Tag Archives: economics
Dress Well While Saving The World: The Power of Clothing Swaps
As we become more aware of fast fashion and environmental issues, we often try to avoid the mall and mass-produced new clothes. To extend the life of existing clothes and to save money, clothing swaps are one option. Most clothing … Continue reading
Subculture Clothes Versus Workaday Wardrobe
Lots of my friends have two separate wardrobes. There’s the clothes they wear every day – to work, to school, to the supermarket. And then there’s the clothes they wear when they’re participating in subculture activities – dance evenings and … Continue reading
YouShop International Mail Forwarding Review
Herewith, my mail forwarding experience with YouShop, New Zealand Post’s US-based mail forwarding service. As an online shopper, I was interested to see what this was like – especially when packaging I had no control over impacted my shipping costs. … Continue reading
Your Mileage May Vary: Women, Cars, Wellington
In one of those life-phase convergences, it seems like I and half my friends are suddenly updating our vehicles. Hence, a post about driving and buying cars while female in Wellington, New Zealand. Wellington region driving requires vehicular oomph and … Continue reading
Selling Grandma’s Vintage Fur
Dear Internet, you are asking me a LOT about how to sell a vintage fur coat. Because I love you and want to help you out, here is a follow up to my piece on Grandma’s Vintage Fur. This is … Continue reading
World of Wearable Arts I: The Circus Has Come To Town, Bringing Shoes
This week and next week, The World of Wearable Arts show is happening in Wellington. Imagine the changeling child of Cirque du Soleil and the costume collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, presented as an absorbing son et lumiere … Continue reading
Foxy Friday: Burlesque and Politics
Another opening of another show…go to Miss La Belle to book your tickets! This is a fun cabaret-style evening in a great venue. Friday night is good if you’re a little shy, and Saturday is definitely the party night. Whether … Continue reading
I Am Loving, Or Am Horrified By, These Things
Horrified: In the fashion spotlight: all the clothing we’re not wearing. Ecouterre “U.K. Consumers Own £30 Billion Worth of Clothing They Never Wear” article here, and Vixen Vintage on the new book Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion. … Continue reading
Friday Follies: I’m Tired
Hotcha! Burlesque show alert! Caburlesque’s June show is Queen’s Birthday weekend, “A Night With Queen.” If you’re bored with “standard” burlesque, this show is for you, everybody is mixing it up. I’ll be there giving everyone a right royal emceeing-to … Continue reading
Make Do and Mend In Action
Have you noticed that overall silhouettes and color trends are the same as last year? That means it’s a good year to be a fashion cheapskate. So, as we transition into autumn and winter here in NZ, I went through … Continue reading
