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Easy being green

It takes a third of a pound of chemical fertilizers and pesticides to produce the cotton for one T-shirt, according to treehugger.com. My friends and fellow greenies, it is time to make your wardrobe eco-friendly. It’s not news that designers and manufacturers are jumping on the earth-conscious bandwagon and creating clothes with the planet in mind, but here’s what is: it’s easy to support clean industry without sacrificing style by shopping the just-arrived spring collection from Toggery by Kate D’Arcy. The casual, 100 percent organic, Supima cotton (read: totally cozy) V-neck, racer-back Tory tank and the understatedly sexy Sienna boat-neck T-shirt dress in basic black or petal pink are prime examples of Toggery’s eco-fabulous threads. And they’re easy on the wallet; nothing in the collection tops $100. Stock up on these layering basics at the Velvet Fly (424 Hanover Street, Boston, 617.557.4FLY) and Habit (703 East Broadway, South Boston, 617.269.1998). Because let’s face it, chemical-laden clothes are so last season.

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...And everything nice

The way we see it, there are two types of Valentines: the sweet and the spicy. Sweet is an eloquent, handwritten love note and a bunch of fresh flowers. Spicy is massage oil and a fresh coat of body paint. Find a well-balanced blend of both sides of Cupid at the Sugar & Spice party at the Hard Rock Café (22-24 Clinton Street, Boston, 617.424.7625). It’s a pre-Valentine’s Day evening — 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on February 12 — of sexy dance lessons courtesy of Salsa Boston, airbrush body painting from locally based Gin C Productions, and a tacky pick-up-line contest for whoever’s had enough cocktails to participate. And while it’s an adults-only gathering, the night’s proceeds benefit Project Smile — a Massachusetts nonprofit that provides police office rs, firefighters, and paramedics with toys, stuffed animals, and other small comforts for children facing trauma. Pretty sweet. Get tickets ($25) at www.projectsmile.org.