Instead of a traditional red carpet entry, guests walked a carpet of beautiful aqua green to check out Fillmore Plaza’s newest addition.įamiliar faces in the crowd were J Madden, whose cool new Pura Vida spa is located just steps away Christina Brickley, Cherry Creek North’s marketing whiz and Josh Hanfling, who is celebrating the start of his latest venture, The Amma Group, which offers full-service design, interactive and non-traditional marketing. Organic cotton bags with an “I don’t get wasted” imprint are for sale, as are purses made from recycled tires. There are no garbage cans, per se, on the floor instead, receptacles are marked for recyclable or compostable materials. The Denver store is LEED-certified and was built from reclaimed or locally produced materials. “Coloradans, in general, are about things that are natural and environmentally sound,” she said, adding that the Denver opening occurred 17 years to the day after Origins’ first free-standing store opened in Cambridge, Mass. Jane Lauder described Denver as “such a great market” for Origins, a brand that promotes beauty from the inside out. Paul Cattin, founder of the Pekoe Sip House, and Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper also attended.

William Lauder, CEO of The Estee Lauder Companies, and his cousin, Jane Lauder, senior vice president and general manager of Origins, flew in for the occasion. with a go-green party benefiting Denver Urban Gardens. Origins cosmetics are part of the Estee Lauder family and have been sold in department stores nationwide for years the company’s first of two stand-alone, sustainable concept stores opened at 2800 E. Still, you might want to consider retooling the lyrics now that so many are jumping on the let-nothing-go-to-waste bandwagon.Ĭosmetics and healing teas are coming aboard in a big way locally, as evidenced by last week’s grand opening of the Pekoe Sip House at Origins in Cherry Creek North. Kermit, old buddy, you weren’t talking about the environment when you sang that it’s not easy being green. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu

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