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Essential Summer Pants | Helping Clean Up the Oceans

Posted by Rose on 11th Jun 2019

Slate Blue Cropped Pants below a Grey Fog Trapeze Tunic are a cool summer combo. Essential summer pants Many eco-conscious shoppers seek out hemp and Tencel pants—t … read more

Artisan-Made Scarves Merge Art with Sustainable Practices

Posted by Rose on 21st May 2019

As some of you know, my daughter, Willow, lives in the city of Yogyakarta, the cultural center of Java, Indonesia. When I visit, exploring the teeming textile markets of “Jogja", as the locals call it … read more

Marie Kondo’s Approach to Organization

Posted by Rose on 2nd May 2019

Like a lot of you, I dipped into the Marie Kondo phenomenon over the past winter to learn about decluttering. I came away more committed than ever to simplify and declutter in my own life.Our Tux … read more

The woman who changed ready-to-wear forever

Posted by Rose on 21st Mar 2019

Decades before sustainable clothing brands even existed, Claire McCardell was reinventing womens fashions from an actual women's point of view On a hot summer’s day in August 1938, the American … read more

Hemp’s twisty road to legitimacy

Posted by Rose on 15th Mar 2019

Why hemp clothing? Because it feels good on your body, and it’s good for the earth.When the 2018 Farm Bill was passed by the US congress late last year, you might have expected hemp advocates to breat … read more

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I blog about sustainable fashion, earth-friendly fibers like hemp and Tencel, capsule wardrobes, travel wear, and related subjects.