http://www.greenkampong.com Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:35:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/stella-mccartney-eco-friendly-sunglasses/ http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/stella-mccartney-eco-friendly-sunglasses/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:34:36 +0000 green team http://www.greenkampong.com/?p=4917     Leave it to Stella McCartney to make eco-friendly fashions feel more Alice Waters than Healthy Choice — that is to say, they’re more focused on sustainable and attractive products and systems than pure gimmick. For her latest project, she’s teamed up with Luxottica to create eco-friendly sunglasses featuring bio-injected plastic made from 54% [...]]]> http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/stella-mccartney-eco-friendly-sunglasses/feed/ 0 http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/patagonia-steps-up-sustainability-in-new-fall-2011-styles/ http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/patagonia-steps-up-sustainability-in-new-fall-2011-styles/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:49:33 +0000 green team http://www.greenkampong.com/?p=4862     Patagonia continues to take a sustainable approach in their collection of outerwear for men, women, and children for fall 2011. All styles are recyclable through their Common Threads Recycling Program, more than half of the collection is made with environmentally conscious fabrics, and 36% is made with bluesign® -approved fabrics. via TreeHugger.]]> http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/patagonia-steps-up-sustainability-in-new-fall-2011-styles/feed/ 0 http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/7-great-color-combinations/ http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/7-great-color-combinations/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:48:31 +0000 green team http://www.greenkampong.com/?p=4855     Thomas Carlyle, British essayist of the 19th century, wrote “If the cut of the costume indicates intellect and talent, then the color indicates temper and heart.” To which we heartily agree. But how best mix and match your wardrobe for your mood? Check out these seven color combinations that you just might feel [...]]]> http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/7-great-color-combinations/feed/ 0 http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/why-fast-fashion-is-slow-death-for-the-planet/ http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/why-fast-fashion-is-slow-death-for-the-planet/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 02:38:29 +0000 green team http://www.greenkampong.com/?p=4698 You now demand roughly four times the number of clothes you would have in 1980. You will spend at least £625 a year on clothes – but remember thats just the average. And you are getting a lot of bang for your buck. In one year youll accumulate in the region of 28kg of clothing [...]]]> http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/why-fast-fashion-is-slow-death-for-the-planet/feed/ 0 http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/students-reconstruct-speedo-suits-into-green-fashion/ http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/students-reconstruct-speedo-suits-into-green-fashion/#comments Sun, 09 Jan 2011 01:07:41 +0000 green team http://www.greenkampong.com/?p=4334 When governing body of the sport of swimming FINA (Federation Internationale de Natation) made a change in rules preventing the use of body suits in competitive swimming, the Speedo LZR Racer suit–worn by the likes of Michael Phelps–became surplus overnight. Fortunately, teams of students from the London College of Fashion, University College Falmouth and the [...]]]> http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/students-reconstruct-speedo-suits-into-green-fashion/feed/ 0 http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/nike-turns-shredded-magazines-into-sneakers/ http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/nike-turns-shredded-magazines-into-sneakers/#comments Wed, 29 Dec 2010 01:15:46 +0000 green team http://www.greenkampong.com/?p=4277 Via ecouterre.com]]> http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/nike-turns-shredded-magazines-into-sneakers/feed/ 0 http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/emma-watson-alberta-ferretti-to-collaborate-on-eco-fashion-collection/ http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/emma-watson-alberta-ferretti-to-collaborate-on-eco-fashion-collection/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 01:25:21 +0000 green team http://www.greenkampong.com/?p=4171 The British thespian, former Burberry clotheshorse, and sometime People Tree designer is collaborating with Italian designer Alberta Ferretti on a sustainable clothing line, according to US Weekly. “We are doing an organic clothing range,” the 20-year-old tells the magazine. “I can’t reveal the name yet but there will be more information about it soon.” via [...]]]> http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/emma-watson-alberta-ferretti-to-collaborate-on-eco-fashion-collection/feed/ 0