Non Toxic Vision

Uncruel Fashion Labels

Stella McCartney, who has long been an activist for animal rights, sells canvas linen, Lucite and imitatin leather shoes and handbags. However she is not the only one rethinking luxury labels. Even though - one has to admit - her name just stands out. Check out fashion products made by Moral Fervor, NaturevesFuture or MooShoes.

Should you live in New York City here are a few choices:

• OrganicAvenue on 101 Stanton Street in the LES
• NY Artificial, Eighth Avenue @ West 12 Street
• MooShoes, 152 Allen Street
• Kaight, 83 Orchard Street

Getting engaged or married? GreenKarat is your answer.

GreenKarat believes in recycling and offers jewelry made from recycled precious metals. This is their philosophy: "Because extractive industries are by definition ‘takers’ in an ecological sense, logic tells us to reduce our reliance on new extraction by reusing and recycling those resources which are already available. You can participate by choosing jewelry made from recycled precious metals."

GreenKarat also opposes diamond mining, with the unconscionable human and ecological sacrifice it extracts. With the availability of equivalent synthetics to handle cultural and industrial needs, mining of diamonds is simply no longer needed.

GreenKarat also believes that process ethics become embedded in the end product. It matters how your materials are sourced. This is also true with respect to the creation and sale of jewelry. www.greenkarat.com

Sea Bags

Made in Portland, Maine out of recycled sails. Every bag has sailed around the world before it even leaves the shop.

Each bag is designed and inspired from the sail itself and all vary in texture and fabric. All are durable, water resistant and washing-machine friendly.

Most of our bags (like most sails) are white or off white dacron with a colored design on them but we use all sails from canvas to Kevlar.

Each Sea Bag has rope handles that are hand-spliced in our shop in Portland, Maine - the splice is a nautical skill and what differentiates a Sea Bag.

Sea Bags totes come in small, medium and large and a variety of designs and colors.

Check out www.seabags.com

Loomstate Jeans

Through the use of the best quality 100% organic cotton, grown free of pesticides, herbicides and synthetic fertilizers, Loomstate is focused on making beautiful clothes and supports organic farming - an industry vital to the welfare of the planet. Above all the jeans look supersexy and fit great. www.loomstate.org

Patrol sneakers

...made out of hemp, partly recycled rubber soles and a collapsalbe leather sole.  So this shoe is not only a cool sneaker - but also a great eco-statement. Available for man and woman at www.patagonia.com

Eco-Fashion

Who know eco-fashion could be that sexy? Take a look at Linda Loudermilk's new Spring 2007 line. The fabrics are made of sasawashi, bamboo, sea cell, soya and other exotic self-sustaining plants. Her belief is that the clothing and accessories we wear, the products we use and the vehicles we drive are a perfect conduit for the spirit of this complex, colorful and rockin’ earth: this is luxury eco™. Check out her current spring 2007 line: www.lindaloudermilk.com

Edun Live

EDUN is a socially conscious clothing company launched by Ali Hewson and Bono with New York clothing designer Rogan Gregory. However: Edun Live is a new line of blank t-shirts created for merchandising purposes. Edun Live's mission is to drive sustainable employment in sub-Saharan Africa through high-volume sales. From the African cotton source, to the spinning and knitting process, all the way to the manufacturer, Edun Live blank t-shirts are 100% African - or "grower-to-sewer" African. This is a very special and unique position as very few, if any, businesses are doing this. For more information go to: www.edun-live.com

Project Alabama

The Project Alabama Worldwide community is the result of growth. Begun in the fall of 2006, the Worldwide Community consists of international groups contracted to produce various pieces of Project Alabama’s collection. The fist Community will feature artisans in India. All items will be hand-sewn and the first season is a true exchange of ideas, knowledge and technique. The collection is available in stores in Fall 2007 under the Project Alabama label. More information at www.projectalabama.com