Vente Verte! Local eco-friendly fashion half-price

I am a bit of an environmentalist. I try to keep it under wraps, but I don’t generally go around promoting consumerism. However, I will make an exception for the Vente Verte, August 8th and 9th only, where you can pick up clothing from local eco-friendly designers at half-price. The sale features local eco-friendly designers POSCH, On and On, Kollontai, Rachel F, and Preloved (yep, that’s Indyish’s Tessa on the left of the page).

Let me take this rare occasion to get all eco-geeky on you guys and gush about the ways that Montreal-made POSCH designs promote sustainability:

1. Chic POSCH cloth bags replace plastic bags (which, incidentally, have been banned in Kenya, San Francisco and Leaf Rapids, Manitoba)
2. Recycled fabrics reduce waste and lessen the demand for pesticide-slathered cotton
3. Buying locally reduces GHG emissions because goods don’t have to be transported halfway across the globe.
4. A percentage of POSCH’s profits support my favourite local NGO, Équiterre
5. T-Shirt designs give a shout out to international climate change policy while remaining surprisingly non-geeky and fashionable

POSCH designer, Luce Beaulieu also hosts a sustainability blog that is both pink and enlightening.

Vente Verte
AUGUST 8th and 9th, from 3pm-9pm
6600 St Urbain #501
With snacks and refreshments!