That’s right. Shitkickers.

Your go-to shoe, your second-skin shoe, your I’m-feeling-like-I want-to-walk-softly-upon-the-earth-today shoe that reminds you that the weekend is coming.

Do you have a pair?

I love my heels and I love my boots, but sometimes it’s nice not to make such an entrance at the supermarket.

Clip clop clip clop. You know what I’m talkin’ about. Add to that the broken carriage I always get with the squeaky wheel, that I walk hard and fast at almost 5’9″, frequently suffer bad bang days, and therefore some days just want to slip into …

Tags: Baskemolla Low , denim booties , Kerouac , Manimal , Osborn shoes , shitkickers , Swedish Hasbeens , Tom's Habitante , vegan

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Are you vegetarian? Not that there’s anything wrong with that. If you are, you might have a high IQ or at least want to be perceived as smart.

A new study in the Social Psychology Quarterly March issue has linked high IQ, or measured intelligence, in adults and adolescents to “increases [in] adult liberalism,” including a tendency to be vegetarian, atheist and approving of same sex marriage.

Previous research had shown an even stronger link between high IQ teens and eventual vegetarianism.

Is this sheer snobbery and …

Tags: conservative , Eating Animals , Ellen Degeneris , IQ , Jonathan Safran Foer , kanazawa , liberal , omnivore , Sandra Maclean , slow food , Slow Food NYC , vegan , vegetarian

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The great American Southwest is mecca for many to get out of their skins and absorb big sky and red rock. But inspiring enough to start a shoe line?

Yes, my southwestern sister.

After Manimal founder/designer, Kristen Lombardi, took her first trip to the desert (she a native New Englander), she was completely inspired to create shoes capturing the essence of the space.

She says her interest in traditional costumes and animal forms also influences the design of each moccasin and accessory (she has great jewelry and bags too), with her design …

Tags: Brooklyn , Manimal moccasins , Rib Cage Flats , vegan

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Confession: On a trip to Venice some years back, I literally slept naked in an ankle-length black mink coat a Republican friend had lent me for the week-long trip. Diddy hasn’t had it so good. Talk about texture porn.

There’s a reasonable explanation for how this happened. I accidentally nodded off in the thing the first night, as I am wont to do, and what can I say? I never slept so well, and decided to keep it up for the whole vacation. Why we don’t sleep naked in …

Tags: ethics , fashion , fur , leather , recycled , vegan , vegetarian

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The gray of winter calls for warm and hearty soups, but what about ones that aren’t made with animal stock? We’ve rounded up some of the best vegetarian soup recipes on the web, full of delicious flavors and packed with great ingredients that are good for your body. They’re sure to warm up your kitchen with wonderful aromas and keep you feeling healthy and full of energy. If you’re feeling extra creative, we even added in some tips on concocting your own veggie soup recipes at the bottom. Bon appetit!

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Tags: carrot , coconut , lentils , quinoa , Recipe , recipes , soup , soup recipes , sweet potatoes , vegan , vegetarian , vegetarian recipes , vegetarian soup recipes

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Will you be in New York this February for Eco Fashion Week? (And do ya like how we’re slowly turning the tables on you, boring old Fashion Week?) The GreenShows should be your major focal point.

Touted as the only “premiere fashion event exclusively committed to eco-friendly, ethically sound, fair trade fashion in New York City,” the venue, now in its second season, has peeled some serious rubber (not to mention, appealed to some really great talent).

Thieves by Sonja Den …

Tags: carbon footprint , cmarchuska , Eco Fashion Week , eco friendly , ethically sound , fair trade , New York Fashion Week , organic , Samantha Pleet , Tara St. James , The GreenShows , Thieves , vegan , wool

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Cheese is my weakness. Camembert and cheddar, stilton and swiss, mozzarella and mascarpone, gouda and goat’s cheese, feta and fresh quark – I love them all. And while it may not be great for my waistline or as environmentally pure as organic lentils, at least I can eat it knowing that it’s a more eco-friendly choice than, say, tucking into a juicy slab of steak. Or can I?

My vegetarian friends certainly seem to think so – many of them seem to subsist on cheese. Trust me, I can understand …

Tags: animal welfare , cafos , cheese , cholesterol , conscientious omnivore , dairy farming , environment , ethical eating , factory farming , freerange eggs , green lifestyle , heart health , meat , organic dairy , saturated fat , sustainable agriculture , sustainable food , vegan , veganism , vegetarian , vegetarianism

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Stella McCartney Spring 2010 RTW

Identifying trends only draws attention to the need for the masses to fall in when comes to uniform chic, despite the artistic license we all have to strut our stuff with individual flair.

Eco-designers are out there, in more ways than one, often pushing the envelope with fabrics and structures, making the term trend less significant than the term evolved. So check out the nearest eco-boutique and find the sustainably designed must-have that best fits you, and your lifestyle.

Looking ahead to 2010 and back over some …

Tags: corsets , Cynthia Steffe , Dries Van Noten , eco-boutique , eco-designers , Kate Moss , New York Magazine , organic , prairie underground , Romp Around the Clock , Sass & Bide , Sports Fashion Trend , spring 2010 , Stella McCartney , trends , turquoise , vegan

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Eco-boutiques are popping up all over the web thanks to visionary retailers willing to take risks. While the debate over green consumption asks tough questions (is marketing lots of green stuff the answer to our consumerism woes?), it is clear that when it comes to eco fashion, the mantra is quality over quantity.

While some sites carry tried and true lines we’ve been following for years, others are peddling cutting edge sustainable fashion – making conscious consumption more provocative than ever.

Here’s a list of what I consider the top 10 eco boutiques. Have at ‘em!…

Tags: Alabama Chanin , Alternative Apparel , Arboretum , Ashley Watson , Beklina , Calleen Cordero , Charmone , Clary Sage Organics , Del Forte , Dream & Awake , dyes , eco-boutiques , eco-designers , eco-study , EDUN , embodies , Greenloop , Hamadi , Kaight , Lara Miller , Linda Loudermilk , loomstate , Melissa Shoes , organic , Organic by John Patrick , Pangea , Pivot , prairie underground , Project Green Search , Pure Fiji , recycled , Seven Planet , She-Bible , Sonoma , sustainable design , Tobi , vegan , yoga pants

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