World Textiles on the Runway and Beyond
With September’s fashion week calendar now more than halfway complete, there is quite a bit of buzz about the role that globally inspired prints and textiles play in upcoming Spring/Summer 2012 collections. This…
Kyler by Joy O – Upcycled Jewelry Made in California
To me, the ultimate in casual stylishness is pairing a simple white tank top and a pair of jeans with some great jewelry and a hot pair of heels. It’s effortless elegance personified….
Simple, Healthy, Whole Grain Frontier Flapjacks by Kodiak Cakes
Are you as crazy about pancakes as I am? I love them for a relaxed weekend breakfast, of course, but they’re equally good for lunch… and dinner. White flour pancakes are just fine,…
24 Hours of Reality
Droughts, floods, heat waves, insect outbreaks, wildfires, sea level rise – we are encountering the reality of our changing climate every day. Five years after the theatrical release of An Inconvenient Truth, Nobel…
Ten Years Ago, Where Were You?
Where were you on 9/11? Most of us will remember, since we often recall where we were and what we were doing when something traumatic happens. I was in my car, a beat-up…
(Sustainable) Fashion’s Night Out
For the third year in a row, the roving party that is Fashion’s Night Out will keep retailers open and events going all through the night tomorrow, September 8. If you are in…
Going Gluten-free for a Month – a Personal Health Experiment
This month, I’m cutting all gluten out of my diet. Going off gluten is part of a personal experiment to regulate my hormones. I begin this experiment a secret skeptic that an alternative…
The New Normal?
Hurricanes, earthquakes and natural disasters have become quite common events these days. And they are more often happening in places where such occurrences have traditionally been extremely rare. An earthquake and a hurricane…
Plum – a Netflix for Baby Clothes
I’ve been hanging out with a lot of babies and their baby mamas this summer (I guess I’m at that age where such a thing is inevitable). It struck me, as I am…
Inspired by Heroines of the Past & Sporty Retro Dreams – Swedish Hasbeens SS12
Swedish Hasbeens has been creating innovative takes on the traditional Swedish clog for five years now, using all natural materials (more on Designer and Creative Director Emy Blixt’s thoughts on inspiration and sustainability…
Emy Blixt, Creative Director of Swedish Hasbeens Talks Inspiration & Sustainability
Some things just never get old, like Swedish clogs. Especially when they are brilliantly reinvented every year by Emy Blixt, Designer and Creative Director of Swedish Hasbeens. The brand showed its Spring/Summer 2012…











