ShareWear

New sustainable fashion initiative ShareWear encourages you to share clothes instead of buying new ones. In 2016 you can do pretty much anything via your Smartphone.  Today comes the news of a recently launched initiative that encourages you to swap your wardrobe contents via Instagram.  The scheme is called ShareWear and part of a sustainable […] Read More

Two for the Road

Source: Wall Street Journal January 2016 via Visual Optimism Read More

Sunshine Scene

After much anticipation, the Sunshine Scene has landed!  The Sunshine Scene is a continuation of Filthy Rebena in a “happy hippie” formula.  The shop is filled with vintage trapeze dresses that will cover you in ethnic embroideries, brilliant tie dye patterns and beautifully billowing fabrics.  Sunshine Scene also carries a small selection of hand-crafted jewelry that uses semi-precious gemstones. If you’re […] Read More

Disney Heels

You probably already know that Cinderella wore glass slippers to that big dance, but what kind of footwear were the other Disney ladies rocking? Artists Griz and Norm Lemay set out to answer that question with these high fashion-inspired illustrations posted on their Instagram page. These shoes are are to die for, and they must be magic too, […] Read More

Flora Sportswear

As part of a recent series of embroideries, artist James Merry softened the bold logos of sportswear companies by adding stitched flora to vintage clothing. For instance a glacier flower and moss grow from an old Nike sweatshirt, and a FILA logo is topped by a mushroom cap. Merry is a longtime collaborator with Björk […] Read More

Enclothed Cognition

From Gwen Stefani’s post-breakup transparent black outfit at the American Music Awards to Hillary Clinton‘s no-nonsense pantsuits on the campaign trail, we’re all guilty of putting faith in our clothing to give us a boost of confidence or even a bit of luck. Turns out that’s not so superstitious or silly. In fact, a growing body of research […] Read More