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SSF Press Releases

April 21, 2007. Sustainable Style Foundation announces 2008 Best Dressed Environmental List.

SSF in the Press – 2008

Ballard News Tribune, April 1, 2008. Group hears sustainable ideas. Dean Wong.
SSF’s hometown paper, The Ballard Tribune, reviews several projects presented at the Sustainable Ballard monthly gathering, including SSF’s Sustainable Industry & Design (SID) Institute, Museum, and Hall of Fame.

Portland Mercury, March 27-April 2, 2008. Fashion and The Better Living Show. Marjorie Skinner.
SSF Senior Stylist and Co-founder takes part in The Better Living Show in Portland, Oregon.

Seattle Magazine, April 2008. Entertaining: green goes glam. Kelley Moore.
Seattle lifestyle and design diva Kelley Moore sits down with Rebecca Luke, Sean Schmidt, and friends to chat about environmental issues and entertaining.

The New Yorker, February 11 & 18, 2008. Thinking in the Rain.
In her article on the ubiquitous umbrella, Susan Orlean mentions the ID Magazine, Treehugger, and SSF umbrella reused/redesign competition “Umbrella Inside Out”.

SSF in the Press – 2007

Financial Times, August 19, 2007. Keeping up appearances.
Beatrice Aidin quotes SSF Co-Founder and Senior Stylist Rebecca Luke on her thougts regarding sustainable style.

Seattle Metropolitan, August 2007. The Greening of…me. pp. 93 – 112.
Kathryn Robinson lists Rebecca Luke, SSF Co-founder and Senior Stylist, as one of the top 10 green gurus in Seattle.

ARRAY Magazine, Summer 2007, p. 15
Robert Cashill offers a sassy review of SSF’s website in Array’s design-related Blogs section.

KUOW Weekday with Steve Scher. Thursday, April 12, 2007.
Socially Responsible Products and Design.
Host Steve Scher and SSF Co-founder Sean Schmidt discuss whether style and sustainability can co-exist.

The Daily (University of Washington). April 3, 2007.
Film Fest Encourages Eco-Friendly Lifestyles.
An article on the Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival including SSF Co-founder Sean Schmidt’s comments during a Global Warming & Communication panel discussion.

SSF in the Press – 2006

Round Robin Press: June 01, 2006
Sustainable Style
A post about SSF’s Showcase page

SustainLane: March 2006
Wearing Well: Good-Looking, Healthy Fashion
An article about the looking fabulous, living well and doing good that mentions SSF as a resource for sustainable lifestyle choices.

TreeHugger.com: February 12, 2006
Sustainable Style Comes to New York City
Coverage of SSF’s NYC Chapter launch in February 2006.

TreeHugger.com: January 7, 2006
SSFtags: Total Awareness Guides
An announcement about the launch of SSFtags, SSF’s consumer awareness program.

Utne Reader. January/February 2006.
“Not too Sexy for the Earth” by Andi McDaniel.
An article on making sustainability appealing.

SSF in the Press – 2005

“The Lazy Environmentalist” Radio Show: September 26, 2005
Aligning Sustainability with Style
SSF’s co-founders featured along with Leslie Hoffman of Earthpledge in a discussion of sustainable style with host Josh Dorfman (available for download & podcast).

TreeHugger.com: September 8, 2005
SASS Magazine’s interview with Daryl Hannah
Coverage of SASS Magazine’s chat with Darryl Hannah about biodiesel.

Sacramento Bee: July 30, 2005
Fashion Conscience: Clothing and accessories are becoming both free-trade and chic
An article profiling the synthesis of chic, fair-trade clothing, quotes SSF co-founder Rebecca Luke.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: June 16, 2005
Seattle’s Green Web Sites
An article profiling Seattle-area environmental web-sites

Seattle Post – Intelligencer: May 2, 2005
Seattle non-profit pushes style that’s sustainable
SSF’s 2005 OSSA Awards are profiled

TreeHugger.com: April 29, 2005
Outstanding Sustainable Style Awards
Coverage of 2005 OSSA Awards

The Oregonian: February 10, 2005
West Linn shop specializes in sustainable style
SSF Co-founder and Style Ambassador Sean Schmidt comments on Portland’s Greenloop boutique and sustainable style trends.

SSF in the Press – 2004

Natural Home Magazine – September, 2004.
Sustainably Stylish: who’s the eco-fairest of them all.
Natural Home Magazine picked up our 2004 Best-Dressed Environmental List and ran with it.

Evergreen Monthly – July, 2004 (now Conscious Choice).
Style point: fashion & sustainability do mix.
Evergeen Monthly’s Emily Garland interviews SSF Co-founders Rebecca Luke and Sean Schmidt on their efforts to save the world in style.

HoBO MAGAZINE Issue #4, 2004. Seattle: bibio tech.
In an article by Matthew Putnam on Seattle’s new library, SSF Style Ambassador and Co-founder Sean Schmidt comments on style and sustainability in Seattle.

Seattle – Post Intelligencer. January 27, 2004.
Students gain awareness of environment.
SSF and Seattle-area YESC partner on student symposium.