Ecouterre Weekly January 12th

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Hey Eco-Fashion Followers, Welcome to the very first edition of the Ecouterre newsletter! (In case you don't remember, Ecouterre is the new website dedicated to innovative, environmentally-friendly apparel design - and you signed up with us some time in the past 3 months :). We'll be bringing you the latest eco fashion news, along with exclusive invites to fashion events, and great freebies, sales and product giveaways every single week - so stay with us if you want to keep up with the latest news and maybe win some free stuff in the process! THE WEEK IN NEWS This week, the blogosphere and Twitterverse caught fire with shocking news that a Manhattan H&M store and a Wal-Mart contractor were destroying unsold clothing that could have been donated to charity, instead. (Extremely ironic in light of H&M's upcoming sustainable spring line.) We also checked out some hot wearable tech from CES 2010, found an artist who makes blingtastic jewelry from used Macbook keys, and asked designer Natalie Chanin if craftsmanship still matters in this age of fast, mass-produced fashion.  THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES   ASK NATALIE "ALABAMA" CHANIN: Does the Art of Craft and Handmade Matter in Fashion? Asus Unveils Waveface Ultra, A Web-Connected Smartphone Bracelet High-Tech Jacket Turns Video Gameplay into a Massage For a Friend Why Are H&M, Wal-Mart Destroying Unsold Clothing Instead of Giving Them to Charity? Upcycled Laptop-Key Bling Computer Geeks Will Take a Shine To LAST WEEK'S GIVEAWAY WINNER Congratulations to fightthefatrobot for winning a cosy knit kit from N:F:P! You'll be hearing from us soon.  SNEAK PEEK OF THIS WEEK'S GIVEAWAY Ecouterre newsletter subscribers - you heard it here first!  You get first dibs on our latest giveaway which we'll be launching tomorrow.  Check back in on Thursday morning to enter our next spectacular giveaway—a pair of Neuaura vegan riding boots worth $250! See you next week! Jill, Jasmin, and Yuka, your Ecouterre editors You've signed up to receive emails from the Ecouterre Website Unsubscribe fijatv.creations@blogger.com from this list. Our mailing address is: Inhabitat 7 Essex St New York, New York 10002 Add us to your address book Copyright (C) 2009 Inhabitat All rights reserved. Forward this email to a friend Update your profile