
Summer Rayne Oakes has been changing the face of the fashion industry for quite some time, but her latest venture, Source4Style trumps everything that preceded before it. Find out why.
Forum for the Future & Levi Strauss launch a new report and video collage of the Future of Fashion in 2025.
Feb 24, 2010 | Categories:fashion & style | Tags: 2025 fashion, China fashion, ecofashion, forum for future, future fashion, patchwork planet, slow fashion, sustainable style | 3 Comments »

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 »

Levi Strauss follows M&S lead to draw consumer attention to the care tag: Leaves environmental impact up to the consumer.
Feb 02, 2010 | Categories:fashion & style | Tags: Consumer awareness, ecofashion, ethical style, sustainable fashion, sustainable style, Think Climate | Leave A Comment »

The latest press from New Zealand.

The Very best places to shop for green are right in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Summer Rayne makes her picks in an interview with the Very Style Guide.
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 »

Tara St. James launches her 4 Equal Sides eco-fashion project thanks to you!
Sep 10, 2009 | Categories:fashion & style | Tags: 4 Equal Sides, Covet, eco-style, ecofashion, fashion design, green fashion, how to start a fashion label, Kickstarter, organic fashion, Square Project, sustainable style, Tara St. James | 2 Comments »

Summer Rayne Oakes gives book talk and signing at Barnes & Noble Tribeca this July 14, 2009 from 7-9PM.
Jul 10, 2009 | Categories:ask summer rayne, events, fashion & style | Tags: Author talk, B&N Authors, ecobeauty, ecofashion, ecostyle, green fashion, natural beauty, organic beauty, style naturally, summer rayne book, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable style | Leave A Comment »

The 1 year anniversary of Linhardt Design Studio and the launch of the a.d. schwarz label is a NY success.
Jun 25, 2009 | Categories:ad campaigns, events, fair trade, fashion & style, videos | Tags: a.d. schwarz, allan schwarz, ecofashion, ecojewelry, horn jewelry, Linhardt Design, Lisa Linhardt, mozambique design, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable jewelry, sustainable style, sustainable wood, tagua nuts | 1 Comment »

Artsy, whimsical prints and sustainable print houses is the cornerstone of Sydney, Australia’s sustainable style scene.
Jun 24, 2009 | Categories:fashion & style, videos | Tags: Bird, Bird Textile, eco-printing, ecofashion, ecostyle, green fashion, organic cotton, organic fashion, Screenhaus, style naturally, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable prints, sustainable style, Sydney, Sydney fashion, Sydney sustainable style | Leave A Comment »

Check out the video promo on sustainable style from Coco Eco Mag

Summer Rayne heads to Hong Kong and checks out her newly released book, “Style, Naturally: The Savvy Shopping Guide to Sustainable Fashion & Beauty,” at Page One Books.
May 24, 2009 | Categories:fashion & style, videos | Tags: ecobeauty, ecofashion, ecostyle, green fashion, Hong Kong, natural beauty, organic beauty, Page One, Page One Books, style naturally, style naturally book, Summer Rayne Oakes, summer rayne oakes book, sustainable beauty, sustainable fashion, sustainable style | Leave A Comment »

Style, Naturally unleashes the book party at Jurlique in San Francisco. Check out the bevy of guests who attended.
May 20, 2009 | Categories:events, fashion & style, videos | Tags: Chronicle Books, ecofashion, ecomodel, ecostyle, fasion, natural beauty, organic beauty, style, style naturally, Style Naturally book signing, Summer Rayne Oakes, summer rayne oakes book, sustainable beauty, sustainable fashion, sustainable style | 4 Comments »

Style, Naturally makes the National Book Store’s “Must Read” list.
May 20, 2009 | Categories:fashion & style | Tags: cosmetics, eco beauty, ecofashion, ecostyle, fashion, fashion trends, green beauty, green fashion, natural beauty, organic beauty, style naturally, style naturally book, sustainable style | 3 Comments »

Psychologies UK reviews Style, Naturally: The Savvy Shopping Guide to Sustainable Fashion & Beauty.

Thriving in times of change, a group of successful strategists destined to make the most of the moment includes a knighted billionaire, a tattoo-parlor owner, a fitness maven and an eco guru.

“Brains, beauty and a cause are quite the triple threat,” writes Dharm Makwana of 24 Hours. “[No doubt] Summer Rayne Oakes, widely considered the world’s first eco-model, has broadened the environmental movement using her striking image as the hook to draw people to her cause.”

“Eco-Model” Summer Rayne Oakes article in the Vancouver Sun highlights her beginnings, her perspective on the fashion industry, and current environmental projects.

Summer Rayne tells us how Stella McCartney and Patricia Field both ended up with her new book, “Style, Naturally: The Savvy Shopping Guide to Sustainable Fashion & Beauty.”
May 02, 2009 | Categories:fashion & style | Tags: America Ferrera, Devil Wears Prada, ecoconscious fashon, ecofashion, fur, fur in fashion, green shoes, Patricia Field, Payless green shoes, Payless Shoes, Sex and the City, Sex and the City styling, stella mccartney, Stella McCartney design, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable shoes, sustainable style, Ugly Betty, zoe and zac, zoe&zac | 2 Comments »