Apparently it’s pure science, friends. A “perception expert” in the UK reports findings that horizontal stripes are more slimming than vertical. “Horizontal stripes don’t make you look fat. The one wearing the vertical stripes (as compared in the study) looks wider than the one wearing the horizontal stripes. Horizontal stripes, if anything, make you look […]
Polyvore is beautiful and magical. Choose from separates and accessories to create perfect outfits. Even text and textures to make art! (I may or may not be working on a mumu haiku.) You’ll LOVE it. (Almost as much as I would love to receive these Minnetonka fringe boots for my birthday. Size 8.)
This year’s MAGIC tradeshow in Las Vegas — where fashion buyers connect with sellers from around the globe — introduced its first show devoted to all eco-conscience brands, Ecollection. Just doing their part to get socially responsible in front of the world’s fashion stockers… mad props. Follow a nice day-by-day report at Inhabitat.
The name “ecollection” […]
In a sneak peek behind Prairie Underground’s inner workings, the excellently conscientious online boutique Fashion Ethic posted a pic of how they received the brand’s latest shipment. In a reused cardboard box!
Prairie Underground’s fall 2008 line (shown above) is now available.
Quoting The New York Times via Daring Fireball:
“Switching to wine in a box for the 97 percent of wines that are made to be consumed within a year would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about two million tons, or the equivalent of retiring 400,000 cars.”
I’m convinced… and it didn’t take me long to find box […]
Yesterday, I heard two exciting reports about manufacturing that is bucking the globalization trend. You could call it the silver lining to high energy costs and the weak dollar.
From NPR’s report on Superior Products Inc., which produces gas fittings in Cleveland:
“When we go overseas now, a dollar-denominated price is something much more competitive — if […]
You’ve felt it coming on for a while now — it’s a DIY day! A trip to your local craft store, and voila, you’re so in. Shop for any combination of:
+ Leather cord
+ Suede strips
+ Feathers (for the wing clusters, this may take a trip to an antique mall)
+ Seed beads / Metal beads […]
Clothing with a second life. Entering a resale shop knowing exactly what size you wear. Thrift prices for your favorite brand. Um, what’s not to love about this concept?
Swedish brand Filippa K has recently opened its own secondhand store, selling exclusively lightly used clothes and accessories of its own brand. Founder Filippa Knuttson says the […]
Leanne Marshall, one of our favorite Portland designers, is trying her skills on Project Runway this season! In her handmade line, Leanimal, she has increasingly used hemp, bamboo and organic cotton materials. We’ll see whether her eco-friendly influence shines through — which may depend more on this season’s featured fabric shop than on her. Here’s […]
The countdown is on — only four days left to grab your Rogan for Target separates. Since I’ve been wearing mine for a few weeks now, I wanted to write a follow-up post not only to let you know about clearance prices across the line, but also about the materials themselves. (And, of course, the […]
Dear Big Money (particularly you so-called “Speculators”),
If you have investments in oil commodities, please put them in the stock market instead. This will lower our gas prices and improve our economy.
If you have or had investments in poorly loaned mortgage-backed securities or collateralized debt obligations, I’m sorry for your probable loss, and please put any […]
Vintage pirate boots are so far beyond being “trendy” right now that I almost hesitated the headline. I meant to write about these babies months ago, and though it’s now hot and summery, they aren’t any less hot than they were in winter and spring. Nevermind the clammy calves; these are worth it. Just look […]
