Today’s pick: Bodkin makes it easy to go green

With the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen quickly approaching, we’ve been thinking a lot about the concept of being green here in the office. One of my favorite earth friendly fashion brands at the moment is the New York label Bodkin. And that’s not just because I went to school with its founder and creative director Eviana Hartman (we performed in the same dance company during our university days.) It’s more so because her line features easy, architectural, and yet pretty, pieces that you can’t help but find appealing whether you believe in global warming or not (see her knife pleating treatment of the classic gray sweatshirt above). She gives us her top three everyday tips for going green.

1) “Shop at the local farmer’s market once a week. Not only does it make sense from an emissions standpoint, but it’s immensely satisfying, delicious, and a great way to connect with the people who grow your food.”

2) “Support small businesses in your community instead of going to the big chain store. Strong, vibrant neighborhoods are sustainable.”

3) “Use household cleaning products and personal care products that are naturally derived and nontoxic. Or make your own with natural ingredients (you can clean with vinegar, or use coconut oil as body lotion). This is really important. Most mainstream household and beauty products are nasty. Everything that goes down the drain ends up somewhere in our waterways and drinking water. Hormone disruptors don’t just harm fish and ecosystems, they harm us.”