Sustainable Shoes – Casual and Comfy

Posted on February 8, 2013 by admin

I definitely love wearing heels as much as the next girl but the lifestyle I lead at the moment which consists of walking long distances in an attempt to keep fit combined with long periods sat at my desk wearing means that I hardly get a chance to wear the high heels that I already have so I certainly don’t have any need to buy any more. What I do always need more of though is comfy casual shoes which are good for walking in.

Amongst their fabulous collection of green or eco friendly shoes, Spartoo have plenty of stylish casual and comfy options including boots and trainers

These Simple trainers not only look great but are made with respect for the planet using organic cotton for the uppers and recycled rubber for the soles.

These Dream in Green boots look super comfy as well as cosy. They are made from vegetable tanned leather by one of my favourite sustainable shoe brands, Dream in Green.

These Po-Zu shoes would look great with a dress when spring finally arrives. They are completely biodegradable and are ethically made in Portugal using Hemp, cork and natural latex. They also have a coconut husk foot mattress for extreme comfort.

These Snipe shoes have a nautical feel about them and would be great for wearing with jeans. They are made in California using eco friendly manufacturing techniques.

How often do you where heels? do you find yourself wearing flats all of the time because it is more comfortable.

With warmest wishes

Ceri x

Eco Boots in the Sale

Posted on January 12, 2013 by admin

A good pair of winter boots is most definitely a staple of my winter wardrobe (and I guess most other peoples). They need to look great, be super comfortable to walk in and able to keep my feet toasty warm no matter what the British weather throws at us. On top of all that I need a pair of boots which will go with lots of items in my wardrobe, are ethically made and have a minimum impact on the environment and finally don’t cost too much.

Not much to ask for, right?

Luckily there is a fantastic sale on at Spartoo at the moment. If you haven’t already checked out Spartoo before they have a fantastic ‘green’ section stocking some of my favourite eco friendly brands of shoes including Dream in Green, Timberland Earthkeeper and Pikolinos. The majority of the styles are also timeless so it doesn’t really matter if you buy them in the sale, they will still look great for years to come and being high quality brands they are also likely to last for years to come. Anyone enough of me waffling on. I though I would share some of my favourite picks from the Spartoo ‘green’ sale.

These Dream in Green Boots are made from vegetable tanned leather and reduced from £132.99 to £66.50!

These Timberland Earthkeeper Rudston boots will go with anything from jeans to dresses. Timberland also have a transparent supply chain and use eco friendly materials to make their Earthkeeper boots. They are reduced from £141.99 to £78.10.

These boots by eco brand Pikolinos are both stylish and snuggly (the fur is faux btw), They have been reduced from £145.99 to £87.60.

Have you seen any amazing eco bargains in the sales?

With warmest wishes

Ceri x

Ethical Outfit Competition

Posted on December 19, 2012 by admin

To celebrate the launch of my new website www.style-is.co.uk (a kind of search engine for sustainable style), I am hold an ethical outfit competition for fashion bloggers with some fantastic prizes.

The prizes

£100 of Spartoo Vouchers

Timberland EK BETHEL BUCKLE MID LACE BOOT 102541 350 A 300x300 Ethical Outfit Competition

Spartoo has a fantastic range of eco friendly and vegan shoes including brands like Timberland Earthkeeper, Dream in Green, El Naturalista and Think on which the lucky winner can spend their voucher.

Skunkfunk Handbag

Skunkfunk LATELY 172328 350 A 300x300 Ethical Outfit Competition

This colourful and eye catching bag by eco brand Skunkfunk is made from recycled PU. It is a neat, convenient and stylish way of carrying life’s essentials whilst making a style statement. It is 26cm x 29cm x2cm.

2 X £10 Voucher for Rock My Vintage

cro sn2 p 200x300 Ethical Outfit Competition

We are also giving 2 lucky winner a £10 gift voucher for Rock My Vintage. This fantastic online store has a great vintage dresses,handbags and jewellery and also stocks a number of ethical/ sustainable brands including Tatty Devine, Nancy Dee and Lowie.

Full details of how to enter this competition for UK fashion bloggers on Style is…

Dream in Green Boots

Posted on December 14, 2012 by admin

Today I have woken up to blustery wind and rain and the rest of the week has been freezing cold even snow in one half of my town. As much as I love my Melissa ballet pumps, I have had to abandon for the winter weather in favour of boots as I really can’t cope with cold and wet feet.

Thankfully these days it isn’t too difficult to find lovely and stylish eco friendly and ethical shoes (I have blogged plenty of times about the fantastic selection on Spartoo!) But the ethical shoe industry really seem to have excelled with their selection of winter boots. I have a great pair of wedge ankle boots that I practically live in by the brand Dream in Green. They are great for wearing with both skirts and trousers but I have also just discover the brand have a fantastic selection of more casual boots which are not only super practical for the winter weather but look amazing too.

