Earth Day!

In honor of Earth day, let's talk about recycling! Recently, I've noticed a lot of articles and buzz about the amount of textiles that end up in landfills each year and different ideas for trying to keep from being discarded. While there does seem currently be a culture shift going on from our throwaway mindset, the way fashion trends cycle through so quickly, items end up in the garbage much before the end of their physical life. We are making strides in the right direction but there's is certainly always room for improvement. If you'd like to read some quick facts about the textile recycling, click here.
The question is...
Do you want to be part of the pollution or part of the solution? (I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself.) Seriously though, small choices you make can add up and make a big difference.
Let's explore some good ways to change your habits:
1) Buy secondhand. If you are going to buy clothes and accessories, think about buying from ebay or a vintage/thrift store. It's recycling! You can always ebay your own clothes and accessories and perhaps make some dollars for yourself. Or you can donate to a thift store or give away on freecycle. What if you however are so trendy and there's absolutely no way you'll ever give up your H&M addiction? Well, if you decide to donate your clothes instead of throwing them away like a lot of people do, you're at least giving your clothes the shot at another go-around.
2) You don't know what to do with half the clothes in your closet because they are just a little too big! Go to a tailor. Getting your clothes tailored brings new life to stuff you already own, yay! So you're saving money since you're not buying new clothes and you're saving resources too. Way to go you! Bonus points if you walked or took public transportation to your tailor, you're so green.
3) Remake your old garments and accessories. You're thinking you want to be a little more Martha Stewart and turn this into some fun crafting. Use beads from a necklace you're over, or make a bag out of an old tee shirt or pillowcase. Amy Butler has amazing patterns for all sorts of cool things you can make from old clothes or fabric. You can find Amy Butler patterns here.
4) Buy smarter. When you go shopping, buy clothing and accessories that you can wear for a while. Yes, trends are awesome and you can buy some trendy things here and there, but if you really want to make a difference, try and buy items that you can wear more than one way. Of course that's nothing new. It's just good to remember and practice. Spending a little more on garments that are well constructed is smarter than spending less on garments that are going to fall apart due to bad stitching or poor thread quality. If you really want to go above and beyond, you can buy from companies that buy carbon offsets, make their products locally, use sustainable raw materials, recycle, or try to reduce or eliminate chemical processes that are harmful to the earth. As I've mentioned before, supporting companies that have ethical and responsible practices ensure that this practices will continue. Supporting companies that aren't worried about how their practices affect the planet will just encourage them to behave badly!

harem pants: one, me: zero

When I posted in January about the harem pant trend, I did mention that it would be possible that I would come around. In the May issue of Lucky in the best section, 30 days of outfits, one of the elements they chose to work with was a slouchy, pleated pair of pants which was styled excellently six different times. Pleats! I didn't want to succumb to pleats! I recommend checking it out, because really, it's exactly the kind of 40s glam that looks effortlessly cool.

FYI: Blog updates

As previously mentioned, I am writing for another blog. I now have decided that I'll post celebrity gossip on that site and keep everything else here so that I'm not double posting. Hope that works for you too!

New home confirmed for Project Runway

Good news for Project Runway fans, Tim Gunn and Heidi are back! Finally after a year of messy legal battles over the fate of Project Runway, the show will officially be on Lifetime. Yes, Lifetime. The lawsuits between Harvey Weinstein and Jeff Zucker/ NBC Universal has finally been settled. So the much embattled season six will finally air! Yay!

Tom Brady's women are fighting

Gisele recently said in an interview that Tom Brady's child is 100% hers. Bridget Moynahan has allegedly responded. And by responded I mean someone who claims to be a close friend tipped Page Six to say Bridget's pissed Gisele is using her child for publicity. Hopefully Bridget will take the high road and not come out with an official statement for her own sake, but considering her sexy mom spread she did after she gave birth, I have a feeling she'll speak out to get some relevancy.

Michelle Obama CAN WE CARE ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE

Okay, so Michelle Obama is smart, talented and beautiful. However, why, why does the media care so much about her arms and her fashion choices? Why does she have to be reduced to a series of clothes and arm shots? I am getting sick of hearing all about her dresses and clothes and how she went to London wearing one outfit and exiting the plane wearing something completely different. I wish we could focus on her other talents other than her sartorial choices. Not to get all jezebel-y neo-feminist, but why do we have to turn all women into fashion statements? Is it just because everyone wants her to be the new Jackie O? Do you think 40 years from now people will be trying to emulate her style? Would it then be worth all this coverage?

Lady GaGa on American Idol

Lady Gaga graced us live on American Idol with her pantless presence. Now, I realize my roommate and I are the last two people on earth tuning into American Idol each week, so you might have missed this, but the girl wore a ZIPPER over her eye. Yes, a ZIPPER was glued over her eye. I am writing this as it is being performed, so right now there are not pictures to corroborate my story, but trust me. Or Google it. Either way. All I know is this girl will do anything to distract you from really looking at her.