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

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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

Guiltless Goodies: Green Chic link-up!

Hi all!

It's that time of the week again...my blogging has been a bit slower of late as the lead-up to the Olympics has taken over Vancouver's - and my - life, but my partners-in-crime in the Green Chic group have been keeping up their end of the bargain very nicely, so take a second to peruse their latest posts.

Enjoy!

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

GiGi and the Green Chic group

Factio Magazine is giving away some fab eco-chic gifts from Pottery Barn and West Elm!

Guiltless & Glamorous reports on the fur controversy surrounding the 2010 Winter Olympics...

Home Green loves Canada for making the Olympic metals from recycled metals-- Not only are they beautiful but eco-friendly as well!

Posh Swaps checks out some very gorgeous and sustainable Second Hand Style by Captive Studio

Runway To Retail - Chicago designer, Lana Bramlette, hit the jackpot when her "Peace" necklace made the cover of the most recent Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.

Shopping and Info is giving away a great Chelsea Messenger bag from Aspinal of London.

Necessary News: The Olympics have come to Vancouver...and so has the fur?

Hi all!

Right now I think it's pretty safe to say I feel very lucky to be living in Vancouver...the city of the Olympics. The festive spirit was evident downtown last night as my friends and I watched the Opening Ceremonies on the big screen and saw Wayne Gretzky light the Olympic torch.

The city is full of tourists and athletes and the party atmosphere is as lively as ever, but there was initial controversy following the 21-year-old Georgian luge rider's death in training yesterday, and now controversy over 'threats' US ice skater Johnny Weir has received from animal rights activists after he added white fox fur to his Olympic costume.

Although I think it's appalling and absolutely disgusting that he would use fur for a figure skating costume, but it also is not appropriate to respond to these situations with death threats or violence. So let's leave the assaults out of it and just encourage athletes to be kinder in their practices, no?

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

Necessary News: News of Alexander McQueen's death spreads just before BCBG runway show

Hi all,

So I was never a fan of Alexander McQueen's because his line and work was not cruelty-free, and he often used fur in his designs. but his creativity was overwhelmingly evident in his designs and it is always sad when a life is lost, particularly in such a tragic fashion.

Designer Lee McQueen, creator of fashion label Alexander McQueen, at his last fashion show.

Reports that Alexander McQueen founder Lee McQueen committed suicide at age 40 broke just as the lights were going down for the start of the BCBGMAXAZRIA runway show at New York Fashion Week. There's a thorough post on the topic at the Wall Street Journal's blog (click here), so I'm not going to elaborate. I encourage you to read, however, because it not only provides some information about this tragic event and some links to some well-written and touching tributes (click on the "Previous" and "Next" links under the post), but also spotlights the runway show of a great cruelty-free favourite of mine, BCBGMAXAZRIA, which managed to put on a great show to temporarily transport audiences away from the tragic reality of the present into a fashionable, stylish, oh-so-chic world of beauty and glamour for a short while. And isn't that what fashion is all about?

Proving you don't have to be cruel to be kind, and in memory of a great fashion designer,
GiGi

Guiltless Goodies: Green Chic link-up!

Hi all!

Enjoy this week's Green Chic links from all of us in the Green Chic eco-friendly blogging group!

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

GiGi and Green Chic

The Fashionable Housewife delves in to the The Beauty Double-Bind. The current beauty standard that women are supposed to live up to is a classic double-bind situation. Read more about it in our informative article and find out how you can break the cycle.

Factio Magazine checks out LaROCCA Skincare,a new line of products using 24K gold and it's all eco-friendly!

Guiltless & Glamorous gives a Valentine's Day preview of LUSH's lush-ious products.

Home Green finds out ways to put a little green into your Valentine's Day

Looking Sharp checks out her first thrift store in Pittsburgh and falls in love.

Posh Swaps checks out designer T shirts at EJF to support the charity’s work ending forced child labour in the cotton industry in the post No more slaves to fashion.

Runway To Retail loves CHI Organics combs: The Olive Nutrient Therapy Combs use the benefits of olive oil and The Sandalwood Collection, we can't stop smelling.

Shopping and Info needs the puffer jacket Reese Witherspoon wore in the rain for Fashion Week in New York City.