May 2012
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Vegan This: Nutella Donut Muffins
When Nutella, donuts and muffins meet, it’s easy to feed your cravings and forget it’s even vegan.
To many a vegan (and gluten-free) foodie, donuts are the taunting tease of deprivation. Don’t get me wrong. Most vegans I know stand firmly on the fact that they live a deeply fulfilling, nutrient dense life. I am one such proud plant eater. And yet, when cravings kick-in, I start madly...
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Vegan This: Vanilla Cupcakes from Magnolia Bakery
Vegan cupcakes based on Sex and the City’s famous Vanilla Vanilla Cupcake recipe.
From New York City to Dubai, we’re living in a sugar coated world of cupcake mania. Many reports (like this one from the UK Telegraph) put the addiction blame on the famed Magnolia Bakery.
What started 16 years ago as the tiniest of local cupcake spots on Bleeker Street in New York City’s West Village, has now...
April 2012
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Vegan This: The Girl Scout Tagalong Cookie
The Tagalong cookie gets a whole new nutritional label.
I was recently in the midst of a true food challenge. I’m talking about the kind that covers kitchens in batter. If I were going to share the inner perils and pleasures of veganizing and gluten-freeing a cookie, I thought, why not start with the ultimate? The snack that touts the highest of all cookie claims: “To help girls do great...
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March 2012
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3 Mmm-worthy Fashionable Foods
From trendy to simply tasty, I’ve rounded a few of my favorite, well, fashionable foods. They pack nutritional punch and good-for-your-figure flavor so you can put the word “diet” to bed and simply call this a re-freshening lifestyle.
1: The Koolest Kind of Kombucha
If you’re a localvore, micro-brewer, artisanal, herbalist kombucha lover, you’ll fall head over heels at first sip (and if you’re...
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Creating Organic Perfume, One Memory at a Time
Scents in Time: the fine history and art behind the essences we wear.
Your first trip to the ocean. A dusty old book. Your mother’s silk scarf. An English rose garden. These are the fragrances you remember, have internalized and equate with a memory. Perfumes are nothing more than the scents that become a part of us, are at once an embodiment of these momentary memories.
Natural fragrances,...
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February 2012
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Is High Conscious Fashion the New Frontier at...
Forging a new fashion trail with Suzanne Rae’s Fall/Winter 2012 collection.
There’s a new frontier in fashion – a glamorous harkening back to the simply beautiful and designer Suzanne Rae is the perfect pioneer. She’s personable, a true philosophizer, a family girl and constantly evolving toward what she calls a “higher consciousness.”
It’s this clear consciousness that came through her...
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Street Smart Fashion @ NYFW: Titania Inglis
Titania Inglis, winner of this year’s Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation Award in Sustainable Design, gets street cred with her first New York Fashion Week show.
The show started early for Titania Inglis. Bedecked in black – lots of stylized black – guests waited upbeat, mingling behind black curtains. It was Inglis’ inaugural New York Fashion Week show, made possible by her recently announced...
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Green & Fashionable at New York Fashion Week?
Sustainable Fashion has come so far. Case in point, today’ presentation of The Green Shows at New York’s Mercedes Benz fashion week. A line reminiscent of last year’s Alexander McQueen exhibit at the MET snaked around the corridor—camera crews and curious fashion mavens awaiting the show, all aglow with the green buzz.
And buzz-worthy it was, not just for it’s “greenness” but equally for its...
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Unbroken Beauty: The Story of Castaways Turned to...
Soccer-style kicks. Little hops on sidewalks. The resounding sound of “Crunch. Crunch. Crunch.” For many of us, this is our experience with the broken fragments of glass that oft line our curbs, our parks and our natural homes. And for most of us, these pieces of green, brown, blue, amber and more, are castaways—swept up by a street cleaner or slowly buried under a pile of leaves.
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January 2012
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From Vinyl to Apples: Spinning our organic world
It’s all how you spin it. As someone who’s worked in marketing and PR for a decade, it’s the blush in the face industry joke. And, there’s truth to it. Of course, some things are simple, authentic, truly beautiful. No spinning required. For other things, it gets a little dicer. Take vinyl.
Last week, I literally laughed out loud on an airplane, when my lovely friend Mia left me a...
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Please Return Me
I’m often accused of being peppy, positive and even worst, optimistic. And, I wouldn’t have it any other way. But today, I’m sorry to say, I fell into a place of deep sadness. I literally screamed something like, “Are we crazy?! Are we desperately trying to kill all species, including our own?” All that after opening my box of eco cleaning products. Who would have thought that a delivery...
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December 2011
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On the twelfth day of Christmas...
A beloved gave to you…
the greatest gift of all. Love.
We wish you and yours the most beautiful holidays filled with lots and lots of LOVE! With that, we send you peace, joy, happiness, smiles, hugs and everything sweet that comes straight from the heart!
With love & holiday cheer,
Organic Girly
(Photo compliments of “My Life Such as It Is”. Thank you for sharing this beautiful...
