Last night was Earth Pledge’s pre-NYC Fashion Week FutureFashion event and, boy, was it ever a success!
The show, which, “invites top American and European designers to create fashions using natural and sustainable materials,” had tons of big names come out for the event, including Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Yves Saint Laurent, Stella McCartney, Versace and Bottega Venetta.
“It’s just the way it should be. It should be more luxurious,” said Julie Gilhart, Barneys’ New York fashion director to Vogue. “It’s more luxurious to really think about where your fabric comes from, about the impact of it on the environment, and …read more

I was super-excited when I read this news at Ecorazzi. New York Fashion Week–one of the world’s greatest fashion weeks!–is going to promote green fashion!
Designers such as Marc Jacobs, Versace, Stella McCartney and Jil Sander will participate in EarthPledges FutureFashion show. It will feature their original designs made out of materials that are recyclable, sustainable and eco-friendly!
The held a similar event last year, but to very elementary results. This year’s event should showcase the designers at their best, capitalizing on the green materials and opposed to being hindered by them.
If you cant make the show, Barney’s Madison Avenue will have …read more

As much as I love Stella McCartney, her website is really hard to navigate–too much flash– so I thought I’d share her Spring 2008 collection with you.
I love the texture and shapes she uses, it’s very floaty and girly. However, the neutral color palette washes the entire collection out.

The Good
There’s lots of chic, crisp dresses that will translate well from the office to weekend shopping to a casual dinner with friends. The white ones add an especially nice punch to the collection.

The Bad
Stella brought back the jumpsuit, but there are some pieces in this collection that just scream …read more