Curious to see how stylish New Yorkers were dressing and practicing eco-friendly acts on
Earth Day, we took a quick jaunt through the city's downtown neighborhoods yesterday for an impromptu polling. (Of course despite the intermittent bouts of
April showers, we kept our carbon footprint low by traveling on foot!)
Women traversing the
Tribeca and
Soho sidewalks embraced the warm weather in
springy ensembles such as light-weight sweaters, skinny
jeans,
wedge sandals, and cool
shades.
Even though no one was wearing organic clothing, most were planning on commemorating Earth Day in their own unique way.
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Earth Day Street Style
Check out all the stylish spring looks in New York City's Soho on Earth Day.
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Earth Day Street Style
Name: Lisa Gillespie
Age: 25
From: Production company
Occupation: Norway
What are you wearing? Top is from American Vintage, jeans are her own brand (Kimanorway) and shoes are Opening Ceremony
Do you have any eco-friendly practices? "I recycle."
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Name: Heide Valero
Age: 37
From: New York
Occupation: She works at Jeffrey Monteiro
What are you wearing? "Everything is Jeffrey Monteiro."
How are you participating in Earth day? "I am going to do recycling with my kids down in Brooklyn."
Earth Day Street Style
Name: Alison Forbes
Age: 27
From: Toronto, Canada
Occupation: Lawyer
What are you wearing? Top is Saint James, Matt & Nat bag
How are you participating in Earth day? "I'm walking around the city all day."
Earth Day Street Style
Name: Priyanka Parthasarathi
Age: 25
From: New York
Occupation: Works at a store on 6th and Spring
What are you wearing? "Everything I'm wearing I got at boutiques. I work on 6th and Spring so I shop at different boutiques in Soho a lot. The ring was made in India
Do you have any eco-friendly practices? "Not really. I should though."
Earth Day Street Style
Name: Alisha Dawson
Age: 25
From: Atlanta, Georgia
Occupation: Student at the Artist Institute studying fashion
What are you wearing? Top from Forever 21, sweater from Gap, pants from H&M, shoes from Macy's, vintage necklace and earrings were a present from her boyfriend
How are you participating in Earth day? "Right now I am working on a design made out of all natural, recyclable fibers. It's a tube dress."
Earth Day Street Style
Name: Carrie Phillips
Age: "30 somethings"
From: Chicago
Occupation: Regional account manager
What are you wearing? Blazer from Banana Republic, Elie Tahari pants, Michael Kors bag, Tory Burch shoes and David Yurman jewelry
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Name: Megan Pollan
Age: "I'll be 27 in July."
From: Texas
Occupation: Works in sales
What are you wearing? "This is a sack dress fromUrban Outfitter's, a sweater from Banana Republic that I snagged today and everyone has been making fun of my bag but it's Cole Haan and it's the perfect size to hold my little splenda container and everything else."
How are you participating in Earth day? "I'm going to have a lovely dinner with my friends to celebrate the earth."
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Name: Sola
Age: 23
From: Iceland
Occupation: She works in sales at Opening Ceremony
What are you wearing? "The sweater and jumpsuit are Diesel Black Gold (I used to work there.) The shirt is Natalie Encarnita and I'm not sure what the shoes are."
How are you participating in Earth day? "I'm from Iceland, which is very green so I try to be eco-friendly."
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Name: (left) Astrid, Rachele (center) and Jodie (right)
From: London
What are you wearing? Rachele is wearing a vintage skirt and Lacoste shoes
How are you participating in Earth day? "In London, we celebrated Earth Day a couple weeks ago and at our offices, we turned off all of the computers and the lights for an hour."
Earth Day Street Style
Name: Jessica Geller
Age: 29
From: New York
Occupation: Interior Decorator
What are you wearing? "Everything I'm wearing is J.Crew, the bag is Coach and the necklace I stole from my mom's closet."
Do you have any eco-friendly practices? "I try to be eco-conscious."
Earth Day Street Style
