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Denim Sale, Gourmet Delivery & Spirit Bears

joshuakatcher — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:00:42 +0000

All Men’s Organic Denim at KAIGHT is marked down to only 50$! Lots of other men’s stuff is significantly marked down as well, so go check it out! And don’t tell me you’ve already forgotten why organic cotton blows conventional cotton out of the water – like the little know fact that In India, cotton accounts for 5% of the land under crops and 54% of annual pesticide use and that 1 million agricultural workers are hospitalized due to pesticide poisoning each year. Click here to get your learn on.

Gourmet Vegan Meal Delivery Service! Gobble Green is now offering to the US, Canada and the UK, three diet plans for people who just don’t have the time to prepare, but still want to enjoy and benefit from amazing organic vegan food.

If you are in or near Paris in the next few days, definitely go check out the April77 AW10 Men and Women collections at the RENDEZ-VOUS tradeshow. January 22nd to January 25th – 12 rue Charlot 75003 Paris.

On Monday Feb 15, a new animated series will premiere on PlanetGreen.com. GREEN SHAMAN, the spirit of an arctic polar bear who helps DJ ChloroPhil live greener, is summoned by magic incense and appears at inconvenient times. Is this going to be too earnest or hilarious? Will Captain Planet finally have a rival? Find out for yourself in the six-part animated 90-second short-form series.

Nothing to do in NYC on Saturday night 1/23/10? Come celebrate with me at an awesome gala to support Mercy for Animals.

From 7 p.m. until midnight, the Gala will feature delicious vegan hors d’oeuvres, a silent auction, wine and spirits, live entertainment and a memorable awards ceremony.

Guests of honor include Queer As Folk’s Hal Sparks, comedian Dan Piraro, legendary artist Peter Max, CNN’s Jane Velez-Mitchell, HBO film producer Tom Simon, Super Size Me co-star and author Alex Jamieson, famed musician Nellie McKay, “Discerning Brute” Joshua Katcher, bestselling author Victoria Moran, GirlieGirl Army’s Chloe Jo Davis, and many more.

This elegant affair will raise funds to continue Mercy For Animals’ vital work to protect animals from needless suffering and abuse.

Trousers London: Win a Pair of Gourmet Demin

joshuakatcher — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:31:39 +0000

Trousers London is a denim connoisseurs’ dream, and you can enter to win a pair! The line started in 2008 using exclusively 100% organic denim that is crafted in Italy. These jeans come in eight styles so far, each assigned a number, with more styles coming shortly. They are built to last, as the designers claim these are not one-season jeans – they are for true collectors. The construction is genius and come from the brains of architects, designers, and other creatives. The best part? They take ecology very seriously:

“Trousers London believe that a sustainable outlook should be fundamental and not an afterthought when building a brand. However, “design” leads the way and they endeavour to boldly recreate a garment that has become a staple in society.”

THE CONTEST: Win A Pair of Trousers London #6

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TOPMAN: Holy Spring & Organic Monkee Genes

TheDiscerningBrute — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:13:48 +0000

TOPMAN has some very handsome perforated white canvas plimsoles, and grey mesh plimsoles that will give your feet some air time. Spring is just around the corner, and perforation is a big trend in footwear this spring – and the vegans shall not be left out!

TOPMAN has also started a line of organic jeans, called MONKEE GENES that are all ’supa-skinny’ and made with 97% organic cotton, and 3% Elastane. They come in four colors, at $100 a pop. Black, Burgandy Cord, Slate, and Purple.

Mottainai: Fall 2008 Preview & Interview with Luke McCann

TheDiscerningBrute — Tue, 27 May 2008 22:07:54 +0000

Luke McCann’s mom was a hippie. He says he learned to do a lot with a little. That might be one reason he’s spearheading a line of menswear that embraces organic denims, all natural vegetable dyes, organic Italian cotton shirtings, organic cotton knits, korozo nut buttons, and small-scale production in Brooklyn and Manhattan.

“Mottainai is about not wasting anything period..whether it be food, your time, your words, your money…a necessary, respectful almost lost way of life in a time of conspicuous consumption.” - Luke McCann

Mottainai is not 100% organic yet, but Luke is working towards that. The name Mottainai (moe tie nie) roughly translates from Japanese into “what a waste”, and can be used to describe when natural resources are squandered. The Japanese have folk tales of a Mottainai Ghost who comes after people who waste things to punish them.

I recently interviewed Luke about making clothes and making change. Here is our interview:

DB: What inspires you to create garments?
LM: To make clothes that are worthy to cover our bodies. We were frustrated with almost everything out there for young men and wanted to fill in the gap.

