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Are We Disconnected From Our Clothing?

top: 4-ish years old from Buttercream Clothing, pants: were from a local, sustainable brand but no longer fit so I sold them, wool blazer: thrifted, straw clutch: small, local shop, shoes: secondhand, hat: 6+ years old I listen to a lot of podcasts on the subjects of slow fashion, sustainable living, and minimalism, even though I’m not a minimalist myself. On a minimalism podcast I heard the host say, and I’m paraphrasing, that we are too attached to our stuff and…

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Three Questions With Cass of Hernest Project

Meet Cass from Hernest Project.  I have had the pleasure of working with Cass as a model and collaborating together on style content. I first fell in love with her brand back in 2019.  The softness of the fabrics, the ease of wear, and the classic designs that felt very modern and timeless. What wasn’t to love? I now have several pieces of Hernest in my wardrobe.  Some for sleep.  Some for day to day life.  All well worn and…

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12 Days With LumberJill Apparel

Happy Holidays Friends!  If you’ve been following along over on my Instagram page, I have been sharing a fun styling series with LumberJill Apparel.  I have  admired and been following this brand for quite some time, so when they reached out about doing something creative together, I was all in.  I spent the last 12 days styling 6 pieces from their collection.  I have been so incredibly happy with all of my selections.  Each piece was a unique and lovely…

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Slow Fashion Style

A Fresh Take on Secondhand September

When I first started taking part in Secondhand September, it was a way to hold myself accountable to my goal of slowing down my shopping behaviour.  September had always been a big shopping month for me.  I scoured through all the magazines to see all the trends to shop for in the fast fashion shops and cleaned out my closet of the items on that dreaded “NOT” list.  By pledging to only shop secondhand for a month, I had to…

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Slow Fashion Style

Am I Still A Fashion Lover?

pants +bra top: Free Label, bag: thrifted, shoes: 6+ years old, Tencel top: Fox + Wit (4ish years ago), earrings: Etsy Over the past couple of years, my style has shifted and morphed again.  Three years ago my SAHM uniform was strong, but I still had media events, meetings, coffee meet ups, photoshoots, and life that I showed up for in my “going out clothes”.  Now, everything has changed.  I’m home a good chunk of the time.  I’ve adapted my…

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