Textile Waste

Here in New York City, the Saturday after Earth day is known as Car Free Saturday, where the city closed Broadway between Times Square and Union Square and pedestrians and bikes are the only ones allowed to use it.  This year, it was a gorgeous day - slightly windy with a high of sixty keeping …

3D Sampling, Another Way Fashion Is Growing Greener

This seasons hottest trend has been sustainability.  And now, we are seeing this backing itself up the supply chain, into the manufacturing process itself.  3D sampling has been all the rage at trade shows and conferences, where factories show buyers what their factory can provide.  The leader in international sourcing, Li & Fung (LF for …

Look of the Week: 1 May 2018

Spring is finally here in New York!  I am ecstatic to be able to enjoy the sunshine sans sweater.  This past Tuesday,  I was able to rock a super comfy look, that took me from school, to volunteering, and then to yoga. Enjoying the breeze. Culottes are the key to my heart.  They are so …

Some of My Pajamas

As I've mentioned before, I'm kind of an old-fashioned gal.  One of the most redeeming qualities of this quirk is that I absolutely adore matching pajama sets.  Sure, some nights I'll slip into shorts and a tee, but only out of convenience.  I have always believed that what you wear to bed is just as …

Look of the Week: 20 March 2018

I was lucky enough to spend the day in Soho yesterday, browsing the Glossier showroom and munching on lots of sweet treats with my good friend Cherish.  Despite the cold (the high for yesterday was only 40 degrees F), I still managed to capture a few pictures of my look of the week, shown below. …

Benefits of Hating Pants

As I've mentioned, I prefer to dress in a more classic sense, traditionally pulling looks from other decades as I find them to be more fun and flattering on me.  With this, I seem to have developed much more than a preference for skirts and dresses - in fact, I would deem my feelings towards …

The J stands for Julia

....But I really like Louise.  It seems to fit me better - I've always been more of a grandma with technology and the like, and I really prefer classic styles.  Hence the name change. My middle name came to me passed down from my great grandmother on my mum's side, and I started using in …