Eco Guides
with interviews, tips, and insights
Ethical Fashion & Sustainable Clothing Guides
She got expelled from school for sketching, and built a Caribbean sustainable swimwear brand. Vivi Rufino could not afford new clothes at college, took her sketches to her aunt’s sewing machine, and grew Freedom Ecowear into a beachwear label that now ships to over 30 countries, run with her partner David. I spent two days at Sol Luna Atelier with the two of them, and this is Vivi’s origin story in her own words.
Harvest & Mill sell legit sustainable clothing. I scanned all 74 of their live styles for plastic, synthetics and chemical fibre, and every single one is 100% organic cotton, grown and sewn in the USA, with no plastic, no synthetics, no chemically processed cellulose and no animal fibre.
Mate the Label calls itself plastic-free, but 42% of its range is spandex, elastane and lyocell. Here’s the product data that is available to download.
Sustainable Travel Destinations, Eco-Stays and Eco-Tour Guides
She got expelled from school for sketching, and built a Caribbean sustainable swimwear brand. Vivi Rufino could not afford new clothes at college, took her sketches to her aunt’s sewing machine, and grew Freedom Ecowear into a beachwear label that now ships to over 30 countries, run with her partner David. I spent two days at Sol Luna Atelier with the two of them, and this is Vivi’s origin story in her own words.
8 certified eco hotels in London near the All England Club for Wimbledon, each verified green, from LEED and Green Key stays to carbon neutral operations, all close to the action.
2 certified eco hotels in Antwerp near De Schorre for Tomorrowland, each verified green, from LEED and Green Key stays to carbon neutral operations, all close to the action.
4 certified eco hotels in Chicago near Soldier Field for Beyoncé at Soldier Field, each verified green, from LEED and Green Key stays to carbon neutral operations, all close to the action.
Where to stay for ABBA Voyage in London. A Londoner who lived across the road picks the cheap self catering aparthotel a ten minute walk from the ABBA Arena in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park: walk home after the show, cook your own food, and stay in one of London’s greenest new neighbourhoods. How to get there and how to book.
5 certified eco hotels in Philadelphia near Lincoln Financial Field for FIFA World Cup, each verified green, from LEED and Green Key stays to carbon neutral operations, all close to the action.