Earth Day Celebration Wishlist | Best Brands Doing Good For the Earth
Every year on April 22nd, people around the world come together to celebrate Earth Day, a day dedicated to promoting environmental awareness and protection. As we face an increasing number of environmental challenges, it is more important than ever to recognize the importance of our planet and take action to preserve it for future generations. To help you make more environmentally conscious choices, we’ve put together our Editor’s Wishlist of eco-friendly products that can help you reduce your environmental impact. You can feel good about shopping these products and know that you’re doing your part to protect the planet.
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TRACEABLE JEWELLERY BY PAULA SILVÁN
WHY TO BUY: Paula Silván creates demi-fine jewellery from the sunny Mediterranean city of Valencia. Each piece is crafted with a conscious effort to use traceable materials, including 925 silver and controlled packaging from sustainable sources. The design process prioritizes minimizing waste through 3D printing and small-batch production, while also maintaining a commitment to working with local suppliers for proximity.
We love the Butterfly Ring in Sterling Silver, matte finish and plated in 18kt Yellow Gold with 3 microns of thickness.
WHAT WE LOVE: Paula Silván’s jewelry designs blend elements of nature and emotion. She plays with lines and geometries to create elegant designs that are simultaneously expressive and visually striking. Her impeccable designs, such as the Butterfly and the Wolf, are inspired by her observations of nature, and she seeks to give visibility to the beauty and risk of the natural world. Overall, Paula Silván is passionately committed to meeting our expectations by offering original, sophisticated, and ethically crafted jewelry.
GOOD CHOICE SUITS BY HOUSE OF DAGMAR
WHY TO BUY: House of Dagmar is a Swedish fashion brand founded in 2005 by three sisters, Karin Söderlind, Kristina Tjäder and Sofia Wallenstam who decided to pick up the legacy after their late grandmother; Dagmar. Sustainability has been a core value to House of Dagmar since its inception. To them, sustainability is to create products that last, with the least environmental footprint possible. Items tagged GOOD CHOICE consist of a minimum of 50% more sustainable materials, such as GOTS-certified organic cotton, mulesing-free merino wool, chrome-free leather, regenerated fibres and FSC-certified viscose.
WHAT WE LOVE: The House of Dagmar collection for Spring/Summer 2023 is anchored in a clean, effortless look and neutral color spectra, characteristic of the perennial Dagmar wardrobe.
As a result of their dedication to sustainability, 90% of our collection carries the GOOD CHOICE label. Their goal is to work towards using 100% sustainable materials as the industry and innovation of materials progresses.
LOLA CROSSBODY BAG BY PIPER & SKYE
WHY TO BUY: Piper & Skye is a luxury handbag brand, already recognized as a leader in responsible luxury accessories and Butterfly Mark Certified from Positive Luxury. Their mission is to borrow from nature to create gorgeous and intentionally sustainable, ethically minded products. They source raw materials with such concepts in mind as biodiversity and regeneration, partnering with suppliers who align with their values of respect, responsibility, and community.
Piper & Skye’s handbags are crafted with the help of small independent artisans in North America. Taking care of the communities which fish and tan their leathers, supporting local shelters in major cities across the continent, and nurturing their cherished supply chain and partners, this team of entrepreneurs is proud of the work they do.
WHAT WE LOVE: The Lola Crossbody bag in Cobalt Pirarucu is a stunning blend of luxury and sustainability. Crafted with care and attention to detail, this bag is made with sustainably-sourced materials and expert craftsmanship.
REGENERATIVE FASHION BY ONE GOLDEN THREAD
WHY TO BUY: In an extractive and over-consumed toxic fashion industry, One Golden Thread is taking a stance for deliciously comfortable regenerative fashion. From a single Beech Tree, One Golden Thread handcrafts 108 articles of clothing. With every purchase, a tree is planted through their reforestation partner, One Tree Planted. A measurable environmental impact of 1 to 108x with over 50,000 trees planted, plastic-free packaging, and incredibly low returns, the conscious collective brand is devoted to minimizing carbon footprint through cozy chic comfort threads fashioned by nature.
WHAT WE LOVE: One Golden Thread does right by the planet by offering durably soft threads to live in for life. The V Neck Tee will become your favorite, a feeling of Nature’s second skin. Their uniquely cut eco-luxe Tree Shirt is designed to shine your inner-gold to the world. Reinforced stitching allows for sleeves to hug biceps, or stay up rolled up. One Golden Thread is fashion redefined, with both nature and your inner-nature in mind.
One Golden Thread is founded by Clothing Designer, Fashion Pro-Activist, Eco-Systems Thinker, and Thought-Speaker on Regeneration, Jeff Scult.
THE BILLY WHITE BY VENUS IS VEGAN
WHY TO BUY: The shoes of VENUS IS VEGAN are made of apple leather, the most beautiful and strongest vegan material available. All their shoes are ethically crafted in Portugal, made with love and care. The Billy collection has the looks of a moccasin and is as comfortable as a sneaker, the best of both worlds. This shoe fits every style, whether you go to a party or to work.
WHAT WE LOVE: VENUS IS VEGAN wants to contribute to the shoe industry in a loving and responsible way, because most people do not realize what kind of (animal) suffering is hidden behind the leather industry. VENUS IS VEGAN’s mission is making a loving and vegan alternative where quality, comfort and appearance do not have to be compromised.
UNFUCKTHEWORLD 2023 BY THE COLORFUL CREW
WHY TO BUY: The Colorful Crew is a conscious contemporary clothing label which was founded in 2016 by paper artist & creative director Nina Greif-Reitzenstein.
In her work, the artist processes themes that inspire her in her everyday life. Poetic, very personal pieces with a clear message arise, while working with her favorite material PAPER. This is how collages, sculptures and objects come to life.
WHAT WE LOVE: Contemporary fashion label The Colorful Crew brings colorful (handmade) paper art on organic, high quality t-shirts, sweaters and accessories. Their designs are fresh, and modern Ready to Wear pieces, that are simultaneously fun to wear.
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