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I attended the Los Angeles Gift Show for the first time this year. It was an interesting combination of Cash & Carry and typical tradeshow booths, and I was surprised just how many small start-up companies participated. Here’s a few favorites and insights I wanted to pass along…

TOKYOMILK really stood out . The brand was created by designer Margot Elena, who also created Lollia, Bloom Essentials, and Love & Toast. I loved this brand’s pretty yet clean design aesthetic and clever packaging. I noticed a Kiss & Tell kit complete with a sheer lipstick and mints bound in a really pretty slide box that you would love to carry in your hand bag. TOKYOMILK also has quite a selection of small and sweetly decorated makeup mirrors that you’d be happy to be seen using.

I also really enjoyed meeting Ianthe Kabakov,and learning more about her eco green coconut wax candles, which triple as a body butter and perfume balm. She had cleaver clean fragrances including Lawn Bowling, Asher and Dahlia (named for her kids), and she suggested that you light the candle for a bath then use the softened butter all over your body when you get out. According to Ianthe, the wax is completely organically grown and sustainable, and she packages them up in recycled glass jars and repurposed ribbon and brown paper – GREAT ideas.

The Boutique, Spa & Wellness section only made up 5-10% of the show and was a bit less trafficked than the Cash & Carry area. In speaking with the vendors, I learned that the LA show was less known for order writing than information gathering and follow up compared with the New York and Atlanta gift shows. All that said, pretty consistently folks said they had landed new accounts making it worth their while. We also found out that there were less booths this year than in years past.

All in all, the LA Gift Show was worth the trip, and I’d love to go back next year to compare the experiences.

Tags: beauty, LA Gift Show, Lollia, Tokyomilk

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The eco-friendly fashion is relatively a new trend. This trend is not just about protecting the environment, but also about keeping the consumer healthy and comfortable and making sure that people who are creating the clothes work in clean, safe environments. It is very important that eco-friendly clothes are made of organic materials. Now the first thing that would come to mind would be cotton. Cotton is actually great if it is organic cotton. That is cotton that is grown without any use of pesticides and insecticides, unlike the regular cotton that is grown and processed with a use of a huge amount of pesticides and chemicals. The organic cotton is good for you, the environment and of course for people who produce this cotton, since they don’t have to breathe in all the chemicals all day long. Of course, there are other materials that are used in green fashion such as hemp, linen, and organic wool.
Oh I do remember another thing from watching reality shows with my wife, on Fashion Show in introduction each contestant said that something is a new black, well I guess it would be accurate to say that slowly green (and I don’t mean the color) is becoming the new black. Celebrities such as Cate Blanchett are leading the way and many famous designers such as Oscar de la Renta are venturing into the green fashion territory. Now that I know a little more about the trend I hope it continues. After all it is great to know that there are clothes that are good for you and the environment.
Now, for those who might wonder if my wife found what she was looking for she sure did. My wife found a site http://www.luxgreenliving.com which she really liked. The clothes on the site looked pretty, fashionable yet practical, and were at very reasonable prices. So if you are looking to try some eco-friendly fashions made out of organic cotton try this site. At this point they only sell female clothing, so guys might have to look somewhere else, but if you are looking for a nice gift for your wife or girlfriend I recommend you take a look. Comment by Habib ur Rehman on September 29, 2009 at 9:51pm Hi Jacqueline,

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hey does anyone have any contacts who supply recycled beads?? i would need quite alot of them - colours style is not an issue right now

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