A Little Weekend Color

In case you were bored with the European monochromes:



























Granted, it's not as if these are bright jewel tones, but I like the soft pastels and love the rich green. The pants roll up and down, but I like them up for summer. And you will have a button exposed when rolled down. The pants rolled up with the beige cropped jacket is a favorite look. I also love the flower detail on the pink, and the gathers and tucks on the green sleeveless. Nothing at Gap is just basic anymore; now it's basic with a twist.

Gap, 60 W. 34th between 5th & 6th

Organic Kids

I heard from a reliable source that H&M Kids is a great buy. My source, a father of two girls under 5, said the clothing is durable, inexpensive and cute. So I went to 34th and 7th and checked it out.

H&M on 7th has it all for every age, baby and older child alike. It's really hard to not gush "ooohh, cute!" over all the dresses and separates. But what's most impressive? The organic cotton line for young-uns. You can teach them to shop green from the get-go. Here are a couple examples:

The polka dot dress ($12.90) is summer light and has faux ties on the shoulders. The blue print dress is $16.90, made of a heavier cotton, has a belt and little cuffs on the sleeves. Look for that green organic tag.

And although they are not organic, nor close to being sustainable, these little plastic totes ($3.90) were impossible to resist. A co-worker bought these off me as soon as I took them out of the bag. Why? Kitties and ponies, both sure hits with the little gals, so pick up a few for backup birthday gifts. And I could see some big gals borrowing one to throw her lipstick in for a night out.




H&M, 34th & 7th Avenue

Trust: The Banana's Going Green

Support the green efforts of the Banana and buy a cute tank. I visited 34th Street's Banana Republic today looking for ec0-friendly clothing; WWD wrote of a 50-piece collection to be released on April 8. For now, it's more like a 2-piece collection. There are organic cotton tank tops for women ($18) and shirts for men. The tanks are soft and I love the cut. Nothing like classing up the wife-beater with a rounded V-neck. The black is a medium (fit snugly) and the striped a large (long).

The other 48 pieces? No worries, as it seems more will be arriving by summer 08. And good news is this will be a continuing concept, not just a flash in the eco-friendly pan. So as it gets warmer look for the green elephant logo (above) to buy organic. It makes me so happy to see the Banana get back to its safari roots.

Be sure to shop 34th Street's Banana Republic from April 22 - April 27, as they'll donate 1% of all in-store sales to Trust for Public Lands. And here's more incentive:

• the new, upscale Monogram collection for men and women at the 34th Street store;
  
• a huge petites section for women on the second floor;
• women's jeans: there's always a cute pair on sale (right, $64.99) and the fit is always great.
  

Banana Republic, 17 W. 34th between 5th & 6th