FROM THE EDITOR: Once a year, SSF tallies up all the nominations of examples of outstanding sustainable style that we receive from our members from January through December. The Board narrows them, our esteemed jury debates them and picks the winners, and then we present them in April, to coincide with Earth Day celebrations around the world. These are the Outstanding Sustainable Style Achievement (OSSA) Awards, and they recognize outstanding social and environmental efforts across the many and diverse style and design industries that help us all "look fabulous, live well and do good". The OSSAs are designed to showcase the amount and breadth of sustainability efforts underway in style industries, as well as foster cross-industry awareness and inspiration as they are one of the few places where stylemakers, community organizations, businesses and government come together to celebrate the many ways we can make positive change in the world as we express ourselves in our individual style choices. Above all, the OSSAs provide incredible role models for us all to look up to.

AWARDS Award Categories 2005 OSSA Nominees SSF Premier Awards Partner Awards OSSA Award Design INFO Event Partners Event Sponsors OSSA Process Press 2006 Nominations 2004 OSSAs OSSA Homepage SPECIAL THANKS Sharon Lawrence SSF Board of Directors LOHAS 9 The OSSA Jury Cover artwork: Josh Courtney: photographer Rebecca Luke: art director & stylist Teela: model @ Heffner Model Management Linda Loudermilk: wardrobe Etherea Salon: hair & makeup Our Members GALLERY Sharon Lawrence Ellen Erwin, AHCF Executive Director with SSF Co-founders Tons more pictures available here SASS Magazine is a project of the Sustainable Style Foundation (SSF) Click here to visit the archives copyright © 2005 All rights reserved

Style & Substance Award SSF's highest honor, recognizing outstanding efforts by a celebrity, style professional or public figure to improve the quality of life of children around the world And the OSSA Award goes to...Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund, on behalf of Audrey Hepburn Vision & Innovation Award Recognizing an individual, organization or company that has demonstrated ongoing leadership and vision in a style/design industry And the OSSA Award goes to...Aveda Outstanding Public Expression Award Recognizes outstanding efforts by a celebrity, style professional or public figure that uses their high profile position to bring attention to pressing social and/or environmental issues And the OSSA Award goes to...Susan Sarandon & Tim Robbins OSSA 10 The best of the best in sustainable style And the categories are... Collage Foundation's Youth Award And the Youth Award goes to...Jenny Hwa, fouder and designer of loyale Thanks to our sponsors!