Autonomie Project is all about ethical manufacturing. Company founder Anne O’Loughlin had made it her mission to source her line from small, independent cooperatives and Fair Trade-certified facilities in developing countries. Autonomie Project is best known for their very popular “Ethletic”...

Blake Mycoskie brought it all home last week. TOMS Shoes, his hugely successful line of canvas slip-ons and the new “wrap boots” now sell tons of national retailers like Nordstrom, Urban Outfitters, American Rag and Greenloop. TOMS Shoes has a philanthropic business model, giving one...

Ashley Van Dyke is a fashion model, high speed race car driver, and if you don’t beleive me, check out the YouTube clip below. So much for women having poor hand-eye coordination. Ashley is part of this new crop of female automotive thrill seekers making their way into the racing circuit. But...

Portland Fashion Week held a cadre of green runways last week with designers from Samunderneath to Nike. While the PFW shows ran on Friday night at 14 Square, an alternative show appropriately dubbed “Runaway” was held down the street at the swank art mecca, Someday Lounge. New looks for...

Portland Fashion Week in its second year of “sustainable production”, wrap up this Sunday the 12th, Fashionably Natural, an exclusive runway event presented by  Gen Art and SOYJOY, also took place on Thursday the 9th at the Peterson Automotive Museum in LA.  Preceding LA Fashion Week, running...

Lori Bonn Design has been crafting stunning jewelry with gorgeous semi-precious stones and silver for over seventeen years, selling to Nordstrom and independent boutiques across the country. Many typical questions came up for designer Lori Bonn Gallagher over the years-where to source materials, what...

Interview with Anna Griffin, publisher of Coco Eco magazine. (Launching October 18th.) You’re a popular commentator on the LA greenscene. You’ve filmed videos for Ecorazzi. We met on MySpace where you host some really terrific interviews with Hollywood celebrities and green business leaders....

The air is getting crisp, the leaves are changing, and what does that mean?  Despite the turmoil on Wall Street and the coming election, we all need clothes, and with the cooler weather upon us, it’s a good time to take care of yourself a little and spring for a few new fall pieces to liven up...

Sameunderneath is returning to Portland Fashion Week on October 10th to premiere their very hush-hush Spring ‘09 line. According to Creative Director Amy Christensen, their look for ‘09 is inspired by the socio-political revolution of 1970’s Cuba. Bright whites and fuschias are...

Reusable bags have passed the de rigeur, au currant (and any other French ways of saying trendy) phase. The unnecessary impact of single use bags has been exposed to the masses and now they are headed down Dinosaur Road. As the nerdy “early adopter” phase is passing, some reusable bags are...