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fashionista-ta · 08-08-2005

Thanks, Atelier, karma for you!

Fantastic article with some information that was new to me!

I try to buy really basic things organic, like short and long-sleeve Ts (like Mobility-Ts from Patagonia), knit skirts (Patagonia), some of the stuff I sleep in, and household stuff like sheets, towels, washcloths. I hope we start to see more & more fashionable alternatives. Armani has done some hemp and linen stuff for Armani A/X--only big-time designer I can think of.

I also believe in wearing things till they fall apart. And when that happens, new cleaning rags

The "vintage" thing applies to more than clothes--I have a house that's almost 80 years old, with vintage light fixtures I've had rewired & installed, some antique furniture, and tons of glassware and dinnerware from about the same era as the house. And it's all "green" ...

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fashionista-ta Power to the 99% Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hardly ever at Barney's Gender: femme Posts: 13,049	Thanks, Atelier, karma for you! Fantastic article with some information that was new to me! I try to buy really basic things organic, like short and long-sleeve Ts (like Mobility-Ts from Patagonia), knit skirts (Patagonia), some of the stuff I sleep in, and household stuff like sheets, towels, washcloths. I hope we start to see more & more fashionable alternatives. Armani has done some hemp and linen stuff for Armani A/X--only big-time designer I can think of. I also believe in wearing things till they fall apart. And when that happens, new cleaning rags The "vintage" thing applies to more than clothes--I have a house that's almost 80 years old, with vintage light fixtures I've had rewired & installed, some antique furniture, and tons of glassware and dinnerware from about the same era as the house. And it's all "green" ...