Ecouterre Weekly November 24th

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Hey Ecouterrans, Turkey Day is tomorrow, which only means one thing: The inevitable squeeze-squash-applesauce of shoppers rummaging for Black Friday deals 24 hours later. Buy Nothing Day has gained ground as a movement of late, but can you give up shopping for an entire year? Fifteen self-professed fashion addicts are taking on the Free Fashion Challenge, a test of consumer fortitude that revolves around 365 purchase-free days (that includes undies and socks!) READ MORE >  INHABITATSHOP NEWS Stay tuned for Inhabitatshop's two-day flash sale on Monday, Nov. 29, for your opportunity to snag a recycled-denim saddlebag from Miranda Chance, winner of the Ecouterre Recycled Denim Challenge, for $100—that's 50 percent off!   THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES Fleabags Turns Pendleton Indian Blankets Into Limited-Edition Bags Platinum Dirt: Road-Ready Leather Jackets Reclaimed From Car Upholstery Body Shop, London College of Fashion Launch Eco-Friendly Makeup Line Recycled Sock-Monkey Mittens, Scarf, Hat Offer Cruelty-Free Warmth U.S., EU Cotton Subsidies Cost Africa $250 Million a Year, Says New Report Buy a Pair of PACT’s “Winter Lights” Undies, Send a Solar Lantern to Haiti British Designer Makes Elegant Jewelry From Recycled Plastic Bottles THIS WEEK'S GIVEAWAYS If there’s one person who exemplifies the youthful, can-do exuberance of the modern green movement, it’s Summer Rayne Oakes, eco-model, social entrepreneur, author, editor, and designer. This holiday season, the Jane of all trades is offering a boatload of green, Oakes-approved goodies—a collective value of $250—to one lucky Ecouterre reader: a set of Portico Home organic-cotton towels (bath, hand, wash); a recycled-PET handbag from her Zoe & Zac line at Payless ShoeSource; a pair of Modo’s ECO eyeglasses; an autographed copy of Style, Naturally; and the latest issue of Above, where’s she’s editor-at-large. ENTER NOW >   We’re giving away a brand-spanking-new HTC HD7 Windows 7 smartphone (worth $500) to one very lucky Ecouterre reader. This innovative new gadget was designed with a super-crisp large display and allows you to access all of the best entertainment programs like Netflix, T-Mobile TV, and Slacker Radio right at your fingertips. On top of this amazing new phone, the winner will receive a one year Xbox Live Gold membership, a three-month Zune Pass that will allow them to download and stream unlimited music and keep 30 songs of their choice forever, as well as a T-Mobile SIM that will be active until Nov. 30, 2010. ENTER NOW > FROM ECOSTILETTO Think eco-style's expensive? Not if it's free! EcoStiletto.com gives away $250+ in freebies each week and $250+ in sustainable shoes each month to free newsletter subscribers! Sign up now and tell a friend: Your odds may be worse, but your karma's better.  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