
Earthsavers catches up with Summer Rayne Oakes for an interview.

If Sarah Palin were a sustainable style maven, these would be some of the pieces she might wear.
Oct 30, 2008 | Categories:fashion & style | Tags: $150000 wardrobe, Cindy McCain, eco-fashion, ecofashion, green fashion, green living, Michelle Obama, Michelle Obama Style, organic fashion, Palin, politics of fashion, Presidential style, Presidential wardrobe, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin style, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable style | 1 Comment »

Blake Mycoskie, Lauren Bush, Maggie Grace, and I attend the Ralph Lauren Match Rugby event in NYC for social entrepreneurs.
Oct 30, 2008 | Categories:events | Tags: lauren bush, Maggie Grace, Match Rugby, Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren NYC, RL, social entreprenneurs, Summer Rayne Oakes | Leave A Comment »

Oeko-Test Germany talks briefly about the eco-modeling platform.

WWD’s green issue is chock full of good sustainable style information and highlights a tip from my forthcoming book, “Style, Naturally” launching this February 2009.

E Magazine’s and Summer Rayne’s eco-fashion cover

Elephants paint the town red in the Elephant Art trunk show held this past Friday in NYC at HOME/Guest House.
Oct 20, 2008 | Categories:activism, events, fashion & style | Tags: eco-design, eco-fashion, ecostyle, Elephant art, elephant art trunk show, elephants painting, lauren bush, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable style, trunk show | 1 Comment »

Republican refugees flee the GOP to the Democratic party
Oct 20, 2008 | Categories:personal musings | Tags: Colin Powell, Colin Powell supports Obama, Democrats, McCain/Palin, Obama/Biden, Presidential candidates, Presidential election 2008, Republicans, Sarah Palin, T. Boone Pickens, The Pickens Plan, Tina Fey, Tina Fey and Sarah Palin | Leave A Comment »

Designers and elephants unite for elephant conservation at the Elephant Art Trunk Show.
Oct 17, 2008 | Categories:activism, events | Tags: eco-fashion, eco-model, ecofashion, Elephant art, elephant art organization, elephant conservation, elephant designers, elephant paint, elephants, elephants drawing, elephants painting, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable style | Leave A Comment »

This cover and spread for Natural Health magazine was shot in the lavender fields of Ojai, California.

A Pop of color is what it is all about in Doie’s Fall ’08 color-block looks this season. Check them out on model, Summer Rayne Oakes.
Oct 11, 2008 | Categories:fashion & style, photoshoots | Tags: bamboo, bamboo fabric, Doie, Doie Designs, eco-fashion, ecofashion, ecomodel, green fashion, organic cotton, organic wool, Sara Kirsner, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable style | Leave A Comment »

Some of the latest press clippings from the newsroom: “Style, Naturally” in USA Today and reviews from University of Central Florida.

I take the long road up from Inhambane to Vilanculos…a stop-over as I make my way nortward to the Mezimbite Forest Centre.
Sep 27, 2008 | Categories:africa | Tags: a.d. schwarz, africa, allan schwarz, Inhambane, Mozambique, Summer Rayne, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable development Africa, Vilanculos | 1 Comment »

A sneak peak at pressing coconut oil in Inhambane, Mozambique.
Sep 24, 2008 | Categories:africa | Tags: coconut, coconut oil press, Mozambique, Summer Rayne, Summer Rayne Oake | 3 Comments »

Discovery Earth Live goes live in Mozambique! Watch, read, and hear about Summer Rayne’s and Allan Schwarz’s excursions through the country.
Sep 23, 2008 | Categories:africa | Tags: a.d. schwarz, africa, allan schwarz, Discovery Earth Live, Mozambique, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable development, sustainable forestry | 1 Comment »

Some of my insights on the book writing and publishing process and a sneak peak at my book cover – “style, naturally: the savvy shopping guide to sustainable fashion & beauty” You see it here first! xo, sum
Sep 19, 2008 | Categories:fashion & style, personal musings | Tags: eco chic, eco chic fashion, eco trends, eco-fashion, ecostyle, fair trade, fair trade fashion, green fashion, green trends in fashion, latest fashion trends, publishing a book, style naturally, style naturally: the savvy shopping guide to sustainabl, Summer Rayne, Summer Rayne Oakes, summer rayne oakes book, sustainable design, sustainable fashion, writing a book | Leave A Comment »

A luxurious shoot for Maggie Norris Couture by the talented photographer, Adrian Buckmaster and prop/wardrobe stylist Cynthia Altoriso.
Sep 19, 2008 | Categories:fashion & style, photoshoots | Tags: Adrian Buckmaster, eco-fashion, ecofashion, fashion photo shoot, Maggie Norris, Maggie Norris Couture, organic cotton jeans, Serafontaine, Summer Rayne, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable design | 3 Comments »

In honor of my departure to Mozambique tomorrow, I’ve posted a video diary of my time there last year. Click on it to see the very cool sustainable development programs we are working on.
Sep 15, 2008 | Categories:africa, videos | Tags: a.d. schwarz, africa, African artisans, Aga Khan, Aga Khan Foundation, allan schwarz, fair trade Africa, forest managment Africa, Mezimbie Forest Centre, Mozambique, Mozambique diaries, Muslim Africa, Summer Rayne, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable harvest, sustainably harvested wood | 6 Comments »

The release of Ombre Claire jewelry ad campaigns – a fair trade jewelry line co-created by the nomadic Tuareg peoples from Niger and Parisian designer, Aude Durou.
Sep 14, 2008 | Categories:ad campaigns, fashion & style, photoshoots | Tags: africa, Aude Durou, Niger, Nigerian jewelry, Ombre Claire, Parisian jewelry, Summer Rayne, Summer Rayne Oakes | 3 Comments »

5 September 2008. The second installation of “The Model Diaries” – off to meet with a client.
Sep 12, 2008 | Categories:fashion & style, model diaries, videos | Tags: fashion model, glamour, model casting, model diaries, NEXT, NYC agent, Summer Rayne Oakes | 4 Comments »