EcoStiletto’s Two-Year Anniversary Party Proves Earth Day is Every Day in L.A.
EcoStiletto’s Two-Year Anniversary Party at Rolling Greens Nursery in West Hollywood on July 14, 2010 was a cocktail-party celebration of eco-friendly fashion, beauty and lifestyle, which proved that Earth Day is every day in L.A. “Someone came up to me and said, ‘These don’t look like environmentalists. Everyone is so dressed up and glamorous.’ And I was like, ‘Duh. That’s the point,’” said the site’s founder and editor Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff.
Celebrity guests included Josh Zuckerman of “Desperate Housewives,” Daniel Nguyen of “Tori & Dean’s Home Sweet Hollywood,” Challen Cates from “Big Time Rush,” Bravo’s The Bender Sisters, Allison Deyette of “How Do I Look?” Fernanda Romero of “Hunter’s Moon,” Maria Elena from “Kill the Habit,” Sophie Uliano, author of Gorgeously Green, Kim Barnouin, co-author of Skinny Bitch, and Rachel Avalon, Project Green Search‘s 2009 winner.
Josh Zuckerman and Rachel Avalon/Photo Credit Whitney Lauritsen
Maria Elena Lass and Fernanda Romero/Photo Credit Amy Graves
Daniel Nguyen/Photo Credit Amy Graves
Beth and Te-See Bender with Challen Cates and guest/Photo Credit The Bender Sisters
Kim Barnouin with Carly Harrill and Julie May of HealthyBitchDaily.com/Photo Credit Whitney Lauritsen
Sophie Uliano and Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff/Photo Credit Amy Graves
More than 400 guests were invited to experience free mini eco-makeovers by jane iredale cosmetics…
Photo Credit Lucy Rendler-Kaplan
...and eyebrow threading by Marco Ochoa of Eco Brow, now at L.A.‘s hottest eco-beauty boutique, Evolue.
Photo Credit Amy Graves
They tasted vegan appetizers by chef Makini Howell of Seattle’s famed Plum Bistro restaurants, who created a pop-up menu for the night at the WorldFare Bustaurant.
Photo Credit Amy Graves
Photo Credit Whitney Lauritsen
Many entered to win a $4,000 sustainable Edge bed crafted from recycled materials by Environment Furniture, which EcoStiletto will be awarding to one lucky winner in October.
Photo Credit Whitney Lauritsen
Everyone checked out the new Audi A3 TDi, 2010’s Green Car of the Year, courtesy of The LACarGuy/Green Family of Dealers.
Photo Credit Amy Graves
Photo Credit Whitney Lauritsen
Some kiss-and-signed the Lips Against Lead petition to support Teens Turning Green‘s new Los Angeles chapter…
Photo Credit Amy Graves
...and donated a work-ready purse to Dress for Success, the non-profit organization that provides interview suits, confidence boosts, and career development to low-income women in over 75 cities worldwide, to support their new Los Angeles headquarters.
Photo Credit Whitney Lauritsen
Guests received goodie bags to collect green swag from Zhena’s Fair Trade Organic Gypsy Tea,
Photo Credit Amy Graves
Waterpik’s water-saving showerheads,
Photo Credit Whitney Lauritsen
Photo Credit Lucy Rendler-Kaplan
Tom’s of Maine natural personal care products
Photo Credit Lucy Rendler-Kaplan
and Nicobella Vegan Organic Dark Chocolate Truffles.
Photo Credit Whitney Lauritsen
Party-goers also enjoyed complimentary organic cocktails by O.N.E. Natural Experience and 360 Organic Vodka, organic wine by Yellow + Blue and organic beer by Eel River Brewing Company, all dispensed and served in recyclable containers.
Photo Credit Lucy Rendler-Kaplan
Guests saw recycled costume design from The Sustainable Sirens…
Photo Credit Amy Graves
...and brand-new LED event lighting by AirStar.
Photo Credit Whitney Lauritsen
“This party was living proof that you can be as gorgeous and stylish and hip and frugal as any other shopper on the planet, while still remaining conscious of your impact on the world,” Sarnoff concluded. Point taken.
Photo Credit Amy Graves
Photo Credit Whitney Lauritsen
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