Designer Bags and Organic Fashion

Following on from the last full post (bypassing the Christmas message, of course) which was all about Designer Bag Fakes, now we'll move on to a mention about something more unusual in the world of designer bags, merchandise from Organic and Eco Fashion sources.

Organic fashion

Organic fashion refers to clothes or designer bags etc which have been produced with a minimum of chemicals and thereby damage to the environment. That includes chemicals used in every step in the process. From the growing of cotton, to dying and finishing the fabric.

Eco fashion

Eco fashion means clothing which has been manufactured with environmentally-friendly processes. These include organic clothing. Eco fashion clothing and designer bags for example can use recycledmaterials such as eco-fleece which is produced from recycled plastic drinks bottles. Eco fashion, by the way is not necessarily made from organic fibres.

Why Would You Support Organic and Eco Fashion?

The fashion industry has an huge impact on the environment. A large percentage of the clothes we wear these days are made from synthetic materials. Nylon and polyester are produced from petrochemicals which pollute the environment and cause global warming. They are also non-biodegradable. That means they don't naturally break down easily which makes them difficult to dispose of. During the manufacture nylon, nitrous oxide is released and this is a greenhouse gas that is 310 times stronger than carbon dioxide.

Viscose, another artificial fibre, is made from wood pulp which is treated with toxic chemicals such as caustic soda and sulphuric acid. Nice!

Natural fibres do have their problems, too. Cotton growers use more pesticide per cotton plant than almost any other crop worldwide. This creates serious impacts, causing illness and even death amongst cotton farmers who are exposed to them every day. I'd like to say it serves them fucking right. These pesticides also affect local eco-systems and kill certain plants and animals causing an imbalance in nature. Chemicals used in the growing of cotton remain in the fabric and are released during the lifetime of the garments. They affect the people who wear the clothes too.

Hazardous chemicals are also used on wool. For example sheep dips have been linked with illness amongst sheep farmers.

If that wasn't enough, certain dyes are believed to cause cancer. In many countries, garments are dyed or bleached using toxic chemicals without proper precautions. These chemicals can then affect workers. They also flow into sewers and rivers, damaging the local ecosystems.

Virtually all polycotton (especially bedlinen), as well as "easy care", "crease resistant" and "permanent press" cotton are treated with formaldehyde, another toxic chemical.

About Organic and Eco-Friendly Fabrics and Dyes

Organic cotton


Organic cotton is grown without using poisonous chemical pesticides and insecticides. Apart from damaging health and the environment the common sense part of this is that these are also very expensive for farmers. Nothing like money to make something attractive, so if these chemicals are cut out of the process, everybody gains.

Organic cotton garments are also mostly free from chlorine bleaches and synthetic dyes.

Hemp

Hemp is an eco-friendly crop. It needs few or no agri-chemicals to grow successfully and at the same time it binds, improves and enriches the soil with its deep roots.

Linen

Linen, which is made from flax (another traditional fibre crop) also needs fewer chemical fertilisers and less pesticide than cotton.

Organic wool

Organic wool is increasingly being made available. It is produced using sustainable farming practices and without those toxic sheep dips.

Natural dyes

Natural dyes are made from common plants, vegetables and roots. A wide variety of colour-fast pigments can be created in this way.

So think about what you buy when you think about fashion and designer bags. There are alternatives to the earth killing processes that we have grown unhealthily accustomed to. In fact there is a great environmentally aware online store that is worthwhile looking at to get some great alternative designer bag ideas and that's LittleEarth. Here's a link to one of their special offers:

Wear a Work of Art, Buy a Designer K. Lianna for Littlearth Purse

Try it our for yourself, or see the banner in the sidebar.



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My Designer Bag Joins Technorati!

My Designer Bag doesn't have much to report this time around - there's plenty to read over at the squidoo lens at Designer Bag.

There's a 50%off deal on business bags and cases over at FranklinCovey, so check out the lens at Designer Bag for more details on that!

Also in this post I want to note that I've added this blog to my Technorati Profile so that more people can get to know about it and through this blog my lens.

I'll be back, so I hope you will too!

Affman
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A Designer Bag For Everyone

There is a Designer Bag for everyone as whatever suits your taste and dress style you're bound to find a designer bag that fits perfectly.

