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Green Fashion Goes Mainstream

Nowadays, with consumers that are not just fashion conscious, but also environmentally conscientious, more and more large chain retailers are jumping on the eco-wagon and offering sustainable styles. Here's a look at some of the biggest names in apparel and the eco friendly collections they offer.

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9 Daring Ideas That Blend Fashion and Sustainability

Sustainable is the new sexy. Long gone are the days when caring about the environment meant dated fashions and dowdy garb. Here's a look at nine quirky green friendly designs that are fashionably far from the ordinary.

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From Project Runway to the Web

Zulema Griffin showcased her collection in a video featuring unpaid models sourced from Craigslist and ModelMayhem and posted it on YouTube. She also cross-promoted her digital fashion show on her MySpace page, YouTube channel, and her own website.

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Group networking events?

Hello Everyone -

I just joined the Dallas - Company of Friends and was wondering if there were any networking events that we do as a group?  If not, let me propose the following:

What:  Dallas - Group of Friends Happy Hour When: Monthly Why: To make our city a little smaller by connecting with like-minded business folks from around the Dallas area to share business ideas and opportunities.

Let me know if this is of any interest to anyone that is a member of this group.

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Project Parse It Up: Bravo vs. Lifetime

Tim Gunn, our favorite sartorial critic, is in the eye of the storm--again. As I chronicled in Fast Company's April issue profile "Project Rehab," the former head of Parsons' Fashion program has had a dizzying career trajectory since turning 50 (take note AARP!): landing his own TV show on Bravo, recruited to rewire Liz Claiborne Inc's $5 billion design culture, and of course, breakout stardom on Bravo's Project Runway.

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Grand Theft Auto IV Rage

It's been a historic week for gamers: Marvel Comics' "Iron Man" had stellar box office performance, clocking in an estimated $100.8 million in tickets in North America, while Take-Two Interactive's Grand Theft Auto IV sold six million copies during its first week of sales, raking in an astounding $500 million.

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Can oil prices drive Innovation?

Sorry all regarding the delay in activity, I have been away.  Back to regular blogging directly. Here's a  starter.

In a recent conversation with a close colleague, Craig Briggs, who is located in Asia, the idea of oil pricing driving innovation came up and sparked a vigorous debate.

Here are Craig's thoughts on the matter; 

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We'll miss you nau

Forward thinking, progressive design, fully committed to balancing environmental issues and sustainability with business objectives — all of these could have been used to describe nau. I don’t get it. Great ideas are always supposed to prevail.

Their stores were revolutionary, their online experience was beautiful (if a bit clunky to shop but I'm hyper-critical in this area) and their product delivered. It was lead by savvy, former execs from companies like Patagonia and Nike.

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