Support Green

The Northwest Side Green Festival was a success. Pictured was the five ACCESSORIES booth at the Chicago festival Saturday, April 10th. For a complete list of upcoming Green Festivals in the Chicago area please visit the Events Tab of our website http://www.fiveaccessories.com/.

-Northwest Side Green Fest6040 W. Ardmore,Chicago, IL 60646Saturday, April 10, 20109:30 am to 4:00 pm
-Loyola Eco FairSaturday, April 17th1 to 3:00 pm
-Roosevelt University Fair Trade Bazaar Thursday, April 22, 201010 am to 3 pm430 S Michigan Ave.Chicago, IL 60605
-Columbia CollegeThursday, April 22, 201010 am to 3 pm600 S. Michigan AvenueChicago, Illinois 60605
-The Morton ArboretumGreen Shopping EventApril 24th and 25th4100 Illinois Route 53Lisle, IL 60532-1293
-City of Chicago- Fair Trade Day at Daley Plazain promotion with Chicago Fair TradeFriday, May 7th8:00 am to 5:00 pmDaley Plaza- Downtown Chicago
-Navy Pier - Green FestivalGreat Ballroom at Navy PierChicago, ILMay 22nd and 23rd , 2010(** biggest event of the spring)
-DePaul University Oxfam Fair Trade EventLincoln Park Campus- central quad Tuesday, May 25th10 am to 5 pm

Wicker Handbags & TheLittlePinkBook

Looking for a dose of carer widson delivered daily. Sign up to receive the Little Pink Book email. five ACCESSORIES is happy to support Cynthia Good and her efforts to promote women based business owners, fair trade and eco-friendly items. In fact, Cynthia raves about her wicker waves handbag from five ACCESSORIES.

Pink Conference

Pink Magazine hosted their 4th Annual Fall Empowerment Series Conference in Chicago. five ACCESSORIES was pleased to be a sponsor and support great organizations such as the American Heart Association as pictured above by donating one of our eco chic handbags to their annual benefit. five ACCESSORIES is proud to present Nancy Brown, co-founder of the American Heart Association, with a special fair trade and eco friendly conference gift.

New Handbags Made by Women's Co-Op in India

Our new Deppa Bags from India will arrive the last week of March. Handmade by a woman's fair trade co-operative out of organic cotton using a block stamp custom design. The over the shoulder purse is great for work folders, gym clothes or a diaper bag. Please check out our new handbag selection at our retail space located in The Andersonville Galleria at 5247 N Clark St. in Chicago, IL.

Win a FIVE gift

In this economy, getting something good for free is great. five ACCESSORIES believes in making people Look Good and Feel Good by giving away a free purse and/or jewelry item each quarter. Please sign up via the website fiveACCESSORIES.com and look for our newsletter to let you know if you won. The next drawing is set to come out in March 2010.

Eco Friendly Bamboo Bags

Looking to stock up on eco friendly handbags or jewelry made out of Bamboo. Look no further than five ACCESSORIES and their best selling line of bamboo clutches from Bali, Indonesia. Eco fashion meets reasonable prices meets good causes (as FIVE dollars is donated back to help schoolchildren continue their education in Bali).

Look Good and Feel Good at five ACCESSORIES.

Be Green for Valentine's Day

Looking for the perfect Socially Conscious Valentine's Day Gift from the heart..... MADE FROM Chicago recycled material such as transit cards and ticket stubs MADE BY local folks that have been formerly homeless.

Please consider our Recycled Picture Frame. Through our income generating program we have been able to employ five StreetWise Vendors in 2009. Please let us know if you have interest in customizing the triangle piece for fundraising events, weddings or corporate gifts.

All frames have the picture, signature and location where the StreetWise vendor (aka. artist) sells their newspaper.