There was an interesting piece on eco-fashion on CNN’s website the other day, including a mention of the legal dispute between Target and bag manufacturer Timbuk2 resulting from the use of recycled shopping bags in these messenger bags.
Green fashion is starting to hit the mainstream in a big way, and while it’s exciting, there are […]

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I just found out about this great company who makes reusable shopping bags and manufactures them entirely in New Orleans.
They also employed a New Orleanian for their web designer and they donate five percent of all their profits to a New Orleans charity.
They sent in some info to Styledash and I just posted about them […]

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I love this pillbox shaped handbag made by UK-based indie bag designer Sarah Donegan.
Sarah’s sophisticated collection of unique purses is made primarily from recycled vintage textiles. She has great taste in fabrics and a beautiful eye for design. The bags look uber-expensive, but I think they’re pretty reasonably priced considering the handmade nature […]

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One of my favorite eco-friendly accessory companies, Ecoist, is having their winter sale and right now you can save up to 50% on their bags crafted from recycled candy wrappers, newspapers and Coca-Cola bottle labels. This sweet little silver coin purse made from repurposed candy wrappers is currently only $18.
The sale prices are already […]

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I love these quirky handbags and accessories created by Julie of 2nd Draft Design.
She weaves together out-dated materials such as library microfilm & old educational filmstrips to create these one of a kind purses and bracelets. Her recycled materials include microfilms of the New York Times and Life Magazine from 1965-1975. You can […]

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Check out this cool clutch handbag, crafted by Redesigns by Durkin from vintage ties.
Of course I love it because it’s made from recycled materials, but I also really love the way the colors pop on this particular bag. Plus, I love the fact that while all of the materials are recycled, Redesigns by Durkin […]

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Etsy’s Featured Seller can be such a great place for finding amazing designers. Like the current featured seller, chacha2.
I clicked through to the shop when a picture of a beautiful handmade Italian leather handbag caught my eye. (It’s already been sold!) Only now I’m totally lusting over this gorgeous leather wrap […]

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I recently set my awesome 14 year old niece up with an Etsy account; I figured it would be a good way to buy her birthday and Christmas presents she’d like, while encouraging her to support independent artists and designers (while nurturing her sense of individual style and fashion). And look out! It […]

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I know that Maptotes have been featured on a lot of blogs (just check out their press page for a list of notable mentions), so maybe you’ve already seen them mentioned somewhere else, but I just think they’re so fun that I couldn’t resist making a post about them.
Maptotes are simple cotton canvas tote bags […]

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I’m gearing up to head to NYC this weekend for the Etsy Trashion trunk show at Etsy Labs on Friday. So I was checking out the shops of some of my fellow street team members who will be there, and I stumbled across this super cute knitting girl tote by Miggipyn.
Made from a reclaimed […]

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