While I always anticipate the arrival of a new season, winter gets old pretty quickly in the Northeast.  So any sign of spring is welcome out in the frigid country.  Seeing the new hessnatur Spring Summer collection appear before my snowdrops,  I’ve already picked out my favorites.

I never thought I’d see a jacket I’d want as much as my natural waxed jacket – I live in that jacket – but this season’s hemp parka is a must for me. I’ll wear it over leggings, jeans and a turtleneck. My kind of relaxed dressing. Naturally (the perfect word for hessnatur clothes!) I look for new pieces in their fabric collections. And not just because of their purity, but because I gravitate toward simplicity with style. The way hessnatur fabrics feel as well as how they look is highest on my dressing particulars. The cotton and linen sweaters are wardrobe essentials for me. The easy pullover in dune, a perfect neutral, check.

And since I live in tees (who doesn’t?), how can I resist the new Love Life tee? Tiny plants and animals forming the globe, isn’t that how we all want to feel? If you need a touch of spring as much as I do, you’ll love the new collection!

Here’s a behind the scenes of fashion photographer, Pete Ruppert, photographing the hessnatur Summer Collection.  We’ll launch the Collection in April.  Take a look at the sneak preview.

Winner

Our winner is Dianne for her comment: “I need some green in my closet to keep up with my son’s green closet. He currently is the only one in the house who has a complete green wardrobe and he’s making his parents look bad! I’ve loved the quality of hessnatur’s clothing for my son and would love to try something in the adult line. As parents normally do we put him first and made sure he’s had everything organic. On one salary that’s been hard but totally worth it. Our dream is that one day the whole family will wear nothing but organic cotton.”

Thanks for joining and it’s never too early to think about next contest!

THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED.

For today’s contest, you have a chance to win the $85, 100% Organic Cotton Cardigan (pictured above) from our Spring Eco-Collection that has just arrived!

Now — want to win? Learn more about entering and walking away with a natural from hessnatur’s Spring Eco-Collection.

How To Enter
1. Just leave a comment below telling why you need some green in your closet. We’re going to judge based on orginality and creativity.

2. That’s it! If you’re the winner, hessnatur will email you and ship the product to the address provided in the commenter’s responsive email.

Good luck everybody. It’s time to start commenting about why you want the Organic Cotton Cardigan!

Contest Rules:
Must be 18 years of age to enter. Please, one entry per person! Giveaway is available to residents of the U.S. only. If we don’t hear from the commenter within twenty-four (24) hours, we’ll go ahead and pick another winner. No substitutions for cash are permitted with these giveaway. By submitting, you are agreeing to the full rules and restrictions. Comments will remain open for entries until Thursday, February 11, at 11:59 p.m. EST.

We  started our Spring Eco-Collection. Discover the beauty of green – in every color and style! My favorite natural is the Organic Linen/Cotton Sports Jacket.

Lindsay Seligman, a California artist and designer, deeply committed to the green movement won the hessnatur/Planet Green Eco-Tee Design Challenge with a simple and eloquent design.  “It was easy for me to relate to hessnatur’s vision and create a design for them.  The structure and heart of their business helps to alleviate some of what I feel are the biggest issues facing most industrial practices of today”, Lindsay said.  Her winning design, “…a bird, cat, fish, butterfly, frog and human all interconnected and drawn by a single line to represent our connection to one another” moved voters and judges alike to pick hers to be manufactured and sold by hessnatur.  “The phrase ‘One Life’ has a double meaning to remind us that we are all a part of one life and that we have this one life to make a difference”, she commented.

Lindsay, a graduate of Scripps College in Claremont, California has also participated in many green and socially responsible activities.  “I volunteer creating cheerful mosaic tile floors for a school in Mexico and soon I will be participating in an internship constructing off-the-grid houses in Texas.  I hope to continue to open people’s eyes to how precious the balance of nature is and how our actions matter.”

On being chosen as the winner of the Eco-Tee Design Challenge, Lindsay stated, “hessnatur not only helps make a difference through environmentally responsible production, they are socially responsible, too.  It is an honor that my design was picked and I hope funds from the shirt bring education and opportunities to the students in Bangladesh.

Congratulations to Lindsay, a fine designer and a remarkable young person!