Do you know the Garden of Eden? No not the posh club in the City of Angels…but instead the famed garden where Adam first met Eve and where they first disobeyed God. You know, the garden where the ‘Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil stood in its center along with the Tree of Life?
Now before you yawn and turn away, realize that this obviously isn’t a religious article because it’s is on Girlsustainable- which means it has to somehow be about eco-friendly women.
Therefore, bear with me for a minute and see what I’m getting at. After all, there’s no harm in gaining a bit of general knowledge in the wait now is there?
Quoting chapter 3 of The Book Of Genesis about Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden:
[3:6] So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate; and she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate.
[3:7] Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made loincloths for themselves.
If you didn’t understand any of that, it’s quite alright because essentially I just wanted you to see that the tree in the garden was a fig tree and it was fig leaves that covered the modesties of Adam and Eve.
Well what if I told you that in support of our eco-system we should do as Adam and Eve’s did and employ fig leaves to guard our modesty?
Only this to be more specific, we’ll use the Greenleaves of Figleaves which is actually a range of eco-friendly undergarments by the online retailer.
Figleaves is the world’s largest online retailer of intimate apparel. They do not manufacture the products, but instead source them from around the world and presently carry over 200 brands.
So why Figleaves if they don’t manufacture their own products?
Well quite simply because the Greenleaves range, although fairly new (launched in March 2008) is a carefully sourced collection of eco-friendly garments from various famous eco-brands such as Eco-Boudoir, Enamore, Green Knickers, Chantelle, C-IN2 and People Tree, which means:
- They are certainly eco-friendly because these brands have been made with sustainable materials, such as bamboo fibre and organic cotton.
- They are not the cliché granny knickers but instead an extensive range comfortable and fashionably sensual designs.
So go ahead, put some sensual Greenleaves on and feel good about it.
Note: There are 2 figleaves websites, one is US based while the other UK based and while they both carry the Greenleaves range, some garments that are found on one site are not found on the other so visiting both sites would allow you to see a wider selection. (The Greenleaves range on the UK site is more extensive.)
You can read about how Figleaves ‘reduces their impact’ on the environment here.
