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Chicago is the Green Place to Be Where Fashion Blooms

August 13, 2008 By: Anna18 Comments

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See my 3 Rs dress show below!

This summer we are visiting colleges, and have seen about 9 colleges. If you have little ones, the years go by really fast. It seemed like yesterday when he was walking to now he is going to be off on his own. (A tear streaming down my face and my other children yelling hooray, he’s gone.)

This is my first child going off to college, so he gets to see every college his heart desires except Stanford because it is too far. Kind of like the first child has the most pictures and the last one has none because you can’t find your camera by then. So by the time we get to number 4, his oldest brother can take him. (Just kidding….maybe.)

It is amazing to go back and visit college and see how diverse the curriculum has become. Makes me wish I could be a college student again.

Our last road trip was to Washington DC to see Georgetown and George Washington University where I spotted lots of green (see my picture article.) This time we went to Chicago. I have been there a couple of times, but never in the summer.

The City took my breathe away with its amazing floral displays and lush green areas. It has many beautiful parks, and I was impressed with the lack of development near Lake Michigan. No looming condo towers blocking out the beautiful Lake. And the city was SO clean and perfectly coiffed. Mind you I was only downtown and at Northwestern and University of Chicago.

One of the student who helped with one of the college tours mentioned that Chicagoans have amazing civic pride. It shows.

During one of our nightly strolls, I could not help and take pictures of Chicago showing off its green with the help of some amazingly creative designers who made fashion statements out of recycled materials. Check out my trip down recycled U:

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A dress made out of a broken umbrella, bubble wrap, and buttons.

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A sexy “CanCan” dancer. Get it? Want to borrow that dress for your green Halloween?

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This dress is entitled “Recap.” You could absolutely belly dance in this number.

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This dress is entitled G-d’s creation. Eve with a leaf and those amazing flowers.

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This number is Erica’s Island. Perhaps to depict a pirate’s dress or a castaway from a ship? Anyone have an clues as to the name of this dress besides the fact that the designer’s first name is Erica?

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Every think to use your bubble wrap to make a dress?

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The social butterfly.

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Beauty Intertwined.

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Nature and Technology.

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My favorite one of the show is this dress entitled “Hotel Keyture.”

So, which one is your favorite and why? Do you make products or crafts out of recycled materials?

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Comments

  1. 1

    Hyla says

    August 13, 2008 at 10:25 pm

    My favorite is Hotel Keyture, because even though it is not steampunk in the sense of one would were, if they were dressing steampunk, it reminds me of steampunk which is my favorite obsession right now!

    Hylas last blog post..Box Book Lost World of Atlantis FOUND

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    Mother Earth says

    August 19, 2008 at 6:13 pm

    i like the key one too!! That’s my fav – runners up would be can – can

    I wish we could have figured out a way to hook up while you were here

    I hope the college decision is narrowing down. My daughter is applying all this week.

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  3. 3

    SEO Consultant says

    August 29, 2008 at 4:57 pm

    i love the The social butterfly, its my favorite and then i love Beauty Intertwined, i think you’re amazing, these two dresses truly are beautiful? If you don’t mind me asking, how in the world do you come up with these wonderful ideas?

    Cheers,
    Lannah

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    hair care products says

    November 25, 2008 at 5:58 pm

    The ‘Hotel Keyture’ dress is absolutely amazing. I wonder if any swingers wear those when they swap keys.

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    Pastry Handbags says

    January 4, 2009 at 8:35 am

    Those are truly fabulous and eco-friendly dresses! I love the “beauty intertwined” and “hotel keyture” among most of them. Hoping to see more of this campaign!

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      Green Talk says

      January 5, 2009 at 1:09 pm

      Pastry Handbags, these dresses were amazingly clever. Everyone seems to love the hotel keyture one. Anna

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    Beauty Intertwined says

    January 26, 2009 at 12:41 am

    Hello I’m the designer behind beauty intertwinded, I’m happy to see that people really like my dress. Thanks

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    • 8

      Green Talk says

      January 26, 2009 at 3:35 am

      I loved your dressed. What inspired you? Anna

      Reply
  7. 9

    Beauty Intertwined says

    January 26, 2009 at 10:40 pm

    I was really inspired by beautiful parts nature.

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  8. 10

    Personal Stylist says

    January 13, 2010 at 11:35 am

    These creations are pure genius. You can even use many of the items to embelish already existing clothes you are bored of. Fantastic!

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    Solar Global Green says

    March 31, 2010 at 11:48 pm

    Those are some really creative designs. This is an excellent way to draw attention to the importance of recycling.

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    Comfortable Heels says

    June 2, 2010 at 3:11 am

    “Beauty intertwined”. I would actually look to having this made up and marketed. It is very Bohemian, feminine and just plain cute. The colors are delightful and the whole piece thoughtfully put together.
    .-= Comfortable Heels´s last blog ..Why Easy Spirit’s Comfortable Shoes are So Popular =-.

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    October 11, 2010 at 9:04 am

    eBay was simply out of roof space for more solar. Each Bloom server takes up the area of a parking space, so installing five of those on the campus grounds was an option where adding more solar panels was not.

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    Auto Transport says

    November 29, 2010 at 11:25 pm

    I like that dress entitled “Hotel Keyture”. It only reminds me of the time that I lost one of my keys. I bet i could find it in there. Anyway, all the designs are unique, but i think it’s not recommended for outdoor wear.

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      Anna@Green Talk says

      November 30, 2010 at 12:18 pm

      Auto, very funny! You know my keys might be there too. It is too bad that they did not make a lost sock dress…Anna

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    hats shop says

    December 4, 2010 at 1:52 am

    “Beauty intertwined”. I would actually look to having this made up and marketed. It is very Bohemian, feminine and just plain cute. Beauty Intertwined, i think you’re amazing, these two dresses truly are beautiful?

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    Brenda Springer says

    May 2, 2011 at 3:19 pm

    CSS is really not that hard once you understand some of the bugs that exist, mostly in IE. I design CSS layouts everyday and time to design is pretty much the same as if I was using tables.

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