Chinese New Year 2017 Inspiration
Last year during Chinese New Year, I was frantically looking for jobs, hoping I would land some luck at employment or a new career pathway. Jumping ahead to 2017, I’m...
View ArticleApril 2017 Affirmations
Spring carries many different meanings. Whether people enjoy spring with celebrations during the Vernal Equinox or chocolate bunnies or tree blossoms, spring is a time to renew. After advocating for...
View ArticleEthical Fashion Resources
Starting a commitment to sustainable and ethical fashion practices can be very overwhelming. At times you might wonder how it can be possible. You wonder what you can do. You...
View ArticleEthical Fashion: Star Wars Style
High school is often seen as a time for prom, football games, and SATs, but that’s not what I often recall. My time in high school revolved around spending time...
View ArticleThe Problem with Palm Oil
What’s one thing we need to live without but have a hard time eliminating it from our lives? Money may seem like the answer, but for the purpose of today’s...
View ArticleMoms and Fair Trade
This weekend marks two important dates that are all about honoring and empowering others. You may already be celebrating Mother’s Day, but World Fair Trade Day might be an unknown...
View ArticleCruelty-Free Beauty Products
When you pick up a tube of mascara or find some colorful eye shadow on sale, do you think about its connection to animals? I’ll admit, the thought didn’t always...
View ArticleDIY Beauty Products
This month’s affirmation challenged me more than I anticipated. The issues surrounding palm oil and cruelty-free beauty products were much more complicated and with a limited budget, I wasn’t sure...
View ArticleSewing Tips for Repairing Clothes
When I tell people I used to sew for a living, I get two different reactions: “That’s such a great talent. I couldn’t even sew on a button” or “You...
View ArticleIdeas to Upcycle Clothes
At the end of every semester, I take on one specific task: Go through my belongings and give away items I don’t use or wear anymore. Recently I had a...
View ArticleNo Sew Accessories
Even though I’m encouraging everyone to learn how to sew during this month’s affirmation, I also understand that not everyone likes to sew or wants to sew. Not being able...
View ArticleI Made This Summer Fashion
It’s the end of August and another school year has begun! Before I started my semester of Strategic Planning, Marketing, and Videography, I decided to take time in August to...
View ArticleMy Wardrobe Inventory
The time has come for the inventory I’m least looking forward to: my wardrobe. Why exactly am I dreading it? Because I love clothes. I love fashion. I love style....
View ArticleThe Pros and Cons of Fair Trade
When I first learned about fair trade, my initial reactions were those of admiration for an industry that sought to challenge the ways in which we consume, purchase, and create...
View Article5 Lessons from Sustainability Podcasts
One thing has been adding up on my phone. It’s not the e-mails I need to respond to. It’s the number of podcasts that have added up since I started...
View ArticleNative American Fashion in the Modern World
Without a doubt, November is a time of the year I enjoy the most. December is too overwhelming and stressful, summer is nice but goes too quickly, and although spring...
View ArticleFashion and Pantone 2018
One of my favorite things in fashion and design has arrived: Pantone’s Color of the Year. For 2018, the company selected Ultra Violet because of its attachment to mystical and spiritual...
View ArticleTales of the Traveling Hats
My days as a costumer may be over, but one thing from my past career still matters to me: What’s on my head. I’m not necessarily talking about my hair....
View ArticleOne Rule to be an Ethical Fashionista
When friends and family ask me about being ethical or sustainable with my fashion choices, I’m usually met with curiosity and the assumption that everything I own has to be...
View ArticleYear of the Dog Inspiration
Chinese New Year is almost here, and even though I’m an adult, I’m already having childhood memories of firecrackers, oranges, and red envelopes with special gifts inside. To celebrate last...
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