Press Release: April 21, 2008 – SSF Names 2008 Best Dressed Environmentalists

In support and recognition of the most stylish environmentalists on the planet – and just in time to celebrate Earth Day – the Sustainable Style Foundation (SSF) is pleased to announce its 2008 Best Dressed Environmental List.

Who said you have to give up looking fabulous and living well in order to do good. The individuals on our 2008 Best Dressed Environmental List – from activists to celebrities to politicians – prove that it is possible to be a person of both style and substance. Sure, these individuals always look fabulous but they’re also out trying to make the world a better place…that is what got them on our list. Our hope in establishing the annual Best Dressed Environmental List is that these high-profile lifestyle role models will inspire everyone, from movies stars to the Mom next door to make more sustainable decisions in their personal lifestyle choices. True style, the essence of style, is not about following trends or conformity. It’s about expressing yourself and your individuality through the clothes you choose to wear, the food you choose to eat, the way you decorate your house, the car you choose to drive; just about everything you do every day. These outstanding individuals are proving that looking fabulous, living well, and doing good is easier than ever.

Like any ‘best’ list, there are lots of new names, some repeats, many shifts, and a few surprises. To celebrate the fifth year of their Best Dressed Environmental List SSF chose to select 30 women and men for 2008 because…well, because there were just far too many people to choose from. We had over 70 individuals on both the women’s and men’s list and narrowing them down to 30 was difficult enough. As far as surprises go, who would have guessed that Jesse James and Pierce Brosnan would appear together on a best dressed list. Certainly not us at SSF, but hey…stranger things have happened. In the case of our 2008 Best Dressed Environmental List, both James and Brosnan have a great personal style and both are committed to the environment. Congratulations to all of our 2008 honorees.

Women Wangari Maathai – actvist, Nobel Prize winner Vandana Shiva – physicist, activist Tyra Banks – model, TV host Summer Rayne Oakes – model, activist Julia Butterfly Hill – author, activist, Circle of Life Founder Linda Loudermilk – fashion designer Eva Longoria – actress Oprah Winfrey – TV host Anna Zegna – business executive, Ermenegildo Zegna Angela Lindvall – model, actress, Collage Foundation founder Salma Hayek – actress Lucy Liu – actress, UNICEF ambassador Nathalie Portman – actress, activist Stella McCartney – fashion designer Simran Sethi – TV host Sharon Lawrence – actress Minnie Driver – actress, musician Dolly Parton – musician Preity Zinta – actress Brandi Carlile – musician Ellen Degeneres – TV host Zhang Ziyi – actress Eve – musician Thandie Newton – actress Julia Louise Dryfus – actress Jane Goodall – biologist Charlize Theron – actress, activist Pamela Anderson – actress, activist Cameron Diaz – actress, activist Lauren Zalaznick – business executive, NBC Universal

Men Van Jones – activist, Ella Baker Center co-founder Fred Krupp – EDF President Brad Pitt – actor, activist Esai Morales – actor George Clooney – actor, activist Prince Charles – member of British royal family Antonio Villaraigosa – LA mayor Robert Kennedy, Jr. – environmental lawyer, activist Jesse James – TV host, entrepreneur Pierce Brosnan – actor, activist Orlando Bloom – actor, activist Giorgio Armani – fashion designer Gildo Zegna – business executive, Ermenegildo Zegna Carter Oosterhouse – TV host Graham Hill – business leader, Treehugger founder Jack Johnson – musician Arnold Schwartzenegger – California Governor, actor Woody Harrelson – actor, activist Matthew McConaughey – actor Paul Hawken – author, business leader Ed Norton – actor, activist Harrison Ford – actor Adrien Grenier – actor, activist Lance Armstrong – athlete Hugh Jackman – actor Ted Danson – actor, activist Keith Urban – musician Tony Gonzalez – athlete Leonardo DiCaprio – actor, activist Jason Bateman – actor