Eco-Fashion-ably Late
I have mixed feelings about eco-fashion, or eco-chic, or whatever slightly lame terms they are using for sustainable couture. While the clothing and accessories enjoying classification in these categories is super-high quality, often custom-made and created from the best organic and sustainable fabrics, the prices are on par with essential appendages and tanks of gas.
Please consider: The Madeline Coat from Rebe. Made from recycled fibers and featuring 3 buttons. A scant $205. Don’t you all add it to your holiday lists at once.
Or the 5 Pocket Pants by Sameunderneath. 98% organic and, at $140 retail, about 98% of my grocery budget. (And, yikes, made in China).
So what are the more realistic and slighty fashion challenged of us to do? Isn’t there an option for people who want to feel better about the impact of there clothes, without catostrophically impacting our wallets?
Well, of all the unlikley takers in this conundrum, on Oct. 13, Payless ShoeSourse announced plans to release an eco-shoe line for the rest of us. (Hey, its’ a start). With with Summer Rayne Oakes, Discovery Network’s Planet Green fashion and beauty expert and author of Style, Naturally: The Savvy Shopping Guide to Sustainable Fashion & Beauty, as its Eco Consultant, the line of shoes has a chance as being both fashionable and affordable.
In the company’s official press release, Matt Rubel, president and CEO of Collective Brands, said that Payless could bring sustainable fashion to the masses by using its economies of scale to purchase certified organic and recycled materials at an affordable price. “We have more than 4,500 stores — Payless is Main Street. What we do gets into neighborhoods and to people who might not normally have access to [sustainable fashion],” he said.
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