Sustainable style news from EcoSalon’s West Coast Fashion Editor.

Hurlyburly’s Done – Costa Mesa based surf and skate brand Hurley and Nike have partnered up with Otis College of Art and Design to create Considered, a mentorship program for students that challenges them to come up with eco-friendly fashion ideas that follow the Nike Considered Index Tool, which evaluates all aspects of the supply chain. The program provides students who want to gain more than just a fashion education an opportunity to embrace design while considering the long-term effects on the environment. Organized into a contest style format, the resulting collections will be presented at Hurley’s H Space Gallery from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, October 20th.

Wear Something Rare – San Francisco is a sizzling hotbed for locally producing ingenuity these days. Check out some of the Bay Area’s hottest new indie designers at SOMA’s 440 Brannan’s fall sale event this Thursday, October 20^th from 6-10 p.m. Featuring local lines Johnathan Baker, gr.dano, Zansus Purses, Heiros, MENK and my favorite find of late, Suzy Tamimi. One of San Francisco’s “Ones to Watch,” the talented designer’s head turning fall collection shows her strong sense for creating a scene stealing look.

7 Year Niche  – What does it take for a local designer to keep her entire production – from first sketches, to patterns and samples through to socially responsible manufacturing – in San Francisco? According to Saffron Rare Threads designer Priya Saraswati, it takes Grit, Gloss & Glamor. Celebrating 7 years of business and flattering, fabulous fashion, Saraswati and her team are throwing an anniversary event and fashion show this  October 20^th. Delicous drinks, haute street food and the most lively bunch of lovelies you could hope to shop with. Enjoy a 15% discount all night.

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Sustainable style news from EcoSalon’s West Coast Fashion Editor.

Dandy Warhols – In Andy Warhol’s last movie, Women in Revolt, the gender bending romp that satirized the Women’s Liberation Movement, it’s hard to tell who’s playing who, guy or girl. And thus explaining perfectly the quirky allure of Los Angeles-based Madelyn Somer’s hit necktie label Tycoon Neckwear. Providing some dapper style to a feminine ensemble, the one-of-a-kind neckties are fabricated from recycled vintage men’s ties and crafted with tassles, rosettes and chains. The “tie with a social conscience” has 2% of proceeds go to Women for Women International, an organization that helps women in war-torn regions transform their lives by providing financial and emotional support, rights awareness, leadership education and job skills training. Tycoon Neckware is quickly gaining key media exposure, appearing recently in Spanish Vogue, Tatler and Nylon Magazine.

Solid Gold – San Francisco’s Gravel &Gold, the source for Mission District vintage treasures, have launched their first proprietary line, Gravel & Gold Goods. They’ve come up with four styles of clothing–two tops and two dresses–available in solid silk noil in blue or black and in brushed organic cotton printed with their first fabric design, Panda Face, which comes in bright blue or nebulous dusty green printed on white. Designed, screen printed and sewn in house by Cassie McGettigan and Holly Samuelsen, the limited-edition pieces perfectly capture the store’s winning ’70s California aesthetic.

Everybody Loves Surfing – Head down to Huntington City beach this Thursday, August 4 for Walk the Walk, the world’s largest high school fashion competition sponsored by Costa Mesa-based, Hurley against the backdrop of the world’s largest professional surfing competition, the U.S. Open of Surfing. As part of a series of eco-friendly announcements this year aimed at educating and encouraging beachgoers to join environmental programs such as beach clean-up, recycling and clean water initiatives, five of the nation’s most fashion-forward high schools will compete for the championship title and a $25,000 donation to their school. Celebrity judges and special musical guests to be announced.

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