Kappa Kappa Gamma Fashion Show in Boston!

Ball and Buck sponsored the Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority fashion show this weekend in Boston, MA.  The event went great and we were glad to support this great organization!  Take a look at a few of the pictures from the show:

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Hey guys, we want to know what you think! Please take a minute and help us by filling out our brief survey. We highly value your responses and will even be doing a drawing for a free shirt if you help!

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Thanks,

Mark

Ball and Buck rocks NYC Fashion week. Read the articles!

Thank You to everyone who made it out for Ball and Buck's fashion show at the Bryant Park Hotel (www.bryantparkhotel.com) The show went great and we have already been mentioned in two online articles! Time Out New York and Guest of a Guest. Please take a look at the photos and articles which are located on our Facebook and the following websites.

http://www3.timeoutny.com/newyork/tonyblog/2009/09/fashion-week-spring-2010-ball-and-buck/

http://guestofaguest.com/uncategorized/ball-and-buck-bring-pocket-tees-to-bryant-park/

Thanks again for all of your support!

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A bit about Ball and Buck...

Ball and Buck is an all organic, all American made lifestyle company. We provide our customers with unique and personalized clothing articles that represent traditional American style while being made with environmentally friendly organic cotton. Our core product, the Original Organic Pocket Tee combines 100% certified organic cotton shirts with a vintage, recycled, organic, or specialty fabric pocket which is specially made for each Ball and Buck customer. Unknown to most consumers, conventional cotton uses 50% of all of the pesticides used in the USA yet only occupies 10% of its crop land; thus making conventional cotton extremely harmful to the environment. Another way to think about it is that every t shirt and jeans combination uses over 1lb of pesticides in its production. Now think about all of the clothes you and your friends have at home. What you realize is that there is a tremendous amount of toxic chemicals being poured into the land, air, and water sources around the world which are responsible for health defects which range from asthma to cancer. Our 100% certified organic cotton is produced with NO dangerous pesticides and does not cause harm to the environment or the cotton farmers. Besides protecting the environment with each purchase, our customers take pride knowing that all Ball and Buck products are made in the USA. The Ball and Buck product line began with the organic pocket tee in crew cut style but then expanded to offer v-neck, long sleeve, girl cut, and tennis shirt in order to satisfy the demands of our customers. Using the college base as our target market, we wanted to offer a solution to students who were aware of the need to live an environmentally friendly way but did not want become an environmental activist. Our solution is Ball and Buck products which solve the major problem of cotton farming, without forcing consumers to change their unique style. All Ball and Buck products are made in the USA avoiding outsourcing (even though it would save the company money)in order to instill a sense of pride in Ball and Buck products, and reduce our company’s carbon footprint. Ball and Buck is the first sustainable lifestyle brand to incorporate socially and environmentally responsible practices to create affordable and one-of-a-kind products which enable consumers to use their personalized style to help the world around us.

Thank You Very Much for your support!

We honestly do appreciate everyone who helps us!

Ball and Buck in NYC Fashion Week TOMORROW!

Come see Ball and Buck's release of the 2009 fall lineup at the Bryant Park Hotel on Thursday night. We will be having a runway show in the Cellar bar beginning at around 10pm. Read below for more information.

Just Mark It - Marketing Presents
Mercedes Benz FASHION WEEK 2009 After Parties

*Ball and Buck Clothing Line*
www.ballandbuck.com

*Americana Luxury Vodka*
Reservation Specials


SOUNDS BY:

DJ RUKKUS
DJ HBBS

There will be models.
There will be special guests.
There will be fun.

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About the Company:

Name: Ball and Buck

Website: www.ballandbuck.com

About: Ball and Buck is the first sustainable lifestyle brand to incorporate socially and environmentally responsible practices to create affordable and one-of-a-kind products which enable consumers to change the world using their personal style as the catalyst.

What is Ball and Buck all about?

What are you wearing right now? If you are wearing a shirt and pants, you alone have contributed over one pound of pesticides and insecticides into the environment. Now look around you, look at your colleagues, your friends. Are they wearing shirts and pants too? Think about how many pounds of toxic chemicals have been poured into the environment for just the clothes on the backs of the people around you. Conventional cotton farming is one of the most detrimental practices for the environment yet millions of consumers live their lives completely oblivious to this staggering fact. Our company, Ball and Buck, was founded in 2008 to end this stifling misconception.

Ball and Buck is an all organic, all American made lifestyle company. We provide our customers with unique and personalized clothing articles that represent traditional American style while being made with environmentally friendly organic cotton. Our core product, the Original Organic Pocket Tee combines 100% certified organic cotton shirts with a vintage, recycled, organic, or specialty fabric pocket which is specially made for each Ball and Buck customer. Unknown to most consumers, conventional cotton uses 50% of all of the pesticides used in the USA yet only occupies 10% of its crop land; thus making conventional cotton extremely harmful to the environment. Another way to think about it is that every t shirt and jeans combination uses over 1lb of pesticides in its production. Now think about all of the clothes you and your friends have at home. What you realize is that there is a tremendous amount of toxic chemicals being poured into the land, air, and water sources around the world which are responsible for health defects which range from asthma to cancer. Our 100% certified organic cotton is produced with NO dangerous pesticides and does not cause harm to the environment or the cotton farmers. Besides protecting the environment with each purchase, our customers take pride knowing that all Ball and Buck products are made in the USA. The Ball and Buck product line began with the organic pocket tee in crew cut style but then expanded to offer v-neck, long sleeve, girl cut, and tennis shirt in order to satisfy the demands of our customers. Using the college base as our target market, we wanted to offer a solution to students who were aware of the need to live an environmentally friendly way but did not want become an environmental activist. Our solution is Ball and Buck products which solve the major problem of cotton farming, without forcing consumers to change their unique style. All Ball and Buck products are made in the USA avoiding outsourcing (even though it would save the company money)in order to instill a sense of pride in Ball and Buck products, and reduce our company’s carbon footprint. Ball and Buck is the first sustainable lifestyle brand to incorporate socially and environmentally responsible practices to create affordable and one-of-a-kind products which enable consumers to use their personalized style to help the world around us.

