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OMG! Shoes: Indigo for Clarks & Planet Shoes

January 12, 2011

Recently Planet Shoes got in touch with me about reviewing a pair of shoes from their site.  I was intrigued, as one would be from a shoe company promising to be more green & eco-friendly (or at least I am!). I used this opportunity to check out Indigo by Clarks, specifically the Plush Silk (a [...]

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Indie Designers: improbablecog

July 20, 2010

My gal pal with the mostest, Libby Bulloff of Exoskeleton Cabaret, shared with me the amazing jewelry of improbabecog–who you can find both on Etsy and on Shapeways.  It’s no surprised I was instantly in covet covet mode when viewing Noah’s jewelry creations– they’re geometric, natural, supernatural, and beautiful designed. Noah’s pieces are currently 50% [...]

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Finance & the Fashion Blogger: Blogging & Buying

May 7, 2010

The response, comments, and interest in my post, Finance & the Fashion Blogger: Ignore-ance has been overwhelming and incredible.  Though I haven’t responded, please know that I’ve read them all. Money– It’s Important to talk about. And I don’t mean how much we make. In the U.S., the Horatio Algiers, rags-to-riches ideology is still an [...]

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How to Custom Order Goods from Your Indie Friends

January 12, 2010

Inspired by my own growing wishlist of indie goods and by this post on Customer Etiquette at Corsetry (not to mention Birdiee’s post on Retail Hell: How Customer Service has Changed), I thought it’d be great to share some tips on how to order custom, handmade, and one-of-a-kind goods– both from a consumer and creator [...]

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Indie Designer: Color Me Conscious

January 7, 2010

Smitten. That was my first reaction when I read Miss Malaprop’s post about designer Color Me Conscious. Lee, talent behind Color Me Conscious, makes these gorgeous, rich, stunning, and bold cuffs that I fantasize about having on my wrist.  With multitudes of buttons, or flowers and pearls, her cuffs aren’t the only beautiful statement pieces [...]

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