Departmental Organics

Hi everyone!

Department stores have jumped on the "green" band-wagon and are re-organizing their inventory to create a new "green" section! Whether you are shopping online or in stores, finding organic clothing and accessories is right at your fingertips now. The trend-starting department store, Nordstrom's, developed this recent marketing campaign to help push the newer organic trends, something that seems to be huge movement in the fashion industry. Organic clothing is the industries first-hand involvement in the "green" lifestyle many Americans have taken on.

At Nordstrom.com, buyers can at a click of a button receive a list of all the organic clothing and accessories the store sells. Nordstrom's organic inventory ranges from women's fashions, to baby clothes and accessories, to beauty products and men's fashion's. Click on the frame below to be taken to Nordstrom's organic web page.


Here in Nordstrom's "Organic Style" section of their department store, buyers can easily navigate through the array of "green" products. Like the rest of Nordstrom's website, you can search by price, style, department, size, or popularity. Some of the most popular environmentally friendly products the department store is offering are:

C&C Extra Long Sleeve Organic Cotton Tee, $65
Nordstrom Lingerie Organic Cotton Hipster Briefs, $10 each
Viridis Luxe Bamboo Twist Dress, $165
Lavanila Perfumes, $56

These products are just a small percentage of the total organic products available. Nordstrom's is simply leading the way for other department stores in there new availability of organic. Nordstrom's had even development their own organic brand. However, other department stores like Dillard's, Macy's and Nieman Marcus are also providing green-centered products.

Dillard's , Neiman Marcus, and Sak's Fifth Avenue for example carry the Majorica jewelry line which is entirely organic. Majorica, based in Barcelona, Spain, makes all-natural man-made pearls in contrast to common chemically cultured pearls, according to Majorica seller Karla's Jewelery in McAllen, Texas.

No matter what department store you have in your town, you will for sure be able to find something organic. With so many name-brands providing organic alternatives, it is near impossible to not carry them. Check out the department stores listed above for more information on their available "green" inventory.

On another note:

Like a promised before, I wanted to give a brief introduction to a furniture store providing recycled and all-natural furnishings. Although it may not be fashion and beauty related, interior decorations can be just as involved in the green lifestyle many people are converting to. If you are about to re-design your home, or beginning to build your first, here is a store that has high-end designs that are environmentally-friendly as well.

Arhaus Furniture is a new chain that focuses on either recycling or refurbishing old furniture into new "shabby-chic" styles. They are also building new furniture in a variety of eco-friendly ways.

For example, the company uses all recycled copper in their pieces, creating an appealing rustic look to their inventory. According to Arhaus, "the recycle copper pieces capture a moment in time when the natural beauty of Mother Earth meets the exceptional skill of the coppersmith to create an extraordinary work of art for your home."

The company also uses natural hand-made marble. This means the marble is hardly touched, and therefor unique to each furniture piece you buy.

The store not only uses natural products, but they also have invested into energy saving light bulbs in their stores, according to sales associate Cathrine Moline.

"We do everything from light bulbs to recycled paper in order to help the enviornment here. Our company slogan is 'furnishing a better world', and we try to do that in every way possible," she says.

Arhaus also carries the Hadley Line, which is their premier "green" sofa's. According to Moline, the Hadley Line uses an innovative tanning process in their leathers to reduce the amount of chemicals used.

No matter what you purchase at this store, Moline says Arhaus assure that it has in some way been created to support a healthy environment. So shop away without a worry! You can either order from their website, Arhaus.com, or you can call them at 1-866-4arhaus. Currently they have 28 locations, mostly on the east coast.