Recently, I walked my first runway. But it wasn’t New York Fashion Week. It was a straw-bale runway in rural Point Reyes Station, CA. Does that challenge your idea of fashion? Make you rethink glamour?
How to Rock the Hay-bale: My First Fashion Show for Fibershed aka The 150-Mile Wardrobe
September 5, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
Pokeberry: A Natural Dye that Acts as a Lymph Cleanser
August 17, 2011 by · 4 Comments
Pokeberry, which grows around my home as a weed, is a natural lymph cleanser. Synthetic dyes are associated with allergy, asthma, bladder cancer and cause genotoxicity. Some synthetic dyes mimic estrogen in the body. Poke is a beautiful example of a dye that can create gorgeous color, and actually improve your health. This is a… [Continue Reading]
Organic Socks Gone Wrong
February 8, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
I’m one month deep into the Organic Experiment, and have been woefully underreporting my adventures. Apologies. Yet, I’m having many rich moments of bliss, and… well, many shrunken things. While I feel I should be sharing the baseline toxic load data I’ve collected, I’d like to start with a story about organic socks gone wrong… [Continue Reading]
