Loomstate: A cardigan, henley and jeans.
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Levi's Eco: Levi's first green line, Naturals, debuted in 1991. These organic cotton shorts are sold in recycled-paper packaging printed with soy-based ink. $38 retail.
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Del Forte Denim: Part of the label's Project Rejeaneration, this corset is made from recycled organic cotton denim jeans.
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Nfy: Nfy's chemical-free cotton denim is dyed with vegetable indigo and dried in the sun. $212 retail.
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Eairth by Melissa Dizon: Indigenous tribes in the designer's native Philippines use indigo berries to create this line's rich colors.
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Ruby Organic: These cotton jeans were made without using chemicals, pesticides or harmful toxins.
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Green Label by J Brand: These jeans are part of J Brand's debut organic collection, launching for spring '08. $227 retail.
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Habitual Organic: Habitual's limited edition, organic cotton jeans feature recycled zippers and paper hangtags embedded with wildflower seeds. Ten percent of all proceeds will go to Al Gore's theclimateproject.org. $297 retail.
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Greencaste by Earnest Sewn: Air-dried and resin-free, these cotton jeans are washed with natural surfactants, including peroxide and ozone.
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James Cured by Seun Dry Aged Denim: The chalky patina of these jeans comes from rinsing the denim with old newspapers and recycled cement particles.
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Sharkah Chakra: Chakra uses fair trade organic cotton harvested in Africa, handwoven in India, then dyed with natural indigo and trimmed with recycled gold rivets.
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Aristocrat Denim: Aristocrat uses dyes without enzymes, tallow and phosphate, and washes the cotton in purified water.
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Eco-conscious apparel is gaining momentum for 2008, even in the denim market, where environmentally friendly designers are making strides. According to the charitable organization Organic Exchange, sales of organic cotton are expected to reach $2.6 billion this year. Here, from Loomstate, launched by Rogan Gregory and Scott Hahn in 2004, a cardigan, henley and jeans.
Organic, sustainable and natural — they're the latest buzzwords in fashion. Though the processes are not yet perfect, here's what a few noteworthy denim lines are doing to live up to that billing.
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PHOTOS BY ROBERT MITRA
MODEL: CATHERINE TORRES/ELITE; HAIR BY DANIELLE PRIANO FOR ARTISTSBYTIMOTHYPRIANO.COM; MAKEUP BY STEPHANIE PASICOV FOR RJ BENNETT REPRESENTS; FASHION ASSISTANT: CHRISTINA ROPERTI; STYLED BY ANTONIA SARDONE
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