DB: Were you always an environmentalist? What does that word mean to you now, and how do you apply it to your life?
LM: Well, being born in Eureka, California to my healthy hippy mom definitely forced me to be environmentally conscious, all the time. Now, the word means what it has always meant to me. Someone who has a deep reverence for nature, and as a result, for themselves.

DB: What has the response been like to your “eco lux” collections so far?
LM: So far so good! Its not all peaches and cream but the reaction has been better than I predicted. A lot of people are very surprised and happy to see the use of eco-friendly fabrics and low-impact production methods coming from a younger, Brooklyn-based brand. The green movement will only get stronger with time and awareness.

DB: If destroying the earth isn’t making us happy, why do you think it’s still happening?
LM: To me its like when you see Wiley Coyote in the Loony Tunes falling off a cliff and then vanishing – only he doesn’t know he is falling. We think we are flying and everything is okay, but really we are falling, deeper and deeper into our demise. I think it will take a lot of educating and as sad as I am to say it, something very, very catastrophic may need to happen to really evoke change that will actually better our situation. Speaking of change, check this out: http://anz.theoildrum.com/node/4016

DB: What role can the fashion industry play in making sustainable = sexy?
LM: A leading one, if you create a eco-friendly brand, it must still be attractive, sexy, of great cuts, colors, lines, and texture. After visiting Premier Vision in Paris for the past 2 years, I have seen the Eco-lux textile industry explode and offer a lot of great products that at first, do not strike you as “eco-friendly”. So I think soon that will trickle down into the masses. But it may take a long time. Price is still a big factor.

DB: Is fashion more than just clothes and accessories?
LM: No not really, fashion is what is offered, fashion fades, fashion and vanity is what some believe to be the destruction of the soul. I think Style on the other hand, is eternal and unique to the man/woman, and as important as the feathers on a peacock or the mane on a lion.

DB: What is your opinion on animals exploited for clothing and fibers?
LM: Well that’s obvious, animals should never be exploited. Was it Ghandi who said something like you can learn everything about a country by looking at how they treat their animals? I think it sad, tragic, and evil what happens everyday to animals in terms of profits. However, if the animal is honored, the food and products are appreciated and used as nourishment or protection, then we maintain that balance that is missing from our society.

DB: Fill in the blank: In a perfect world_______
LM: …bill collectors lose their voice and have to call in to work sick everyday.

DB: What is the biggest failure of our culture right now?
LM: Our inability to prepare for a better future…and also family life and healthy social living has been destroyed over the past century…but it’s not too late to bring change.

Sling & Stone in a Good Society

TheDiscerningBrute — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:32:34 +0000

When a group of Seattle professionals left their high-power jobs to change the world with “the most luxurious and best-fitting jeans”, they had no idea what they were getting Themselves into. Sling & Stones jeans are made from American-grown organic cotton. The pocket lining is organic, fair-trade Peruvian cotton. Their supplier programs in Peru help poor farmers, who previously were forced to grow cocaine, generate electricity for the nearby villages, and donate proceeds back into the local communities. Fair Trade ensures workers are paid enough to care for their families, put food on the table, and send their children to school. In addition, Sling & Stones provides doctors, subsidized housing, and living wages to their factory workers. If you don’t think they are doing enough, a percentage of Sling & Stones’ profits will be used to immunize villagers in Peru, fight teen suicide in Japan, and build an orphanage and youth rehabilitation center in India. Organic Jeans! Who knew?

Why Organic Jeans? Each year cotton producers around the world use nearly $2.6 billion worth of pesticides — more than 10% of the world’s pesticides and nearly 25% of the world’s insecticides. If all of our cotton clothing was organic, we could cut global insecticide usage by a quarter! This is staggering.

Cut: Daniel (Slim Fit) Denim: S&S Staple Japanese Organic Supima Denim

Cut: Daniel (Slim Fit) Denim: Natural Indigo Dyed S&S Staple Japanese Organic Supima Selvege Denim

Click HERE to find out where to purchase a pair.

Sling & Stone is also a participant in Good Society:

“Good Society is a loosely connected organic movement driving global change. The core value of this movement is the belief that in all things we must love, will, and do good. The Good Society label takes fashion beyond useless, and often-destructive pretense by presenting an affordably priced, forward thinking collection that is fully sustainable – both ecologically and socially. The label centers around its collection of fairly traded 100% organic denim with clean styling and a fit that ensures it will be the pair you wear to look good and feel great. Please visit www.goodsociety.org for more information.”

DB’s Etiquette Recommendation: If you care about ecology, animals, or other people – conventional cotton is your sworn enemy. If you are not familiar with the GLOBAL CATASTROPHE that is conventional cotton, click HERE and watch the video at the bottom.