long live green!

friend, upstate New Yorker, and rising eco-friendly fashion star Christine Marchuska is heading to DC today to present “VIVONS VERT” Fall/Holiday 2009 cmarchuska collection this weekend, Saturday, July 11. find out event details here.

after having worked on the financial fast-track for Morgan Stanely, Christine wanted to fulfill her fashion dreams and join the green movement. with the help of her brothers, organic clothing line cmarchuska was founded in November 2008. I interviewed her shortly after the fashion line’s founding (read that story here or go straight to the source and visit cmarchuska for details).

since then Christine and her eco-friendly designs have been featured in Newsweek, Fox 40, and Entrepreneur, as well as making the rounds of many organic blogs including Sexy Sustainable Style, Feelgood Style and a host of other well-read publications and media outlets. by using only earth friendly products and packaging while maintaining American Apparel-esque style coupled with trendy LBDs and fitted Ts, cmarchuska is THE clothing brand to watch. each piece of the cmarchuska Signature Collection is inspired by someone who has influenced Christine’s life. *the lindsey leigh dress, alison dress, and m series t are personal favs

check out cmarchuska’s complete Fall 2009 look book here. score some all-natural, eco-friendly cmarchuska threads by visiting their site. happy sustainable shopping!

BREAKING! cmarchuska made the list of the top 20 eco-designers to watch!

Photos thanks to Christine Marchuska and cmarchuska on Facebook

as long as you follow

another native upstate NYer is hittin’ the big time thanks to eco-friendly fashion and beauty!

follow my good friend and favorite organic personality on her all-natural adventure making stops at the Green Room NYC to pick up gorgeous organic threads from cmarchuska (more on this fabulous fashionista line later!), TEICH for handbags, and new environmentally-friendly store AuH2O where CNN filmed footage of Mia and AuH2O owner Kate Goldwater. stay tuned to my blog for updates on Mia’s new blog site Verde Chic and her CNN footage. coming soon!

Mia’s cotton dress by Ryann and cork bag by Cork Design

here’s a taste of what organic living is like in the fast lane. for more on Mia’s adventures please visit her blog.

I received a message that I was scheduled for a photo shoot with photographer Linda Strobert the next night at her studio in West Orange, NJ!

I began to trip a lil. Nobody had even told me about Thursday night’s shoot… what was I going to wear?! I had a TEICH handbag as my accessory, but I couldn’t just show up naked with a handbag! Maybe PETA would approve, but I highly doubt my parents would. 😉  – Sexy Sustainable Style