A new study shows that owners of cute little chihauhaus, like the ones Paris Hilton dresses up in tutus and tiaras, are the most expensive breed to own.

As suspected, it has more to do with the Doggie Mamas and Papas than the dogs themselves. People who select this breed of dog are more likely to buy expensive food, pay for professional grooming, and of course only the best kennels will do for Precious.

The cost of all this fine canine living runs to almost $12,000 a year! That's $173,000 over the average 13 year life of a chihuahua!

As a New Orleans local, we're loving what reusable shopping bag company What's ur Bag is doing. Not only have they created a new line of environmentally friendly reusable grocery bags in a range of fun colors and prints, but they're also doing all they can to help bring back the recovering New Orleans economy. The bags are manufactured by a company that was totally destroyed by Hurricane Katrina and rebuilt, and all of the labels, packaging and material come from vendors based in NOLA as well. Their website was designed by a single mom from New Orleans and five percent of all profits go to Hope House, a New Orleans charity that feeds, trains, houses and clothes the homeless.

There are tons of eco-friendly reusable bag options on the market right now, but many are made in China. You can feel good in more ways than one by shopping with a reusable bag from What's ur Bag.

We have a winner of the Star 50 Bag Giveaway! Terri is going to be taking home the fabulous Star 50 Louisiana Market Sac so she can carry whatever she needs in style!

However, even if you didn't win the free purse, you're still in luck! Star 50 is inviting StyleDash readers to a Purse Party, meaning that now through May 12 you can purchase any Star 50 bag (including the Louisiana Market Sac) for 50% off! All you need to do is go to the Star 50 website and enter this code: Star50ME. For more information on the Purse Party (and any other contests Star 50 is holding) click here.

Thanks to all of you who participated, and keep checking in for more giveaways. As a matter of fact, we have one happening right now ...

We love all of the amazing independent designers out there. In order to find out more about just what makes all of these creative types tick, we present to you an ongoing segment called Indie Designer Interviews.

Today's interview is with Pam Swider, owner of Women for Hope, a site that focuses on women's issues and features an online shop filled with products made by female artists. 10% of the proceeds from the shop are donated to one of the national non-profits that Women for Hope works with.

Got your pantie in a bunch over the best foundation garments? Then go take the online poll at The Undies Awards and raise a little coin for cervical cancer education.

Whit Honea is a slacker, a borderline degenerate, and a daydream believer. He's also our resident expert on casual chic. If it's comfortable, and not heinous, he's all over it. He's quite charming, really.

Nothing says comfort like a vintage t-shirt and nothing says feeling good like giving a check to tax deductible charity organizations. Why not combine the two?

It appears to be working for Give and Take.

Have you ever seen a piece of furniture that you were just dying to have? Be careful what you ask for. Coffin Couches make sofas from actual recycled caskets. We're not sure how to tie that together, but it felt right.

Coffin Couches is the ultimate in green furniture design. The couches are made from coffins that they acquired from funeral homes. Apparently, due to health and safety issues, it is illegal for the general public to purchase used coffins, so the company was able to approach the funeral directors with the mindset of recycling.

We were watching 30 Rock the other night and realized that those crafty types at General Electric had stretched Earth Day into Earth Week. The nerve. We're okay with it though, because we live every day like it's Earth Day. We also live every week like it's Shark Week. Carpe Diem is not lost on us.

It's not lost on Loomstate, either. "Loomstate was founded as a casual brand dedicated to creating demand for certified organic cotton using socially and environmentally responsible methods of production."

A lot of the things happening to our planet are anything but funny. Animals across the globe are facing extinction due to hunting and poaching, loss of habitat, and disease.

However, jewelry designer Simon Cardwell isn't sitting around moping about it. In fact, he's created a line of jewelry, Cheeky Monkey, to bring attention to the plights of numerous endangered animals in a surprisingly fun and smile-inducing way.

That's why we're pleased to bring you the 'Trash Talk' shoe from Nike. Yes, Nike. Big companies can have a heart, too.

SlickSugar began as a way for two friends, both of them mothers, to find an outlet where they could express their creative sides and include their children in the process.

They decided on a clothing line with the goal of creating "items that will inspire children to pick up an instrument, sing in the car or dance down the stairs." Needless to say, music is the common thread between the designs.

Alchemy Goods has a simple mission: "Turning useless into useful." Hence the name. Alchemy is the process of transforming matter. It hit its peak of popularity in medieval times, the age, not the restaurant, when turning lead into gold was all the rage.

Alchemy Goods isn't as obsessed with gold as their forerunners, rather they strive to turn "something of lesser value into something of greater value." Sure, they're a business and like to rake in a bit of the green, but they're much more interested in producing it- green that is. The emphasis is on the ecological not the economical.

By this point we've all heard how important it is to buy eco-friendly products, and that includes fashion. But is it all just hype? Just another marketing gimmick employed by corporate America to try and get us to spend more dollars but feel less guilty about doing it? Many companies have been accused of greenwashing, and it's certainly true that buy buy buy is not the way to help our environment.

No matter what though, people will always want to dress in a way that makes them feel good about the way they look. We shouldn't have to compromise style in our quest to save the planet. Sure, we need to adjust our habits, but that doesn't mean that we'll all end up looking like a bunch of dirty hippies. Here's our list of the top 5 ways to really green up your wardrobe.

Seattle based Kate Quinn Organics, previously known as Earth Organic Baby Basics, is a parent's dream. That is assuming said parent wants "the softest, most natural materials" for their baby's comfort, and "the highest quality design and construction, and most importantly, the hope of a cleaner, kinder earth." If the parent wants all that, and you know that they do, then they can't go wrong with Kate Quinn.

The designs are created using "simple, elegant lines" and are available in nature-inspired hues to highlight the natural beauty of a child.

We're not going to lie to you. We know there are plenty of shoes out there that fall into the eco category, but whereas clothing has gone way beyond burlap sacks to "eco chic" with pretty bamboo tops and dresses and denim made from organic cotton, shoes have not kept stride. We had quite a time finding stylish -- hey, we'd have even taken just "cute" -- shoes that are also friendly with the earth.

So we give up, and have surrendered ourselves to Natalie Portman's vegan line for Te Casan, which some of us found a little uninspired/uninspiring. However, given that these are probably the only shoes appropriate for today WITH HEELS, we like the Plath pink satin pump with a little chiffon pom pom at the front. The heel is a mere 3¾", but hey, we'll take what we can get.

Available at TeCasan.com for $395.