A bodkin is a dagger, hairpin, or sharp, slender instrument used for making holes in cloth. It is also writer and designer Eviana Hartman’s forward-thinking clothing collection designed in accordance with principles of sustainability in materials and production methods. Bodkin is manufactured in New York City using organic cotton, wool, vegetable dyes and other innovative environmentally friendly fibers. Bodkin was named the inaugural recipient of the Ecco Domani Sustainable Design Award in 2009.

Deirdre Nagayama and Stacy Rodgers are two gals who work hard and play hard so they design clothes for both. Best friends since their junior year of high school, She-bible emerged from years of laughing, loving, doodling and designing, not to mention a few fantastic mistakes and many lessons learned. It started in the kitchen with a hand-made screen printing press and has grown into a cut and sew label offering reliably sexy and comfy pieces perfect for kicking up dirt and kicking up your heels. All goods are sewn and printed in San Francisco.

Erica Weiner started designing and making jewelry out of her LES apartment. In 2007, with her co-founder Lindsay Salmon, they moved the studio into a sun-filled workspace on Chrystie Street. Together they travel around the country, searching out interesting materials to transform into new jewelry. All of their jewelry is handmade in NYC

They also have a hardcore environmental policy which we love! Their packing materials are reused and mailers are 90% post-consumer paper and 100% recyclable. About half of their jewelry materials are vintage, dead stock and re-purposed. They offset 300% of their carbon output through www.carbonfund.org. And, 5% of all after-tax profits from Erica Weiner Jewelry are donated to charities. Awesome!

Hansel from Basel is a quaint hosiery company created in Los Angeles by Hannah Byun. Hannah has worked in the hosiery business for three years, managing and coordinating production. The experience was educational and intense.

Having attained studio art and art history degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, Hannah decided to combine her artistic interests with sock savvy. The opportunity to create a line that is smaller, independent, whimsical and design oriented felt inevitable.

Hansel from Basel is a line dedicated to unique design, excellent quality, and light hearted jest. We hope that you feel as excited about wearing our socks as we are about designing them.

Designer Kelly B hopes for people to first be drawn to her joyful and bold designs and then wants people to ecstatic about the added bonus of environmentally conscious line. She believes in fashion without consequence. That is why since 2006 Kelly Berry has been dedicated to environmentally responsible production and fair labor.

Taking inspiration from a summer spent in “Le Marais,” cofounders Catherine Chen and Haley Boyd named their company after Paris’ most eclectic district. From flamboyant transvestites to traditional rabbis, there is just about something for everyone. And that is precisely the philosophy at Marais USA. As the brainchild of two young women determined to fill a gap in the modern market, Marais USA boasts a bevy of covetable basics that won’t leave your wallet empty.

Before settling in Brooklyn, California native Caitlin Mociun traveled all around the world with extend stays in both Malaysia and Prague at a very young age. At 18 she returned to the states to attended the Rhode Island School of Design. Drawing inspiration from things as varied as the vegetables she buys from her local grocer to some of the rarest creatures to be found at the natural history museum, her line of clothing speaks as much to a sense of youthful discovery and creation as it does to traditional conceptions of aesthetics. Mociun integrates the critical conceptions of sustainability as well as environmentally healthy production in her line.

NEUAURA stands for quality vegan shoes, fresh designs and innovation. From their Brazilian factory that was awarded a “green-seal” for adhering to eco-standards of recycling to their fresh, vegan footwear, you can count on Neuaura to be 100% dedicated to the protection of animals and the environment; Neuaura is 100% ethical!

While many shoes kill, pollute, and destroy lives and ecosystems on their journey to your feet, [Olsen Haus] recognizes these destructive production practices and does not consider them ‘business as usual’. The philosophy of olsenHaus is anchored in the universal truth- respect for all beings, with a dedication to the expression of truth in the material world.

The idea behind Priti came alive during ex-model, Kim D’Amato’s pregnancy. She began to eat organically, however couldn’t seem to find a way to beautify herself as such. She also came to realize the high usage of toxic chemicals that surround us in our everyday environment. That is why she created Priti. The complete product line is non-toxic and derived of organically grown products. Her mission is simple: to support organic farmers and do her small part to cut back on the chemical activity that is poisoning Mother Earth.

Karen Stewart and Howard Brown, partners in life and work, launched their ethical fashion brand in 2002 from Los Angeles, California. Inspired by their love and respect for nature and a passion for design, Karen and Howard were filled with a sense of purpose and determined to pioneer the sustainable fashion movement.

Design is a passion and a way of life for Karen and Howard. Their professional journey stems from a union of creativity and purpose. They have been skilled through years of designing for some of the most distinguished best-of-class lifestyle brands. Karen, a trained painter and New York native, and Howard, a graphic artist and Montana native, oversee every aspect of the product and brand themselves.

Each Stewart+Brown collection, at an elemental level, is a fusion of experiences and insights filtered through the duo’s creative core and rendered into the brands own unique and personal aesthetic. While finding inspiration in all aspects of life, the brand’s craft is mostly influenced by its wonderful team of committed and caring individuals and the belief that we all have a responsibility to protect our future generations including Karen and Howard’s two small children Hazel and Huxley.