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Green Clothing, Environmentally Friendly Clothing

When you buy green clothing, you might want to consider how deeply the clothing affects the environment as a whole, those humans producing the raw materials and the finished products, and the animals or insects that are the sources of the fibers.

Once natural fibers are produced by plants or animals (or insects too, such as the silkworm), by themselves, if left to nature, they will return back to the earth and compost. However, there may be other factors that may influence your decision to purchase them.

Although the fibers are natural, and are often processed along with other natural fibers that will also compost on their own, it may be that the processing itself may be an environmental energy drain, and have important effects on the surrounding ecosystems, such as the land, how much energy the production processes use, and the surrounding natural habitat. Not all companies producing these fibers use the most efficient methods or those taking into consideration the impact on the land. Some processes have been in effect for many years, with no modernization or eco-friendly processes developed for mass production. Costs may be prohibitive for companies to update machinery or processes.

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The Five Best Prom Dresses in Movie

Over the years the silver screen has seen its fair share of high school proms. Take a trip down memory lane and remember some of the very best and very worst prom gowns in cinema history.

1. Drive Me Crazy: The Sophisticated Gown (1999)

Nicole is gorgeous and popular. Everything is perfect (or so it seems) until her gorgeous boyfriend dumps her right before prom. In an effort to avoid social humiliation Nicole decides to makeover her rather grubby looking next-door neighbor and take him to prom instead. However she didn’t anticipate just how well he’d scrub up and soon she’s falling for him. The prom dresses: This deep blue dress was a sensation at the time with girls all over America desperately trying to find replicas.

2. Ten Things I Hate About You: The Simple Gown (1999)

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Fashion Party in Sex and the City

As any Manhattan-dwelling fashionista is required to do, I grabbed my girls and hit the cinemas to see the new Sex and the City Movie (but not before sipping a few cosmos at a cheeky lounge). The movie was everything I hoped it would be, the plotline stayed true to the characters, the jokes had me rolling, love was in the air, and last but not definitely not least, the fashion was unreal!

In the very opening scene Sarah Jessica Parker is back in action, donning a gorgeous (and so Carrie) oversized gold flower dress and Christion Dior gladiator sandals, which are so very IN right now. I’m forever keeping my eye on the tinier details, and also noticed her small yellow leather clutch purse and gold cuff bracelet, which are an absolute must-have right now.

My ultimate favorite scene had to be when Carrie does a Vogue spread for her big wedding day. She poses in the most unbelievable dresses you have every seen, from every hot designer you can think of. And isn’t it just like life that Vivienne Westwood ends up donating her fabulously folded and layered dress for Carrie’s real big day. Happens all the time! Well, maybe for Sarah Jessica Parker!

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