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On the eleventh day of Christmas...
a sweet-toothed baker gave to you
Vegan (and gluten free) sugar cookies.
There’s nothing that tastes more like the holidays of my childhood than Christmas sugar cookies. Since becoming vegan and then going (mostly) gluten free a few years ago, I’ve had more fun simply whisking away and experimenting in the kitchen then ever. Yet, somehow the idea of vegan + gluten free rolled out, cut out...
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On the tenth day of Christmas...
a sophisticated techie gave to you…
a pad stash for toting your iPad and more
I love an iPad as much as the next, and I also miss the classic austere style of a simple day planner. The beauty of this pad stash from the sustainable, Portland-based company Nau, is the way in which it brings the two together. Old world meets new with room enough for passports, some cash and the puritan...
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On the ninth day of Christmas...
a woman of good taste gave to you…
a truly handsome sweater.
Yesterday we brought you a beautiful sweater—a new, or rather opposite take on the said ugly sweater season. Today, we present you with a more handsome approach to the holidays. Truly handsome, in fact, for the man in your life.
Beyond pure style this classy mountain blue sweater hails from the German pioneers of eco-fashion, hess...
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On the eighth day of Christmas...
a fashion lover gave to you…
a NON-ugly, beautiful snuggly sweater.
If you’ve ever endeared the torturous tradition of an Ugly Sweater Party, my heart goes out to you. Personally, I’m a big believer in the Beautiful Sweater Party—the one that eschews holiday horror for something more, well, cheerful!
And how holly jolly this piece from The Pendleton Portland Collection is. Red and...
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On the seventh day of Christmas...
a mommy on the go gave to you…
a spork, yes, a spork.
There are some things in life we never know we need until we have them. Enter the spork from one of my favorite companies, Bambu. An essential stocking stuffer for moms and kids alike, this handy fork and spoon combo will quickly become your go-to utensil for babies, kids and adults alike.
As a New Yorker on the run, my spork is the best...
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On the sixth day of Christmas...
a treasure-hunter gave to you…
artifact jewelry from NYC.
An ancient artifact is a rare beauty, as is the friend who gives you one. I just received this (see above) necklace or rather art,as I consider it, from such a long time friend. Beautiful? Yes. Unique? Entirely. And, sustainable to boot. No single piece is ever the same—each one rife with a rich history and story.
Made by Scott Jordan, a...
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On the fifth day of Christmas...
a free spirit gave to you…
artisanal barefoot running shoes.
For the exploratory runner or life adventurer on your list, the Invisible Shoe, known as Huarachas, may be just what keeps your friends from going stir crazy this winter.
Inspired by the Tarahumara Indian tribe from Mexico and dating back more than 10,000 years, these nearly non-existent shoes tout minimalism and comfort as the gifts...
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On the fourth day of Christmas...
A fabulous foodie gave to you…
a sleek and chic spice block.
For the localvore, foodavore, chefavore on your list, this spice block from Domestic Aesthetic is a truly special gift. (Take it from me—I’ve gifted it to a few culinary friends, and they’ve all touched this smoothed-over piece of mahogany in wonder.)
The beauty of this piece, beyond pure design, is the journey it’s travelled to your...
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On the third day of Christmas...
A TRUE love gave to you…
the most versatile, beautiful scarf.
Scarves often get a bad gift-giving wrap (no pun intended) this time of year. Maybe that’s because we haven’t seen more ingenious scarfs like this one, the hand-loomed Lexus Tube Scarf from Lara Miller. In going through my holiday list, I haven’t thought of one person whose eyes wouldn’t light up at the very site of this joyous...
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On the second day of Christmas...
a beauty maven gave to me…
the prettiest of lips, for holiday radiance all year long.
This Sante Lip Duo Contour & Gloss—in three versatile shades for every beauty girl on your list—will carry you from day to night and across all time zones. Classic, chic and simply compact, travel turns baggage free with this new friend. Afterall, there’s no better way to look fresh and glowing in a...
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On the first day of Christmas...
Today kicks off Organic Girly’s 12 days of Christmas, taking us right up to Christmas Eve! Each day we’ll bring you a sweet, beautiful and of course sustainable delight.
So onward we carol. On the first day of Christmas…
…your vegan friend made for you a little taste of heaven on earth.
Take one bite of these, and you’re sure to hark the heralds! Ever since I went...
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Just because it's Green, is it Green?
Green is the color of December—beginning with, you guessed it, Christmas trees. And nearly every year just around this time, articles abound on environmental sites, news blogs and help forums debating the eco benefits and sins of ‘real’ vs. ‘fake’. Somehow, this year, the conversation seems to have dwindled, so I figured we all know what’s best. However, after talking to friends over the past...
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Look Good, Do Good in Festive Fashion
Festive, fabulous and fashion meet in three simple holiday looks. Whatever your style, your budget or your day (and night), we’ve hand picked pieces for spreading good conscious and good cheer, in style.
