Best eco-fashion @ NYFW 2012

New York Fashion Week came to a close last week as similar events are taking place throughout the globe to debut the fall and winter 2012 collections of the best designers. 

Eco-fashion designers are a dime a dozen, but they were still able to take the fashion world by storm by promoting green materials like organic cotton and recycled fabrics and still creating unique, wearable designs.

Below are some standout pieces by the biggest names in the eco-fashion designer world. Check out more in-depth coverage of NYFW 2012 (from the green perspective) at Treehugger.

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Eco-fashion designer and NorCal native Leanne Marshall uses hemp and bamboo as some of the fabrics to create pieces. Her collections are available at her Etsy store.

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Calling her designs "feminist and feminine," Suzanne Rae uses natural fabrics that will still give women a comfortable fit. A list of places to find her collection is here.

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Two of the top green fashion designers, Jeffrey Costello and Robert Tagliapeitra are behind Costello Tagliapietra, known for easy, breezy pieces that celebs like Angelina Jolie and Kerry Washington have worn. Collections available at Barneys New York and other select boutiques.

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Whenever possible, Samantha Pleet uses organically grown materials to create her pieces. Her collections can be found online at Anthropologie and Saks Fifth Avenue.