Shop for Yourself
Shopping in the UK; The Carrier Company
Owner Tina Guillory works from her 17th century house making such products as the traditional Norfolk Slop, a windproof sailcloth smock; popular with painters, gardeners and woodworkers. more »
The NRDC asks: How Green Are Your Jeans? We Ask Do You Use Them for Insulation?
The average woman has eight pairs in her closet. Chances are that to make those jeans, cotton crops were drenched in pesticides; fibers were stained with toxic dyes ... more »
Shopping for Shoes, Bags and Accessory Treasures
Ped - A San Francisco-based site that offers shoes, jewelry,handbags and ... treasures. We fell for the Pepita jewelry pieces, which are made of such ingredients as lace, fabric beads, flea market finds, haberdashery stocks more »
Pursuit of the Perfect Purse
Of course it would also be nice if it came with some sort of niche for a small flashlight, because I am forever squinting down into lint-filled depths, looking for little items that have a way of hiding themselves. It would also need to be sturdy, because I have a bad habit of hastily flinging my purse into the backseat or onto the closet shelf, and have even been known to swing it angrily against the wall when the key to my front door jams and sticks in the lock yet again. more »
