Upcycled ART products like glassware, furniture, lamps and textiles usher in a new economy based on resourcefulness, creativity and conscious living. What we buy, reflects who we are. How we buy, determines our future.
Art techniques applied to timeworn vintage clothing blazes a new trend for Artisanal Fashion designers.
We need to make more mindful and meaningful choices to support a sustainable fashion future. Here are my methods.
A necktie skirt separated the hippy from conventional same ol’. We honor these visionaries by styling this vintage find with a sweet, school girl attitude.
Mexican folk culture and craft influence vintage fashion with four stand outs. The Guayabera, Copper jewelry, Tooled leather and Oaxacan textiles.
What starts as hunting to find buried thrift store treasure oftentimes leads to discoveries far more interesting than the piece itself.
Formal and Bridal Season It’s formal season. You have somewhere to go. You look in your closet to choose what to wear. It is the classic conundrum. Should you dress daring or darling? The red carpet tests how far you can push the fashion envelope. What I see, is a bit less skin and more …
Vintage Fashion Always In Style The rules of fashion are always evolving and rapidly at that. There used to only be four fashion seasons in a year, dictated by changing weather patterns, but now there are fifty-two. These micro-seasons correspond with every passing week and are made possible by the fast fashion industry. The only …
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Sequins Adorn Everything No matter what you do this holiday, you cannot avoid an encounter with this shiny object. They adorn everything. Purses. Party Dresses. Parasols. So many sequins! So what is a sequin anyway and where did this brilliant party companion come from? Well, it appears they are directly connected to cash. From its …
The Evolution of the Separate Suzanne pulls it off with perfect pattern mixing. Love the vintage animal print purse! Ah, The Separate. This might be a term imbued only in minds of veteran retailers. For those that rolled racks down department store floors, the Separate Department housed everything that wasn’t a dress, a coat or …