I met Safia and her label People Tree in Hong Kong at the World Trade Organization back in December of 2005. I believe I picked her up on stage after walking in her runway show. The pictures would confirm such a memory. Rest assured – we’ve been friends ever since and am honored to be [...]
Sep 28, 2011 | Categories:fair trade, fashion & style | Tags: eco-fashion, ethical fashion, ethical fashion design, fair trade fashion, fairtrade, Naked Fashion, Naked Fashion book, people tree, Summer Rayne Oakes | Leave A Comment »
A look at the UNCTAD Ecochic Geneve Biodiversity Event – with some designer highlights.
Feb 23, 2010 | Categories:fashion & style, videos | Tags: 2010 year of Biodiversity, biodiversity, biodiversity fashion, Diane von Furstenberg, eco-fashion, ecochic geneva, ecochic geneve, ecofashion, Geneva fashion show, gray hair is in, green fashion, noir, Oiver Tolentino, Redley Exantus, Reem Alasado, Selphie Bong, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable style, UNCTAD | Leave A Comment »
Designer Anna Kristina Gilkerson debuts her love.think.eco.chic line, Deux FM, at The Green Shows in New York.
Feb 22, 2010 | Categories:fashion & style | Tags: Canada eco-fashion, Deux FM, eco-fashion, ecofashion, ecostyle, green fashion, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable style | 1 Comment »
This October I caught up with five eco-fashion designers at London Fashion Week that had some impressive lines.
Nov 01, 2009 | Categories:fashion & style, videos | Tags: Ada Zanditon, AJNA, Beryl Man, Beyond Skin, Christopher Raeburn, eco-fashion, eco-model, ecofashion, ecomodel, estethica, green design, green fashion, london fashion week, Makepiece, Mark Liu, style naturally, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable style | Leave A Comment »
Personal musings 30,000 feet above the earth: From Manhattan, New York to Manhattan, Kansas.
Oct 13, 2009 | Categories:personal musings, speeches | Tags: eco-fashion, ecofashion, green fashion, Kansas City, KSU, Payless, piano, speech, speech topics, sustainable business, sustainable design, sustainable strategy, sustainable style, zoe&zac | Leave A Comment »
Michelle Obama wasn’t in the audience, but we thought she might be considering The Fashion Fights Poverty benefit combined two of her favorite subjects: Fashion and Politics. Despite the lack of a fashionable First Lady in the front row, the all-volunteer run FFP kicked off in style with a combination of designers, video and performances [...]
Oct 06, 2009 | Categories:events | Tags: d.c. fashion, D.C. style, eco-fashion, ecofashion, ecomodel, fashion, fashion and politics, Fashion Fights Poverty, Michelle Obama Style, style, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable style, will thomas | Leave A Comment »
Summer Rayne Oakes and Will Thomas to host the Fashion Fights Poverty event at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. September 25, 2009.
Sep 19, 2009 | Categories:events, fashion & style | Tags: eco-fashion, ecofashion, Fashion Fights Poverty, FFP, green fashion, organic fashion, poverty alleviation, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable style | Leave A Comment »
Check out the video promo on sustainable style from Coco Eco Mag
Summer Rayne Oakes lends her thoughts on the Top 10 Green Fashion Revolutionaries. Check them out!
Apr 25, 2009 | Categories:fashion & style | Tags: Ann Wizer, eco-fashion, ecofashion, EJF, Environmental Justice Foundation, fair trade fashion, Fashion Fights Poverty, Friends of TOMS, Goodwill, Made-By, Payless Shoes, People Tree Foundation, School House, style naturally, style naturally book, sustainable fashion, sustainable style, Wearable Collection, XS Project, zoe&zac | 1 Comment »
Loomstate for Target gets a little creative with some artistic wall art.
Apr 25, 2009 | Categories:art, fashion & style | Tags: advertising, eco-fashion, ecofashion, green fashion, loomstate, Loomstate for Target, organic fashion, sustainable fashion, sustainable style, wall art | 1 Comment »
Peppermint Magazine (Australia) launches it’s second edition: Check out the colorful pages bursting with interviews and DIY style. Full interview with Summer Rayne Oakes
Watch the live streaming video of Summer Rayne at the Ojai Inn & Resort and her discussion with guests about green initiatives and her new book, “Style, Naturally.”
