San Francisco, CA

Style, Naturally Book Party SF

Featuring organic vegetarian fetes, organic cocktails, sustainable design showcase,  and a book signing. NOTE: Invite Only.

Vancouver, BC

Style, Naturally Book Launch Vancouver
EPIC Event

Featuring a keynote and book signing on the backdrop of the Vancouver EPIC event.

Page 26:
Did you know . . . our textiles and clothes?
International Labour Office. “Global Employment Trends Brief.” January 2006. www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/strat/download/getb06en.pdf.
Retrieved June 11, 2008

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Over 1.5 billion . . . sold worldwide.
Mintel Report. “Jeans–U.S., February 2006.” www.oxygen.mintel.com/sinatra/reports/display/id=295910/display/id=165031
Retrieved June 11, 2008

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Cotton, the most widely . . . crops in the world.
Myers, D. and S. Stolton. Organic Cotton: From Field to Final Product. ITDG Publishing, 1999.

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It accounts . . . of worldwide pesticides.
Allen Woodburn Associates Ltd./Managing Resources Ltd. “Cotton: The Crop and Its Agrochemicals Market,” 1995.

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Many of the pesticides . . . cause cancer.
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, “List of Chemicals Evaluated for Carcinogenic Potential.” 2001.

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Estimated global retail . . . $6.8 billion by 2010.
Organic Exchange. “Organic Cotton Market Report,” 2007. www.organicexchange.org/Documents/market_high_fall07.pdf
Retrieved June 11, 2008

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Even though cotton . . . for the public.
Rivoli, P. The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade. Wiley, 2006.

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The book . . . into new shoes?
McDonough, W. and M. Braungart. Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things. North Point Press, 2002.

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According to Shop. Etc…have a favorite handbag.
HYPERLINK “http://forum.purseblog.com/handbags-and-purses/must-read-stats-facts-quirky-quotes-about-almighty-37517.html” http://forum.purseblog.com/handbags-and-purses/must-read-stats-facts-quirky-quotes-about-almighty-37517.html and  HYPERLINK “http://fabsugar.com/20134″ http://fabsugar.com/20134
Retrieved June 27, 2008

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At the end . . . scrap tires.
Historically scrap . . . 80.4 percent of these scrap tires.
Environmental Protection Agency. “Management of Scrap Tires.” www.epa.gov/garbage/tires/basic.htm
Retrieved June 11, 2008

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“Leaving my studio . . . smell anymore.”
Wizer, A. “XSProject: From the (Dirty) River.” Artlink, vol. 25 no 4., 2005

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It was shown . . . and San Francisco.
“Confronting the Evil of Plastics.” The Economist, March 31, 2007

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According to a report . . . $230 billion in 2015.
Gutwein, B. “Global Jewelry Sales to reach $230 billion by 2015.” December 18, 2006. www.diamondvues.com/2006/12/global_jewelry_sales_to_reach.html
Retrieved June 11, 2008

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The global . . . to the Diamond Information Center.
Seetharaman, M. “India—No Longer a Diamond in the Rough.” August 7, 2006.  www.theglobalist.com/DBWeb/StoryId.aspx?StoryId=5532
Retrieved June 11, 2008

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The wars . . . estimated 3.7 million lives.
Amnesty International. “UK: New survey shows diamond shops can’t assure customers that stones are not conflict diamonds.” October 18, 2004. www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=15645
Retreived  June 11, 2008

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Amnesty International . . . about the diamond market.
Amnesty International. “Companion Curriculum to Blood Diamond.”
www.amnestyusa.org/education/pdf/bd_curriculumguide.pdf
Retreived June 11, 2008

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The production . . . mine waste.
No Dirty Gold campaign brochure.
www.nodirtygold.org/pubs/nodirtygoldbrochure.pdf.
Retreived June 11, 2008

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The average . . . textiles per year.
Only 48 percent . . . secondhand clothing.
[Less] than half . . . the waste stream.
Council for Textile Recycling. “Don’t Overlook Textiles.” 1997.
www.textilerecycle.org
Retrieved November 2007

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Use cool water . . . each year. (Figure assumes you wash two loads per week.)
Environmental Literacy Council. “Steps to Reduce Global Warming.”
www.enviroliteracy.org/article.php/1345.html.
Retrieved June 11, 2008.

