GREEN is the new BLACK

Barneys New York, basically the greatest department store in the planet, is gettin' it, and hittin' it big.
It's like heaven when you step inside with the ability to "ball and drop a few G's".
Maybe it's just the whimsical idea of owning everything in the store because the buyer is so damn good at concocting such a fabulous selection.

Anyway, there's more reason to love Barney's because they've gone madly green.
"Have a green holiday" was their motto for the '07 holiday season, tagged on everything from store displays to their perfect-sized shopping bags.
I wanted one (the bag - and SOMETHING from Barneys) right when I saw celebrities covered in these green babies in Us Weekly.
Earnest Sewn's collaboration with Barneys Co-op has been continuing for quite some time, but recently announced at the end of '07 was the Earnest Sewn and French ballet shoe company Repetto collabo featuring 100% organic shoes.

Below are the women's ballet shoe and men's jazz shoe styles.

In addition, they've also got Core Denim on board to handle the organic denim, where starch is the ONLY additive in the construction process. Crazy right?

Barneys is also taking the green theme ol' school and high class.
Also announced in December 07 is the Goyard x Barneys collaboration in an effort to further promote eco-friendly lifestyles.

Goyard has taken their most popular signature bag, the St. Louis tote, and virtually made it green, with a recycle symbol carefully positioned in yellow.


I'm not sure how buying a $1000 green bag saves the environment, but maybe with the investment and mindset, you'll use it to shop for groceries and not waste paper/plastic.
Hey, it all starts with a little bit of effort, so just like Barneys, don't just have a green holiday, have a green life!!