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'Green' isn't just a color for fashion designers
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Fashion trends come and go, but Shalom Harlow is optimistic the industry's latest interest in all things "green" isn't a passing phase. The Canadian-born model was among those showcasing environmentally friendly couture at Earth Pledge's opener for New York Fashion Week.In the U.S., sales for organic fiber linens had climbed to $203 million by 2006, up nearly 27 percent from the year before, according to the Organic Trade Association. Five years ago, food was the focus; increasingly, fashion and style are.
"Concern for the environment is growing, and it's only natural that the concern would cross over into what we wear," says Jeanie Pyun, the editor of environmental Web site sprig.com. "Fashion and home design are the most popular on the site because it's what's happening now."
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17-Feb-08 |
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