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EarthShare of Illinois Presents Revamped: A Fashion Show for a Greener Society

Earthshare of Illinois presents their 2nd Annual ReVamped Fashion and Art Show May 20th at Bridgeport Art Center

CHICAGO, IL – May, 6, 2011 - Earth Share of Illinois, a nonprofit environmental federation, would like to announce their 2nd annual Revamped Fashion & Art Show.  The Revamped Fashion & Art Show will take place on Friday, May 20, 2011, from 7:00pm-11:00pm, at the Bridgeport Art Center, 1200 W 35th Street, Chicago, IL.  For more information, visit www.revampedchicago.com.

General Admission tickets ($35.00) include open bar, fashion show, and other entertainment.  VIP Admission tickets ($75.00) include access to exclusive VIP lounge with food and featured cocktails, and seats along the runway.

All tickets include free parking, complimentary coat check, music, “green carpet” photo ops and spectacular views of downtown Chicago from one of Chicago’s newest premier event spaces!

Your participation and support of Revamped will help to celebrate the beauty when people recycle, reimagine and reinvent fashion and art.  Revamped conveys the simple ways that we can have a positive impact on the environment through the creative reuse of our resources.  Revamped shows people that there is an environmentally conscience choice in fashion and art.

An expected 400 people will be introduced to simple ways in which you can have a positive impact on the environment.  From vintage clothing, sustainable textiles, custom refashioned accessories, and recycled fabrics; Revamped inspires guests to reuse materials waiting to be discarded.  We will feature refashioned vintage couture mixed with new developments in eco-textiles.  The designers are filling a gap in the fashion industry and capturing an emerging market of consumers that want to make socially responsible choices.

This year, the event has expanded and local artists have been invited to showcase their recycled artwork.  Guests will be introduced to a new community of local artists and designers that create with the environment in mind.  Artists include Nicole Matta Santos, Carrie Ann Schumacher, Jay Strommen, Maggie Joyce, Charles Heinrich, Tiffany Gholar and Brikena Boci.

Revamped will provide local artists and businesses a way to get involved and support the Chicagoland environmental community.

Our runway show will feature the following designers; Redgi Woods, Imagine Fashions, Rachel Brooks, The Style Cooperative, Alternative Shoes, Corky Couture, and Marta Cebrat-Czernik.

Purchase tickets by May 20, 2011, pre-sale ends at 3:00pm.  Visit the event website at www.revampedchicago.com or contact Elizabeth Kossik at 312-795-3740.

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About Earth Share of Illinois

Earth Share of Illinois represents over 60 leading environmental and conservation organizations making a difference locally, nationally and internationally.  We are hard at work to provide funding to protect our valuable natural resources to those member charities through workplace giving campaigns.  Our member charities are dedicated to the protection of our public health and natural resources, and provide educational resources

on pollution prevention and conservation practices.  To learn more about our work, visit www.earthshare-illinois.org, or email LKossik@earthshare-illinois.org.

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Eco-Friendly Sports Apparel Made from Bamboo Good 4 U — Good 4 The Planet!

Good Gear, an innovative concept in bamboo-based sports apparel, recently launched a line of products made 100% from white bamboo, the world’s fastest growing renewable resource. These products rival synthetic and chemical products in the market with their breathable, hypoallergenic and lightweight features.

Hartford, CT – April 6, 2011 Good Gear, an innovative concept in bamboo-based sports apparel, makes its debut at the San Francisco Green Festival April 9-10.

Good Gear recently launched a line of products made 100% from white bamboo, the world’s fastest growing renewable resource. These products rival synthetic and chemical products in the market with their breathable, hypoallergenic and lightweight features.

“We are thrilled to be part of San Francisco’s Green Festival this year,” said Torin Lee, Good Gear president. “Good Gear is a cutting-edge, growing, eco-friendly sports apparel line, and this venue will be a great opportunity for us to reach an audience that is very much in tune with our values and our concept: versatile, comfortable clothing for the active, environmentally conscious consumer.”

“Whether you are a competitive athlete, weekend warrior or active individual who has a passion for our environment, Good Gear products are comfortable, good for your athletic performance, and also good for the planet,” Lee said.

The environmental benefits of bamboo clothing are just as important as style and comfort, and far exceed the eco-utility of synthetic textiles.

  • Bamboo plants are very quick growers and do not require fertilizers or pesticides for a successful crop.
  • They require very little water and they can survive drought conditions as well as flooding.
  • Bamboo is a sustainable and renewable resource as the bamboo plant is self-replenishing.
  • It releases a significant amount of oxygen into the atmosphere, more so than trees.
  • Planting bamboo can help reduce the level of carbon dioxide in the air as well as reducing soil erosion.

“Bamboo and athletic apparel are both gaining in popularity,” Lee stated. “The demand for bamboo continues to increase every year due to its durability, texture and environmental benefits. Likewise, performance apparel is one of the fastest growing sectors of the global textile industry. By combining the two, we are offering a product that we believe is the right concept at the right time.”

To learn more about Good Gear and its products, please visit us at
BOOTH #113 at the San Francisco Green Festival
or go to http://www.mygoodgear.com.

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Herban Lifestyle unveils Naked

Herban Lifestyle unveils Naked by DC Eco-Style and Fashion Examiner Katherine Limon via Examiner.com

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