All of the shoes by Dream in Green use vegetable tanned leather which is a much more eco friendly option than coventionally tanned leather, where the process uses a cocktail of toxic chemicals.

Brigno

Zoodi

Arnido

Renulle

What do you think? If you like these boots or any of the other fantastic green brands on Spartoo, please keep an eye out for my ethical outfit competition which will launch next week with the chance to win £100 of shoe vouchers for Spartoo.

Only 11 more sleeps to go until Christmas! what are you looking forward to most? I can’t wait for a lovely rest, cooking up some delicious food with my girls and perhaps a glass of mulled wine or two. This year I refuse to stress about Christmas at all!

With warmest wishes

Ceri x

Timberland Earthkeeper

Posted on November 27, 2012 by admin

Timberland EK Bethel Buckle Mid Lace Boot

My pick of winter boots from Spartoo shoes for this month definitely has to be from the Timberland Earthkeeper Collection. The Timberland Earthkeeper Collection is a great example of how a big brand can implement sustainable practices and still make great products. I also love how practical, durable and long lasting Timberland boots are but they are also very stylish and the traditional styles are iconic.The Earthkeeper collection features at least 50% recycled materials with their lining s being made form plastic bottles and the soles from Green Rubber. They also have an ergonomic insole for amazing comfort.

Whilst the yellow boot is the most well known Timberland design, they also have many other styles so don’t be put put off if the Lumberjack look is not for you.

Timberland as a brand are committed to reducing the impact of their operations and are really transparent with their website clearly detailing both their goals and progress with regard to both social and environmental. The metrics that they are measure include all aspects of their operations from use of eco conscious material to environmental performance of their tanneries, emissions at every stage of the process and social performance of factories. I definitely feel confident that Timberland are not just paying lip service to the issues of ethics and sustainability.

What do you think of Timberland, would you wear them?

I hope that you are having a good week.

With warmest wishes

Ceri x

Eco Shoes – Summer Sale

Posted on August 16, 2012 by admin

Summer sales are a great time to buy eco shoes as they are super affordable. Eco friendly shoes are usually really made well and extra comfortable so will last for years.

Spartoo have got some fantastic eco friendly shoes on sale at the moment, you may well recognise some of them which from one of my favourite shoe brands Dream in Green which I am pretty sure I have posted about a few times before. I really love those wedge heels and candy colours! There are also some other fantastic sustainable brands including Terra Plana. All of these shoes are reduced to under £50 and In my book that definitely constitutes a real bargain as long as you actually need them.

Milva by Dream in Green – reduced by 50%

Cook by Dream in Green reduced by 45%

Anapurna by Dream in Green 40% off

Betty Print Sandals by Terra Plana

Formenterra Vecho Sandals by Pikolinos – reduced by 40%

Have you bought anything in the sales? and do you wait to the sales so that you can buy better than you would usually be able to afford?

With warmest wishes

Ceri x

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Ethical Summer Shoes In the Spartoo Sale

Posted on July 19, 2012 by admin

Yippee summer has finally arrived. This is great news for me particularly as the children break up from school on Friday and weeks of being cooped up in the house with 2 energetic children doesn’t really appeal that much. Sunshine for us means picnics in the park, bike rides, days out and camping trips.

If this summer weather has taken you by surprise and you are planning on swapping your welly boots for something a little more elegant, Spartoo has a fantastic sale on ethical shoes. With some great reductions on all sorts of shoes from sandals and flip flops to heels and even trainers or ‘daps’ as they call them round here, you are sure to find what you need at a great price. The shoes in the sale include some of my favourite eco brands including Pikolinos, Dream in Green and Terra Plana. They are made with respect from the environment and many are either vegan or made using vegetable tanned leather. What I really love about these shoes though is that they are made for comfort and to last, perfect for when you have lots of walking to do.

Here are a few of my favourites:

Ethical Sandals by Dream in Green

Wedges by Dream in Green

Sandals by Pikolinos

Marilyn Court Shoes by Terra Plana

What fun things do you have planned for the summer?

With warmest wishes

Ceri x

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Fashion Blogger’s Ethical Outfit Competition – Over £250 of Prizes to be Won

Posted on June 15, 2012 by admin

Following on from the success of the last 2 Ethical outfit competitions, I have decided to make these competitions a regular event. It is fantastic to see how bloggers are wearing ethical and sustainable fashion and I hope that these outfits will inspire others to give ethical/ sustainable fashion a try too. The competition is open to any UK fashion blogger, your outfit just needs to include at least one ethical or sustainable item which include anything organic, made from sustainable fabrics, fair trade, vintage, recycled or second hand. you can find out more on how to enter below, but first I wanted to tell you about the fantastic prizes!

