It can be difficult to translate the looks you love on your favorite starlets into sustainable, eco-friendly looks you’ll wear. So don’t knock yourself out—let me do the work for you. Socially conscious dressing has never been easier.
Halle Berry’s style is in constant flux. Sometimes her look is sweet, soft and feminine, and at other times it is simple, cool and comfy. The most memorable look Halle pulls off is sexy vixen. To get Halle Berry’s all-black ensemble in a fantastic sustainable outfit you can use for work or play in your own life, put these pieces together.
By Teresa Johnson
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2010 CONDUCIVE
For the textured top, why not the Anise Dress, made by Noir Bon Bon, where the mission is to produce ethical and fair trade pieces? I found it at www.notjustpretty.com where the clothing choices are just that—not just pretty but organic too. They are dedicated to sustainable clothing made from recyclable materials and organic fibers. Click here to see the dress.
Get the hottest look around with the faux leather Tall Buckled Boot by Stella McCartney, who says that even before her eco collections, she says she “would always touch on an element of the sustainable or eco collection in everything that I do”:
My take on Halle’s simple brown bag is the Hemp Mini Shoulder Purse made from sustainable hemp and cotton. From savitabags.com, a company that ships products rather than flying them in order to lessen their contribution to increasing fuel emissions. Click here to check out the bag.
To get Halle’s sleek shapely leg, I like Marigold Organic Fair Trade Cotton Leggings: 
For a quirky touch, I found Alkemie Peace Dove Circle Earrings to mimic Halle’s hoops. Made of 100% reclaimed metal, as the entire Alkemie collection is, these particular earrings are embellished with doves because they represent world peace:
To protect your eyes, the eco20 black with polarized gray lenses from MODO’s Eco Women collection, look smashing: 
Most difficult to find but worth the wait is the very slick and very cool Lara Miller Hogan Jacket. Lara Miller has an outstanding dedication to sustainable garments. Not only does she use organic materials but she lives a green” lifestyle and maintains a “green” workspace. The dyes she uses are low-impact reactive dyes and the fabrics she uses are SKAL certified. The Hogan jacket is made from Hemp Organic Stretch Twill:
