Don't sacrifice style to make an Environmental Statement

Image via Juleselin

As commonly known, the three basic human needs in life are food, clothing, and shelter. While Liz is focusing on eco-friendly buildings and design, I would like to explore the fashion realm. Clothing and fashion can be a reflection of personal style and I would love to help reflect an environmentally conscious lifestyle with that clothing. Articles should reflect how you truly feel about your environment and world.

From hemp clothing to bottle cap belts clothing design and style has been known to suffer in order to be safe for our environment. Today this couldn’t be farther from the truth. We now have the opportunity to support environmentally friendly clothing companies without sacrificing style or comfort.

Take for example Julia Elin Burnbaum who designs for the Juleselin Company. She uses organic cotton, bamboo, and recycled fabrications to create updated styles of jackets and coats that are made to be flattering. She even uses recycled paper for packaging and shipping her products.

As Liz mentioned, designer boutiques and stylists are not the only place to look for green products. You can be your own designer by using some of the mentioned websites and stores to up-date your wardrobe and create new looks for those older styles. In this blog I hope to make accessible green designers and companies while also providing new ideas for used but re-usable fabrics and clothing.