Whether you're planning a special night out at an expensive restaurant with your loved one, or a girlie day out being seen in all the best places, the right designer bag is essential to match the occasion. That's why its always a good idea to have a good collection of very different designer bag styles , colours, shapes and sizes as you don't want to be seen with the same designer bag at every social event you attend.

If that puts a strain on your plastic friend, there is an alternative to buying a closet-full of expensive designer bags, without having to resort to the fake designer bag merchants.

A great online store called Bag, Borrow or Steal actually hires out great top name designer bags for a low monthly membership fee.



This is a great idea if you want a different designer bag for every appointment in your social calender. Just click on the banner to have a look for yourself!

Affman,
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PS: Don't forget to check out this great Designer Bag lens too!

Designer Bag Mania

Designer bag mania is all around us! Following the last post How to Spot a Fake Designer Bag, we'll take a look at designer bag mania!

What's this?

Well, the stampede to own the latest designer bag fashion has never been so fierce as in recent times. Top brand names like Louis Vuitton Bag, Prada Bag, Burberry Bag, Gucci Bag, Fendi Bag, Balenciaga Bag, Jimmy Choo, Chanel, Tod's and many more are fast becoming the must-have accessories for those expensive evenings out or days at top social events.

With so many top names and different styles to choose from, it's fast becoming a nightmare for the fashion conscious of the social scene to keep up with everyone else.

Thankfully, there are some top fashion stores with online outlets for the stay-at-home shopper to browse through the vast array of available items making shopping for a new designer bag much easier than it used to be.

No more long waits in heavy traffic, battling to find a parking space then fighting your way through crowds of shoppers to get to the store in the first place. Not to mention the hours spent walking around the stores looking for that one special designer bag for that one special event, only to find that one you had your heart set on was sold out at every place you tried.

Online shopping does away with all that hard work.

And Affman has taken the long frustrating online search for that perfect store out of the game as well, by setting up the perfect sites to point you in the perfect direction for the designer bag of your dreams.

You can click Designer Bag to go see the place to find just what you're looking for.

Affman,
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How to Spot a Fake Designer Bag

Over at my Squidoo lens Designer Bag, I've published some pretty interesting information on various ways to spot a fake designer bag.

Follow the above link to zoom over there and take a look - especially if you're thinking about buying a new designer bag in the near future.

The main rule of thumb is: If it seems too good to be true, then it probably is!

Have a good day,

Terry Didcott
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My Designer Bag - Another Store

I got accepted as an affiliate of the giant US store, FranklinCovey. So I have added that store to my Squidoo lens at Designer Bag.

I've also posted another interesting article there about how to tell a fake designer bag from a genuine one which should come in very useful should you be in the market for a new designer bag and not want to be caught out by a cheap fake.

Apologies for a short post, but time has run out for today's online work, so I'll get more done tomorrow!

Terry Didcott
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My Designer Bag

My Designer Bag is a new site that's been created to bring to the forefront and extend the online exposure of everything to do with the designer bag world.

Here you'll discover a great way of finding some really great designer bag bargains online. We'll be linking up with some top name stores to show you what's on offer in the designer bag world and bring you some great information as well.

We already have an established designer bag lens over at Squidoo, which is definitely worth checking out if you have a passion for and love to know all about the chic, up to the minute designer bag range that's in the stores right now.

Every top designer bag name will be featured and reviewed in future posts so there should be something for everyone who wants to know all about the designer bag fashion world. As there is such an enormous range of every conceivable style, shape and size of designer bag, this should keep us busy for quite some time finding out about all the many different aspects of this industry.

As an example, we'll be looking at the cosmetic bag range, makeup bag range, evening bag range. As well we these, we'll be taking an in-depth look at some big names in the industry and taking a close look at the Prada bag, Vera Bradley bag, Gucci Bag, Louis Vuitton bag and Tote bag ranges, to name but a few.

We'll be checking prices in some of the popular stores and giving you the lowdown on the scams and fake items that are infiltrating the industry, to the detriment of its good name.

So if you've just arrived, do come back often to see how we're getting on with all our designer bag information and articles in here!

Affman,
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