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Wear It Wednesday | 10freedays update

July 1-10, I was fundraising for 10freedays, for a non-profit named Our Daughters International in Nepal that focuses on the rescue, and restoration of girls (and boys) from human trafficking on the Nepal-India border.

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Wear It Wednesday | Green with Envy

With St Patrick’s day around the corner, I wanted to leave you with some green ensemble ideas. I’m Irish, so if anyone even things about pinching me it doesn’t go well. So here are three outfits to make your friends green with envy.

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Wear It Wednesday | Why I wear a dress

I admit that Dressember was a thousand times easier when I lived in California, but I also worked from home and honestly no one *actually* noticed I was wearing a dress every day because I left the house like 3 times a week and saw vastly different groups of people each time.  (more…)

So, what is a 10×10 challenge, it’s picking 10 pieces from your closet to wear for 10 days. Now, it was 99 or 100+ degrees for nearly everyday of this challenge. I focused on pieces to keep me cool and comfortable more than anything else. This meant choosing cottons, linens, and cooling cuts.

Without further ado, here are the first 5 looks for this Summer 10×10 challenge:

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Piece Highlights from these days:

1. I particularly love this white top, from Day 1, it has lace bib details and is so light & flowy. I’ve had this top for over 5 years and originally bought it from Gap. As an ethical fashion blogger, I know I talk a lot about buying from ethical brands but another aspect of an ethical closet is wearing what you have. And this is going to be a tough top to replace when it comes time to do that.

2. Another non-ethical brand piece in my 10×10 is this A-line navy dress, Day 2. I got this knit piece from Old Navy over 5 years ago. I don’t remember exactly when but I know I used to wear it when I worked at Baylor. Not only is the fabric on this dress buttery soft, but the empire waist is especially flattering to my mid-section and the length falls just above my knees so I don’t look stubby. Not to mention the flattering V-neckline that isn’t too deep.

Can I brag on my accessories? Totally not included in the challenge, aka, not limited but my leather cuffs & leather earrings are from Flourish Leather Co. the great thing about these bracelets is they fit a variety of wrist sizes, I have small wrists and love that these always fit! (I wear a small.) These bracelets are made of soft leather and are lightweight, I work on my laptop everyday of the week and can usually wear one if not a large assortment. And the mini drop earrings, are basically the most awesome lightweight earrings on earth. Buy yourself some & thank me later. The ethical aspect of buying from Flourish is you are totally supporting a ma & pa small business! And if you don’t wear leather, they have vegan options just for you!

3. For this challenge, I only included Sseko Designs shoes, particularly my DYDS my dream sandals. These were designed by me & made by Prossy in Uganda working toward University as she dreams of training to become a doctor. Read more about my Dream Sandals. I wore these sandals for 3 days Summer 10×10, Style Challenge, limited Closet, fashion, in a row without shame. In fact, I considered only using this pair for the challenge. But variety is the spice of life!

4. Another ‘non ethical’ piece of my Summer 10×10 are my blue shorts, worn on day 1 & 4, I bought these from Old Navy at least 3 years ago. I haven’t bought a new pair of shorts since living in CA, so at least 3 years ago on these. They are super lightweight and not as thick as denim short but are a soft cotton blend. The edge on navy but can come across as blue too. I included these over my denim shorts because, I wanted to be more creative with them. I tend to grab my linen khakis or my denim shorts over these just because of the color.

5. I didn’t realize how many pieces I included in this challenge that I’d bought pre-ethical closet. My coral eyelet cotton tank from Skies are Blue (Day 5) is a Stitch Fix purchase. I mentioned before that I prefer cotton, linens, and other natural fibers. This top is 100% cotton and has a loose airy fit perfect for the hot 100 degree days of Central California. Plus I really can’t pass anything up in coral.

Wear It Wednesday | Baseball Chic

Baseball season is FINALLY here again and that means it’s truly the most wonderful time of the year, no offense to Christmas but give me some baseball on a beautiful day and I’m set. I’d also take a hard apple cider and a hot dog but we can’t have everything we want in the world.  (more…)

Modesto Ethical Fashion Awareness Party

So, Stacie & I co-hosted an Ethical Fashion Awareness Party at my church this last weekend. If you know me, you know speaking to groups is not something I’d say God blessed me with. But He did bless me with being passionate about ethically made and fashion so, I’d say the speaking bit is bound to just evolve naturally.

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