Collina Strada Novella Rucksack

So until I am able to do my own log home chinking on a fixer-upper mountain cabin, I am considering donning this rustic and sleek Collina Novella Rucksack for both urban and rural outings. Crafted by hand in the USA, this organic cotton and vegetable-dyed leather shoulder bag is as versatile and chic as any eco-pioneer might require. (All printing is also done with chemical-free 'eco ink'). I love a rucksack that says get up off your derriere, woman, and do something for yourself and your gorgeous local environs.

*The Collina Strada Novella Rucksack (by Hillary Taymor) is available at Labelgazer

Holly Suan Gray's Eco Stylist Vision

I really love the work of stylist Holly Suan Gray, who will soon be fashioning the folkloric runway looks of the featured designers at EcoChic Geneva. A timeless, multicultural storyteller for both print and film, Gray's scenes are seductively alluring and fragile in nature. As a vegetarian and animal rights activist, her mission is impressively fashion-forward and environmentally aware - which begs one to ask, is the future of eco fashion also in the hands of the stylists who are best able to illustrate what we can and should be as informed fashionistas and truly global citizens?

Stay tuned for more coverage on EcoChic Geneva and Holly Suan Gray's eco stylist spin on the runway event.

*above images include 'The New Puritans' courtesy of Holly Suan Gray and West East Magazine; 'Apparation' for SCMP STYLE Magazine (April 2009 ) with Elyse Sewell photographed by Baldovino Barani and styled by Holly Suan Gray