I’m a small purse girl through and through — but now that I’ve got a baby on the way, toting around a diaper bag is all the excuse I need to get a fabulous big bag! Here’s a roundup of my favorite totes right now. Rib & Hull Technical Tote, $183 What a beautiful bag. [...]
I didn’t know today was International Women’s Day until I got this email from Kate Spade — so Happy Women’s Day! To celebrate, they’re unveiling a small collection of accessories handmade by women in Rwanda via Women for Women International, including these black-and-white seed bead pieces ($95 & $45), also available in several other colors. The pink [...]
To everyone who’s taken my survey so far — thank you! I appreciate your feedback so much, and I must say, I’m flattered by your compliments. Thanks for being such great supporters. It means a lot. And it means that I’ll definitely start sharing more of my own style and proud finds here. Case in [...]
Oh, this dress! It comes with two pieces — the sheer shell and the black under dress — and has so many possibilities. (I especially love the tank dress alone, tucked into those fantastic leggings.) Caitlin Mociun‘s gorgeous, sustainable designs are pricey, but at half off, this Earthquake Dress is $212 — just $106 per [...]
Before Gretchen Jones was on Project Runway, she was a sustainable fashion designer in Portland, merchandising her slow-fashion line MothLove. But to take her work to the next level, for the sake of both finances and fame, she knew she needed some kind of jumpstart — so Season 8 it was. I got to chat [...]
At Pivot Boutique in 2008, during the world’s most incredible eco fashion sale you’ve ever seen, I bought a pair of Manimal ribcage earrings marked down to $10. They came in a kraft paper box, spray painted with a stencil in gold paint, with a little feather inside for awesomeness. Aren’t sweet little touches like [...]
Another amazing collection from Suno! There’s so much good styling inspiration here. All ethically made in Kenya. Shoes designed as a collab with Loeffler Randall. Check out more close-ups over at Style Bubble! Suno is available at Opening Ceremony. Images from Style.com.
Drumroll please… The latest Fashion Loves People ♥ Kirk design, Seeing Dots, is now available in our online store! And possibly even more exciting is that for the launch, I’m lucky enough to be collaborating with four of my favorite jewelry designers in the world: Alyson Fox, Manimal, Early Jewelry and Adoura Demode. Limited-editions and pre-releases of [...]
Two very exciting sales happening through July 31: All Osborn Design handmade shoes are 20% off with code SUMMER, and all reMade USA upcycled leather bags are 20% off with code SUMMERLOVE. Almost sounds like they called each other. :) reMade USA sale via Green Grechen.
Earlier this year I bought the best-fitting pair of jeans I’ve ever owned: “The Legging” by AG Jeans. They are a perfect summer-weight denim with a sheen and a hint of stretch (though not the super-stretchy denim that the term “jegging” might conjure up). All stitching is dark, the same color as the denim. One night [...]
This weekend I got to stop in at Eco Citizen, a fantastic eco boutique in San Francisco’s Russian Hill neighborhood. These silk dresses by Josh Podoll caught my eye, and store owner Joslin Van Arsdale said that they’re designed and manufactured right here in the Bay Area. I wish you could see the detail on the [...]
New additions to Alyson Fox’s A Small Collection! I got to see a handful of Alyson’s new necklace designs at her Spartan trunk show in May and am glad to see many of them available online now. They’re a steal at only $30 a piece. But the best part? That the colored beads are those [...]
After helping announce the launch of Bright Young Things earlier this month, I got to catch up with designer Eliza Starbuck for a quick email interview about how her fashion label is doing things its own way. FLP: I read on your blog that at the time you met Sheena of The Uniform Project, you [...]
Remember The Uniform Project? To raise money and awareness for the Akanksha Foundation, Sheena Matheiken wore the same little black dress every day for 365 days, styled as creatively as imaginable and photographed daily. Today, the designer of that little black dress is doing something truly disruptive in the fashion industry: Eliza Starbuck is releasing her [...]
Earlier this summer while browsing the racks at Buy Definition with Grechen, I saw several underwear styles in the T by Alexander Wang line and thought, “Huh?” I didn’t understand them, but I didn’t think too much about them, either. But since then I’ve seen Esti Choi, the adorable and discerning owner of Buy Definition, [...]
Have you seen Samantha Pleet’s Sun Suit? Incredible. Available now at Beklina. And for a look at where its inspiration came from, Susie Bubble got to visit Samantha’s studio in Brooklyn recently and posted lots of pics. I think the two of us would be very kindred spirits! The pops of vintage red… Quirky with a [...]
CLAREVIVIER La Tropezienne, eco tanned Italian leather, $320 CLAREVIVIER Messenger Tote, Nubuck leather with detachable leashed clutch, $345 CLAREVIVIER Remake Clutch 11.5″ x 11.5″, remnant leather, $149 The design goals behind CLAREVIVIER, designed by former French journalist Clare Guerrero Vivier, are described as “timeless style over trend, quality over hype, and progression over abstraction” — [...]
Austin is officially winning me over, and fast. Tonight I’ll be heading to Spartan, where Alyson Fox will be showing off limited editions of her work from 6-9. Yes, Alyson Fox, of Mociun collaborations and A Small Collection, plus countless features in design media like Domino, NYLON, Design*Sponge, Daily Candy and more. The Spartan folks sound pretty fantastic, [...]
If I had a few hundred extra dollars lying around, I would love to spend them on these Riina boots from Penelope & Coco, designed by Marisa Spinella. Each pair is handmade in Marisa’s studio in LA, and each of the collection’s five inaugural styles are a variation on the same boot shape. “We value the [...]
I recently wrote an article for KCFreePress.com about eco fashion in Kansas City, spotlighting three fabulous Kansas City brands. Today, a closer look at Early Jewelry. Kylie Earlene Grater grew up on a small Kansas farm, but rather than leave those roots once and for all when she moved to Lawrence in 2001, she has [...]