Giveaway: "Green Is The New Black" Book by Tamsin Blanchard

 

Back in February, I received a goody box from the ever-so-sweet Jennifer Pooley at Harper Collins.  Jennifer has sponsored several of my giveaways (The Leisure Seeker, The Girl From Charnelle, Summer at Tiffany).  Included in the box with The Leisure Seeker giveaway was a little surprise for me -- 5 copies of Tamsin Blanchard's Green Is The New Black.  I finally had time to read The Leisure Seeker and grab the next pile on my worktable. 

Since I knew I wasn't going to have a spare moment to do the research on this new book (darn baby!), I tapped Suni to check into it for me.  This is what she had to say:

I'm sure I'm not the only person who thinks that dressing in an ecologically responsible manner sounds dowdy and drab. My mind started to change when I saw that the most recent winner of Project Runway, Leanne Marshall, tries to stick with eco-friendly fabrics. Her clothes were AMAZING and not the Happy Hippy look at all. So, when Korie told me about Tamsin Blanchard's book Green Is the New Black:  How to Change the World with Style, I was intrigued. I did a little looking around, and now I can't wait to read this book.

Green is the New Black, while written by an English fashion journalist, looks to be fairly universal in it's advice. Vogue and Vanity Fair both raved about the book, which includes advice on not only finding new green choices for your wardrobe, but also reusing and reinventing pieces you already own. With tips on fair trades fashion lines, as well as what basics you should invest in for a lifetimes use, I really think this book has something of value for just about anyone looking to feel good about looking good.

Want to win one of the five giveaways?  Just be one of the first five people to leave a comment on this post about something you've done to live green.  Make sure you leave me your e-mail address and I'll contact you directly for your snail mail address.

Good luck!

Comments

[Ellen Crawley]

I compost; leaves, vegie scraps, flowers that I've had that finally died, everything. And then I add it back into my garden!
ellenmcrawley@aol.com

[Anita K.]

Okay, third time is charm - I pass my books among my friends before I take them to 1/2 Price Books and we recycle paper & plastic bottles which is all our trash company will do.

[Anita K.]

I forgot to leave my email addy -

sloan@sbcglobal.net

Thanks for the chance.

[Anita K.]

Oooooh, I would love to win, again!

[Lauren]

Sorry if this is a duplicate--I am having computer issues.

I have really tried to increase the amount of things that we recycle at home. I will even take things out of the trash that my husband throws away. My 11-year old daughter has gotten me on board the "Go Green" bandwagon.

(Edited by Korie 6/25/09: Yes, Lauren, this was a duplicate. No biggie! I went ahead & deleted your previous comment to make room for another winner. Congratulations on your new book!)

[vera]

I've been trying so hard to really look at what we're throwing away. I've gotten my kids involved in recycling and we're trying to grow our own tomatoes and peppers. Of course we're having record highs and drought here in TX.

[Tracie]

For the first time ever, we have planted a huge veggie garden in our backyard and have started to compost. That's pretty green in my book! :)faupel(at)prodigy(dot)net

[Marlynn]

What have I done to live green? I saved a lot of food boxes that would have been trashed and am making them into fun notebooks! I have also tried really hard to recyle but, alas, I keep slipping and am trying to improve daily with that one. I would love to win one of your books. Your bestest friend around, Me, aka Honeysuckle M, aka, Marlynnie....