Tomorrow night I’ll be diving into “the art of conversation” at Pecha Kucha Night, an awesome concept that invites creative people on stage to talk about anything they choose for 6:40 at a time — 20 slides at 20 seconds each. About 200 cities around the world host their own local events. I went to [...]
It’s taken me ages to finally post about this. But I’ve been feeling compelled to share my “evolved” feelings toward American Apparel — and they’re not so good anymore. Yes, I’ve posted about the company a fair amount here, and yes, I own a fair amount of the brand’s pieces. But no longer can I [...]
A few weeks ago I attended my first TED event — but before you assume I dropped a couple thou on a conference, this one was right here in Kansas City and FREE. And totally awesome and inspiring. John Gerzema, author of The Brand Bubble and CIO at Young & Rubicam, kicked off the TEDxKC event of [...]
Earlier in August, the UK’s Sunday Times published a long look at garment manufacturing in Lesotho… and it was pretty scary. The scariest part? That this is where Gap’s Product Red is manufactured, initiated by Bono with the best of intentions, and yet so many adverse effects have gone on outside the factories. It’s a [...]
Last week I finally started reading Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma, the quintessential book on tracing where the food we eat comes from. I’ve only barely gotten past the book’s introduction, but already it is blowing me away and satiating my “I haven’t taken in anything heady in a while” appetite. I bring it up [...]
Yesterday the eco web was abuzz about PACT, a new underwear line designed by Yves Behar and supporting several causes of your choice. By my choosing, 10 percent of the $24 sale of this boy short (which, yes, I’m a sucker for) goes to support 826 National, an organization developing young writers. PACT looks like [...]
Lo and behold, I open up my Style Bubble RSS feed today, and Susie’s designer crush of the moment is none other than Kansas City’s Peggy Noland. Gotta love it! I took the image above of Peggy’s KC shop earlier this summer, covered in stuffed animals, and Susie showed the inside of Peggy’s new shop [...]
After reading up on the journalists that Bill Clinton helped free last week in North Korea, I read that Laura Ling and Euna Lee had been arrested while working on a documentary about human trafficking — the very issue that got me interested in ethical fashion a few years ago. I did a bit of [...]
Dress by Bibico: Bib Dress Made of jersey Ethically made by women in India and Nepal, as certified by the International Association of Fairtrade £34 £24 (ships from the UK) Necklace by Alkemie Jewelry: Froggy Necklace Made of reclaimed-metal Made in the U.S. 33″ long with a ring-and-toggle clasp $210 Vintage oxfords sold by The [...]
For the past few years, I’ve gotten together with friends every six months or so for a clothing exchange. Without fail, I always find a few things I love. I’m sure you’re all familiar with the clothing swap concept, and many of you have probably done it before, but I wanted to pass along how [...]
First posted at the PopTech blog. It’s such a simple idea. And that’s the beauty of it. The 3/50 Project is a grassroots campaign to save independent businesses — “the brick-and-mortars our nation is built on.” It suggests that we choose our three favorite locally owned businesses, and at those three shops combined, commit to [...]
CITIZEN JOURNALISM, OPEN GOVERNMENT, STATUS UPDATES, COMMUNITY BUILDING, INFORMATION SHARING, CROWDSOURCING AND THE ELECTION OF A PRESIDENT In March at SxSW, I got to have a martini with Rob Reed, the person behind the persona of Max Gladwell. In following his work since then — particularly writings on the Max Gladwell blog about the intersection [...]
Danielle! (Who likes my site!) Elaine! (Who will use her bag at the markets in Ghana!) and Tim! (Who has an app for that!) (“Wink!”) Each of you gets to pick one of these five designs from the Envirosax Graphic Series “Candy,” inspired by Emilio Pucci. The lovely Chloe at Envirosax will send your goodies [...]
Welcome to the first-ever Fashion Loves People giveaway! The sweet and generous people at Envirosax have made it possible for me to make THREE of you WINNERS of this beautiful reusable bag! Before I tell you how to win it, first, a bit about the bag. As you may know, I’ve been a fan and [...]
Editor’s note: Today, I was excited to be able to publish a piece on the PopTech blog about my passion, ethical shopping. It gave me a great excuse to polish up some of that “permanent content” I’ve been promising for this site, so consider this the starting point for something of an “ethical shopping manifesto.” [...]
“Yoko and I, when we got together, we knew that whatever we did was going to be in the papers. So we decided to utilize the space we would occupy anyway by getting married with a commercial for peace.” Strategic. I like it. A lot. (Just finished watching the 1988 documentary Imagine: John Lennon.)
Today in the Star, Jenee Osterheldt wrote a column about fashion as a sign of the times — that spring styles are increasingly comfortable and increasingly “classic.” She called me last week for my thoughts… Janette Crawford, the blogger behind www.fashionlovespeople.com, says people are repurposing the clothes they already have, and when they buy, they [...]
All of these “exhibitions” combine two excellent things: Passion and Diversion. British artist Stuart Semple released these “happy clouds,” made of biodegradable soap and helium, into the London skies last week. I’m cheered, just looking at pictures! Via even*cleveland and today and tomorrow. Artist Neozoon has cut up old fur pieces to tag “fur graffiti” [...]
I was fortunate enough this week to be able to write a guest blog post for Pop!Tech — “a one-of-a-kind conference, a community of remarkable people, and an ongoing conversation about science, technology and the future of ideas.” I wrote about things not particularly relevant to Fashion Loves People, but if you’re into social media, [...]
Several quick jots… Marc by Marc Jacobs, as always, was excellent. Check out NYLON’s First Look, as previewed above. Diane Von Furstenberg was also awesome. Showings from eco-fashion houses Organic by John Patrick and Bodkin have had some nice highlights. Via Ethical Style’s Behind the Seams. Black models are crediting “the Obama effect” for more [...]