Blog- Thoughts from the English Retreads pit crew on life, being green and eco-friendly and on our products

So we all know that the world of eco-blogging has exploded in the past year or so, and it becomes harder to find blogs that provide new and exciting information. You can only hear about avoiding plastic water bottles and reusing your grocery bags so many times before you start to tune it out (of course we are all impeccable recyclers anyways).

I found this awesome (and kind of terrifying) post from myEarth360 about how polluted the air in our homes may actually be. She gives some interesting facts and good preventative ideas, but what I found most shocking is that EPA estimates that the population spends 90% of their time indoors. Get outside people! Enjoy that fresh (somewhat) clean air!

I am always amused and informed by the daily blog at Elephant Journal. Waylon and his cohorts provide some serious laughs mixed with some seriously insightful posts about anything from Obama to the environment to hair color (shout out to Lindsey on that one).

What are your favorite green blogs? I’m finding fun, new ones everyday thanks to the wonderful world of Twitter.

Lauren, Blog Maven

…and the season’s latest “it” bag.

We are less than a month away from Valentine’s Day, and for the lucky lovers, it means it’s time to start thinking (or stressing) about that “special” gift for your special someone. My theory? Ditch the roses, chuck the chocolates, and go green this Valentine’s Day. The English Retreads garage of goodies will help make the road to February 14 a smooth one.

We are all really excited to announce an update in our lining colors to include the sultry and sexy new “scarlet.” If your significant other is a savvy eco-fashionista, then I suggest looking at any of our luxe handbags, lined in scarlet.

The red screams Valentine’s Day, and no girl can ever go wrong with the English Retread’s classic black.

Fellow Boulder resident Nancy writes an amazing blog for Natalia Allen featuring the latest and most interesting aspects in green innovation. The blog is called Design Futurist and I love how it really looks closely at the connection (or lack thereof) between high fashion companies and their interest in becoming eco-friendly.

A few days ago she wrote a piece on us and hit all of our major selling points right on the nose! It is great to be featured on such a reputable blog and we hope to work with them again in the future!

We are so proud to be featured in various prestigious awards show’s swag bags. The Critic’s Choice Awards just wrapped and we are already seeing some big returns and getting really positive feedback from Hollywood.

The CBS Morning Show just aired an awesome feature on recycled fashions which showcased our Bentley Bag alongside some of Linda Loudermilk’s fabulous pieces and some great reconstructed fashions.

Sweet news!