Green Chic #1

For waaayyyy too long, going green or organic was stigmatized as being a 'hippie treehugger'...and as we all know, it's been decades since 'hippie' was cool.

Thankfully, the tides have changed, perhaps in part due to uber-geek Al Gore, and Green has become chic. Instead of "this seasons must-have", it's "this decades must-do".

It seems that every other day I come across another solution to what ails us. In america that amounts to a huge change of habit. For us, everything is disposable....even some of our income. So step one is to look at allll our waste, and see how we can minimize it.

Last season's 'it' bag was the 'I'm not a plastic bag' bag. Kudos to designer Anya Hindmarch for making it stylish. It brought to our attention how much landfills are consumed by plastic bags, which take 1000 years to degrade. San Francisco is actually considering banning them, which in that city alone 'would save 450,000 gallons of oil a year and remove the need to send 1,400 tons of debris now sent annually to landfills' says Ross Mirkarimi.

I think that is a fantastic idea...but we also need really fantastic replacement solutions. Now, the canvas bag can be really cute, but lets face it, I often forget to grab it on my way out the door. Or what if I am dropping by the grocers on the way home from work (as I so often am wont to do)? Well, fear not, it's been taken care of. I absolutely adore my Envirosax. A series of chic nylon bags that roll up into tiny balls. They are sturdy enough to carry the heaviest loads, but fold up so small that you can fit several into your handbag. I usually keep a couple in there, because you never know when you are gonna need to buy something. And because Green is now in fashion, you better believe they are cute and modern.

So what are you waiting for? You can shop for them here.