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80 percent . . . as a solvent.
GreenerChoices.org. “Dry Cleaning Alternatives.” October 2006. www.greenerchoices.org/products.cfm?product=drycleaning&
Retrieved June 22, 2008.

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You could save . . . out of the year.
StopGlobalWarming.org. “Calculate your carbon and cash savings.” www.stopglobalwarming.org/carboncalculator.asp
Retrieved September 10, 2007.

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The average woman . . . 168 chemical ingredients.
June 2004 survey of 2,300 adults about personal-care-product use, conducted by the Environmental Working Group and Campaign for Safe Cosmetics.

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[Up] to 60 percent . . . our bloodstream.
James, K. The Truth about Beauty: Transform Your Looks and Your Life from the Inside Out. Beyond Woods Publishing, 2003.

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Only 11 percent . . . evaluated for safety.
www.cosmeticsdatabase.com.
Retrieved on January 2008.

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At least 70 percent . . . water we drink.
James, K. The Truth about Beauty: Transform Your Looks and Your Life from the Inside Out. Beyond Woods Publishing, 2003.

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The campaign . . . and the FDA.
Houlihan, J., C. Brody, and B. Schwan. “Not Too Pretty: Phthalates, Beauty Products, and the FDA.” Environmental Working Group, 2002.
www.ewg.org/files/nottoopretty_final.pdf
Retrieved June 23, 2008.

Pages 185–190:
Beauty Blacklist
List compiled through various sources, including:
www.aubrey-organics.com/about/treat_10synth.cfm
www.cosmeticdatabase.com
Winter, Ruth. A Consumer’s Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients. Three Rivers Press, 2005.
Malkan, S. Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry. New Society Publishers, 2007.

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Worse, up to 80 percent . . . intentional omission.
www.cosmeticsdatabase.com
Retrieved January 2008

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Women absorb . . . every year.
Macrae, F. “Women Absorb Up to 5 lbs. of Damaging Chemicals a Year Thanks to Beauty Products.” Daily Mail. June 19, 2007.
www.dailymail.co.uk

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It requires . . . safety risks.
Malkan, S. Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry. New Society Publishers. 2007.

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[Petroleum products have] . . . over time.
James, K. The Truth about Beauty: Transform Your Looks and Your Life from the Inside Out. Beyond Woods Publishing, 2003.

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Lauryl is converted . . . carcinogen.
Malkan, S. Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry. New Society Publishers. 2007.

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“Women spend £8,500 on make-up during their lifetime.” Daily Mail. Nov 2007.  www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-492463/Women-spend-8-500-make-lifetime.html
Retrieved June 25, 2008

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According to . . . recommends them.
Mintel Report. “Beauty and Personal Care Products Consumer US.” November 2005.

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The report shows . . . by UVB radiation.
Environmental Working Group. “Sunscreen Summary—What Works and What’s Safe.” 2007. From Skin Deep Cosmetics Database, www.cosmeticsdatabase.com

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Of the brands . . . to our health.
Environmental Working Group. “Sunscreen Summary—What Works and What’s Safe.” 2007. From Skin Deep Cosmetics Database, www.cosmeticsdatabase.com

Jermyn, PA

National Honor Society Dinner Keynote
1PM

Tacoma, WA

Tacoma Community College
10:30-11:30AM

Keynote/Q&A; 11:30-12:30PM class visit; book signing.

Newton, MA

Mount Ida College
Time: TBD

Featuring a keynote talk on “Style Rehab” + book signing.

New York, NY

Parsons
Time: TBD

Featuring informal discussion; Q&A; book signing

Sanborn, NY

Niagara Community College
Time: TBD

Featuring a keynote talk; Q&A; book signing.

Washington, D.C.

Private Location
Time: 7PM-10PM

Washington, D.C.

Corcoran Gallery
Time: 7PM-9PM

Style, Naturally talk and book signing in conjunction with the Lecture Series: Considering the Environment in Art & Design

State College, PA

Pennsylvania State University
Time: 12PM-2PM

Featuring keynote talk; Q&A; book signing.

