Best Heirloom Quality Eco-Jewelry Gift Guide
Photo courtesy of Ella Poe.
Check our list twice: We found fashion & accessories for even the most discerning ecoista. Now through New Year’s, EcoStiletto’s Best Eco-Style Gift Guide showcases our Best of 2010 favorites at 25% off—or more—in EcoStiletto SHOP. Part Five of Five.
When Linda Loudermilk trademarked the term “luxury eco” in 2002, luxury was all about couture-branded labels—eco meant wearing Birkenstocks and bad hemp. Eight years later, Linda’s personal crusade to fill closets with gorgeous clothes that are as sustainable as they are luxurious has inspired a whole host of designers.
But unlike big-brand couture, eco-luxury doesn’t mean expensive for the sake of expense alone. When you buy an eco-luxury product, you’re buying something that’s typically sewn by hand rather than on an assembly line, crafted from high-quality and eco-friendly materials, designed with the intention of supporting sustainable manufacturing, resources and traditions, and made to last for generations. You’re buying into a concept, not a label.
Of course, nothing says luxury like jewels. But once you know about the cyanide used to mine gold and the child labor employed to source gems, it becomes astoundingly clear that luxury jewelry production is nobody’s best friend. That’s why the most exciting developments in jewelry design are small manufacturers who use recycled metals and fair-trade gems to create gorgeous pieces that can go toe to sustainably-stiletto’d toe with any luxury brand on the red carpet.
Photo courtesy of Okomido.
Okomido’s gorgeous pieces are inspired by natural elements; her twig rings (featured on our home page) in white, yellow, rose and bronze gold are simply the most perfect stacking rings we’ve ever found. And Ella Poe’s classically luxe disc necklaces and thick cuff rings, embellished with Fair Trade diamonds, are the ultimate in eco-opulence.
Luxury, indeed.
Now through 12.31.10, get 25% off on all Okomido and Ella Poe jewelry in EcoStiletto SHOP with “ecoholiday” at checkout. Want more? Take a look at our Best Eco-Style Gift Guide for the Naughty (or Nice) Ecoista, Best Eco-Style Gift Guide for the Fair Trader, Best Eco-Jewelry Gift Guides for the Frugal Fashionista and Best Eco-Style Gift Guide for the Upcycling Fashionista, then check back here next week!
