LEAN, GREEN JEANS

m o r e (planet and people-fitting jeans)

I heard from Green Goody about this NRDC article which tells us some of that story:

One pair of jeans uses 1.5 pounds of cotton

But there's good news: more and more companies are making organic denim so that you don't have to sacrifice either. 

Check out:

Del Forte Denim (I'm digging the high-waisted willow--pictured).  Read its organic manifesto here.

Loomstate. You can buy some denim gear (for both men and women!) here.

Original Levi's has gotten in on the act to with Levi's Eco made from organic and recycled cotton. Get men's or women's jeans from them for a little less than elsewhere.

Linda Loudermilk has a great green jean collection as well. 

And Pierce has a few organic numbers that, for me anyway, are the best designed of the bunch. Hard to say which are the organic, but if you're struck by one particular design, contacting them to find out might be the easiest route. Luckily, proceeds from anything in the collection goes to helping feed hungry kids around the world.