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Shout Out to Tierra

Monday, July 31st, 2006

Want to give a shout-out to Tierra from del forte denim for giving me a shout-out in Grist. Read her full interview HERE. (Her jeans really do have some form of crack in them to make one’s ass look so delectable…)


question Which stereotype about environmentalists most fits you?
answer Thankfully, I think the stereotype is changing to include people like me who care a lot about style and aesthetics and who don’t want to cut down on our consumption, but who also want to buy products and services that are environmentally and socially responsible. Model, TV host, and social entrepreneur Summer Rayne Oakes is the embodiment of someone with great fashion sense who is also passionate about sustainability and the environment. She looks amazing in Del Forte Denim and is helping to prove that being an environmentalist can be sexy.

Sweatshops on the brain

Monday, July 31st, 2006

Sweatshops on the Brain

Thanks from a tip from Remy and the previous posting on fashion.psfk, we’ve been alerted to this great video about people’s thoughts on sweatshop labor. Conclusion: NEED MORE INFORMATION ON WHO’S DOING A BAD, BAD THING. Clearly the right move too, considering the repeated reference to Nike. If you remember back in the mid-90′s, a huge marketing and PR campaign was put out in the public on Nike’s reprehensible working conditions for their soccer balls and later everything else. Nike lost so much money and a huge chunk of the market, it forced them to rework their practices. Luckily for that company, they are back in business, but it looks as if they will always be the poster child for sweatshop musings.Someone in the video mentions sweathsop videos and more information, check out BEHIND THE LABEL (not my editorial, but the organization)! They have plenty of videos behind-the-scenes and outside-the-scenes HERE.

Also check out AS YOU SOW. Gap social responsibilty report? Apple recycling? Wal-Mart watch? Time Warner codes of conduct? Labeling tuna cans for toxins? Yah, that’s them. They utilize markets and shareholder leverage ($$$ people), to transform corporate behavior from reprehensible to poor to better. What a great idea, right?

Life’s a Beach, albeit a nude one

Saturday, July 29th, 2006
Robert Moses was packed on Wednesday afternoon, including the infamous Field #5 (a.k.a. the “nudie” beach). Surf fiend photographer friend, Jon and I found a secluded spot behind the T&A to shoot some quick shots for Shayne over at Voltaic Systems. We had a run-in with a kind cop (“just doing my job, ma’am”) – and what a fine job that must be! Attempted to surf after chatting it up with the po-po, but the waves were breaking too close to the shore. Went for a dip instead – not such a bad tradeoff for a Wednesday. Oh yeah, back to the solar-powered bags: charges your cell phone, PDA, Ipod, and Camera….and stores your sun screen, shades, bottled water and towel….all essentials for the not-so-average nude beach-goer.
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