• These are rad, plain and simple. Vegan, unisex moccasin-style sneaks from Keep. $75
• The new fall organic cotton tees from Loomstate hit the spot. $60
(But hey, Loomstate, I’m super bummed to see you starting to use livestock products like wool in sweaters, a leading causes of greenhouse gas emissions.)
• Chloe Jo at Girlie Girl Army introduces us to the unpressed collection from Unstitched Utilities, featuring Tyvek® material. These shoes are super lightweight, strong, casual, and comfortable. Tyvek is a made of recycled material that is lightweight and looks like paper, but is stronger than leather.
• You make me sick! Who wants to eat a chicken’s menstrual-cycle, anyway? With the largest egg recall in US history (more than a half billion eggs) and another huge meat recall in the works, now is best time to ditch animal products, if you haven’t already! Replacing eggs in cooking and baking is a cinch, choose any of these options:
- • 1 tbsp milled flax seed and 3 tbsp water = 1 egg (perfect for cake).
- • 1/2 banana = 1 egg (delicious in pancakes/muffins)
- • Ener-G Egg Replacer – follow directions on box.
- • 2 tbsp cornstarch= 1 egg
- • 2 tbsp arrowroot flour = 1 egg
- • 2 tbsp potato starch = 1 egg
- • 1 heaping tbsp soy powder + 2 tbsp water = 1 egg
- • 2 tbsp applesauce = 1 egg (great in brownies)
Find out quick and easy tips on ditching dairy and meat, and start digging some tofu-scramble!
joshuakatcher, August 26th 2010 |
Tags: egg recall, keep, loomstate, organic cotton, tyvek, Unstitched Utilities, vegan moccasin
Posted in animal rights, fashion, food, green, news, organic, recipes, vegan, vegetarian
• Feeling Irregular? Malcolm Fontier introduces a very interesting initiative to clear out their slightly-irregular, sustainably leather-free and vegan accessories…at any price YOU choose. Wowza.
• NYC, mark your calendars. From June 23 – 25th, Loomstate is having it’s famous sample sale in NYC with up to 75% off organic cotton for men and women in their distinctive and laid-back surfer/rocker/skater style.
Loomstate + ROGAN Annual Sample Sale, Wed. June 23rd to Fri. June 25th, 8am to 8pm (Fri. 8am to 5pm)
91 Franklin Street, Ground Floor, NY NY 10013 (between Broadway & Church in TriBeCa)
joshuakatcher, June 17th 2010 |
Tags: loomstate, malcolm fontier, menswear, organic cotton, sample Sale
Posted in DB Discount, accessories, fair trade, fashion, green, social responsibility, vegan, vegetarian
• A polo is great because it’s somewhere in between a dress-shirt and a tee-shirt. The sophistication of a collar and buttons combined with the comfort and casualness of a short-sleeve tee is perfect for backyard barbecues, outdoor lunch meetings, and Sunday brunches. Thrift stores are chock-full of polos, and here are some ethical polos to ponder in organic cotton, hemp, recycled poly and more:
• You don’t need a blender to make a shake. Vega’s new
shake & go smoothie is great because there’s no cleanup. Only 100 calories per serving with 2500 mg Omega-3-6-9, 11 g complete protein, and 1 billion probiotics cultures. Just add two heaping tablespoons to ½-1 cup water, shake and go! Formulated by
Brendan Brazier, vegan, professional Ironman triathlete and bestselling author on performance nutrition
• The National Journal wrote a thorough and objective article about the state of the Animal Rights movement. According to them, the sophisticated movement is gaining momentum, sharpening it’s tools, and ushering in some huge political and cultural changes – but not without a backlash from animal farmers and animal-industry-funded groups like the Center for Consumer Freedom.
• Tail docking cattle is among the most disturbing practices MFA’s undercover investigator captured on film during a recent investigation of New York’s largest dairy operation. A worker uses a bladed clamp to slice off the ends of calves’ tails, severing nerves, skin and vertebrae – all without the use of anesthesia. The calves’ legs buckle from the pain, as they stagger and stumble to the ground. The worker then applies a smoking cautery device to the amputations. Find out how you can help.
joshuakatcher, May 25th 2010 |
Tags: Alternative Apparel, alternative earth, braintree, cotton, eco, green, hemp, howies, loomstate, organic, polo shirt, vega smoothie
Posted in animal rights, fair trade, fashion, food, green, news, organic, social responsibility, sustainable, vegan, vegetarian
• The final part to my Top 20 Eco Designers Special is up over at Hint Magazine. The final installment features Stella McCartney, Melissa Plastic Dreams, Collection Pas, Trousers London, and Loomstate.
• I shot a video interview with the brains behind Collection Pas, featured in the above article, at their Soho office. Check back later his week for the video interview with founder Pierre Andre Senizergues (pro skater, Etnies founder, exec. producer 11th Hour) and designer Pierluigi Pucci!
• Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and his wife went vegan in 2001 after visiting Farm Sanctuary. Now, Biz will be a presenter on May 1 & 2nd at Farm Sanctuary’s California Shelter for their annual Country Hoe Down. If you are on the left coast, get over to the farm and say hello to Biz (in 140 characters or less).
joshuakatcher, April 25th 2010 |
Tags: biz stone, Collection Pas, cpas, eco designers, farm sanctuary hoe down, hint magazine, loomstate, melissa plastic dreams, Pierluigi Pucci, Pierre Andre Senizergues, Stella McCartney, trousers London, twitter
Posted in activism, animal rights, design, event, fair trade, fashion, green, vegan, vegetarian
To access these invite-only sales, you must have an invitation: click here.
Ladies, there’s lots for you too!
joshuakatcher, April 22nd 2010 |
Tags: edun, loomstate, menswear, organic cotton, simple
Posted in sale, vegan