Toronto, Canada

Style, Naturally Book Party Toronto
Time/Place: TBD

Featuring organic vegetarian fetes, organic cocktails, sustainable design showcase, and a book signing on the backdrop of Toronto Fashion Week.

West Hollywood, CA

Time: TBD
Style, Naturally Book Party LA
Stella McCartney Store
8823 Beverly Blvd

Featuring organic vegetarian fetes, organic cocktails, sustainable design showcase, and a book signing. NOTE: Invite Only.

Boston, MA

7:00PM – 8:00PM
Northeastern University
MA Curry Student Center

Featuring a talk on Environmental Action + Style, Naturally book signing.

“Packing a killer combination of passion, humor and an unrelenting commitment to environmental stewardship, Summer Rayne Oakes is one of the most vibrant voices in today’s sustainability movement.  With style, naturally Summer Rayne connects the dots for readers between the world of fashion and a world of good.” 

– Eileen O’Neill, President and General Manager, TLC

“Style, naturally is a spirited, colorful guide to being stylishly green. Summer Rayne shows women everywhere that looking good, feeling good, and doing good is easy, doable, and all within reach.”

- Matt Rubel, CEO of Collective Brands, Inc., Owner of Payless ShoeSource

“Oakes is not just some hottie manufactured by a team of advertisers and consultants. She’s a Cornell grad who majored in natural resources and spent years writing papers about sewage sludge. After graduating, she decided to take her passions out of academia and into the real world.”

— Vanity Fair 

“The hottest eco-model….okay—the only eco-model!” 

—Grist magazine

“Summer Rayne Oakes has written a dazzling book about what it takes to live stylishly without damaging the planet. Cool, erudite, witty and practical, this is the volume to give all the women in your life. They’ll love it!”

- Chris Palmer, Professor & Founder of the Center for Environmental Filmmaking, American University

“Summer Rayne’s book stands out in a sea of green guides in that it embraces not just environmental issues but broad sustainability as well. She does this all while keeping a keen eye on style making the book compelling both in content and design.”

- Sean Schmidt, Lifestyle Ambassador & Co-founder of the Sustainable Style Foundation

“Chock full of chic eco fashion and beauty, style, naturally makes green and ethical choices much more than a single season’s “must haves.” Summer Rayne’s book is truly inspirational and entertaining both for pros and fashionistas, making sustainable the obvious choice.

- Tone Skårdal Tobiasson, Fashion editor and co-founder Nordic Initiative Clean & Ethical

“Summer Rayne Oakes’s style, naturally is indeed a book for our times. For those who wish to combine fashion, beauty and a social conscience, it is a beautifully presented, practical guide. Whether it’s discovering the personal styles of some leading citizens, finding out at a glance the most ecologically aware labels, or being inspired on ways we can make a difference, style, naturally is a fabulous must-read.”

- Jack Yan, Founding publisher of Lucire, Co-author of Beyond Branding

“Style, naturally is the ultimate reference of cataloging the best of sustainable style. It artfully portrays and explores the most recent talents paired with the ultimate pioneers such as Katharine Hamnett. The glossy photos are comparable to the top fashion magazines and Summer Rayne Oakes, the author and model is herself a Sustainable Style Icon… This is inspired and insatiably researched, beautiful piece of publishing.”

- Matthew Allen, Pret a Porte

“In style, naturally Summer Rayne Oakes reveals her courage and grace by taking on what some may consider being the most wasteful and superfluous industries ever…She does this in a playful and creative way that is not condemning, but empowering. She leaves us inspired to take an extra moment to look at labels more carefully and to think beyond ourselves when putting something we look fabulous in into our shopping carts.”   

- Patricia Jurewicz, Associate Director of CSR, As You Sow

“Summer Rayne Oakes is the only person I know who has the unique ability to marry the worlds of fashion and environmental responsibility with such authenticity.  With style, naturally, Summer Rayne uses her expertise in both of these realms to put forth a guide which allows the desires of the fashionista and the environmentalist to be met without compromising the integrity of either.”

- Pete Griffin, Think MTV