Fair trade eco-fashion in 'Eat, Pray, Love'

Fair trade fashion hits the big screen when Julia Robert's character totes an upcycled Hobo Bag in 'Eat, Pray, Love.'

Tue, Jun 29 2010 at 5:17 PM EST

Julia Roberts in 'Eat, Pray, Love' (Photo: Courtesy of letyourselfgo.com)

Despite the many recommendations from my friends, I haven’t yet read Eat, Pray Love — so I don’t know if Elizabeth Gilbert’s book addresses any eco-ethical concerns. However, I do know that in Eat, Pray, Love the movie — starring Julia Roberts and out in theaters this August — the star of Pretty Woman carries an eco-fashionable fair trade purse.

That purse is a Hobo Bag, made from repurposed Kantha quilts and lined with vintage saris by fair trade artisans in India. The roomy tote’s available at fair trade store Seven Hopes United for $140.

fair trade Rebagz tote on Ugly<br />
Betty

I don’t know of any other fair trade purses that have made it on the big screen, but another upcycled eco-ethical tote’s a favorite of a TV heroine — Ugly Betty. For a good part of a season, Betty Suarez hauled around Rebagz’ Large Tie Tote, made of reclaimed juice packs by fair trade workers in the Philippines. The Betty look can be yours for $90 at Rebagz.

Photo of Hobo Bags courtesy of Seven Hopes United; Ugly Betty screenshot courtesy of ABC.com

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