The Prizes

£100 of Spartoo Vouchers

Spartoo are an online shoe retailer with a fantastic selection of ethical and sustainable shoes. The vouchers can be spent on men’s, women’s or children’s shoes from a wide range of brands including my favourites Dream in Green, Melissa and Pikolinos.

Organic Cotton Yoga Pants and Tencel Vest by From Clothing

This outfit by From Clothing consists of loose fit, 3/4 length Capri leggings made in a scrumptious soft organic cotton and a beautiful, feminine strappy vest made from 95% sustainable Lenzing Tencel. It is perfect for Yoga, Pilates or simple, relaxed everyday wear! From Clothing is a new Ethical Fashion Brand based in Devon designing clothes inspired by the big outdoors and made using ethically sourced, organic and sustainable
materials. Their clothes are stylish, flattering and on trend whilst promoting the
‘real shaped’ woman.

A Calypso Skirt from Bibico

Take your pick of a Calypso skirt in you choice of white, grey or a pretty print. (subject to availability). Bibico is an ethical fashion brand which combines contemporary styling with traditional skills including hand weaving, embroidery and knitting to create beautifully simple and charming clothing. All of their clothes are made from quality natural materials and produced in fair trade cooperatives.

£50 to spend at Grassroots Fashion

Break free from the high street with Grassroots – Grassroots provides unique, fashionable and affordable, upcycled clothing. Each garment is individually re-designed and upcycled to reflect the current fashion trends so you can wear the season’s must have styles without it costing the earth.

If you would like to enter, all you have to do is post a picture of you wearing your ethical outfit on your blog with a link to www.ethicalfashionblog.com and mention which aspect of your outfit is ethical. Then follow me on Twitter (@StyleEyes) and tweet me the link with the following:-

’I’m rocking #ethicalfashion for the @StyleEyes Blogger’s Outfit Competition’

Before the end of 30th June.

I will choose winners from 1st to 4th place based on how stylish, creative and ethical their outfits are, on 2nd July. The first prize winner will get to choose their prize first, the second next and so on. All outfits enetered in the competition will also be published here on Style Eyes Ethical Fashion Blog with a link to the relevant blog.

I can’t wait to see your outfits! If you want a bit of inspiration, check out the amazing outfits from my last competitions in November 2011 and March this year.

For those that have an interest in Ethical Fashion, you may be interested in joining a new group that I have just set up www.ethicalfashionbloggers.com. You don’t only have to just blog about ethical fashion, it is for anyone that is interested in networking with other bloggers, working with ethical brands, joining in ethical outfit challenges, DIY and post round ups and coming along to meet ups. We also love vintage, charity shopping and DIY.

With warmest wishes

Ceri x

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Eco Friendly Sandals For Summer

Posted on May 25, 2012 by admin

I have been waiting for this moment when the sun is shining so much that the only shoes I can bare to wear is sandals, eco friendly of course! I Of course as I don’t wear socks with my sandals, it is really important to find a pair that is super comfy but also looks good with just about all of my summer clothes.

I have and have, in the past, had some really comfy shoes from Pikolinos, Birkenstock and Dream in Green, all which you can buy from Spartoo, so these would definitely be my first port of call for a fanastic pair of eco friendly sandals.

Birkenstock are the perfect daytime shoes whether you are on the beach or by the pool on holiday or even sight seeing. They have an anatomic sole and are easy to slip on and off making them perfect for holidays.

Dream in Green have some slightly more glamorous styles that are perfect for an evening out but also still good and comfy enough for everyday wear.

Last but not least, Pikolinos have some fantastic on trend styles this summer, with delicate and intricate designs that will look good with both dresses and shorts.

Now there is just time for a quick DIY pedicure before I get those tootsies out and about and sandals on for summer.

Hope you have a lovely weekend and enjoy the gorgeous sunshine. I am planning on spending as much time in the garden as possible.

With warmest wishes

Ceri x

Pikolinos – Ethical Sandals

Posted on April 21, 2012 by admin

I have mentioned in the past that Spartoo has one of the best selections of ethical sandals and shoes around including some fantastic brands like Melissa and Dream in Green. Today I wanted to share with you a Spanish ethical shoe brand Pikolinos.

I have a pair of Pikolinos shoes and they are fantastic quality, really well made with lots of attention to detail and also incredibly comfy. They are the sort of shoes that I really treasure and enjoy wearing. The brand concentrates creating on natural shoes made by artisans with respect for the environment. The leathers used to make their shoes are vegetable tanned and are chromium free.

For spring summer, they have some really beautiful beaded and cut out sandals which would be perfect for wearing with boho, ethnic and festival fashion type of outfits!

Sandals – Formentera

Formentera Dust Black Sandals

Moriara Black Sandals

Alcudia Lola Sandals

I would wear these ethical sandals with all sorts of outfits from casual dresses to maxi skirts and jeans for summer. Now all we need is a bit of sunshine.

With warmest wishes

Ceri x

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