Interesting that the eco-fashion thing is much bigger overseas than it is here. We are seen as a very 'green' country but when my (English/Canadian/French) friends visit they are always shocked at how little we care about it really! I try to do my bit but of course I could do more. Some eco-fashion is lovely. Have you checked out Same Underneath's cute hooded dress?
I like the stuff that Fin are doing and I think Linda Loudermilk is v v fabulous.

Post by airdrie

We are seen as a very 'green' country but when my (English/Canadian/French) friends visit they are always shocked at how little we care about it really!

I find that a lot of people overseas are more concerned with appearing to be doing something, rather than what they're actually doing.

i somehow dont think a pleather/vinyl/etc handbag is going to age as nicely sa a leather one..or last as long...so i wouldnt be paying the same amount...

and i agree with daniel- its an image thing... the whole "green" thing just seems like a trend...and a really really good marketing tool...

Ruru, that's made me think about it a bit more - maybe one of the problems with it is the 'green' label - perhaps it doesn't really work if you look at the different categories: Vintage isn't the same as organic, which isn't the same as vegan, which isn't the same as evironmentally friendly... eg if couture designers are making their leather bags from organic sources, that's definitely not vegan, but still 'green'. So, marketing-wise, I guess it can be a double-edged sword?

Daniel, you may be right. I can only go by my own experience, which is different. I'm not saying all my overseas friends are eco-warriors, because they are not! But they certainly are educated, interested, and aware people who are actively supportive of environmental issues.

The dresses are looking dashing and fabulous.....

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guys can I ask something?


How you tell that if a product was eco friendly?

Usually the brand/label will advertise or make known that they use eco-friendly methods... other than that, I'm not really sure??

whats an "organic" source for leather? finding animals that are already dead? or finding animals raised without extra hormones/antibiotics and then killing them for their skin (thats the US legal definition for organic produce btw.) I wish people would stop throwing that word around when it doesnt make sense. Leather is organic- it comes from animals!

Definition of Organic:
adjective
1. noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerly comprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, but that now includes all other compounds of carbon.
2. characteristic of, pertaining to, or derived from living organisms: organic remains found in rocks.
3. of or pertaining to an organ or the organs of an animal, plant, or fungus.
4. of, pertaining to, or affecting living tissue: organic pathology.
5. Psychology. caused by neurochemical, neuroendocrinologic, structural, or other physical impairment or change: organic disorder.Compare functional (def. 5).
6. Philosophy. having an organization similar in its complexity to that of living things.
7. characterized by the systematic arrangement of parts; organized; systematic: elements fitting together into a unified, organic whole.
8. of or pertaining to the basic constitution or structure of a thing; constitutional; structural: The flaws in your writing are too organic to be easily remedied.
9. developing in a manner analogous to the natural growth and evolution characteristic of living organisms; arising as a natural outgrowth.
10. viewing or explaining something as having a growth and development analogous to that of living organisms: an organic theory of history.
11. pertaining to, involving, or grown with fertilizers or pesticides of animal or vegetable origin, as distinguished from manufactured chemicals: organic farming; organic fruits.
12. Law. of or pertaining to the constitutional or essential law or laws of organizing the government of a state.
13. Architecture. noting or pertaining to any work of architecture regarded as analogous to plant or animal forms in having a structure and a plan that fulfill perfectly the functional requirements for the building and that form in themselves an intellectually lucid, integrated whole.
14. Fine Arts. of or pertaining to the shapes or forms in a work of art that are of irregular contour and seem to resemble or suggest forms found in nature.
noun
15. a substance, as a fertilizer or pesticide, of animal or vegetable origin.


i am getting so over the whole "organic" and "green" fad. went into a restaurant the other day and on the menu was "organic moreton bay bugs". asked the waiter what that meant, who asked the chef- both didnt know but assumed it meant they were not farmed. Hate to break it to the guys in "poser restaurant" but moreton bay bugs are not farmed.

there is my little rant on the ridiculousness of all of this.

you make a good point ruru but when it comes to organic food, it just tastes better... well that's my opinion.

i like organic veggies- dont get me wrong- i have a veggie patch and grow fruit because it does taste awesome without the genetic modification- but seriously- its going a bit overboard these days!