Mar 14, 2009 | Categories:fashion & style, speeches, videos | Tags: eco-fashion, ecofashion, green destinations, green fashion, green resorts, green style, Ojai, Ojai Inn & Resort, style naturally, Summer Rayne, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable style | Leave A Comment »
Find out two ways to win a free book of “Style, Naturally: The Savvy Shopping Guide to Sustainable Fashion & Beauty.”
Mar 04, 2009 | Categories:fashion & style | Tags: eco-fashion, ecofashion, ecostyle, natural beauty, organic beauty, organic fashion, style naturally, summer rayne book, summer rayne oakes book, sustainable style | Leave A Comment »
Style, Naturally: London hits the ground running from Feb 19-Feb 24 at select locations. Check it out!
Feb 14, 2009 | Categories:events, fashion & style | Tags: eco beauty, eco-fashion, ecofashion, estethica, ethical fashion, fashion week, london fashion, london fashion week, natural beauty, organic beauty, organic fashion, organic style, style naturally, Summer Rayne, Summer Rayne Oakes, summer rayne oakes book, summer rayne oakes book signing, sustainable fashion, sustainable style | 1 Comment »
Take a sneak peak of the book “Style, Naturally” with a video interview with author, Summer Rayne Oakes.
Jan 19, 2009 | Categories:fashion & style, videos | Tags: eco-fashion, ecobeauty, ecofashion, fashion book, green fashion, natural beauty, naturally, organic beauty, organic fashion, organic style, safe cosmetics, style, style book, Summer Rayne, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable style | 4 Comments »
Summer Rayne Oakes talks about her past, present and future with Coco Eco Mag.
Playing a little dress up with photographer Abdul Smith and a series of sumptuous sweaters, silks and knits.
Dec 21, 2008 | Categories:fashion & style, model diaries, photoshoots, playing dress up, videos | Tags: Beau Soleil, Carasan, Carasan Designs, Charmone Shoes, Ecco Domani fashion award, eco-fashion, eco-style, ecofashion, fashionable knits, knits, knitwear, Lara Miller, model style, Ombre Claire, Pinky Otto, Sleep Brooklyn, style, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable fashion, sustainable style, sweater dress, sweaters, terra plana, women's knits | 1 Comment »
If you’re into Africa-Western fusion, you may just want to check out Ladybrille.
JOLIE knocks it out of the ballpark with their green issue.
I love Brooklyn! Hipsters + Fashion + Eco = Love, Love, Love. There is a wealth of cool, undercurrent sustainable design bubbling all over BK.
Dec 14, 2008 | Categories:fashion & style | Tags: Bodkin, Brooklyn designers, Brooklyn Fashion, CLASS, CLASS materials, Covet, Covet This, eco-fashion, eco-style, ecofashion, Eviana Hartman, green fashion, organic fabrics, Samantha Pleet, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable design, sustainable fiber, sustainable style, Tara St. James | 2 Comments »
Take a peak at the sexiest (sustainable) sweaters of the season. Weigh in on what you think!
Dec 06, 2008 | Categories:ask summer rayne, fashion & style | Tags: Carasan, cover, Deborah Lindquist, eco-fashion, eco-style, ecofashion, fashionable sweaters, knits, Lara Miller, people tree, sexiest sweaters of the season, Stewart+Brown, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable style, sweaters, Uniqlo | 3 Comments »
Eileen O’Neill, Summer Rayne Oakes, Danny Forester, Graham Hill, and Jodi Murphy introduce Discovery Network’s Planet Green to LOHAS.
Nov 06, 2008 | Categories:events, videos | Tags: Discovery Networks, Discovery Planet Green, eco-fashion, ecofashion, environmental media, G Word, green tv, Greensburg, LOHAS, LOHAS videos, organic fashion, Planet Green, sustainable design, videos | Leave A Comment »
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 »
