Green Chic: Saving The Earth In Style (2008) - Plot & Excerpts
Despite all of the progress the environmental movement has made, being both chic and sustainable is still often seen as a frivolous combination. Apparently, growing your own food and wearing stylish, eco-friendly fashions are two separate worlds that we shouldn’t combine.Not anymore!Impressively experienced writer Christie Matheson just released her 5th book titled Green Chic: Saving The Earth In Style with Illinois-based Sourcebooks publishing company. Even with the ridiculous influx of eco-living books available in stores, it is safe to say that there is nothing like Green Chic on the shelves. Christie explains it best: “It’s not about buying your way to being green – or just appearing green – it’s about shifting your mindset, changing your attitude, and developing a personal style that is green.”This is quite a statement to make in a country of citizens who hate to change their personal habits. But if anyone can get through to the superficial yet sustainably curious masses, it’s Christie and Green Chic. Always the thorough writer, Christie personally tried all of her own tips and openly explains the ins and outs of living sustainably and stylish at the same time. Not only is fashion and beauty covered their own chapters, but she also covers: dining, drinking, home, transportation, travel, parties, big and small changes.It wouldn’t be much of a green book if it wasn’t printed on recycled paper, no? Green Chic’s publisher, Sourcebooks, used 100% post-consumer recycled paper certified by the Forest Stewartship Council and vegetable-based inks to print the book. If that wasn’t enough, the author herself is donating 50% of her royalties from the book to organizations like the Alliance for Climate Protection, Roots & Shoots, and the Central Park Conservancy among others.Talking about green living without being preachy is a fine line that all of us journalists dance. Christie seems to have found the perfect balance, helping Green Chic to come off as more of a leisurely, informative chat with one of your girlfriends instead of a manual to transform your life. Her accessible writing style is what makes Green Chic one of my all-time favorite green living books – one that I believe will continue to draw in readers for at least the next 5 years. A mediocre green living primer. The author's style is approachable; imagine Carrie Bradshaw giving you tips on how to green your routine. There were many helpful hints in this book and the author doesn't make the mistake of alienating her new-to-the-green-scene readers by using outrageous vocabulary or outlandish suggestions. It is clear that the author lives in an environmentally-conscious metropolis... some of the advice is impossible to follow for those of us living in the un-green parts of the country.
What do You think about Green Chic: Saving The Earth In Style (2008)?
I thought there were a lot of fun recommendations... kind of like reading one long magazine article.
—PainfulMemoriesBrokenSmiles
Full of really great information that will help anyone easily improve their "greenness" :)
—grod
Great advice, thoroughly researched, lots of references provided, and she's really funny!
—Perla
Litquake author, book is reviewed by Grist.
—Talibah
