Cosmetics superstar Bobbi Brown has partnered with The Heart Truth, the charity arm of the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to raise awareness of heart disease in women.

This $40 limited edition Bronze Shimmerbrick and Blender Brush set benefits The Heart Truth and its programs to get more women tested and teach healthy habits to prevent heart disease. (However, it hasn’t been disclosed how much of the proceeds will go to charity.)

And a reminder that the Red Dress Fashion Show — the big event sponsored by The Heart Truth — kicks off New York Fashion Week on Thursday night in the main tent in Bryant Park! More details here.

French conglomerate LVMH and the venerated Parsons School of Design have teamed up to present an exhibition entitled “The Art of Craftsmanship Revisited” during New York Fashion Week this month.

The exhibit will showcase work by 23 teams of Parsons students who worked for several months on their designs with the help of dozens of NYC artisans. Says Bernard Arnault, LVMH’s chairman and chief executive officer:

Beyond ephemeral fashions, it is the values of quality and durability which are forever attached to the Group’s brands. The handicraft expertise of our products, their unique history and legacy, the truly iconic designs that distinguish our creations — all of these characteristics take on particular importance for us, as the leading luxury group, enforcing and perpetuating our solid values.

Want to see for yourself? The fashion projects will be on display on February 17 at Milk Studios (450 W. 15th Street, New York, N.Y.) during MAC & MILK Fashion Week.

Vancouver is looking to lock down its position as the world capital of green fashion, and we’re pretty excited for Vancouver Eco Fashion Week, this year from April 20 to 22.

And if you live in Vancouver or will be in town next month for the Olympics, kick the party off early with an event on February 19 at the Vancouver Public Library.

The deets:

Enjoy an evening filled with live music by international performers Jill Barber, Vince Vaccaro, Adam Thomas and the Mike Allen Quartet, live painting by Caroline Weave, and DJ Phoenix Olivia. Opening speeches will be given by Lindsay Coulter from the David Suzuki Foundation and Our Social Fabric’s Kim Cathers.

You won’t want to miss the fashion show featuring favourite eco-friendly designers like Adhesif Clothing (adhesifclothing.com), Ashley Watson (ashleywatson.net), Dotted Loop (dottedloop.com), Kim Cathers Elements (kimcathers.com), Nixxi (nixxi.ca), and WE3 (we3.ca).

Mark your calendar for the Eco Fashion Forward Fundraising Night on Friday, February 19, 2010 at 8pm, happening at The Promenade at the Vancouver Public Library (350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC).

Tickets are $45 and can be purchased online at EcoFashionForward.EventBrite.com. Part of the ticket price will be donated to the David Suzuki Foundation, a Canadian environmental charity.

Want more info? Check out VEFW.com.

How cool is this haute frock?

The climate summit in Copenhagen brought out all sorts of ideas. No, not that summit. I mean the parallel event known at the Bright Green Expo, which featured businesses from around the world showing off their own ideas for addressing the climate crisis.

Known simply as The Climate Dress, it was first featured at the the Expo by Danish company Diffus.

From Ubergizmo on December 22:

Talk about dressing for the climate in a literal sense – the Climate Dress from Diffus of Denmark sees a special concoction which features hundreds of small LEDs laced throughout the dress, where they will respond to carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Depending on how high the concentration of CO2 is in the vicinity, the tiny LEDs embroidered onto the dress will glow in slow pulses all the way to rapid flashes whenever the amount of CO2 goes up.

My one problem with the dress, which I think is quite pretty, is that from all the descriptions, it seems the lights get more brilliant when CO2 and pollutant levels go up. To drive home the point, perhaps the makers of the dress should have made the dress glow brilliantly in clean air….and become dull in polluted air. I imagine that wouldn’t be too difficult of a switch with the microprocessor!

For more information on the dress, see here.

Christmas is coming early to NYC! Melissa Joy Manning is putting her line of eco-jewelry on serious sale tomorrow night at Equinox Soho.

The details from N.Y. Mag’s The Cut:

Shop jewelry deals by Melissa Joy Manning at Equinox Soho, with prices starting at $5. Equinox will be waiving its membership initiation fee for the night and complimentary treats will be provided by Delicatessen. 568 Broadway, nr. Prince St. (212-334-4631); 5–9. After-party: Delicatessen, 54 Prince St., nr. Lafayette St. (212-226-0211); 9–midnight.

