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interview: Gaia Conceptions
Gaia Conceptions opened my eyes to the concept of ethical and sustainable fashion. reading about the process the designer, Andrea, takes in making the clothes really made me think about what goes into the clothes i wear everyday. all of the clothes in the Gaia Conceptions collection are made of certified organic and eco-friendly fabrics, [...]
fashion that's good for you
one thing that’s great about the popularity of ethical and sustainable fashion is that there are now so many innovative designers who are creating clothes that are good for you, their workers, and the environment, but are also very fashionable and unique. here is a small selection of the many great clothing lines:
Stewart + Brown [...]
why should you buy "green?"
yes, i know – “going green” is the thing to do these days and you’re hearing about it everywhere, but what does that mean? why should you buy eco-friendly, sustainable, recycled products? here are just 3 of the many great reasons why:
1) the future is now
“I buy ‘green’ products because I want this country to [...]
one word: gorgeous
i LOVE this collection by Sarah Seven! look at these beautiful, feminine, vintage-but-modern party dresses/work skirts/tops. aren’t they so pretty? i’ve seen a couple of these dresses while browsing around and finally looked through the full collection and i’m loving all the designs by this portland, oregon designer! and, an added bonus – 5% of [...]
bonnaroo festival orange style
here’s a fun fact you may not know about me – i love music from independent artists just as much, or may even more than i love fashion and style. any of you who are into music like me know that this weekend was the bonnaroo festival in tennessee, where a ton of amazing musicians [...]
rain, rain go away
apparently in the northeast this year may and june showers are just bringing no sunny days this summer. what the heck? in case you’re stuck somewhere where it keeps raining, here are some cute rainy day clothes to help brighten up your day.
girl on bike in the rain tee: Supastarr
wellies tee: charlie and [...]
hoodies are comfy
they are. they are the perfect thing to wear on a lazy sunday, or saturday, or whatever day. you could buy a plain hoodie at the gap or american apparel or tons of other places, but that’s no fun! there are loads of creative hoodies out there – like these with animal designs:
owl hoodie: FluffyCo
cat [...]
chloe sevigny is looking amazing!
i just saw chloe sevigny’s spread in this month’s elle magazine and she is looking so good! i’m loving her style in this.
when looking through the shots, i noticed a few themes – black, leather, bow belts, and big gold jewelry. i really like this mix of colors and textures. here are a couple [...]
like it or not..it's swimsuit season
or at least it finally was up here in new england this weekend! hopefully it’s been nice where you are too. for some reason, every year i end up purchasing a new bathing suit – even though i’m not a big swimmer, just a tanner. and that’s limited to the weekends, as long as the [...]
i think angelina jolie and i found our favorite summer trend
as you could see here, angelina jolie loves her maxi dresses. and i don’t blame her – they look good on her and there are so many different styles to wear.
since the trend started last summer, i’ve really liked the look on other people, but i didn’t think it was something that could work [...]
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