Chanel fashion house released a black bicycle with a quilted leather chain guard and pannier/purse for $12,000 back in 2007, because Coco loved sports. Courtney Cox sent one to Jennifer Aniston, and then it dropped off the map. Naturally, Chanel followed up with a jeweled pant clip.

On Friday, May 2, Nau announced that "due to crisis in the capital markets" the company was unable to obtain enough funds to move forward. They did it with their typical charm, even nabbing the best headline, "Goodbye for Nau" for their press release. Through their 5% donation program, Nau donated $223,000 to non-profits in just under one year of business. That's an admirable achievement for a little company struggling to stay afloat.

I covered Nau twice before they launched, first for Ultra PDX in November 06' and later for Plenty Magazine, so this is the death of one of my pet companies. The offices were buzzing with energy back then, and the people could not have been nicer or more enthusiastic. They were heavy hitters too, coming from years of experience at places like Patagonia and Nike. So, what went wrong? At the risk of kicking Nau while it's down, I saw this coming. More...

Name: Tierra Del Forte
Job Title: Fashion Designer
Time at job: Since 1999
Neighborhood you live in:N Temescal in N. Oakland

Del Forte is partnered with the Davis, CA based Sustainable Cotton Project, and uses only 100% organic cotton for her denim.

How do you commute? One top goal is to bike to work. My car is 30 years old, so I’ve definitely gotten a lot of use out of it. More...

Here are some of our favorite brands for 100% organic cotton kid’s clothes. The makers of Burt’s Bees make stripy baby clothes called Happy Green Bee, find them online or search for local retailers. More...