To Go: Catwalk on the Wild Side, SF Design Center

Oh, how I wish I were heading up to San Francisco this weekend instead of next! Then I’d be able to catch the second annual Catwalk on the Wild Side fashion show, part of United Nations World Environment Day (which I attended last year, and took a power-nap in a simulated rainforest, and ate some weirdly addictive coconut-rolled carob and sprouted seeds treat from the raw food booth). Proceeds go toward conservation efforts, with all products made from approved “eco materials” like bamboo, hemp, organic linen, or tencel: The 2005 show had earthy-but-not-crunchy names like Linda Loudermilk (whose recycled-cashmere and recycled-bottle-cap Sundance Glacier Scarf I have long dreamed of living in) and Ashley Paige (she of the soy-silk swimsuit). This year we’ve got Edun (organic cotton tees and hoodies by Mrs. Bono herself), Loomstate (makers of 100 percent organic-cotton jeans), and about 30 other planet-loving brands and designers.

But the featured line we love the most is Echo Park’s own Undesigned, whose store’s one-year anniversary party we drank Soju-spiked lemonade at last Sunday. Undesigned’s undesigner Carol Young works with hemp denim, recycled-soda-bottle fleece, and other eco-friendly fabrics that allow “urban nomads” to navigate public transportation with stylish ease. I’ve got my eye on the Linen Swerve Petra Skirt (below), a piece alluring enough to make riding the subway in L.A. seem like a glamorous possibility.

Saturday, June 10
The Galleria at SF Design Center
101 Henry Adams St.
San Francisco, CA
9:30-11 p.m.

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