The time has come… to sell off my FLP Tees inventory! Which means all tees are marked down to $18 — that’s $30 off their original price of $48.

Five percent of sales will still go to the Not For Sale Campaign, and I’ll still package and send each one in my hand-stamped chipboard envelopes, including my favorite-ever hangtags that were letterpressed on sustainable birch veneer by Treasa at In Haus Press.

As much as I’ve enjoyed running my own line, it’s time to retire the stock I have, and I’d love it if you’d help me clear my shelves!

Shop all $18 FLP Tees now!

I met Amy Chase this spring in Austin at the Texas Style Council Conference, where we spoke on a panel together and she, appropriately, hosted a clothing swap. She has an excellent perspective on sustainable style, which translates into an equally excellent day job — since co-founding The Swapaholics in 2008, she now makes a living traveling the country hosting clothing swaps for Swap.com. Amy’s next swap is this Thursday here in San Francisco, co-hosted by Lulu’s, and she’s shared a special deal with us for 25% off the $20 ticket price with code FASHIONLOVESPEOPLE! She was sweet enough to answer a few questions for me recently, from how she scored such a great gig to how to host your own swap.

What’s the story behind The Swapaholics? What inspired you to get started?

I had started hosting clothing swaps in my town the year I bought a house. I was researching how to run a greener/cheaper household, and swapping items with in your community kept coming up. Being extremely interested in fashion, I knew I had to make a clothing swap work. A few months later I was outgrowing every venue I could find. A friend introduced me to Melissa and asked if we would plan a swap for her indie craft market in Boston, which was a huge success, and we just never looked back.

How did it happen that you became the official clothing swap hosts for Swap.com? Is this what let you focus on swapping full-time? (And congrats for that, of course!)

Thank you! After growing The Swapaholics nationwide, hosting events in Boston as well as LA and Denver last year, we approached Swap.com to become our corporate sponsor so that we could bring our swaps to even more cities in 2011, which was the perfect fit since Swap.com is the world’s largest online swapping community. At the first meeting with their CEO we got along so well and had the same vision and passion for swapping that we were talking about joining forces by the time we’d reached the elevators. Swap.com officially acquired The Swapaholics in September 2010 and Melissa and I joined their full-time management team.

Why do you think clothing swaps are such a great option for ethical fashionistas?

The way I see it is, the longer we keep a item in rotation, the longer it stays out of a landfill and the more likely another item won’t be bought to replace it. When I discovered how much water and chemicals were used to make new clothing, it made me think twice about how much NEW stuff I really needed in my wardrobe.

What’s the best thing you’ve ever gotten at one of your swaps?

I’ve gotten so many things I love, I can’t event keep track anymore — most of my wardrobe is swapped. I love finding vintage items at swaps. Also, items that I’ve loved for seasons on my friends that they are ready to part with.

What was your favorite swap you’ve hosted, and why?

I am partial to all the swaps we host in my hometown. It’s where I started hosting events years ago and where I was greatly supported by my community. It’s really fun to go back and bring some swappers/shoppers with me to give back to the small business that helped me get started.

What tips do you have for people thinking about hosting their own clothing swaps?

Start small — my fist swap was with a handful of friends with their Goodwill bags. Pick a day and invite your girlfriends over.

If you want to check out a swap before you host, check our Events Directory and see if there is one coming up in your city: http://events.swap.com

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If you’re in SF, don’t forget to grab your tickets for this Thursday here — just $15 with discount code FASHIONLOVESPEOPLE. I’ll be there and would love to see you, too!

Top image via the UK’s clever vintage curator Supermarket Sarah

Last Christmas, I included Bottlehood’s recycled wine bottle tumblers in almost every gift guide I made. Now I have a set of eight amber ones of my own! This is the first time I’ve ever seen them discounted, so I wanted to share code DADDY for 10% off at Bottlehood.com. (In celebration of Father’s Day.) Offer good through the 19th. If you get a set, let me know! Enjoy!

During Alt last month I met a fantastic girl named Katie Richardson, who runs a small, smart industrial design company for baby products called Puj. (If you have, or buy gifts for, kids, check out this tub and these ambidextrous shoes!) She was wearing a fantastic pair of boots that I’ve been stalking online ever since: Timberland’s Lucille tall tan lace-up. At $300 they are spendy — but I think they might be worth it.

