Carry the Earth on your Shoulder

By Laura Denny, Contributing Writer for GREENandSAVE.com
Posted on Saturday 10th January 2009

It is only natural for a woman to want to spice up her life and her style with a new handbag. What better way to calm that natural craving than with handbags made from all natural material? Here are a few ideas to accessorize in an eco-friendly manner.

Evolve

For those who are looking to evolve their fashion, their wallet, and their impact on the environment look no further than Evolve45’s handbags. How does 100% organic cotton linings, rich natural materials, and genuine Italian vegetable-tanned leather sound? Sounds like a perfect, sleek, sexy, and very eco-friendly accessory for that Saturday night outfit.
Two of the delightful designs include: the Bare Mary Tote for the “need to bring my life with me everywhere but don’t want the world to know” woman; and the Urban Nature Satchel for the “I’m going out to the club and might not come home, I should have overnight gear” woman. To find more visit Evolve45.com.

Soda Bottle Bag

Former celebrity stylist Noel Ciani’s GypsyStyle bag collection is made out of post consumer bottles! Don’t be too quick to judge. They do not look like those bags you use in the grocery store in order to be eco-friendly in your shopping. These bags actually have a great look to them. There are many different styles so it is easy to find the type of bag one might be looking for.
Women know that different bags need to be used for different occasions and this bag collection offers a well-varied selection. There are great bags for the beach, the farmers market, yoga, Pilates, a weekend retreat and more…all at a great price.
GypsyStyle holds the vision that “green living should be an easy and affordable choice regardless of individual lifestyle.” You can find GypsyStyle at many stores in the Philadelphia area including: Abbe's Place in Manyunk, Fosters in Olde City, Adrianne's Caravan in the Ardmore Farmers Market, Gypsy's Treasures in Spring Mill,
Arrowroot in Bryn Mawr, and JUJU salon in Queen Village.

Trendy Totes

Tote bags are back in style and have multiple purposes. A tote bag could be used to carry around a bottle of wine, your papers, your laptop, or your first aid kit. But what if your tote bag also carried an environmentally conscious message?
Hayden-Harnett has jumped on the “green” wagon and produced some totes with a little character and of course some eco-friendly style. You can find these totes and purchase them at Hayden-Harnett. Not only do these totes show your enthusiasm for the environment, but your green money will also help, through each purchase, to make the earth a little greener. $25 worth of your purchase goes towards global warming charities and $10 goes towards “American Forests” to plant 10 trees.

Green in Philly

So this winter when we are having gloomy, cold, and sometimes white days in Philly, let’s try to be a little stylish and a little “green.” Add a little flare to your organic hand-made sweater with an organic or soda bottle bag. And make your style a little more earth friendly. For more information on how to “Green Up” your lifestyle, take a look at GREEnandSAVE.com for Lifestyle options.

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