As the fashion world incorporates environmental and other ethical concerns into brand identity, sustainability is becoming the new normal. In other words, eco-chic is going mainstream.

Style is about more than just looking good. The old rules of fashion no longer apply -- style at the price of people and the planet is not beauty-ful. When shopping for feel-good fashion, keep these fundamentals at top of mind (and heart).

For those of us who feel that living in our swimsuit at the beach might be a good plan to beat the heat, here are a few ways to make that idea a fashion statement for fall -- while using a bit of pin-up sensibility.

Seasons change. But it's nice to know you can always wear your favorite go-to basics in any season. As summer winds down and fall creeps in, adding some new versatile basic pieces to your wardrobe makes your life a little less complicated.

As we go through the motions and figure out what works for our bodies as well as our closets, it's amazing how we -- by choice or not -- are part of the fashion world, a living, breathing, constantly evolving system.

From hot, fiery red to the softest, seashell pink, there is a perfect shade of red for you. While your friend with pale skin and jet black hair can wear the darkest shade of red and look goth/fabulous, you may be a green-eyed redhead and will look better in a peachy pink tone.

Three friends joined in Manhattan's Union Square Park for an afternoon of relaxation and fun as autumn begins.

In this pilot interview we interview U.P. blogger and social media guru Jessica Engle about the One Dress Challenge.

The retail industry may have found the silver lining in affordable material sourcing with an eco-added bonus. Now it is time for luxury brands to join the pre-produced material sourcing crowd.

In 2009, I pledged to wear one little black dress for a year as an exercise in sustainability and a fundraiser. And for the next 365 days, I reinvented my uniform solely using accessories that were either vintage, handmade, reused or donated.

At a dinner party recently I was introduced to Leanne Mai-ly Hilgart, the founder of Vaute Couture. Vaute Couture, a play on "haute couture", the V is...

"Sourcing has become more diverse, and I have more options with recycled and up-cycled fabrics. Fashion is actually a very slow process. We are in the infancy of the sustainable dialogue."