The good: The Timberland brand has completely impressed me over the past few years with its socially conscientious efforts, like its Nutritional Label on shoe boxes showing environmental impact (introduced back in 2006!) and its ongoing, ever-better corporate responsibility reporting.

The iffy: I remember them looking perfect on Katie. But after looking at these photos online, I’m not sure about the curviness of the heel and the ball of the foot. They might look more natural in person — I’d have to see it on.

The light-colored canvas and leather option above is on sale now at 6pm, marked down from $240 to an amazing $96. The more I mull, the more these are standing out to me, even without considering the sale price. They’re a color of shoe I don’t own yet — and will go with everything — and they look perfect for lots of walking around the city.

What do you think?

Oh, this dress! It comes with two pieces — the sheer shell and the black under dress — and has so many possibilities. (I especially love the tank dress alone, tucked into those fantastic leggings.) Caitlin Mociun‘s gorgeous, sustainable designs are pricey, but at half off, this Earthquake Dress is $212 — just $106 per dress if you think about it. I’m definitely tempted.

Lots of Mociun pieces are half off now, check them out!

(I think these are still the photos by Alyson Fox, but I’m not positive. The models’ “movement” throughout them is so beautiful, like in this arrangement.)

Via Lena Corwin

Through the end of January, you can get 25% off all fair-trade Osborn shoes with code SNOWFLAKE. They’re clearing room for their next order from Guatemala, so get your size while you can!

The styles shown are regularly $165 and $175 respectively, or $124 and $131 with the winter discount.

For those of you who can afford to upgrade your holiday wrappings, wrap your gifts in reusable shopping bags — only $4.80-$5.40 each with this discount! I have one Envirosax-brand bag myself, and I really love with the way it folds up and snaps into a miniature little pouch. None of my other reusable bags are nearly as easy to throw in a purse and take everywhere. Plus, they’re pretty!

Envirosax is making my blog subscribers a special offer of 40% off bags in two of their artist collections – Botanica and Candy — with discount code “GIFT” at checkout. The discount applies to both individual bags (regularly $8.95) and pouches (sets of five coordinating bags, regularly $39.99).

This discount ends Saturday, December 4, so get it now! (I don’t get any compensation when you use it; I just think it’s a great deal and idea.)

All Osborn Design handmade shoes are 20% off with code SUMMER, and all reMade USA upcycled leather bags are 20% off with code SUMMERLOVE.

Almost sounds like they called each other. :)

reMade USA sale via Green Grechen.

Lalesso’s Spring Summer 2010 collection is as sweet as it is socially friendly. And with code “fashion loves people,” you can get 15% off in the Lalesso online store from now through June 30!

In addition to dresses, this summer’s styles include two jumpers, two bikinis and even ballet flats. (The Mbari Playsuit, above, is on its way to me now!) Prices are already super affordable, and with this 15% off, the pieces range from about $32 to $74 each. As always, each style is sewn from traditional African khangas.

You can read my report about Lalesso’s awesome manufacturing practices from last September here, and they only seem to be getting better. The brand’s latest manufacturing update:

“The progress with our new production unit, SOKO, an eco and ethical clothing production unit in Ukunda Kenya, which Lalesso instigated the start up of, has grown leaps and bounds, all under the magnificent leadership of Joanna Maiden. SOKO is now manufacturing the infamous ASOS Africa line which has followed Lalesso’s suit in using the traditional East African ‘khanga’ or ‘lesso’ in many of its designs. SOKO is providing over 20 jobs directly as well as out sourcing to over 50 individuals within Kenya as well. All employees are paid an extremely fair wage which helps to alleviate poverty, improve their quality of living and indirectly affect the lives of many of their family members. SOKO is a charitable business and all profits are regenerated back into various community projects. So for every item you buy you are helping to make SOKO a bigger and better socialy responsible endeavour.”

Shop Lalesso’s online store now!

A dainty heart necklace or a pair of asymmetrical geode earrings, anyone? Just $40 and $38 respectively, in Early Jewelry’s new online sale section. Amazing prices from my favorite jewelry designer!

Also check out new items added to Early’s PM Collection, one-of-a-kind pieces made with vintage finds, and benefit the Red Cross or Worldwide Impact Now from the new Shop for Charity section.