Rogan @ Target, and other eco style options
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Friday, May 30, 2008 7:09 PM
Clothes and fashion are the aspect of life that I’m finding hardest to green-ify. Choosing eco cleaners, beauty loot and home gear doesn’t involve much sacrifice and feels satisfying, but usually when I try to buy clothes made of sustainable or organic materials I feel like I’d look better if I chose an outfit that was less friendly to the earth, friendlier to my butt and thighs. I bought new jeans recently and really, really wanted to choose a pair from one of the cool eco lines out there (Loomstate, Del Forte, Aristocrat . . ) but, alas, none of those brands was doing my backside any favors, while the J Brand “Love Story” cut made me feel like I’d just come back from some sort of raw food/Pilates spa vacation—so, obviously, those are the ones I chose. I comforted myself with the fact that they’re made locally in LA, and have since learned that J Brand now makes that exact style in organic cotton (photo above), so maybe next time I can get flattering denim that I can also feel good about. This week Splendora has a gallery of eco-friendly fashion, and while lots of it looks very stylish, few of the pieces are workhorse basics you can really build a wardrobe around, you know?
Although organic cotton and other sustainable materials (bamboo, hemp, recycled fabrics) usually cost more, Rogan’s line for Target may be a sign that that is changing. I haven’t seen the Rogan for Target stuff in person yet, but based on the website photos it’s not looking like something that will work for me. A friend in NY picked up a bunch of the pieces when the line previewed at Barney’s and swears that they’re really cute, but said friend also weighs 110 pounds soaking wet and has an unreasonably perfect bod for clothes, so she can’t really be trusted. Have any of you tried the Rogan stuff? Or are there any other sustainable fashion brands you’re a fan of?
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Nest Celeste
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