My Biotiful Bag

I love canvas bags. Handbags, beach bags, grocery bags, you name it.  And if the bag is made from 100% organic cotton, I go a little bit crazy for it. Several weeks ago I had the pleasure of meeting with Ragnhild Greve-Isdahl, one of the founders of the My Biotiful Bag brand–aka my new favorite [...]

Green Day

I nearly forgot about St. Patty today! It wasn’t until I walked down to the corner store an hour ago that I realized it… when I saw a troupe of jolly (Re:  tipsy) spring breakers all sporting kelly green T-shirts and various other green accessories.  SO… a little list of “green” green things in honor [...]

Uncorporate Tees

Spotted on Springwise:  These T-shirts look comfy and quirky at once, with great cuts and real knots at the neck which make for a lovely trompe l’oeil effect.  On top of that, they are made made in the USA using organic cotton (which is grown in the USA!)  Americans can still make good stuff. from the [...]

Wear My Umbrella

Italian lady Cecelia Felli sees more than just protection from the elements when she looks at an umbrella. “Some time ago, around home I found this umbrella, very pretty, but broken.  So I saved both the handles and the fabric too, because I was sorry to throw them in the garbage.  Looking at the umbrella [...]

Etsy – Handmade Fabulousness

“Our mission is to enable people to make a living making things, and to reconnect makers with buyers.  Our vision is to build a new economy and present a better choice:  Buy, Sell, and Live Handmade.” Oh my Etsy, Oh my dream! If you have been looking for a place to find fabulous original and [...]

KiosKiosk – Promoting Small Biz

In a cookie-cutter world of retail, the pioneering pop-up shop KiosKiosk is out to break the mold. British designers Wayne and Gerardine Hemingway came up with the idea of KiosKiosk as a way to house the goods of blossoming designers on the cheap.  Prices for retail space tend to be rather high (sometimes outrageous) in [...]

Shoes from the Tubes of London

Look out Chuck Taylor,  there’s a new sneaker on the block, and it believes in recycling… with style:  Above + Below London. These kicks are made from 100% reclaimed materials, primarily cut from the covers of old London Underground (aka, the Tube) and London Bus seats.  The leather trim is 100% recycled or repurposed leather [...]

TRAID

Looking for a way to up-cycle your clothing in a fashionable way?  Wish there was an organization out there that had more change-the-world power and fashion sense than your local donation dump?  Meet TRAID.  TRAID stands for Textile Recycling for Aid and International Development and has 3 ambitious goals they set forth when starting out [...]

Craftsmanship with a Cause

Take a tragic situation, add one strong woman, many compassionate friends and several years of struggle… what do you get?  The Blessing Basket Project. Her story is inspiring and emotional, and that strong woman, Theresa Wilson, found a way to pull herself out of a dark place and give the gift of a better life [...]

Fall Fashion Spectacular!

We’re on the cusp of Autumn, and it’s time to replenish the ol’ wardrobe with lovely scarves, gloves, sweaters and trousers!  (…and boots and socks and hats and stockings… oh my!) So, I’ve decided to compose a concise selection of my fall apparel wishlist, a mixture of the chicest, comfiest, greenest, most organically lovely things [...]

B Corp: good companies

“How do we tell the difference between a ‘good company’ and just good marketing?” So you’re a company who says you want to do good, go green and make a positive impact on the world.  How do we, the consumers, know you’re telling the truth?  Well, if you are a certified B Corporation, through the [...]

Eco-conscious screen printing

Making t-shirts and handbags has long been a favorite hobby of mine, and recently I went on the hunt to find a company to do some screen prints on my goods.  There are hundreds of standard printing companies out there that will run your stuff through with a quickness, but eco-friendly and non-toxic?  Tough find. [...]

Buenos Aires Street Style

These intimate photos of Buenos Aires street style are simply charming.  I was reminded of this little inspiration source in my bookmarks today and after going through all of the new posts I’m convinced the photographer has quite a personality judging by the personal reactions that are captured.  Peruse the rest of the collection here.

‘Dressed to Kill’ and plant 20 trees

Does your t-shirt help lower your carbon footprint, improve air quality and reduce your utility bill? Ours do! This shirt is part of the Holiday Matinee Artist Series, which means we donate 100% of proceeds from every t-shirt sold to Plant-It 2020. That means every time you buy a shirt you plant, maintain, and protect [...]

Feelgoodz Flops

It seems like every young person who travels to Asia to escape their 9-5 doldrum is transformed in some intense, life-changing way.  Kyle Berner, owner of Feelgoodz Flip Flops, is no exception. “I’ll never forget the moment…. I came across this display of flip-flops that were marketed as ‘Thailand’s most comfortable, all natural rubber flip-flop’. [...]