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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Features Going Green: Bags at City Supply Co.
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 2:00 PM
For us manic shoppers, a great deal of our waste comes from shopping bags and gift bags. At City Supply, you can pick up these cute reusable grocery bags.
Also, instead of giving your friends presents in those wasteful paper gift bags, you can use one of these reusable, cotton gift or wine bags, made by students at Savannah College of Art and Design.
1219 Thomas Avenue
704-347-2489
Features Going Green: Recycled jewelry at Boris & Natasha
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 1:02 PM
These pieces of jewelry were made by local jeweler Mavis Beard. She goes to flea markets and finds vintage pieces and puts together new looks. Her stuff can only be found at Boris & Natasha. As the sales associate stated, it's very "bad-ass." (PS- Beard will be having a trunk show showcasing her work on Saturday, May 23, at B&N).
1214 Thomas Ave
704-375-0079
Features / Shop Talk Dirtball Fashion: No 'Made in China' tags here
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 12:36 PM
T-shirts and shorts made out of plastic water bottles? Sounds like something you'd wear to an Earth-Day-themed Purgatory event — many outfits worn at the local bondage and S&M event (that's no more) leave very little to the imagination.
But the apparel company Dirtball Fashion has the right idea. Not only are they producing eco-friendly clothing and products, but they're producing all that exclusively here in the States. No "Made in China" tags here.
Joe Fox, president and founder of the Hickory, N.C.-based Dirtball Fashion, chatted with us about his company, their mission, and how 10 water bottles can make you a single pair of shorts.
Creative Loafing: So tell us what Dirtball Fashion is all about.
Joe Fox: Well, we make apparel and products that are produced in the United States and utilize eco-friendly materials. Our skate decks are made here in the U.S. and use selectively harvested maple. Our snowboards, which will be available online in the fall, are made in Utah in an ISO-14,000 certified facility, which means it’s a full-grain faculty and they get their power from wind energy. Our T-shirts are made of 65 percent recycled cotton and 35 percent recycled post-consumer polyester. The cotton is a zero-waste product, so it doesn’t go into landfills. The recycled polyester means that for every T-shirt, two and a half 16-ounce water bottles don’t go into landfills. And every year in the United States, 51 billion plastic water bottles go into landfills, and it takes 700 years for a water bottle to decompose.
Merch to Purch / Features Going Green: Art and clothes at Pura Vida
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 11:15 AM
Pura Vida Worldly Art is a great shop to check out today for Earth Day because they actively look for products that are eco-friendly and fair trade.
For example, all of the baby clothing is organic.
These shoes are made out of hemp.
Merch to Purch / Features Going Green: Doggie products at Canine Cafe
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 11:00 AM
Welcome to Earth Day for your doggies.
Have you been to Canine Cafe yet? They make their own all-natural dog treats, by hand and on site, which are packaged in 100 percent recycled material.
The West Paw dog toys pictured below are made out of plastic bottles. VERY eco-friendly.
Merch to Purch / Features Going Green: Gifts at Paper Skyscraper
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 10:00 AM
Your favorite gift shop Paper Skyscraper has a Green display that you might want to check out today — body products line called Soaptopia, recycled bulletin boards, picture frames and more.
Sale of the Day Sale of the day: Wednesday
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 9:00 AM
In honor of Earth Day, I suggest going to the Salvation Army Family Store on Central Avenue and cashing in the 50 percent off clothing sale they have every Wednesday.
1023 Central Ave.
704-332-1171
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Events The platform shoe, an art in itself
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 12:14 PM
I love the Mint Museum of Art. They really know how to appeal to the fashion and shoe addicts in Charlotte.
Currently, one of the ongoing exhibits is the The Art of Affluence: Haute Couture and Luxury Fashions 1947-2007. Have you seen this exhibit? The clothes and jewelry are ... wow. Luxurious, glamorous and gorgeous are the three words that come to mind. Fashion designers featured include Chanel, De La Renta, Dior, Givenchy, Saint Laurent, Valentino, and Versace.
And Saturday, they're widening their fashionista draw with the opening of The Heights of Fashion: Platform Shoes Then and Now. This exhibit showcases platform shoes — yes, platform shoes! — from the 1930s through the present. How could you not want to check this out?
If you really can't wait, there's a sneak preview of the exhibit going down this Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Click here for more info and to RSVP.
2730 Randolph Rd
704-337-2000
News Charlotte Mag announces BOB in shopping
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 10:53 AM
The ladies behind the computer screen of Shop Talk, Charlotte Magazine's shopping blog, got their picks in for the best places to shop in Charlotte for their annual Best of the Best issue. Some of the shopping categories include Vintage Clothing (Hong Kong Vintage), Yoga Apparel (Asana), and Stylish Gifts (who else by Paper Skyscraper?). To see the whole list, click here.
Sale of the Day Sale of the day: Tuesday
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 9:00 AM
Coco Fleur's got a 30-50 percent off sale going through April 28. Get in while you fit in.
8145 Ardrey Kell Rd # 102
704-321-2626
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