21 Chic, Sustainable Items to Shop This Earth Day
Being eco-friendly has never looked so chic. This Earth Day, luxe ethical fashion brand Maiyet is debuting their first biodegradable sunglasses. The jewelry designer Monique Pean, another designer well known for her commitment to sustainability and social responsibility, is partnering with Trees for the Future to give a garden kit to African families in need, to enable these families to become substance farmers and plant themselves out of poverty, while another label known for is work in Africa, Edun, has long been dedicated to creating long-tern sustainable growth opportunities on the continent, partnering with local artisans to manufacture their fashion goods. A few labels are trying out the sustainable fashion space for the first time, including Eddie Borgo, who has launched a line of eco-friendly linen handbags, made from un-dyed flax linen. In addition to shopping from brands that are working to make their products in eco-friendly and socially responsible ways, you can always shop vintage–many celebrities do it, and who doesn’t want a pair of jeans from cult-favorite denim label RE/DONE? By repurposing vintage denim, they are saving thousands of gallons of water and they do not use the harmful chemical dyes that usually go into the denim washing process. Here are 21 ways to shop in a socially responsible way this Earth Day.
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St. Roche lace up canvas and linen dress, $225, st-roche.com
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Khokho mini jabs over basket bag in plum, handcrafted from sustainably harvested Lutindzi grass with eco-certified dyes, $495, maison-de-mode.com
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Svilu printed tank top, $245, svilu.com
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Maiyet biodegradable Shades sunglasses in ebony, $195.00, maiyet.com
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Cult yoga study Sky Ting teamed up with Everybody for an Earth Day 100% recycled cotton tee, with proceeds going to the World Wildlife Fund, $40, skytingyoga.com
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Edun denim slit pant, $390, edun.com
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Brother Vellies burkina bow slides, $285, netaporter.com
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Mercedes Salazar Tuti Fruti clutch, $220, revolve.com
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John Hardy celebrates the 10th year of its bamboo collection, where proceeds from the purchase of jewelry in the collection goes to the planting of seedlings to offset carbon emissions. The brand is planting its one millionth bamboo tree this year. John Hardy link bracelet with diamonds, $6,600, johnhardy.com.
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Beautiful Soul London floral printed dress, $420, maison-de-mode.com
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kowtow knit, made from 100% certified organic cotton, $239, kowtowclothing.com
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Mola Sasa Indigo clutch, $330, modaoperandi.com
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Vitamin A launched a capsule collection of eco-friendly swim created from recycled bottles. Vitamin A one-piece swim, $180, Everythingbutwater.com
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Proud Mary woven raffia d’Orsay shoes, $178, proudmary.org
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H&M Conscious Exclusive jacquard weave jacket, $399, hm.com
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RE/DONE straight skinny, $305, shopredone.com
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Eddie Borgo linen pochette, $890, eddieborgo.com
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Alabama Chanin eco-friendly ribbed crew-neck shirt, $118, alabamachanin.com
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Melissa Joy Manning Lone Mountain turquoise five drop earring $1,590, melissajoymanning.com
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Reformation red silk maxi dress, $300, netaporter.com
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Graf Lantz eco-friendly canvas and vegetable-tanned leather bag, $298, graflantz.com
