Smart Glass Dressing

Kathleen Plate celebrates the reduce, reuse, recycle ethic by turning old Coke bottles into cascading ringlets. Her Smart Glass designs have appeared on this blog before, as earrings worn to a Captain Planet Foundation gala, so when a friend offered to model one of her glass dresses, I scoured Decatur for a suitable location. Thank you, Worthmore Jewelers, for lending us something special.

Spring Into Green: Act V

Sushi Style

Spring Into Green: Act IV

Spring Into Green: Act III

dress: Issey Miyake
bag: Ferrgamo
shoes: Steve Madden

Spring Into Green: Act II

www.sushistyle.com

Spring Into Green: Act I

dress and sweater: Ralph Lauren
shoes: New Directions
Fashion Group International and Atlanta Decorative Arts Center drew a stylish crowd to their trunk show last Wednesday.

Eco Style: Julie Bee's Shoes

Julie Brown possesses the sort of infectious enthusiasm that is also focused. No energy does she waste and the proof is found in a fully realized line of shoes bearing her name. All are California-made from sustainably produced or reused materials.
Julie Bee's

Save The Date: Southern Chic Holiday Show

Weaving A Better Life is the business of re:loom. More than repurposing fabric into rugs, scarves and bags, the Initiative For Affordable Housing in Decatur is renewing the fortunes of those in need by teaching them valuable skills. Donations of disused materials both gain and give new life. Care to lend a hand? Visit affordablehousingatl.org or call 404-299-9979.


The workflow begins with donated fabric being cut into ribbons, which are rolled into balls of weft.


Delta Airlines donated some safety vests, every bit of which have been upcycled, even the reflective stripes. Panniers, anyone?

At the loom, printed ribbon gains a new, textural identity when it is wefted between the warp threads as she is doing with plastic grocery bags.

On a higher note, donated silk fabric becomes a cozy scarf.

All this and many more vendors will comprise the Southern Chic Holiday Show Tuesday afternoon and evening at ADAC.

Spring Into Green Tomorrow

Long a champion of the mantra reduce, reuse, recycle, I am pleased to be the photographer for Spring Into Green. These images are but a sampling of the green goodness that awaits your visit. Come by the Peachtree Road United Methodist Church Saturday between 10 am and 5 pm to see what creative minds have done to celebrate the abundance we already have.

At Ralph Lauren

Roger Moenks


Oglethorpe University student and Clinton Global Initiative Ambassador Awet Woldegebriel is the founder of Knowledge Aid.

The ageless Sylvia Earle reminded us that, in ways large and small, everyone makes a difference.


Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta

Ralph Lauren, of course

Known for his portraits of fashionable philanthropists, photographer Roger Moenks has turned his lens to environmentalists and calls the body of work, I Am Eco Warrior. In his honor, Ted Turner, Laura Turner Seydel, Carter Roberts, Sylvia Earle and Costas Christ held a reception and book signing in the Ralph Lauren store at Lenox Mall. Fifteen percent of that evening's sales were donated to Chattahoochee Riverkeeper. Seydel thanked Moenks for making environmentalism sexy. She also lauded the green voting record of Congressman John Lewis and looks to rural churches for spreading the word as stewardship of creation. The issue affects all of us and must be approached in as many ways. Moenks sees his book as but part of a "multi-dimensional media platform to enable individuals and groups to connect, share and directly participate in the new eco-economy."

Reduce, Reuse...Upcycle!

dress: thrifted
silk scarf and cotton gingham bag upcycled by re:loom

Weaving A Better Life is the business of re:loom. More than repurposing fabric into rugs, scarves and bags, the Initiative For Affordable Housing in Decatur is renewing the fortunes of those in need by teaching them valuable skills. Donations of disused materials both gain and give new life. Care to lend a hand? Visit affordablehousingatl.org or call 404-299-9979.

At The Eco-Fashion Trunk Show: Part III

blouse and leggings: earth creations
beaded belt: souvenir of Tucson
shoes: Steve Madden

At The Eco-Fashion Trunk Show, Part II

tee and tights: souvenirs of H&M, London
skirt: thrifted
boots: Dillard's
headpiece: Bonen Bonnets

At The Eco-Fashion Trunk Show, Part I

dress: Zara
sweater: The Limited
necklace: Vella Mode

Natural Body Spa Trunk Show, Part II

skirt: ElaBela
shoes: diy embellishments to match
shirt: Couturecycle
Inspired by a friend who gave a kidney to save his father, she screen printed 'recycle life' on a shirt to celebrate the benefaction. So began her line of tees, each a statement of sharing the bounty that surrounds us. Her own giving extends to a blood bank and Locks Of Love. She walks the talk.

Natural Body Spa Trunk Show, Part I

dress: Kate Spade
shoes: Lauren
wellness: Clean Slate

At The Goat Farm: Little Bird Blue

Recently a much-loved shirt from years past became trousers for a small boy. While its collar and cuffs had frayed beyond usefulness to me, enough fabric remained for it to be upcycled into something new. Everywhere collectors, designers, entrepreneurs and stylish folk are celebrating the abundance of what we already have in an eco-chic movement defined by the mantra, reduce, reuse, recycle. Vintage boots and re-purposed denim apparel from Little Bird Blue bring a southern flair to the roster of vendors who will be gathering at The Goat Farm June 30-July 1. Please follow this link learn more about The Revival.