Feast your eyes on MJM’s covetous creations in the E.S. archives. We are quivering with jealousy that we’re three time zones away from this blowout!

Bezel-Set Agate Slice Necklace in 14k Recycled Gold, $915 at MelissaJoyManning.com.

Now that you’ve read up on Ada Zanditon’s design philosophy, take a guided tour through her Spring/Summer 2010 collection, themed “A World Without Bees.” Inspired by the book of the same name by Alison Benjamin and Brian McCallum, the collection delves into the environmental reverberations of colony collapse disorder, the little-understood phenomenon that is causing the world’s honeybee population to die.

Creatively, this was interpreted with hexagonal shapes, prints, and even structural elements. Ada says she wanted the collection to be “like a slice of the honeycomb,” and for E.S. readers, she points out some hidden design features you might not notice without her tutelage.

Click on any image to launch the slideshow.

Last night we attended the champagne reception for Sustainable Sirens, a fashion project by Reel Green Media to showcase the waste produced by Hollywood’s entertainment industry.

The project will oversee the production of six dresses made from the recyclable trash generated by the movie business. The first dress is patterned after the fabulous type of gown worn by Marie Antoinette and is themed “Let Them Recycle.”

According to the project’s press release:

This unique campaign consists of a series of six costumes, each made from the recyclable products used in specific departments in the film and television industry. The dresses are photographed and printed as posters for distribution to prop houses, costume rental shops, guilds, studios, high production traffic areas and production base camps. To broaden the impact of the project, the images will be paired with an interactive website where crew members can find information about alternatives proper disposal of materials. The completed series will then travel as an art exhibition to museums, award ceremonies and events to educate people about waste prevention and sustainability.

See more photos of this unique event — including close-ups of that fabulous dress — on our Facebook page. And if you’re in the L.A. area and want to see the dress in person, it will be on display at West Hollywood boutique Code C through December 6.

The “Ethics + Aesthetics = Sustainable Fashion” exhibit opens today at the Pratt Institute in New York.

Featuring designs by brands like Bodkin and Loomstate, consider the project a can’t-miss:

The first American exhibition to explore the work of artists and designers who seek practical and symbolic solutions to the question of integrating sustainable practices into the fashion system.

The exhibition is organized around three main themes: Reduce, Revalue and Rethink, expanding on the traditional ecological mantra Reduce, Reuse, Recycle by acknowledging the importance of aesthetics within fashion design.

The exhibit will be on display through February 20, 2010, with a panel discussion with the artists and designers open to the public on January 26.

Need more info? Check out the project’s page on the Pratt Institute website.

The Pratt Institute, 144 West 14th Street, 2nd floor, New York, N.Y. 10011 212-647-7778.

(Thanks to reader Clara Berg for the reminder!)

If you’re in the New York area and are free on Saturday, you now have plans: Check out the Score! Pop-Up Swap in Brooklyn for dibs on preloved clothes, books, accessories, CDs, housewares, and more.

The first event in May drew 1,400 swappers and this event promises to be even bigger. Amy from Score! forwarded us the details:

‘Tis the season for sharing and exchanging. On Nov 21st, 3rd Ward will lend its space to a massive free exchange. Bring your old Blondie records, impulse sample sale buys, penny loafers, Jane Fonda workout videos, harmonica chord progression manuals, etc…and score some new treasures! Find a holiday gift for your mom, a smashing scarf for your friend, or a Queen Latifah cassette tape for your own personal collection. All items are free, and all remaining goods go to charity.

What an awesome way to rehome your junk and find the treasure in someone else’s trash. There’s a $3 cover charge to get in but all proceeds are being donated to City Harvest.

Interested? RSVP here.

Score! Pop-Up Swap at 3rd Ward, 195 Morgan Avenue (between Meadow and Stagg), Brooklyn, N.Y. 718-715-4961.

I had a great time this morning at the Green Blogger Convention, hosted by the superstars at EcoStiletto.com. From the manicures by Sheswai to the makeovers by Terra Firma and the panel discussion to the vegan fashion show at the end, the event gathered some of the biggest names in eco-blogging to share ideas about how to better spread the word.

That’s where you come in, readers. Is there anything we can do better to tickle your fancy? Always feel free to drop us a line at ethicalstylemag@gmail.com — we read every single email we get.

For more photos from the event — as well as a video featuring the finalists from the Project Green Search competition to find the eco-movements “It Girl” — become a fan of our new Facebook page!