Beauty brand Dr Organic launches three new ranges.

Dr Organic are launching three new ranges of eco-conscious beauty that doesn’t cost the earth. Each range includes products for the skin, body and hair. 

Dead Sea Minerals Range

The Dead Sea has long been known for its health, beauty and therapeutic benefits. Rich in minerals and marine extracts. 
A Must Try is : The organic Dead Sea mineral body polish - a great exfoliant but doesn't leave the skin feeling dry afterwards.

Moroccan Argan Oil Range

Argan Oil is the miracle oil from Morocco that combines unique properties such as high levels of Vitamin E with organic essential oils and fruit extracts to create rich and deeply absorbent products. 
A Must Try is: Organic Moroccan Argan Oil Hair Treatment Serum - suffering from frizzy but fine hair, this manages to tame without being heavy.

Virgin Coconut Oil Range

Coconut oil is known for its nourishing and hydrating properties. This range is also rich in natural extracts such as papaya and aloe vera leaf juice. Tropical paradise!
A Must Try is: Organic Virgin Coconut Oil Hydrating Radiance Elixir (face). Skin feels smoother but although not strong, you do need to be a fan of the coconut fragrance.

Will be available soon from Holland & Barrett stores and online

Environmentally Friendly Chic Bridalwear 2013 - Sanyukta Shrestha

Sanyukta Shretha 2013 bridal Collcetion is titled 'Wallis In Love' and is inspired by the iconic Wallis Simpson.

Wallis dress

Wallis dress

Wallis dress – high neckline with a split bust line. organic silk with full bamboo silk lace sleeves. A delicate circular broach under the small collar compliments a bold keyhole back with scalloped edging of lace.

Milk fabric

Milk fabric

Embodying the Waliis Simpson style, one of the more adventurous dresses of her 2013 collection is made of an innovative and ground breaking new fabric technology made predominantly out of milk!!



Another key piece  of SS13 is a gown made of newspapers that are over 30 years old.

Newspaper

Newspaper

Below are the rest of the collection made from the more ususal environmentally friendly fabrics:

Alice dress with Alice overlay

Alice dress- hemp silk strapless wedding gown with sweetheart neckline, simple boned bodice and A-line skirt.  Shown here with Alice Overlay – high neck, long sleeved silk tulle overlay with Chantilly lace detailing and delicate buttons at the back.  

Anne dress

Anne dress – raw silk gown with high neck revealing a v-back. Pleating detail over the bodice with fishtail skirt. Sparkle from art deco inspired brooch on the centre of waistband.

Bessie dress

Bessie dress – high neckline and short hemline. Silk pleated detailing covers the upper bodice and full length sleeves with long contrasting cuffs finished with buttons.

Elmira dress

Elmira dress

Elmira dress – high boat neckline with low v-back.  Delicate bamboo lace overlay on bodice and asymmetrical fathered detail on side of A-line skirt.

Kathryn dress

Kathryn dress

Kathryn dress- organic cotton lace with full length sleeves and v-neckline. Fully covered with a sheer lace back and beaded brooch in the centre holding the gather of the cathedral length train.

Margie dress

Margie – sheath like halter neck with dropped low back and soft flowing skirt flared from the hip. Hand beaded finish around the neck.

Marion dress

Marion dress

Marion dress – organic silk gown with a cowl neckline, plunging v-back and angled soft collar. Hand beaded detail on the shoulders.

Pearl dress

Pearl dress – organic cotton lace strapless column gown with soft sweetheart neckline. With glamorous heavy beaded detailing.

Rosalie dress

Rosalie dress – a high boat neckline with folded panel detailing down the right side.  Soft fishtail cut design

www.sanyuktashrestha.com

Black Dress HQ launches Hermon & Son Eco jewellery

Coming soon!

Left to right:

Solitaire Diamond sterling silver studs £89

Solitaire Diamond sterling silver ring £80

Five flags necklace £90 –  sterling silver, copper 24ct gold and plated enamel

Three + Facet ring £130 – recycled sterling silver

Solitaire Diamond oxidised black studs £89

Zara Martin Collaborates with Jewellery Brand MADE

The jewellery brand MADE have collaborated with TV presenter and model Zara Martin who has designed an exclusive jewellery collection for them.

