Sustainable Sales: curtsey and BEAU SOLEIL and Melissa!

…The California-born and -based designer specializes in bright, flirty frocks that dress up and down with equal ease. Paired with a slouchy boyfriend blazer, they’re great for every day, or throw on the statement heels and you’re ready for the party. The Curtsey collection, with its sporty, casual cuts, draws on the best of homegrown American style—which is why Allen makes it proudly in the U.S. of A.

You’ve got to love a home-grown company.  Go US economy!

The sale starts today (Tuesday, March 9) at 9AM, and runs for 40 hours, or until everything sells out.  Need an Ideeli invite?  Here’s mine.

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EDIT: I’m seriously missing out, here.  There are two OTHER sustainable sales going on right now!

BEAU SOLEIL is a brand I hadn’t heard of before today.  Thanks, HauteLook, for introducing me:

With green products on the rise, Anne Salvatore Epstein’s eco-friendly collection, BEAU SOLEIL, is perfectly aligned with today’s trends. BEAU SOLEIL, named after the designer’s favorite oyster, focuses on sustainability, fair trade and labor, as well as organic raw materials. The end result is the ability to offer consumers environmentally healthy clothing choices without sacrificing fashion.

…Epstein uses fabric made out of bamboo, a sustainable material, vegetable-dyed organic cottons, tencel, which is made from eucalyptus trees, and vintage as well as recycled leather trims.

You can find the sale here, at HauteLook - yes, it’s happening right now - and if you need an invitation, using mine will help boost the funds to bring you more eco-friendly posts.

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If you haven’t already heard of Melissa Shoes, you must be new here.

These shoes are flirty, frivolous, fabulous fun. The colors are bright, the shapes are chic, and the rubber material flexes and shines. Flats are sexily low-cut, and the velvet finish and cute bow on the ballerina style make it an irresistibly cute choice. The brand’s collaboration with Vivienne Westwood yields fierce, strappy heels typical of the English grande dame’s quirky style.

I’ve been craving the Ashanti bootie (which is only $54 during this sale) for months.  If you’re looking for something fun and eye catching for spring – something you could wear in the office and at the park – that is also vegan, this is the brand.  The sale is happening now at Gilt – here’s a link to an invitation if you need it.

As always, let me know if you pick something up!

March 9, 2010 |

File under: Awakened Options: Organic, Awakened Options: Vegan, Clothing, Fashion, Sustainable Sales