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Terri Bly, president of The Nature of Beauty, raves about ecoSkin’s earth-friendly, ultra-comfortable yet highly fashionable clothing line. Made from 100% biodegradable and renewable fabrics, this ground-breaking company is taking eco-friendly clothing to a new level of chic.

I am so in love with this ‘tubeshirt’ from Brook There! I’ve been really wanting to shift my wardrobe to more natural and sustainable and sustainably manufactured clothes. While I have had access to some of the latest eco-fashion trends, this is the first time I’ve tried bamboo.

Bamboo is an amazing textile source. I found these bamboo towels that start out in a small, dry poker-chip sized package - add water and they become soft, versatile towels for kitchen, bathroom, travel, whatever! the Go! Towel was my first introduction to the wonders of bamboo fibers. I was and remain very impressed with the towels, but had not, until now tried any clothing.

I’ve been blessed with one of these tubeshirts and I am stunned by the softness and the hang of the fabric! I want one in every color - and maybe 2 in black. The best part may be the little reinforced (by cute polka-dotted satiny fabric) thumb holes.

The wonder of bamboo is that unlike many other synthetic fabrics it will biodegrade. This is unfortunate for me and I live in terror of this shirt biodegrading before I’m done with it. I have a tendency to love some of my non-biodegradable clothing to shreds!

More about Brook There, bamboo and other natural fiber clothing . . .

As the headline news continues to portray doom and gloom in the financial markets, there is nothing like sustainable fashion to brighten up your day. Brook There is an independent sustainable clothing line made entirely in Portland, Maine. Brand founder, Brook DeLorme, creates each piece personally with a variety of fabrics, including organic wool, soy, bamboo and organic cotton.

I am simply smitten with the cute organic cotton blouses from the Velvet Leaf ~ a sustainable clothing company.

Velvet Leaf defines sustainability as:

The ability to provide for the needs of the world’s current population without damaging the ability of future generations to provide for themselves. When a process is sustainable, it can be carried out over and over without negative environmental effects.

A friend came to me and asked about making greener choices when shopping for clothing. A new eco-clothing boutique just opened down the street from our workplace, and it was filled with cute, stylish clothing that I would wear to work or outside of work. Unfortunately, most of the clothes weren’t fitting into my teacher-salary budget. When it comes to buying greener clothing, most people have two options: buy used or

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New t-shirt company Bangledox uses environmentally friendly materials in their clothing line

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June 21st, 2007, Chicago, Ill
–With emerging standards in mind as well as combining cool styles, and
the company’s deep concern for the planet , Bangledox Clothing was
created.

Editor’s note: Please welcome our newester writer, Victoria E. Victoria is a writer, model and environmentalist, and will cover green fashion and apparel for Green Options on Thursdays.