I fell in love with it the minute I opened the box. What had me instantly was the mix of the pearl and the oyster shell, well it’s actually an abalone shell, but the resemblance to the inside of an oyster is unmistakable. The sight of an oyster shell almost always fires happy memories of…
Over the summer I discovered the French brand Sezane. They make beautiful clothes and accessories for women. I find their pieces to be timeless, but with a fashionable edge that is so typically French. I have a great-great-grandmother who was French and I feel like I’m speaking soul to soul with her when I’m wearing…
Before I started digging into sustainable fashion I didn’t know much about leather. I knew about leather and “pleather”. I could tell you what leather is made from cows and I knew pleather was synthetic, but beyond that it was pretty much a dark hole. Well……I’ve been doing my research and learning all about leather!…
“You should make sure all his onesies are organic” said a friend (and fellow mom) of mine at a girls dinner. I was about 8 months pregnant and had no idea what she was talking about. “Organic? Isn’t that just for food?” was my question to her. After that conversation I knew what organic cotton…
OK- I’ll admit it, I don’t know much about fabric. I know where cotton, silk, and wool come from- but beyond that I’m pretty limited. If I want to be sustainable and have greater control over my wardrobe purchases I’ve got to know about fabrics. So I’m learning and sharing! For me, fabrics were one…
Sustainable fashion, slow fashion, fair trade, eco-friendly, there’s a lot of terms out there swirling around sustainable fashion, and it can get confusing! I’m a new kid on the block in the world of sustainable fashion and since I’ve started learning about it I have to say “I like it, I love it, I want…
Green Silk Maxi Dress from Anthropologie http://shopstyle.it/l/NrpZ I have 11 pairs of jeans, 14 pairs of shorts, over 100 shirts, 15 pairs of pants, 35 sweaters and jackets (and I live in Florida), over 50 dresses (ranging from sundresses to formal gowns), over 40 pairs of shoes and 12 skirts (this isn’t counting my workout…