Body as Canvas: An Eco-Lifestyle Journey: Archive

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Watch

I met Nicole Bridger earlier this year at Vancouver Eco Fashion Week. Her intelligence, integrity, and heart left an impression on me. Like so many sustainable designers, she truly cares about people and the planet. What sets her apart is her wickedly down-to-earth sense of humor. Her aesthetic - soft feminine forms that drape beautifully over the body and always with a structural twist - appeals...

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Transitional Eco Wear →

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Alain Bloom →

I have been collecting Alan Bloom for 15 years. A vibrant and thoughtful creator, much of his work speaks to my soul.

May 13th

Givenchy Couture Eco-friendly →

This is a Paris show. I have to check in on Givenchy from time to time because he supports sustainable fashion

May 12th

Fashion Shows - Coverage from New York, Paris and... →

Still lovin’ fashionably eco Stella McCartney!

May 12th

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Follow me now at Oceana's Canvas →

I am pleased to continue this eco-fashion journey with you on the new site for my blog. Oceana’s Canvas is an ethical fashion and eco-lifestyle blog for grownup women who care as much about looking good as they do about the planet and all it’s inhabitants.

Apr 4th

Sustainable Style: Interview with Green House of... →

Mar 4th

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The House that Antoinette Built

While I was in NY for Fashion Week, I came across charming accessory designer, Antoinette, the owner of House of Antoinette1950. She caught my eye at the crowded Independent Fashion Blogger Conference with her ornate embellished feathered hat fascinator that is part of her Hair Adornments collection for which she has a catalogue. She spoke with easy...

Mar 2nd

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Fur Free Fashion Competition →

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The Price of Being Eco-friendly

Thus far in my eco-journey, one of my challenges has been the price of conscious fashion. Granted the spectrum of eco-fashion includes vintage and the used clothing market, which is where the best deals are without a doubt. However, you have to have a really good eye and solid label knowledge to do that kind of shopping well, and frankly it’s not my forte....

Feb 28th

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Eco Fashion Tour of CA →

A recent tour through the eco-friendly environs of northern and southern California. There’s so much here. I just barely scratched the surface in this place where “green” is the air we breathe.

Feb 25th

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Stylish vs. Chic

photo by Scott Shuman, The Sartorialist These days spent in New York City at Fashion Week has caused me to re-evaluate my sense of style. Before I came here, I did not have the distinction between being stylish and being chic. It’s not even that one is better than the other. You could even be one or the other depending on the day or the circumstance. It’s more about what is the goal. I...

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EFW Eco Criteria Series Part IV - Natural Dyes →

Feb 15th

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Happy Valentines Day - Treats for Your Canvas

I am essentially a sensualist. I have been a devoted student of responsible hedonism for over 10 years. It’s how I came to my passion for eco-friendly, compassionate, sustainable fashion, and indeed, lifestyle. So on this day of love, I share with you the sensual treasures of my life currently. SIGHT My two favorite views in the world: the sea and my beloved George. SOUND I have...

Feb 14th

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Fashion Week II - The Green Shows!

Attending the Green Shows, by Contemporary Ethical Designers, was a bit like what I would imagine it would be like to walk through an Italian market place. All the designers present were so lively, friendly, and chatty. They had a story to tell and were eager to tell it. I suspect the producers knew there was going to be a lot of conversation because this is the first show in which I’ve been...

Feb 13th

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Fashion Week I - What I Loved from Day 1

I parachuted into NYC just in time for the beginning of my very first Fashion Week. Of course, I’ve been focusing on the eco designers. Thus far I have been to three shows: Organics by John Patrick, Rachel Comey, and Kaelen. The John Patrick collection was a study in grays and blacks with pops of red vegetable dyed leather, cherry blossom pink on silk as well as colorful kaleidoscopic prints...

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Deep Eco - Material Musings

When I was in graduate school, I was immersed in the exploration of Deep Ecology, which includes the field of eco-feminism. Eco-feminist could also be called eco-sensualist. Indeed the entire Deep Ecology genre is sensual in nature (pun intended). It’s about communing with the Earth and all her inhabitants with all 5 of your senses as well as conceptual thought in order to deepen your knowing...

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