Posts tagged sustainability
Sustainable Gift Guide: Gifts for Her

The final gift guide for this holiday season!

Sisters, daughters, girlfriends, wives, mothers, grandmothers, aunts, neighbors. This is your one-stop-shop for sustainable gifts for her.

This gift guide features a range of affordable gifts with a few investment gifts sprinkled throughout. I want to continue the theme of intentionality in each of the guides that I post here. You’ll find a large amount of women-owned, women-made, BIPOC-owned gifts below, and each item is from an ethical/sustainable brand. You’ll see items ranging from home goods to jewelry to skincare to clothing. I hope this helps you continue to shop for the holidays with confidence, knowing that your purchases are empowering the people who make them. I hope you feel a deep sense of pride in your intentional purchases this year. Cheers to you!

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Sustainable Gift Guide: Gifts for Him

Gift guide number three!

Brothers, sons, boyfriends, husbands, fathers, grandfathers, uncles, neighbors. This is your one-stop shop for sustainable gifts for him.

This gift guide features a range of affordable gifts all the way up to investment gifts. I want to continue the theme of intentionality in each of the guides that I post here. Each item is from an ethical/sustainable brand. You’ll see items ranging from home goods to jewelry to clothing. I hope this helps you continue to shop for the holidays with confidence, knowing that your purchases are empowering the people who make them. I hope you feel a deep sense of pride in your intentional purchases this year. Cheers to you!

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Sustainable Gift Guide: Stocking Stuffers + Gifts Under $25

This is my most requested gift guide so far – Stocking Stuffers + Gifts Under $25.

Shopping during the holidays can be pure chaos, and my hope is that these gift guides can help you find your way through the noise of excessive sales and overconsumption to a place where you can gift with intentionality.

I have compiled a list of gifts that are ideal for stocking stuffers or for if you’re on a tight budget this year – and lucky for you, you don’t have to compromise quality or sustainability to stay within budget. Whether you’re shopping for gifts for your significant other, friends, roommates, family, coworkers, or neighbors, my hope is that this guide can be a springboard for you to shop more consciously this holiday season without breaking the bank.

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My Fall Outfit Formula

Here’s a lil fall fit check featuring all of my closet staples –

When we moved to LA a few months ago, we had to downsize sooo much. My husband and I went from living in a two bedroom house to a 250 sq ft apartment with one tiny closet that we share. We packed up both of our compact cars with what we could fit and sold the rest. So when we moved, all of my clothing fit into two suitcases. I sold/donated half of my closet – that I will say was already pretty small.

It has been a challenge at times, but I’ve honestly been really enjoying trying to style my staples in more fun and interesting ways, especially as it (finally) starts to cool down enough in LA to start layering (!!!)

Lately, I’ve been wearing some iteration of this outfit multiple times per week –

A tank top layered under a button-up shirt, pair with some vintage denim or some other comfy pair of pants, finished off with a fun, neutral bag and socks and loafers.

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New Year. Same Basics.

Let’s face it. It may be 2021, but I’m still wearing the comfiest clothes in my closet. Not much has changed in my strategy for picking out an outfit simply because it’s a new year. I’m still spending my days at home, so I’m typically opting for my trusty sweatsuit for the ultimate cozy-chic vibes. On the occasion that I put on normal clothes — can we even still call them that anymore?? — comfort is still key.

For this look, I focused on my go-to basics and paired my softest pair of denim with my favorite fitted black t-shirt. I threw my favorite blazer on top to disguise this outfit as a chic one when in actuality, it’s just your standard jeans and tee combo. I finished the look off with my checkered bag and my go-to boots for the winter, Dr. Martens. My Docs have been a winter staple for me since 2018. I love how versatile they are, and I typically end up wearing them almost every day in the colder months.

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Cozy NYE at Home

NYE looks different this year. But just because you’re staying home doesn’t mean you can’t dress up have a glamorous evening! Like everything else I’ve worn in 2020, I’m opting for an outfit that is comfy and chic to ring in the new year. This silk set from Not Just Pajama via Status Gaea is the perfect ensemble for an at-home NYE celebration. It’s luxurious but the best part is that I can immediately crawl into bed at the end of the night!

What I love most about this silk pajama set is that I can easily dress it up with party heels and some fun jewelry, or I can just pair it with my coziest slippers. Either way, I know I’ll feel perfectly chic while sipping champagne and counting down to midnight!

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Winter Refresh with Vestiaire Collective

It’s no secret that I’m super passionate about sustainability, especially when it comes to fashion. So I was beyond excited when I discovered Vestiaire Collective earlier this year. They have become my new favorite destination for amazing secondhand pieces.

Vestiaire Collective has the most insane selection of vintage and secondhand designer and luxury items from around the world. Being able to shop all of my favorite designers on a secondhand platform with amazing deals is definitely a win win win. :) With COVID, it has become easier and easier to shop online and more and more difficult to shop secondhand at local vintage or thrift stores. I love that Vestiaire combines those two worlds – you can shop safely from the comfort of your own home while still choosing secondhand items and supporting a circular fashion cycle.

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Sustainable Gifts $20 and Under

Surprise – I added one last gift guide!

I compiled all the gifts across all gift guides that are $20 and under to make this Sustainable Gifts $20 and Under guide! This is ideal for stocking stuffers or if you’re on a tight budget this year – and let’s be honest…who isn’t after a year like this? Lucky for you, you don’t have to compromise quality or sustainability to stay within budget.

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Sustainable Gifts for Him

Brothers, sons, boyfriends, husbands, fathers, grandfathers, uncles, neighbors. This is your one-stop-shop for sustainable gifts for him. I hope this gift guide helps you continue to shop for the holidays with confidence, knowing that your purchases are empowering the people who make them. I hope you feel a deep sense of pride in your intentional purchases this year. Cheers to you!

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