautiful and ethically responsible. Mainstream designers don’t [ … ]
Get Fall 2011 Runway Looks for Less: Reused & Repurposed Fashion
With Fall only a few weeks away, you may be considering going shopping for new clothes to achieve the hottest runway looks and trends. Well, put down your keys or [ … ]
Rachel Mace: A Renegade of Eco Fashion
Rachel Mace, also known as Keseken in the modeling and online worlds, is a 20-year-old model and self-taught fashion designer who resides in Spokane, Washington. She weaves, melts and stretches [ … ]
Greenpeace Clothing Campaign Calls Out Nike, Adidas, Puma and Others for Their Toxic Ways
Are you aware that the textile industry is one of the top users and polluters of water? Fiber for one cotton t-shirt requires 713 gallons of water. And traditional wet-dye [ … ]
Uniquely Upcycled: How Two St. Louis Designers Are Recreating Fashion (Part 1)
William McDonough and Michael Braungart, authors of Cradle to Cradle, defined “upcycling” (a term coined by Swiss archtect Walter Stahel) as creating useful products from waste materials. Upcycling helps to [ … ]
4 New Eco Fashion Designers Combine Style with Mission
Nowadays, being environmentally conscious doesn’t just impact the way you live, but what you wear. That’s because many new eco-conscious designers are quickly emerging in the fashion world. By using [ … ]
Green Business Blog Carnival #13
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, step right up… it’s Carnival time! Welcome to the greatest show in the green business blogosphere… the Green Business Blog Carnival! Hopefully, you made [ … ]
Seven Sites for Buying Organic Clothes
It’s really easy to get caught up in going green and saving the environment in respect to the big steps like purchasing energy efficient appliances* or hybrid cars. Often though we tend [ … ]
sustainablog Approved: Funkoos Organic Baby Apparel
If you’re looking for organic clothing for your own wardrobe, you’ve got plenty of choices… from high-end design houses to Wal-Mart, you can find apparel made from organic cotton and [ … ]
Green Business Blog Carnival #7 at Calfinder’s Solar Blog
It’s almost the weekend, and here at sustainablog, that means giving some love to the weekly host of the Green Business Blog Carnival! This week was the biggest yet, and [ … ]