Shoes
Nimli
Every purchase made here goes directly from the cool indie designers to your doorstep, cutting out the step of shipping to a warehouse for storage. So navigate the dizzying array of feminine dresses from Deux FM or Viridis Luxe's wear-anywhere, featherweight basics, knowing that each arrives bearing the lightest carbon footprint possible.
Featured in the April 2009 issue.
Featured in the April 2009 issue.
Swedish Has-Beens
Can leather be eco-friendly? The question raged in the Lucky offices, and the answer, as it turns out, is yes. Swedish Has-Beens works with the burgeoning organic-leather industry, which relies on farm-raised, organically fed animals and nontoxic plant and vegetable tanning, to turn out charming wood-soled clogs and sandals, as well as clean-lined messenger bags in colors like black, caramel, and bright yellow.
Featured in the April 2009 issue.
Featured in the April 2009 issue.
TOBI
This massive online retailer created a special Eco-Tobi section on its site specially devoted to earth-friendly lines, including comprehensive stockpiles of sought-after items from Stella McCartney for Le Sportsac, Melissa shoes, Loomstate, and Prairie Underground. It has also amassed one of the most impressive assortments of organic denim on the Web.
The Green Loop
The online counterpart to the popular Portland, Oregon, boutique, this site brims with amazing pieces from more than a hundred different labels—including Grace & Cello, Beyond Skin, and Prairie Underground.
Featured in the April 2009 issue.
Featured in the April 2009 issue.
Banana Republic
Banana Republic's new Heritage for Women line is 90 percent environmentally sustainable, using bamboo fabrics, recycled packaging, and a clean-water denim finishing process—and the clothes, from silk button-downs and embroidered maxi dresses to ankle-cropped jeans, have the perfect polish (available online in April).
Featured in the April 2009 issue.
Featured in the April 2009 issue.
Beyond Skin
The enticing party shoes you'll find here—from patent lace-ups to scarlet round-toe pumps—are, incredibly, all made in an ethically responsible way. Using materials that run the gamut from hemp to faux felt, the East Sussex-based brand is doing its utmost to create a line that is both utterly chic and non-exploitative.
Embodies
Slinky bamboo dresses from Lara Miller and bright knit hats from Linda Loudermilk are just a few of the options at this well-stocked site, which highlights under-the-radar labels like Les Fées de Bengale (designed in France and produced in a cooperative in India to improve living situations for women there) alongside more familiar names like Habitude and Good Society.
Kaight
You'll find the same roster of compelling green lines assembled here that you'd encounter in Kate McGregor's airy boutique on Manhattan's Lower East Side. Each designer has his or her own way of being environmentally conscious—from Lulu Frost's reinvented vintage baubles to Bodkin's recycled plastic dresses.
Sodafine
Beautifully draped tunics and gowns from little-known labels are the specialty here. Sodafine also happens to sell my favorite perfume: It's a roll-on version of the amazingly fresh Mi Spa's Peony Blossom scent, so its perfectly portable.
Products: avant-garde dresses, small-label, women's clothing, vintage, bath and body
Products: avant-garde dresses, small-label, women's clothing, vintage, bath and body
