WHERE’S TOP 10 FAVOURITE ETHICAL FASHION BLOGS
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We would not have known this was an eco-friendly online magazine had we not looked at the small print. Whoever said ethical was not high fashion will be proven wrong by this blog! Its website is bright and funky, featuring fashion trends and styles and the effect of ethical awareness. The best part: it has an eco dictionary to clarify all those words associated with today’s green trend.
Being the #4 out of the top5 blogs according to Time magazine, this one seemed very “Newsweek-like” but as you get into it, it has a very wide scope of “ethical-ness”. It covers today’s strongly emerging green trend within fashion as well as beauty, including new sustainable fabrics and organic mineral powders and blushers. Surprisingly, it also explains how one can recycle old items, such as old cutlery, into restored pieces of jewellery. Ethical and affordable; this is just what we need in a credit-crunched, deforested world!
Vogue-like images: crisp, bright and ultra modern, this green blog’s look is far from green. It is extremely personalized, all in first person, but very professional too. It definitely has a glossy magazine touch, and covers up-and-coming designers as well as street level trends. Abigail Doan has a photographer’s eye, transforming what is natural and ordinary into a high fashion photograph. Simple, interesting and true to its theme. Keep an eye on this one.
Simple and elegant with a dark edge to it, this blog has ‘just the right amount’ of interesting information without overloading the viewer’s eyes: covering fashion gowns to American rap stars and celebrities to recycled Chritstian Louboutins, Ethical Style is an approachable and fashion-oriented read.
What a name? Catches your attention instantaneously. And we all know that over-sized fake eyelashes are all the range right now. So what does this blog have to offer? “Finding the best organic and natural beauty, ethical fashion and lifestyle products for you”. Bright, fresh and very European, this blog looks at fashion by category: the best eco-friendly sleeveless tops, the best organic maxi dresses, and Cri de Couer vegan shoes. Unlike other blogs, this is friendly, informative and makes readers aware of green products, as opposed to building hype around trendy topics!
The first thing that caught our eye here at Where was how this blog took Gucci’s S/S 09 turquoise eye make-up look, and proposed how to recreate it using organic mineral make-up. Wow. This is true merging of ethical with high fashion. Green Independent Natural (GIN) is a slick and fashionable blog, looking at all things ethical and eco-friendly including make-up, lingerie and even sunglasses! This one will always have something that will catch your eye, and easy to navigate too!
EcoStilleto features fashion, celebrity culture, heath and beauty as well as home and cooking; it is enterprising. However, it is more ‘wordy’ rather than having large photographic content, so if you are looking for inspiration do not look here. But, if you are serious about being eco-friendly towards the environment then this one is your match. Oh and its striking super-stylish black and white burlesque background will not let you leave the page.
This blog is so interactive, featuring funny videos: adverts for eco-friendly underwear and interviews. In the Loop is fashion oriented in a way that is less editorial and more arty; its photography captures being green from a very close-up view, meaning products in the studio or trends on the street. Another bonus: It advertises bargains! Unfortunately they are American brands! We think we need to get them to cross the pond to our shores…
So true to its name, this blog has a very polished look: glamourous! This, by far, is a favourite of ours here at Where. It features everything associated with design: interior décor, jewellery trends, and eco-dressing for both men an women. It also features recipes, how to be green at home and covers celebrities. This is an all-rounder, with a touch of class.
“An eco guide blending high fashion with sustainability”, so right! This blog is more art based in terms of fashion as well as green building and eco furniture. It has short articles, making for a quick read, and unlike other ‘green’ blogs, without only having lists of various links to other blogs this one features a list of books that the author likes too! Books: How eco-friendly is that! Going back to our roots is the way to go!
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