07.Jan.2010 another year
The happiest of birthdays to my dear friend, Melanie!
06.Jan.2010 Really, H&M? Really?
Dear H&M,
Wtf dude!?! I’m pretty pissed with you right now. This New York Times article that describes how your company damages unsold items at the end of the season so that they cannot be resold and then disposes of these unworn goods as though they are trash is just heartbreaking. [Deep breath]
How you gonna throw away new clothing like it’s pox ridden blanket? Like there aren’t tons of people, in all of the countries where your products are sold, that are in desperate need . What’s really good with that? No one in your organization could come up with a better idea for what to do with “leftovers”. Ummm… I hate to state the obvious but just donate the things! If you insist on slashing each piece with a razor, you could just as easily use a permanent marker to blot out your name on the tags like other companies do.
Or would it really be that awful for your image to see a homeless person wearing last season’s nondescript pea coat? Is this really better? I dunno dude, it kind of makes you seem like an unfeeling jerk. It’s bad business! I’m no H&R Block specialist but I’m pretty sure you could get a tax kickback for donating massive amounts of coats to cold children!
In the future, please be on the lookout for me and other scavengers. Armed with a needle, thread, AND A HEART, I’d be more than willing to sew up those ridiculous slash marks and donate the goods myself.
Your deeply disappointed and possibly former customer,
Jillian
UPDATE 1.7.10: H&M says they’re sorry, they didn’t mean to do it. The public doesn’t buy it.
05.Jan.2010 Micaela Anaya: Eluding Definition
Come see the work of an emerging talent, and one of my dearest friends, Micaela Anaya! She will be having her first solo exhibit, opening this Friday, at the Azucarera Art Gallery.
ELUDING DEFINITION
Friday, January 8, 2010
7:00 PM
Azucarera Art Gallery
414 W 145th St.
New York, NY
Osborn Design Studios
Have you ever stumbled across an article of clothing or pair of shoes that made you wonder how it is you were able to live before you knew that piece existed? It’s an exaggeration, of course, but I kind of feel like that today. If asked to select ten items that perfectly summed up my personal sense of style, the pair of shoes above would make it into my top ten. These shoes, produced by Osborn Design Studios, are fair-trade and hand-made in Guatemala City from locally sourced materials — huge selling point for me. To learn a little more about the company’s production standards check out their website. It’s a rare occasion when I LOVE every style that a company puts out but that’s currently the case with Osborn Design Studios’ shoes! Are you with me?
Check out Osborn Design Studios at their website or at Brooklyn favorites OAK, Alter, and the Brooklyn Flea.
You are starring at the face of 28.Dec.2009 Template Angst!
“The Lady”, December 2009
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26.Dec.2009 Moschino Cheap & Chic SP2010
Source: New York Magazine
It will be a while before I can truly afford to outfit myself in Moschino Cheap and Chic but until that time, I’m content to stare at these detail shots and contemplate DIY projects.
