Posts Tagged: summer

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:

stewartandbrown ethical fashion

Stewart + Brown is an ethical fashion line with a full collection of everything you would need for your wardrobe – including dresses, shorts, sweaters, and blouses – that are made using a variety of organic and sustainable fabrics.  Stewart + Brown’s mission is to apply the wisdom of sustainability to everything they do while inspiring others, just as they have been inspired, to do the same. 

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ecoSkin uses only environmentally sustainable luxury fabrics that are woven, dyed, and sewn in the US. the designer, Sandy, oversees the design and production of her entire line from making sure the manufacturing facilities are meeting her demanding environmental and labor standards to ensuring the design of green hangtags and labels.  and she does all of this with one key thing in mind – eco-conscious women also want to dress sexy and chic!

elroy apparel socially responsible clothing

Leanne, the designer for Elroy Apparel, has been designing clothes since she was a teenager.  when she graduated school, she noticed there were a lot of casual clothes made out of organic and sustainable products, but that was it.  so she started a socially responsible clothing line made of organic and sustainable materials that’s fashionable and can be worn outside of the gym.  she’s clearly done a good job of merging fashion and social responsibility!

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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 perfomed – ben harper, bon iver, mgmt, beastie boys, yeah yeah yeahs, yeasayer, wilco, etc., etc.  so i was just looking through pics of the amazing performers and noticed among the female musicians that orange seemed to be the color of the festival.  check out these outfits on grace potter, erykah badu, and solange knowles:

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what do you think of the color orange?  here are some cute tops to check out if you like it:

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flutter : Dagg & Stacey : erinleighheart

bonnaroo festival pics from rollingstone.com

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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 weather is cooperating.  so i don’t really need 5 bathing suits, but i always end up finding a new style i like! 

right now i’m loving these vintage-inspired bathing suit styles that come in a variety of colors and shapes in one-pieces and bikinis.  cute, huh?

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Jantzen : Stepankalicious : LA Drama Queen

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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.  

angelina jolie maxi dresses image

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 for me.  i thought it was just for tall people.  but this past weekend, i tried a free people maxi dress on just to see what it was all about – and i’m in love!  i’m average height – 5’6″ish and i think the dress actually makes me look taller, despite wearing flat sandals with them.  i think it’s because a lot of the maxi dresses are tight right under your chest, instead of at your hips – so it makes your legs seem extra long!  plus they are really comfortable. i recommend trying one on and please let me know how they look on you!

here are some cute maxi dresses i found online:

maxi dresses indieES_one of oneFashion Conscious PeopleGina Micheleerinleighheart

angelina jolie pics from people.com

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best dress for the recessionista

ok, so these are awesome for anyone who wants to save money buying a different dress for every occasion.  and for those of you with 5 weddings to go to this summer, or who need to find a bridesmaid dress for their own wedding, or who want one versatile dress that will last a long time – i definitely recommend these convertible dresses.  there are a bunch out there – below are a couple that i found that i really like.  i think these are so amazing and economical – such a smart idea designers!

this dress is from Please Dress Up! the designers are from san francisco and they take a lot of pride in their fabrics – traveling around the world to find high-quality fabrics for their clothes.

please dress up

and this dress is from Butter by Nadia, whose dresses have been worn by people like paris hilton, jordin sparks, and leelee sobieski.

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cotton style with zooey deschanel

where can you get the clothes in the cotton commercial with zooey deschanel?  i don’t know the answer, but i wish i did!  here is the commercial if you haven’t seen it (oh and if you like her song in this, check out she&him):

zooey deschanel cotton commercial

i want every piece of clothing she wears in this – so cute and stylish!  since i can’t find where to get the clothes in the commercial, i found some items that look similar to them and i love these too!

zooey deschanel cotton fashion image

lulus.com : vintage : Lulu Splendor

Built by Wendy : Maxine Dillon

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entree (gastropub): pop doyle dress by She-bible

i’m so excited about this find!  i just stopped by She-bible’s website and they have a bunch of new cute spring clothes in their shop, like this pop doyle dress, based off of their top-selling pop doyle top that i featured here at the clothing menu when i first started out.  this dress comes in a few different colors and you could wear the neck of the dress in multiple different ways, shown on the website.

pop doyle dress she bible
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entree (american): caterine dress by Una

this dress is precious, isn’t it?  the vintage lace, petal straps, detailed bodice, fit, ivory color are adorable.  this is the perfect dress to wear to a summer get-together (engagement party, wedding rehersal – i’m not a fan of wearing white to the wedding).  this dress by Una is made to order, like all of the pieces in this line, which means the dress can be tweaked to your liking.

Una caterine dress
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