What’s more local than finding eco-friendly buys on your home computer? Luckily, some of the city’s best sustainability-minded shops are now online, so you’re not losing green points on anonymously made merch or more-than-100-mile shipping.
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ACCESSORIES GreenIsBlack.ca Green Is Black pushed eco glam with the help of vegan pumps and recycled candy-wrapper clutches. Best buys: Organic cotton and bamboo scarves ($34) and Agent Honey‘s reclaimed leather hobo bag ($187.50).
CLOTHING Preloved.ca The small women’s and kids’ selection posted for the Preloved site’s summer debut soon expands to include reworked accessories, home and menswear buys. Best buys: A late summer party-perfect Kiki dress ($149) and a collection of adorable stuffed animal toys ($22 to $32).
JEWELLERY MadeYouLook.ca Pick from a growing group of crafty-to-fine baubles sourced from Toronto’s top jewellery designer collective. Best buys: Fabric ribbon rope bracelets by Chateau de Gateau ($45) and resident Made You Looker Kathryn Dieroff‘s Army Man cufflinks ($120).
BEAUTY GreenBeauty.ca Product info lists every ingredient in sustainability-minded skin, hair, face, bath and body products. Best buys: DaLish‘s all-in-one cosmetics kit includes concealers, foundations, blushes and other beauty essentials ($69.95).
HOME Bookhou.com Arounna Khounnoraj keeps her housewares simple with natural linen storage boxes and maple-veneer mobiles. Best buys: Printed hemp and organic cotton tea towels ($12) and wood-block houses varnished with a low-VOC clear coat ($35 to $55).
