Earth-flattering fashion
Rocky Mountain News
Published March 22, 2008 at 12:05 a.m.
Photo by Joe Mahoney / The Rocky
UP Organic cotton goes high-end with a cream Organic knit sweater ($275), beige high-waisted pencil skirt ($170) and Loomestate white T-shirt ($55). At MAX, 3039 E. Third Ave.
This spring, it's easy being green.
The fashion world is embracing the trend toward eco-friendliness, using organic cotton, recycled materials and natural fibers in clothing, jewelry and accessories.
And we're not just talking yoga wear and hemp bracelets here.
Designers both big and small are creating pieces any style-savvy shopper would be happy to model.
Now, repeat after us: Green really is the new black.
What makes it organic?
Organic clothing comes from all- natural materials (no synthetics like polyester or rayon) and there are no pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, rodenticides, radiation or genetically modified organisms used when growing the cotton/hemp/linen, or whatever plant we're talking about.
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