When your wardrobe is feeling less than inspired, sometimes a powerful print is all you need to breathe life into a stale closet.

From contrasting florals and global geometric prints, to palm leaves and whimsical patterns, we’ve selected a variety of gorgeous prints to rotate into your wardrobe. Whether you’re an excellent pattern mixer, or you prefer to let the print stand alone, you’ll be able to achieve your style goals with each of these garments. Sustainable, stylish, and oh-so-summery, you’ll want to wear these looks all season long.

1. Contrasting Flower Mini

Arguably the best of both worlds, this mini dress is sexy and sweet. The perfect combo for a steamy date night, or any time of the day for that matter, you’ll be reaching for it again and again. Capture the essence of this “Beverly Hills 90210” throwback and channel your inner Kelly (or Donna, or Brenda) and team it up with a pair of combat boots and a jean jacket. Oh, and because this is a Reformation dress, you can feel good knowing it saved 16 pounds of carbon dioxide, 121 gallons of water, and 0.8 pounds of waste. Priced at $198.

2. Palm Wrap Skirt

Not only is this modal and cupro wrap skirt smoking hot, but the founder at Virtue + Vice also has a soft spot for slow fashion and eco-friendly fabrics. This particular skirt is said to be made from materials that are “sustainable, biodegradable, and cruelty-free unlike typically used rayon, polyester, and silk.” Pair this pretty palm print with a crop top, as shown, your favorite one piece, or a fitted tank. Easily dress it up or down with jewelry and heels, or a straw tote and flats. Priced at $200.

3. Colorful Kimono Jacket

Lightweight, loose, and luxurious, this kimono-style jacket is perfect for year-round wearing. Throw it on with a pair of trousers and ballet flats for work, or team it with a pair of coral shorts, a white tank, and lace-up flats for the weekend. This little viscose jacket is so versatile, you’ll be inspired by all the different ways it can be worn, but most of all, how awesome it will look with jeans. Priced at $148.

4. Emerald High-Waist Pant

Hello, gorgeous! These lush, rich pants from slow fashion curators Ace & Jig are perfect for wearing by the pool, sipping coffee at your local spot, dressed up for a night out, or while enjoying your favorite book on your very own sofa. In other words, these pants are hella versatile and look so damn comfy, you’ll be wearing them everywhere. Whether with a bikini top and flats, or a sheer blouse and heels, these will be your go-to summer bottoms. Priced at $296.

5. Strapless Crop Top

This bold orange crop top is perfect for summertime fun! Made by a women’s co-op in Malawi, you can rest assured that this affordable piece from Mayamiko is sustainable and ethically made. The company works with the women to choose exclusive fabrics that comprise just ten to fifteen pieces each. The business’s zero-waste production practices promise that every off-cut and unsold garment is upcycled into a new item. Pair this top with high-waist shorts or pants and a jute espadrille or tassel-adorned flat. Priced at $20.65.

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Dear Earth apparel launches their own online boutique.

The recipe: Take a bit of organic rocker and a splash of vintage and mix well with contemporary graphic prints. The result is the newly launched Dear Earth label and online boutique.

Deriving inspiration from music, the moon, and popular culture, designer and owner Daniele Moore has created an organic luxury lounge wear collection composed of leggings with fun details such as ruching, snaps and zippers, sexy skirts made with re-purposed sequined material, and sheer graphic tees featuring messages like “Drums Please,” and “Muhammad, Jesus, Buddha, Love.”

Moore was born in Philadelphia and started sewing in her twenties as a creative outlet, and because she needed some comfortable clothes to teach yoga in. As she started to receive compliments on things she had designed and her mind flooded with new ideas, her appreciation for fashion expanded. Although Dear Earth styles are mostly casual wear, Moore says she loves details like pleats and ruffles that you see more in couture lines and has fused these elements in the more casual styles.

Moore says the earth inspires her every day as she watches sunrises coming up over the ocean in Miami Beach.  “Gratitude and appreciation for our earth and the energy it gives me makes choosing sustainable fabrics and practices very easy. The inspiration, the choices and the final product have all become one-if that makes sense,” says Moore.

Working with materials such as organic cotton, bamboo, hemp, peace silk and soy, Dear Earth also uses a dye method called Fiber Reactive, in which the fibers and the dye make a permanent bond which not only produces long-lasting color in the apparel but also minimizes dye run-off which is harmful to the environment.

“So many people have no idea about fabric and fiber meanings and they do not make the connection between a t-shirt and a plant. I really enjoy watching people make the connection which I believe increases appreciation and awareness of the Earth. I created Dear Earth to share this,” says Moore.

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