Alternative Apparel Blog

Keepin' it Raw with Harmless Harvest

It’s always enlightening to chat with someone who is really passionate about what they do. There’s something about the spark and enthusiasm that Harmless Harvest co-founder Justin Guilbert has that makes you automatically like his product, even if you’ve never tried it.

Brooklyn's Dekalb Market

We recently took a trip to Dekalb Market. Located in the heart of Brooklyn, New York, this community of artists, crafts people, farmers and chefs is housed in a makeshift marketplace constructed out of salvaged shipping containers.

In Good Company: Hill Harper

 

Sustainable Swimwear: Greenlines Boardshorts

As you gear up this summer with the perfect swim trunks, why not opt for a stylish suit with eco-friendly appeal? After searching for the just the right pair of boardshorts and coming up empty handed, brothers Sam and Jerry Delaney decided to build their own swim brand business: Greenlines Boardshorts.

Kathryn Budig

One of the most widely recognized faces in yoga, Kathryn Budig has a zest for life and passion for living well. In addition to her regular classes at Yogaworks in Santa Monica and online workouts at yogaglo.com, Kathryn also shares her knowledge as a contributing writer for Huffington Post, Yoga Journal, Yahoo Shine's Living Section and MindBodyGreen. An avid food lover, she’s quick to share her healthy, organic and eco-friendly recipes. She has graced the covers of Yoga Journal, Yoga International, Om Yoga and Common Ground and been featured on E!, The Food Network, Shape and The New York Times. And as if that’s not enough, Kathryn co-founded Poses for Paws in her spare time, an organization dedicated to raising money for animal shelters through yoga. We recently had the pleasure of meeting up with Kathryn to find out a little bit more about the famed yoga and fitness guru.

Greg and... Teresa Herrera

Our fearlessly cool leader Greg Alterman recently sat down with the multi-talented Teresa Herrera—model, actress and activist, among other things—to talk about her work with the Global Mala Project. Teresa produces the Manila chapter of GMP, an organization which uses yoga as peace in action. By obtaining sponsorship and collecting donations, the GMP raises funds and awareness for global issues. All proceeds are donated to environmental organizations such as Trees for the Future and Tubbataha Foundation for marine conservation. Greg and Teresa sit, grass-sprawled, on a sunny California day...