Thanks, Mom!

In honor of Mother's Day, here are three valuable style lessons I learned from my mom:  

1) Comfortable and stylish are not mutually exclusive:

(in other words fleece vests are always a good idea)

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Lazy Sunday outfit? check! 

2) Invest in timeless basics:

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And Saint James is the best place to get them. 

3) Don't buy cheap bags, but don't splurge on the latest it bag either - buy them used! 

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Consignment and thrift stores are your best friend! 

What's a style lesson your mom taught you?

Peace, Love, and Ladybugs

Laura 

It's a Cycle...

This week's IFB project asked us to blog about sustainable style, and what it means to us. Well for me it means mainly one thing: Recycling. 

A good half of my wardrobe comes from thrift stores, flew markets, or my parent's closet.  Ever since I was a little kid I loved shopping at thrift or secondhand stores. The main reasons were A) I loved having things that no one else had, and B) the mystery: Who had owned the clothes before me? Where had they been? And what had they been through? The Nancy Drew in me found it fascinating.  After I grew out off my finds I usually sold them at the Sunday morning flew market - long before I discovered Ebay.

It was a cycle. I found something,  enjoyed it for a while, and passed it on to someone else. And except for Ebay entering the equation not much has changed.

These are only some my favorite finds, and yes that's a real Mulberry, and it cost me less than a venti latte at Starbucks, because the leather was stained - which just makes it that much cooler to me.

So give "recycling" your clothes a try, you'll never know what you might find.

Peace, Love, and Spring Showers

Laura