Zara’s famously edgy style is reflected in her rocky designs that were turned into reality by the Kenyan MADE team. The on-trend 15-piece collection, inspired by Zara’s love of fashion and music, incorporates designs with a rock ‘n’ roll look that epitomises Zara’s own unique style. This rock n’ roll inspiration has been literally translated into some of the pieces such as guitar pendants on earrings and bracelets and a drum-inspired cuff.

Combining Zara Martin’s on-trend creative flare with MADE’s philosophy, this collaboration is set to become the must-have accessory collection of the season. Zara complemented the MADE team by saying she is “so excited to be working with MADE, and blown away by the amazing MADE team in Kenya”.

The Zara Martin for MADE collection is available from www.asos.com and www.made.uk.com

H&M Conscious launches an Exclusive Glamour Collection

The H&M Conscious range shows that you can create red carpet glamour and keep green. Their new Exclusive Glamour Collection uses the more sustainable materials such as organic cotton and hemp as well as recycled polyester. 

 This glamorous evening dress features creamy white organic cotton and silk bouclé at the top, with a frothy organza plissé meringue skirt – available in a limited edition of 1,000 pieces, each individually numbered.

The collection has already been seen on the red carpet. Amanda Seyfried wore the blue tuxedo blazer and shorts at a London premiere.

 Oscar nominee Viola Davis has been seen in the hot-pink sleeveless top and skirt ...

....and 'Sex & the City' Kristin Davis wore the apple green organic cotton embroidered dress to a Vanity Fair event.

Here’s a few more pieces of this Exclusive Conscious collection, which will be available from April 12 in around 100 stores H&M worldwide, as well as selected looks on-line www.hm.com

 

PHOTO PRINT DRESS

Kaleidoscope colors decorate this photo print dress and matching jacket in a recycled polyester blend.

BEADED MAXI -This lemon yellow chiffon maxi gown in recycled polyester has a beaded bodice, combining elegant decoration with classic design.

So there's no excuse not to go green for red carpet glamour.

All Photographs by Kacper Kasprzyk

Jeff Garner's Prophetik AW12 collection at London Fashion Week

Sustainable fashion designer Jeff Garner decided not to showcase his collection last season at London Fashion Week's SS12 , but happily we see a return for him with his AW12 collection.
Inspired by Princess Grace who was courted by the noble dandy gentleman the collection was titled ‘Courtly Love’

 

And the first long dresses were oh so Princess Grace – sleek yet sophisticated, simple yet glamorous, worn with  regal necklaces from Adorn especially designed for Prophetik. 

Here the snow white gown has a delicate ethereal lace overlay .

Black and white  showed a more dramatic elegance in both  long and short lengths..

Garner's love of the Victorian Deep South look  was there looking delicate and refined in soft shades of pink and white  .....

...  and robust and hardy with the more  farmland styles.

Hemp wool plaid was new to his collection to give an equestrian countryside style in jackets matched with slim jodhpur style capris. 

A dark red jacket with full swing skirt cinched in the waist mixed the equestrian look with Garner’s love of the old Deep South style.

Moving away from the Victorian high necklines, short day time dresses looked cute and innocent at the front with their spaghetti straps and full skirts, but the straps wrapped around the arms to leave the back totally bare.

Not all were backless, others had cross over straps.

Colours were made from plant and earth-based dyes.

The Finale dress was a white strapless bodice made from his grandmothers aged quilts and adorned with a vintage pocket watch, skirt in black peace silk and a trail of black naturally shed ostrich feathers. This dress will be on exhibition at the Smithsonian museum Washington DC from July as part of the 40 under 40 exhibit in the Renwick Gallery

Online boutique: www.prophetik.com

Photographer: Christopher Dadey

Courtly Love was sponspored by the Lawrence Anthony Foundation and presented by Coco Eco Magazine, 
The Lawrence Anthony Foundation is a philanthropic organization that supports environmental conservation, education and wildlife rehabilitation. Theire goal in 2012 is to stop the ongoing poaching of the rhino which threatens the survival of the species.
Coco Eco Magazine was launched in Los Angeles, 2008 by Editor-in-Chief Anna Griffin and is a digital lifestyle publication promoting sustainable fashion, beauty, cleebrity and cause.