Merging custom / couture outerwear + motorcycle apparel with the psychology of clothes, consumerism and sustainability. #handcraft #localism #buybetterbuyless
Pacific Northwest, USA
Joined February 2010
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Broccoli-flavored Oreos are still Oreos.
A high-volume-production-and-consumption model that's done "a little more sustainably" is still a model that relies on our making and buying a lot of stuff.
#postgrowth lnkd.in/gfNiRy6v
Feast your eyes, folks, on the future of #transparency in #fashion production.
This little personal project by textile researcher @golfrefugees kicked up a malestrom of comments and controversy, most of which proving the need for project's intention, and…lnkd.in/gUAAiiP6
If we are truly ready to embrace actual size, perhaps it's time to stop extrapolating a size range based on a tiny fit model and always use actual measurements, as in menswear. #mayasinger for #vogue
@voguemagazine @CFDA
#plussizefashion @OfficialRodarte vogue.com/article/fashion-an…
When a woman's competency goes up, her likeability goes down. All while being constantly criticized on her appearance, which is never 'right', 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. This needs to stop.
#IWD2022
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Littorai Wines—a member of the Fibershed Producer Program—is a #biodynamic, family-owned winery in Sebastopol, CA, that's leading the way in #HolisticAgriculture practices. Learn more about the alchemy of sheep & winegrowing at Littorai Wines here! buff.ly/3IVCUVy
Hey, @StellaMcCartney -- do you know about the gorgeous hemp, #hemp/#wool, hemp/#linen & hemp/#silk blends produced by the vertically-integrated #hempfoundation in #Uttarakhand, India? Maybe you'd like to show @LVMH and the world what's possible?
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Supply-chain disruptions, tarrifs, and possible #forcedlabor #cotton from China's #Xinjiang region help drive home the benefits of smaller scale #apparelproduction completely within the Americas.
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@SourcingJournal
@KateNishimura88
Ruben Kim pic, Unsplash
ALT Women's hands using a sewing machine
We must stay vigilant to the side-shows of war.
Global warming caused by #fosselfuels & damage caused by #petroplastic #sytheticfibers are larger global threats to national security, human displacement & food insecurity
@olliemilman @EvergreenAction #Ukr…
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#digitalfashion, #metaversefashion and #nftfashion are examples of the third stage of grief we find ourselves in as we come to terms with saying goodbye to our identities as super-consumers: Bargaining
@rachelcernansky @voguebusiness
#degrowth #postgrowth
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This VOGUE-UK cover stunning and I can't stop thinking about it.
I might need some help talking about it.
I'm caught between appreciating the editors and photographer #RafaelPavarotti had an artistic vision [I keep thinking of a 'symphony of blackness']…lnkd.in/gSSMtQKa
Natural fibers produced through #regenerativeagriculture are not considered sexy by venture capitalists, and it's terrifying for brands entrenched in the high-volume production-and-consumption model to consider making real changes.
The way of the earth i…lnkd.in/gy5Vv_Ca
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Check out the latest episode of the Conscious Design podcast with guest @sk_custom!
Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/4vx…
#ICYMI #podcast #fashion
#fairlabor is where we're the least willing to pay the true cost and where the deepest exploitation occurs @sourcingjournal
'US Dept of #Labor found violations in 81% of the 71 #cotton gin inquiries from Nov '19-Mar '21...recovered $282,626 in back pay.'
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#PlasticHealthSummit2021 took place in #Amsterdam Oct 21st.
Research was presented on #microplastics and #nanoplastics taken up by plants from soil, reaching the bloodstream of livestock, and seen in the placenta enveloping human…lnkd.in/ebqhp9aw lnkd.in/e-8badu6
It's proving not enough to acknowledge stolen land.
Discussions of returning are needed.
#indigenouspeoplesday lnkd.in/gpkeDWKQ