Barking Up Bamboo

Once coveted only by pandas and florists, bamboo is now the fastest-growing eco-trend in clothes and home design. What's not to love about the pulp of our favorite grass? Make 'em green with envy...

 

Sure bamboo is an adaptable, sustainable and renewable resource. But when it takes the shape of a trapese dress, cami or boy-cut hipster, we vote to add "pretty damn cute" to its list of accolades.

 

A softer, gentler material - Allergic to wool/hemp? Bamboo base layers won't itch/irritate because the fiber is naturally smooth and round.

Bamboo fiber looks like cotton in its unspun form and can be dyed and woven into a pretty soft cloth.

Highly absorbent bamboo fabrics wick moisture away from your skin.

Bamboo's natural insulating properties keep you cool in summer and warm in winter.

Bamboo has anti-bacterial and odor-reducing qualities. Plus, the wood is strong and durable for use beyond clothes - it's harder than red oak and maple!

Pandas don't eat Moso bamboo, the preferred species for production.