Buttercream Clothing
Slow Fashion Style

The Buttercream Clothing x Jen Pistor Cozy Capsule Collection

I am so incredibly excited to announce my collaboration with Buttercream Clothing for the new Jen Pistor Cozy Capsule Collection. This lovely collection has been months in the making and I am so excited to bring you some brand new Buttercream silhouettes as well as some familiar favourites.  The Cozy Capsule collection consists of pieces I sketched in my notebook as items I wanted to have in my own wardrobe.  Thanks to Candice and the Buttercream Team, those sketches have…

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Lumberjill Apparel
Slow Fashion Style

12 Days of LumberJill Apparel 2023

I had the pleasure to once again work with Canadian, Women-Owned Brand LumberJill Apparel to bring you 12 Days of styling LJA.  One of the most incredible things about small, slow fashion brands is how their styles aren’t fleeting.  There’s no here today gone tomorrow like the big fast fashion brands.  Slow fashion brands will often carry styles, not only one season to the next, but one year to the next. This year for our 12 Days I styled 3…

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Fashion Truths Slow Fashion

Mean Girls and Fast Fashion. The Movie That Perfectly Depicts Modern Influence and Fast Fashion.

The camping trip where I had nothing to wear. On a recent camping trip the unimaginable happened.  No, we didn’t have a close bear encounter, I somehow managed to forget all my clothes at home.  Let me repeat that, I forgot ALL my clothes at home. My carefully packed bag for our four night camping trip was left sitting on our kitchen floor at home.  All I had was the clothes I was wearing, a tank and pair of shorts, plus…

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kokom scrunchies
Style

Three Questions With Mya of Kokom Scrunchies

  I am so excited to introduce you to Mya, the creator behind Kokom Scrunchies. Mya Beaudry is a talented 11 year old Algonquin from Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation. Since starting Kokom Scrunchies in the fall of 2019, Mya has always ensured that all Kokom Scrunchies are handmade with love in Canada. Mya named each of the original Kokom Scrunchies after Indigenous role models in her life. She says she hopes to inspire others in her journey. What started off…

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Mini Tipi
Guides

Indigenous Canadian Brand Guide

I am passionate about supporting small, Canadian owned businesses.  Over the past couple of  years, I’ve been making an effort to shop more BIPOC owned, small, Canadian businesses.  There are some incredible small Indigenous owned brands that I have shopped with and so many more I keep discovering.  If you are looking to shop Indigenous shops, but aren’t familiar with many, I have created a list as a starting point.  The list includes apparel brands, beauty and wellness items, home…

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