Apparently, if you reside in NYC, it’s very easy to be green. For thee obvious reasons like, most folks don’t have automobiles they have to worry about, but when Earth Day comes a knocking and might I remind you, it’s the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, things may get more serious.
A few designers sent fashionista their tips on going green.
Dana Lorenz of FENTON & FALLON
Fresh music, bold entertainment, and men’s fashion—one tight email a week.
“You don’t have to put a solar panel on your roof to do you part. Little things add up if everyone does them. Unrelated to jewelry, I have vowed NEVER to buy those little pre-packed dog-walking bags. When things I buy come in plastic packaging or if I have a bag from the deli, I use those. There are just some products that are not at all necessary!”
Maria Cornejo
“I don’t like plastic bags so I carry a canvas tote in my purse at all times. Also, get involved in your local community garden, it’s so easy and lots of fun.”
Melissa Joy Manning
“Fashion your own re-usable bags sans logo by sewing two vintage scarves together and using a cool belt as a handle. Plastic “eco bags” are still plastic. We need to stop using plastic altogether- recycling it releases chemicals into our atmosphere.”
Lela Rose
“The only coral I use is the color and I like to stay green all year by running errands and trekking my kids around the city on my rickshaw.”
Sophie Buhai, Vena Cava
“Just try and be more aware of your consumption. Little choices like using cloth napkins and dish towels, not providing plastic water bottles at the office, using less AC and riding your bike. I find all these things to be easy adjustments, and in the end they make a difference.”
I read somewhere that if you live in san francisco you can’t get your hands on plastic bags at any market or grocery any longer. Folks are finding themselves hoarding them like parking meter quarters. So one city’s ordinances are another’s opportunity, perhaps?
