Once in a while you see one of those tops that you know you’d wear all season long – like the Organic Cotton Smock Top from Organic Keiki.

This top is so darn simple, but has little touches that make it totally cute, like the beautiful blue tree screen print and the sweet little buttons. Made with 95% SKAL certified organic cotton and 5% lycra. There’s ice blue details at the top of this smock, and the straps are adjustable. I REALLY need this top.

In other adorable casual clothing news I’m way into the Organic Paisley Sun Dress you see above. This organic cotton halter dress available at Burning Torch has beautiful paisley eyelet detail, an exposed back and is knee length. I’m not a fan of the Chili color but it also comes in black and a cool bermuda blue. It’s a little pricey, but it could be the best causal organic dress you buy all summer – you’d get a lot of wear out of it.

So, I’ve been absent for a good long while. Life has been nuts. With summer comes some chill-down-time though, so hopefully I can kick this blog back into shape, starting with a killer place to pick up some designer green clothing at incredible discounts.

The prices at greenRohini are totally amazing and their collection pretty darn nice. For example, I recently saw these three eco-goodies at deep discounts:

Deborah Lindquist Inverted Pleat Dress – This inverted front pleat dress is simple and sweet for summer made with handwoven peace silk and organic cotton lace accent. Regular price: $285.00 / Sale price: $71.25!

Henley Tee by Eco-Centric – I’m usually not a fan of red anything, clothing in particular, but I LOVE this 100% organic cotton henley tee by Eco-Centric. I think the tie-dye and butterfly detail at the sleeve did it for me. Regular price: $78.00 / Sale price: $35.10

Last up a great summer sweater, the Deborah Lindquist Cashmere Cardigan – made with repurposed cashmere, so each is one of a kind and adorable. While the hand stitched design and snowflake appliques are technically more a winter deal, this cardigan reminds me of summer because of the flower-like shape of said snowflakes. Plus at this price, you could always buy now and save for winter. Regular price: $365.00 / Sale price: $73.00 (holy).

See more great deals and designs at greenRohini.

There are some pretty slick new tees at Greenloop. My favorite is maybe the Tree of Life tee above, but all of them are pretty cute. Casual, but still pretty enough to over-rule total casual. Andira’s tees are all 100% certified organic cotton and handmade in Peru. Tees are dyed with eco friendly inks and dyes at family owned Fair Trade factories where workers are paid 25% above average wages.


Best of all, for every tee sold a child living in endangered rain forest land receives a tree to plant including teachings about how they can protect their forests. A neat deal on some well-priced organic tees.

• Andira ‘Logo’ Rain Tee
• Andira ‘Tree of Life’ Rain Tee
• Andira ‘Rain Forest’ Rain Tee

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Sublet has most of their 08 items on sale right now. If you hit them up soon (before they sell out) you can score great prices on some really cute pieces, like the Becca top above. Becca is a sweet little top with pleated flutter sleeves and a gathered neckline in organic cotton and bamboo. Available in natural (which I think is best with cute sleeves like this) or berry or black.

Or there’s the Beth dress above in organic cotton and bamboo; a simple pullover dress with 3/4 sleeves – which seriously make any pair of arms look great. Available in black, berry, or evergreen.

And the sale prices? MORE than half off originals. A stellar deal.

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A guys product! Here?!

Well… here’s the deal. I reviewed these tees and while the company makes both girls and guys tees, in my personal opinion, I think they’re more of a guy friendly product. However, they’re also so super soft and comfortable that any girl will want to snag one to be casual in.

The basics:

The Revenge Is… t-shirts come in two flavors. One version is made with recycled plastic bottles and the other version you can get is a 100% organic cotton  Revenge Is… notes that the bottle shirts are made with recycled plastic bottles that have been melted down to become a fine yarn which is then blended with organic cotton.

NOTE: I reviewed the recycled bottle shirts.

Packaging:

Shirts are packed in recycled content brown paper and the shirts I received to review were packed super tight in a tiny box, which is way eco-friendly. The company prints on FSC certified paper using soy ink – and when they must use new boxes to ship, they are made from recycled material. Although, they note that “Frequently, your purchase will come in a reused box.” Mine came in an old box, which was cool.

Design:

Revenge Is… tees showcase a simple, no fuss design. T-shirts are available with various text imprinted, each with a socially responsible message -  Taking Back Our Country, Energy Independence (with OPEC X’d out in the lower corner) or Main Street At Work (with Wall Street X’d out in the lower corner). Colors available include black or charcoal.

Fit:

The men’s t-shirt fit nicely on a guy or girl. You know how most guys shirts are big and boxy on your female frame?  Well, Revenge Is… shirts are not at all boxy and hang nicely on you, even if you’re female, if you snag a small enough size.

The female shirts are very streamlined and fit tightly (see below).

What I think:

Pros:

• These shirts are so soft and smooth that they feel like second skin. I didn’t want to take mine off (eventually I had to shower, but you know). VERY comfortable. Absolutely some of the softest shirts I’ve ever reviewed or owned.
• They’re tagless which rocks and I like the simple design.
• The charcoal color is really nice. The perfect shade of gray. Not too light or dark.
• I’ve washed one of the shirts about five times now. As recommended by Revenge Is… I washed on cold and hung the shirt to dry (I would have done that anyhow). The shirt didn’t shrink at all, and only lost the most minor of that silky soft feeling – but not enough to notice unless like me, you were looking.

Cons:

• I think guys will dig on the color choices, but being a girly girl, I would love to see these shirts in different colors. I don’t wear black tees, and while I like the gray, I’d be more inclined to buy blue, natural white, or a nice olive green.
• I thought the girl size fit a little too tightly. My size large fit fine. I’m an averaged size girl (i.e weigh what I should for my height according to current standards) BUT if I had a bigger chest or tummy, it would have been too tight a fit. For example, my sis and best friend are rather well stacked, and these shirts (in female) would not work out for them.
• Lastly, I didn’t love how the little logo on the back of the shirt lines right up on your bum. It draws too much attention to your butt, which could be a good thing in the proper situation, but not all.

Overall score:

Four out of five pretty little trees. They lose a point because the girl sizes run small and because they lack color choices. Based purely on eco-features and comfort they would have got a six though. My advice; get your guy a shirt or two, and then frequently steal and wear said shirt on a casual dress day. Got no guy? Right now I’m tempted to say you’re better off (yup)  – buy a medium sized guy shirt and keep it all to yourself.

Revenge Is… also offers some pretty cool eco-gear, like a HUGE reusable bag and a hybrid mug that’s designed very nicely with a cool logo.

$38 – Revenge Is… t-shirts

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