Ethical fashion, home decor, green living.
Quite a while ago, I was lucky to have connected with Organic Basics – a Danish brand devoted to low-impact, organic undergarments and essentials. With factory partners scattered across Europe in Italy, Scotland, Portugal, Austria and Turkey, their site outlines each factory with statistics, number …
Right before the world locked down with COVID-19, I took a trip to Montreal with my dear friend and old college roommate. It had been a 5-year dream of mine to skip off work and hop on a train to New York or Montreal instead …
May was approaching and I didn’t even know it. I had no clue that I’d been in quarantine for a month. It felt like two weeks. The beginning of another month wasn’t slated to be anything special—but instead, a continuation of my quiet sanctuary-building in …
I can’t tell the difference between the birds and dry leaves that flit across the grass. It’s green now. The sad grey-brown has dissolved with winter and the robins dig their bright needle beaks into the soil, hopping across lawns that have come up for …
Growing up every Easter, my mom and Nonna would make cuzzupe (pronounced catsupo in our dialect)—Italian easter bread braided with hard-boiled eggs nested inside. It was sweet and tinged with anise flavour, and the dough would pull apart dreamily. My mom would make individual breads …
Kotn’s ethically-made essentials have been a staple in my wardrobe for years now. And while they’ve always served as comfortable elements to my work-appropriate ensembles, the COVID-19 quarantine has given me a golden opportunity to explore the power of Kotn in a cozy environment. My …
Power of My People is a British Columbia, Canada-based brand specializing in the ethical design and production of quality button-ups. I’m so proud to have been working with Jessica for the past year in sharing her brand and beautiful garments with you. Q: Talk to …
Deep breath. I pause and let my eyes soften as I follow the sway of the tree branches outside my second-floor window. The buds are only beginning to burst in shocks of neon green in the sky. The sweep of cars and bicycles colour the …
I have quite a few cardigans. Is it that they’re the classier version of a hoodie? That their Mr. Rogers silhouette reminds me of my grandparents? That they can be worn frontwards, backwards, and even tucked in? No matter which way I look at a …
The bathroom is simultaneously the easiest and hardest room in your house to get zero waste. While some things like switching out a bamboo toothbrush is a cinch, finding a shampoo that works for you (and getting through the awkward transition period) can be something …