In honor of Mama Earth Day’s 41st Anniversary, today’s roundup of sustainable fashion highlights treasures that tickle our fancy and harken back to when the eco movement all began.

Having followed the scene for several years, I feel like this year was really breakthrough – with mass retailers like Payless and H&M; department stores like Nordstrom & Bloomingdale’s; indie outlets like Etsy; luxe designers; and the proliferation of online eco boutiques, vintage shops and etailers of all manner featuring an ever expanding array of lust-worthy sustainable and vegan-friendly apparel & accessories. happy earth day indeed.

Symbolic of ecofashion and evocative of Paris – ornamental green wireframed shoe of succulents & moss; Moulin Rouge $49, includes delivery @ VivaTerra.

(above) Brooklyn-based, Samantha Pleet‘s spring/summer collection available at Bloomie’s SOHO pop-up shop through Sat. 4/23.

(above L to R) Practical eco fashion from across the pond:

• Katharine Hamnett 1950′s vintage style bikini updated in organic cotton $175 @ yoox.com

• Stash your vitals with Lost Property of London’s sleek waterproof tote; salvaged jute and leather $270 @ yoox.com

(above) And a nod to fringe and hippies, the roaring ’70′s – when Earth Day was born … vintage via freepeople.com.

Gotta fly, remember love what you have and only buy what you really need and love.