From top left (clockwise): Grappe Pendant made of naturally red tento seeds ($19), the perfect little black dress—Jonano Bloom Jackie O Dress fashioned from organic bamboo ($227), Hess natur...
November 2011
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Going Beyond Pie
Don’t get me wrong, there’s a lot to be said about pie. In fact, tomorrow my kitchen will become a pie testing ground as I whip up a 100% homemade organic apple pie—vegan and gluten-free style.
And, there’s also a lot to be said about saving your rolling, chopping and whisking energy for the eating part of it all. To simply sit down and enjoy something so easy, fun and delightfully gratifying...
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Timeless is worth the wait
A Fall day basking in Spring
Fall in New York City has been covered with plenty a bare leg, open toe and the breezeful ballet flat. It almost feels like (gasp) spring! Which is why it wasn’t so out of seasonal place this year when the Spring / Summer 2012 previews came along. Afterall, as we don our winter boots, what better time to dream of sun basking, well-pedicured days?
So on a crisp...
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Eye Candy: A No Shopping Spree
These days, I have new joy. Let’s call it the Art of Eye Candy. Here’s how it goes: I walk into a clothing shop like a kid in a candy story and flee the scene an hour later still gleeful and, here’s the kicker, shopping bag free. If you had asked me 150-days ago, given the right shop, like the slow fashion boutique, Kaight, or like my new love, Treasure & Bond (pictured above and below),...
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Fashion & Rice
… makes it nice.
That’s not to say this pearly white dress (pictured above) is truly fashioned from rice. But, it’s organic cotton and peace silk composition make it just about as natural as the grain by which it was inspired.
After studying Fashion Design at Parsons School of Design in New York City, Hasan Pierre (pictured below) went back to his roots, finding inspiration in his...
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New Book on Emerging Fashion Label Sparks...
New fashion book inspires and elicits fashion industry conversation.
Logo-emblazoned tote bags and clothing and Vogue magazines more than half-filled with designer ads beg to question: Does indie design still exist? With New On The Catwalk, a coffee table compilation of fresh faced designers, readers get to explore what fashion’s future looks like. Daab Books says: “The fashion newcomers are...
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October 2011
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A Costume Party to Change the World
Until last night, I never would have imagined dozens of happy children high on Halloween sharing a home with luxury fashion. Therein lies the power and the principle of Healthy Child Healthy World, a leading non-profit dedicated to empowering parents to protect their children from harmful chemicals. They believe in the simple and the impactful, reinforcing that “No one can do everything but...
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A High Time for Low Boots
This round-up is gratis of the lovely textile artist and writer Abigail Doan of Ecco*Eco, with a few love notes of my own.
My favorite pick & one of Abigail’s to boot: Coclico Venezuala Bootie (Fall/Winter 2011)
{From Organic Girly}
One of my first forays into the world of eco-fashion, before it’d been given such an official name, was with Coclico. Meaning poppy, in French,...
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Can Fashion be Healthy?
Fashion and food often miss each other somewhere between the runway and the backstage banquet table. Add healthy to that equation, and you’re suddenly catwalks away. That is, until EcoPlum sent me to the Healthy Food in Fashion Fall Gala this past week. Hosted by the NY Coalition for Healthy School Food, a statewide nonprofit dedicated to improving the health and well being of students through...
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Back to Balance?: Detox Day 3
Balance. Just the mere mention can cause a tinge of angst. You see, the very notion of balance has been an ever-moving seesaw since I seriously thought about what it means to be truly balanced. That was seven years ago. I worked for an organic company rooted in the idea of balance—balance for your health, balance for your beauty, balance for our planet. I wrote about balance and talked about...
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There's No Time Like the Present: Detox Day 2
It’s Day 2 of Detox, and clarity (coupled with a yearning for food) is coming headstrong. Maybe it’s the liquid-only diet, my morning Spiritual Workout or the Zen-style yoga class I just took with a man who is the present moment, Jason Brown. Whatever it is, I’m grateful. I’m acutely aware of the present moment.
Each little drop of juice, every little rustle of the leaves and all the eyes...
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Starting Fresh: Detox Day 1
Detoxing is sometimes given a rough rap. Spoken of as a repenting-of-sins of sorts, the idea of detox screams an utter lack of life’s pleasures—an absolute act of punishment. The truth is, it can be.
Every time I begin a cleansing juice fast (once a year is what I can muster), I feel just this. “Why oh why did I eat that chocolate chip cookie last night,” I ask, as my blood sugar begins to...
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Cheers to Fall: A Tasting Tribute
When the leaves tie dye from green to burnt orange I dream of one thing—apples! I grew up picking these sweet and savory delights every year as summer turned to fall in the Columbia Valley of Oregon. My grandparents ran an orchard where apples and pears hung low enough from trees that they were just within reach. Inevitably, those apples were crunched, savored and… turned into apple pie. ...
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