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North Texas couples wed with green style

North Texas couples are opting for eco-friendly weddings to reduce landfill waste. Examples include Brandi Addison’s Earth Day wedding and Claire and Anders’ green nuptials using recycled materials, locally-sourced food, and rented items. Natalie and Ben also embraced sustainable practices. Tips include digital invites, renting, and composting.

Dallas designer paints picture of coral crisis

Dallas designer Breanna Cooke merges her skills in body paint and costume design with environmental activism, focusing on the coral reef crisis. Through her "artivism," she creates vibrant designs to initiate climate discussions and partners with the Glowing Glowing Gone campaign, producing sustainable activewear to promote ocean protection.

Dallas entrepreneur gives new life to kitschy holiday garb 

Jeremy Turner, owner of the Ugly Christmas Sweater Shops, now has three stores in North Texas – Dallas, Fort Worth and Frisco. Courtesy of Facebook.com/UglyChristmasSweaterShop.

Nov. 30, 2016

Resale is a recycling business and a Dallas entreprenuer discovered that gaudy is gold, when it comes to holiday retail. 

Jeremy Turner, owner of the Ugly Christmas Sweater Shop, spotted the trend before opening his first store in Dallas in 2013.

Dallas entrepreneur launches new vegan handbag line with recycled material

This vegan handbag from Cykochik, based in Dallas, incorporates recycled material. Photos courtesy of Nikki Duong Koenig.

July 10,  2015

Since launching her custom handbag company in 2003, Nikki Duong Koenig, the founder of Cykochik, wanted to create a brand that was stylish and fun but also compassionate and conscientious. 

Gold Standard: Your 2014 DFW Green Gift Guide

 

 

 

Dec. 8, 2014

By Julie Thibodeaux

Greenies know they need to shop local but when you’re strapped for time and stumped for ideas, it’s easy to resort to the big box stores.