Guiltless Goodies: Green Chic link-up!

Hi all!

The Green Chic group is back in full force after a bit of a break - we have some new links, so enjoy!

Proving you don't have to be cruel to be kind,

GiGi and Green Chic

Factio Magazine checks out the Karl Lagerfeld salad. That’s right the German fashion designer is no longer only a fashion icon, but an entrée as well!

Fashion Tribes shows how Acqua di Gio helps needy kids and communities get clean water...and you can help!

Guiltless & Glamorous takes a quick look at the Kardashian sisters' bebe collection.

My Beauty Bunny shares a cruelty-free exfoliation beauty secret!

Posh Swaps is really excited to announce Posh Swaps blog goes carbon neutral found how you can make your blog carbon neutral too!

Runway To Retail checks out steal deals... Today save 50% on J DE L'O ORGANICS at Editors' Closet! Our favorites include the Leaf Soap Pure Vegetable, Organic Liquid Soap and the Rejuvenating Mask.

Guiltless Goodies: Keeping up with the Kardashians' bebe collection!

Hi all!

Sorry for the sporadic posting recently - I have been kind of crazy, flitting between countries. I'm on vacation now so have finally gotten round to checking out the Kardashian sisters' collection for bebe, after reporting a while ago that it would be shown at New York Fashion Week.

The sisters have put together a number of pieces - mainly dresses but also with some separates, such as a pencil skirt, top and blazer - and if you're a fan of the Kardashian sisters' style (you should probably also thank their stylist, Monica Rose, who is a personal favourite of mine) then this collection embodies an effective blend of the three girls' style very well. There are some leather pieces in there which I have not included, and I am only featuring those pieces which particularly caught my eye, but the whole collection can be viewed online at bebe's website (click here). bebe of course is still a fur-free retailer, and as mentioned in my previous post, Khloe Kardashian has been outspoken against fur through her collaboration with PETA.

Check out my favourites below - I would rank these as Ideal Investments because they are, of course, more pricey than bebe's usual apparel, due to the fact that they carry the Kardashian name (attach any celebrity's name to anything and you apparently have justification to hike the prices at least 30%!). But the pieces - particularly the dresses - are great party wear and because they are in primarily basic and neutral colours, they can be worn more than once when accessorized correctly.

Proving you don't have to be cruel to be kind,

GiGi

Top row from left to right: Knit Cutout Dress, Hoodie Bustier Dress, Side Shine Dress

Bottom row from left to right: One Shoulder Pleated Dress, Mesh Bodice Mini Dress, Belted Wrap Dress

Guiltless Goodies: Oscars 2010 rounds off the red-carpet season

Hi all!

The Oscars were the usual fashion spectacular they are every year, but with a poor showing this year of cruelty-free picks. Didn't find many John Varvatos tuxes and only Penelope Cruz and Julianne Moore (and the latter only to the Vanity Fair after-party) did it for me with their Donna Karan and Calvin Klein (respectively) dresses.

Livia Firth, wife of nominee Colin Firth, of course kept her red carpet challenge going and wrote about the final awards show of the season - and the big one, at that - on her VOGUE UK blog. She wore a dress made entirely of waste and managed to look completely stunning doing so.

Despite not winning the Oscar, I'd say Colin's still a very lucky man.

Penelope Cruz, nominated for best supporting actress for Nine and last year's winner (thus she presented the award for Best Supporting Actor this year) wore a burgundy Donna Karan Couture gown, which she looked stunning in.

Julianne Moore was a no-show for the ceremony but showed up at the Vanity Fair after-party in this sophisticated Calvin Klein number.

Another awards ceremony that took place this past weekend was the Independent Spirit Awards, which saw Rosario Dawson show up in a Stella McCartney number that proved that cruelty-free can still be plenty glitzy enough for the red carpet.

Showcasing her equally stylish taste was Olivia Wilde, wearing a Ralph Lauren maxi dress on the Independent Spirit Awards' red carpet.

Until next year!

Proving you don't have to be cruel to be kind - especially during awards season,
GiGi