Category: Green
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New York Magazine: Ask the Experts Feature
I did an interview with Kari Elwell-Katzander, NYC’s premier urban gardener (and green-wall expert) for New York magazine’s Summer Design issue:
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Eco-Chick.com Reaches a Milestone!
Just a WHOOHOOOO!!!! that Eco-chick.com’s Facebook page now has over 5,000 fans. :))))
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“In the Spotlight” Feature on Sara Jane Mercer’s Site
Being green fundamentally means understanding that the connection between personal health and environmental health is tied together inextricably. An Eco-Chick is a person who works, in whatever ways are in their power, to reduce their impact, keep informed, and stand up for human, animal and planetary health. Read more of the Q&A on the Sara…
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Ecouterre’s Photo of Me at the Yoxi “Trim the Waste of Fashion” Party (Wearing my Woodthumb Tie!)
Starre Vartan wearing WoodThumb. Ecouterre covered Yoxi’s “Trim the Waste of Fashion” party and caught me wearing my brand-new (to me, it’s actually made from reclaimed wood and hand-finished in San Fran) Woodthumb tie. I can’t wait to wear it again soon. Check out my coverage of WoodThumb on Eco Chick here.
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The Yoxi “Trim the Waste of Fashion” Competition!
I love this new competition by Yoxi, a cool nonprofit that aims to find the “next social media rockstars” – their latest topic to tackle takes a look at the fashion industry. I helped them out a bit with my expertise and they were kind enough to feature me on the page for the competition:…
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Video: Afingo Fashion Forum Panel
I really enjoyed speaking at the recent Afingo Fashion Forum in NYC at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Check out the wrap-up video below, courtesy of Ecouterre.
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Starre Vartan, Founder and Editor of Eco Chick and Eco Chick Escapes, Speaks at the Afingo Fashion Forum at FIT
Starre Vartan (far right) speaks at FIT at the Afingo “Sustainability and Philanthropy” panel. Jill Fehrenbacher (not pictured), editor of Inhabitat moderated, and (L to R) Jeffrey Costello and Robert Tagliapietra, designers of Costello Tagliapietra, Julie Gilhart, the former creative director of Barneys, Melissa Kushner, founder of Goods for Good, Summer Rayne Oakes, eco model…
Starre Julia Vartan 