But one part about being a dirty hippie that has always bothered me is the...well, the dirty hippie part. I like pretty. I like clean hair. How to reconcile? I've been thinking about this a lot lately, considering how much I like to shop and have new pretty things. I realize this doesn't fit well with conservation. Can I still be green and preen in front of the mirror?
Turns out, yes:
These are from the new H&M organic cotton collection.
These are Mavi's organic cotton Mona jeans...which for the life of me I can't find on the website. Maybe they're out?
Pretty things underneath are always nice, like these earth-loving knicks from greenknickers.
But in the end, I think it will be the shoes that get me--I like nearly all the shoes in Simple's women's collection. My flippies are wearing out...might be time to buy the ones made with recycled car tires.
Did anyone click on the sites and notice anything? Only one of the companies, Simple Shoes, is based in the US. H&M is Swedish, Mavi is Turkish, and Greenknickers British (or they just really enjoy the use of the pound sign in front of their prices). Once again, the US is not at the forefront of sustainable, eco-conscious consumer alternatives.
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4 comments:
good to hear good things about parents...and to hear you are feeling better. And I wondered about sustainable clothing..glad you found some sites as I can't imagine u will give up shopping...
I have to say I like those polka-dot carousel shoes, as well as the Tangle in the Heritage line; I think I'd wear those alot.
http://www.buygreen.com seems to be a one-stop shopping experience.
I loooove Simple Shoes. I have several pairs that I got from PlanetShoes and they're pretty much all I war these days. So comfortable and cute. And their eco-friendliness is a major major bonus :)
I like green too, but for some of us it is soooo expensive to buy green. That is my biggest issue. I know that some would say that if we are truly going to make a change that we have to be willing to sacrifice. On a ministry budget there is hardly anything left to sacrifice in order to buy green.
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