Posts Tagged: trendy

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. 

ecoskin sustainable fashion image

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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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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in the year 2000..

1930′s futuristic fashion video

i love anything to do with what the world was like in the 1900′s before i was born.  this video is from the 1930′s and gives predictions on what fashion will be like in the year 2000.  some of their ideas made it sound like we were going to be the jetson’s – “an electric belt will adapt the body to climatic changes,” but one of the ideas was spot-on for fashion in 2010 – “another designer goes so far as to say skirts will disappear entirely.”

this as we know has been true for many years, but what’s interesting is in this video the woman is wearing a jumper (or romper, or whatever you want to call it), which has become the hot new trend of the season.  it’s not something i would be able to pull off and i haven’t seen anyone wearing one, but i found these jumpers/rompers online and think they are beautifully made and look good on these models.  what do you think of the jumper?

jumpers fashion image

Lisa Rietz : Laura Dawson : Miss Mars

thank you to the always fabulous free people blog for posting this video!

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it's ok to wear a floral pattern with stripes

floral and stripes are hot trends for this spring and summer. usually it gets to be too much if you pair two trends together in one outfit..but floral and stripes are simple enough trends that mixing them together totally works. it’s what i’m wearing today actually – i have paired this shirt with a black and white striped cardigan. here are some examples of floral and stripe pieces you could easily pair together for a trendy outfit:

stripes and floral fashion image

striped fitted blazer: BOAZ

floral gypsy top: Stacie May

floral print blouse: modaspia

striped tulip skirt: Erika Hendrix

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