Editor's note...
October is here, and that means our annual Membership Drive is happening now! Seattle is home for SSF, and we're committed to making our home alive with sustainable style. From existing resources like the Seattle Stylesheet to up & coming programs like Cocktails For a Cause, the Seattle Chapter leads the way for SSF by promoting sustainable living and sustainable design throughout the greater Puget Sound area. This month, we're excited to launch 500 Friends of SSF, the Chapter’s ongoing campaign to support our programs that educate, support and inspire people from all walks of life to make more sustainable personal lifestyle choices at work, at home and at play. Seattle is full of ways to look fabulous, live well and do good; just keep your eye on SSF to keep learning about all the fun, hip, fabulous ways to make more sustainable lifestyle choices every day!

From fashion, food and film to interior design, travel, music and more, SSF has designs on making sustainability the next big thing, as well as a timeless trend by using the power of popular culture to influence consumer choices. We're doing it, but we can't do it by ourselves. Become one of the 500 Friends of SSF, or join up as part of our growing membership and help us continue to save the world in style!

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All of SSF's Friends will be listed on this PSA featuring SSF Style Ambassador Sharon Lawrence (you know her from NYPD Blue and Desperate Housewives). We'll run it in the Seattle Weekly, circulating to 110,000 people around the Sound.

• 35 Bistro | Join Fremont's traditional bistro for a classic Provençal dinner on Wednesday, October 12. This Provençal family style feast includes 4-courses with wine, and, as always, the menu focuses on fresh, organic and seasonal ingredients. | 709 N 35th St | 206.547.9850
• Collective | A new experience in vintage furniture shopping, with a showroom displaying furniture and found objects with an eye for simplicity and eclectic style. They believe that anything is possible when honor your style and ideas. | 5323 Ballard Avenue NW | 206.782.1900
• Second Use | Diverting literally tons of reusable materials from the waste stream each month, Second Use resells them to you and me at super-affordable prices. Join them for their 2nd Annual Fall Festival and Habitat for Humanity Benefit Auction this coming Saturday, October 8. Free food, live entertainment and everything in the store is 10% off! | 7953 Second Ave S | 206.763.6929
• Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy | Conventional and natural health solutions, carrying an extensive organic line of skin and body-care products. Check out their monthly store newsletter, educating consumers on health-related issues, and offering a listing of monthly health events in Seattle. | 4130 E. Madison | 206.324.0701

quick picks...doing good

• 12th and Madison & 12th and Pike | New urbanism in action in Capitol Hill with 30,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, 66 lofts and 100 apartments due to open in early 2007. The 12th & Madison project, developed by Ted Schroth of GTS Development, will feature The Trace Lofts, an upscale 42-loft renovation of a 1920s warehouse, and the North Building, 100 high-end apartments and 8,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space.

  The 12th & Pike project, developed by Liz Dunn of Dunn+Hobbes, will feature 24 lofts over retail space in the Marketplace Lofts and the renovated Piston & Ring building.

• Flexcar Seattle | With a recent investment by Steve Case, (he co-founded a little internet company called AOL) and gas prices not coming down, there's never been a better time to learn how easy and convenient Flexcar can be.
• Eco Encore | Donate your used books, CDs and DVDs to benefit Seattle-area environmental organizations. To date, they've reused 7.5 tons of materials and raised over $21,000 by transforming yesterday's treasures into earth's pleasures.

• 500 Friends of SSF | SSF's annual Membership & Donation Drive, focusing on involving Seattle-area businesses in local sustainable style. Click here to learn more about saving the world in style.
• Red Dress Party | Saturday, October 8 | A fab party benefitting SSF and the Greater Seattle Business Association Scholarship Fund. A red dress (that's right boys -- no kilts) is the only way to get in for an evening of fashion, fun, cocktails, food, dancing and entertainment. The party will be at the Columbia City Theater, 4916 Rainier Ave S. Swing by Etherea Salon & Spa in Belltown for more details and tickets.
• October Greendrinks hosted by SSF! | Tuesday, October 11 | Seattle's monthly gathering of local citizens and professionals to raise a glass for the environment | The Palm Room, owned by Brandon Peterson, distinguished member of SSF's Board of Directors. | 5336 Ballard Ave NW | 206.782.7256

monthly member perks...a little wink and a smile from SSF and our friends at:

• Les Egoistes = 20% discount on initial and closet consultations | 206.324.4851
• Etherea Salon.Spa = 10% discount on all products and services | 2001 1st Ave | 206.441.5511
• m:pulse = 15% discount (mention Seattle Stylesheet) | 3516 Fremont Place | 206.545.4854

As always, if you have a question, comment or suggestion for the next stylesheet, or you'd like to become a stylesheet sponsor, we'd love to hear from you. Email us at or give us a ring at 206.324.4850.