Reader giveaway: get your mitts on a lovely keyring

I’m a big fan of BoBelle and their lovely purses and bags. What makes them so special is not only the vintage-inspired design, but also that they are using  luxurious eel skin leather (a bringer of luck and love according to Greek mythology), which is a by-product of the food industry in Korea. Also, all their products have been fairly traded and are hand made.

My personal favourites from their current collection are:

Aphrodite leather wallet

Athena purse

Hera heart purse (how cute!)

Artemis clutch bag

Hestia key ring.

If you fancy getting yourself this lovely turquoise blue Hestia key ring, so named after the Greek goddess of domesticity, all you need to do is sign up to my twitter here and put yourself down for the BoBelle newsletter here.   

Everyone who signs up to follow Style High Club on Twitter between today and next week Thursday (17 September 2009) will be entered into a lucky dip for a chance to win.

Good luck everyone!

Two words I love: YSL and vintage

This week sees the launch of Yves Saint Laurent’s ‘New Vintage’ capsule collection at Barney’s store in New York.It’s a limited edition collection which uses left-over fabrics from past seasons.

The ‘New Vintage’ range has been designed by Stefano Pilati based on their most iconic pieces, so expect YSL classics such as a Le Smoking tuxedo suit in a distressed Khaki cotton twill.

images: Getty

Eco Rock’n'Roll

Eco brand Ascension does skinny jeans and cool print T-shirts to perfection. And they say eco isn’t cool…

pictures:ascensionclothing.co.uk

Still on the hunt for new trainers

I totally love these Veja Grids, I’d probably take them in yellow. I love it when eco looks this cool.

pictures: veja.fr

Va va voom

I am in love with Enamore’s Bedrock Betty bra and knickers set. Unleash your inner pin-up!

picture: enamore.co.uk

Fancy going to the Eco Style Oscars?

If you fancy a bit of celeb mingling and a cat walk show including one off ethical designs by Vivienne Westwood, Allegra Hicks, Zandra Rhodes, Preen, Todd Lynn, Jonathan Saunders, Aimee McWilliams and others then you’ll need to head down to the RE:Fashion awards taking place at Shoreditch Town Hall on November 13.

Has the credit crunch caught up with you and the £37.50 price tag per ticket is a bit too much? No need to worry! Just head over to www.greenmystyle.com and enter their lucky dip to win two tickets. Good luck!

image: greenmystyle.com

I like cows

And yet I am oh so sceptical when it comes to Vegan shoes. I will fully admit that I am prejudiced and always half expect some weird ethnic looking boot thing when it comes to Vegan shoes. Like Uggs but even uglier.

But I have been proven wrong by the fabulous American foot wear label Olsen Hauswho do 100% Vegan shoes. Amazing shoes I should add. I love their paint spattered slip-ons and faux crock booties.

images: olsenhaus.com

Does my conscience look good in this?

You won’t find any blood, sweat or tears in this genius new ethical jeans brand Monkee Genes. Monkee Genes is the first denim brand worldwide to be approved by the Soil Association to produce fully organic Jeans. So we are talking no child labour, no slave labour, and 100% organically grown cotton.

Yes but what about style? No need to worry. From the coloured skinny to the 70s flare, these jeans are also bang on trend.

And best of all each pair is £40. Yes really. Available at Topshop’s Oxford Street flagship store or online at www.roadjeans.com.

pictures:monkeegenes.co.uk

Green of envy

How lovely is this Doucette Duval Beatrice dress? It’s made of original, rescued 1960s fabric but comes with a hefty £220 price tag. Outch!

pictures:fashion-conscience.com

That’s not how I imagined Transsylvania

Hanging out in Romania wearing eco fashion might not necessarily sound very cool. But it is. Ethical label Kuyichi, who design organic, fair trade fashion, have come up with a killer a/w 08 collection. I love the skinny jeans in green and purple!

pictures: kuyichi.com