
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.

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 »

Join a roundtable on the current state of sustainable style and the launch of sustainable CLASS fabrics. This December 11th, 2008 from 6p to 9p.
Dec 07, 2008 | Categories:speeches | Tags: Designers & Agents, eco designers, eco-style, ecofashion, environmental speaker, green fashion, organic cotton, organic fashion, speech, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable fashion, sustainable style, trends in fashion | 4 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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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.

Here are the September-October 2008 must-see eco-fashion shows, events and after parties. See any that I’ve missed? Post them in the comments section.
Aug 28, 2008 | Categories:fashion & style | Tags: eco-design, eco-fashion, ecofashion, fashion, green fashion, green style, sustainable fashion, sustainable style | Leave A Comment »
Sophisticated urban safari styles that dominate Summer 2008 will continue throughout Spring 2009. Rattan and raffia clutches reign throughout the seasons.
Aug 16, 2008 | Categories:ask summer rayne, fashion & style | Tags: eco-fashion, eco-friendly bags, ecofashion, Mad Imports, Michael Kors, raffia clutch, rattan clutch, rattan handbag, sustainable style, Tory Burch | 1 Comment »
Summer Rayne hones in on the hottest eco-friendly footwear trends for the summer, including some great sales starting at $10!
Aug 01, 2008 | Categories:ask summer rayne, fashion & style | Tags: ask summer rayne, eco-friendly fashion, ecofashion, ecofeet, footwear, green footwear, heels, hot heels, hot shoes, sandals, shoe trends, shoes, shoes for summer, sneakers, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable style, women shoe trends | 1 Comment »
The floral-inspired, handcrafted, silk fashions for the Spring/Summer 08.
Aug 01, 2008 | Categories:Blog, fashion & style | Tags: Chanel, Christian Lacroix, fashion, fashion trends, fashion trends for summer 2008, Giorgio Armani, Leila Hafzi, Maurizio Galante, Roberto Cavalli, Rodarte, silk, Stilleto Magazine, sustainable style, Versace | Leave A Comment »

Financial Time Germany talks sustainable style.

The Sunday Times (Scranton, PA) highlights Summer Rayne Oakes’ unconventional career path.

N*Style Portugal interviews Summer Rayne Oakes.

En Sociedad highlights Summer Rayne Oakes and sustainable style.

Summer Rayne featured in Frankfurter.

Summer Rayne Oakes hits the Seattle Green Festival.
Apr 11, 2008 | Categories:speeches | Tags: ecofashion, Green Festival, green jobs, Seattle, sustainable style | Leave A Comment »

D2 mag highlights Summer Rayne as one of the leaders in “green.”