Ball and Buck has made the Front Page!

Ball and Buck has made the front page of the Boston Globe's business section. The online article's are listed below for your reading convenience. Sit back, relax, and enjoy. As a side note, the new website with Build your Shirt application is going to be ready to go by September 1st!

http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/08/02/mass_start_ups_take_another_run_at_custom_made_apparel/?page=1

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/innoeco/2009/08/the_second_coming_of_mass_cust.html

100 Uses for your Pocket Tee #001

Ball and Buck Summer Photoshoot

AMERICAN idol

How excited are we that an Accoustic Guitar RockSUPERstar won AMERICAN idol?!
SO EXCITED.

Now, dear Ball and Buck blog readers, my only question for you is :
[actually, lies, I have TWO questions for you]
1. Which Show of the American Idol Tour are you going to? [i'm think DC, Boston, Philly, etc...]
2. HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET KRIS ALLEN TO WEAR A POCKET - TEE?

Consider the "Get Kris Allen to Perform in a Ball and Buck Pocket Tee While on Tour" Campaign officially launched.

Last Thursday, My mom came to the Belle Haven club in Alexandria, VA to help me at the Toast To Fashion Show, a fantastic event organized by the Campagna Center. A great cause, a great turn out, and getting to hang out with my Mom .... so much fun!!

Another Event on the Social Calendar!

This Thursday, at Belle Haven Country club in Alexandria, VA Ball and Buck will 

shown in a Fashion Show and selling at a Booth! 

Tickets for the event are $40 and proceeds benefit the Campagna Center - what a great cause!!!

Hope to see you there!!!

http://www.campagnacenter.org/en/13/default.aspx

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Ball and Buck Soundtrack

Do yourself a favor, and download this playlist from itunes immediately: 

1. Matt Wertz - Everything's Right

2. Sublime - Little District (Accoustic)

3. Rusted Root - Welcome to My party 

4. Asher Roth - The Lounge

5. Kings of Leon - Use Somebody 

6. Madcon - Beggin

7. Jason Mraz - The Dynamo of Volition 

8. Kid Cudi - Dat New New 

9. Phil Collins - I Can't Dance 

10. Griffin House - The Guy that Says goodbye to you is out of his mind 

11. Guster - Parachute

12. Fine Young Cannibals - King of Wishful Thinking 

13. Vampire Weekend - Ottoman

14. Coldplay - Strawberry Swing 

15. Tracy Chapman - Talkin' bout a revolution 

16. Mattafix - Living Darfur

17. Tom Petty - Wild Flowers 

18. The Kooks - She moves in her own way 

19. Sophie B. Hawkins - As I Lay Me Down To Sleep

20. Jacks Mannequin - Dark Blue 

I know, I have impeccable taste in music. 

What are you listening to these days? 

Last Weekend I went home to Washington DC to attend my boarding school 5 year reunion. Crazy how quickly time flies!!! While there, I was asked to speak on a "Green Panel" - which was comprised of 4 other very successful and passionate women and myself... being part of a group of women like that was an incredible honor and very humbling.  

This weekend I'm off to the Spring into Green Festival in Atlanta, where Terra Cottage Boutique will be hosting a Ball and Buck Trunk Show tomorrow. 

Next weekend off to Pennsylvania and the following weekend: Alexandria, VA, Babson Graduation and Maine. 

and the beat keeps runnin' runnin and runnin' runnin....

Welcome to Atlanta, where the playas play

Ball and Buck is going down South this weekend:

If you are in the HOT-lanta area this weekend, come check out Ball and Buck at Terra Cottage for this Green Festival! 

Celebrating Mama Earth!

Tomorrow we will be set up at the One Federal Building to celebrate EARTH DAY!

If you are in Boston come check us out - we'll be there 10 AM - 2pm.

It is so very easy to help and celebrate the Earth... buying an all organic cotton Pocket Tee is one of the ways! 

Additionally, check out these awesome Promotional blog entries

before midnight tomorrow night!

C-C-C-CAPECOD

Mark came to Massachussetts for the weekend!!!! 

We took an adventure and made a movie about it, obviously. 

I'm still learning how to edit movies, so bear with me. 

Today, We are All Hokies

Virginia Tech was the first University to welcome Ball and Buck with open arms [actually, "open arms" is an understatement. More like  with squeals, exclamations and lots of hugs...my Best Friend from boarding school is a KD there] 

Virginia Tech students are friendly, nice, humble, generous,...basically amazing [I could go on and on and on and on and on] 

IN FACT They are SO nice that a certain Kappa Delta Daggerman donated his seats at the VA - Tech Homecoming game to me and Mark...only because he was APPALLED that neither of us had EVER been to a Tech football game. He, like, pulled two tickets out of his back pocket and just ...gave them to us. Like... really... WHO DOES THAT?!?!?!?

[me hugging said Daggerman after giving me the tickets]

That's the spirit of Virginia Tech.

So today, April 16th, we remember Virginia Tech and those hurt or effected by the tragic events of two years ago.  We also remember that there is never a bad time for hugs, i love yous, thank yous, and smiles. 

Without further ado: 

Hey Ball and Buck customers, fans, supporters, friends, family, parents, blog followers, 

we love you. a lot. 

xxbecca & mark

Today, We are all Hokies.