Last year for Christmas, my husband gave me a traditional Tunisian fouta from Balthazar & Rose. It's what I asked for and in the last year it has surpassed all my expectations, and this year I am giving one away to one of my Dressember donors! Balthazar & Rose is a social enterprise that strives to [...]
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Dressember | Sseko Designs
My Instagram friend Sarah is a Sseko Designs ambassador and generously donated a half-moon zippered pouch as one of my raffle items to giveaway to my donors! Custom monet florals printed fabric crafted by highly ambitious young women in Uganda. Sseko Designs is a fashion brand based in Uganda. Through the sale of beautiful handbags, accessories [...]
Dressember 2018 | Halfway through December
So, what does it look like to wear a dress every day in December in Colorado? It looks a lot like layers, over & under. It looks a lot like dresses over jeans, leggings, and warm tights. It looks a lot like well, this... The first few days of Dressember were COLD to say the [...]
Dressember 2018 | Starfish Project
I actually purchased this product myself, as the work that Starfish project does is that important. Starfish Project restores hope to exploited women in Asia. They provide life-changing opportunities through our Holistic Care Programs and their social enterprise where women create beautiful jewelry and become managers, accountants, graphic designers, and photographers. Through their Holistic Care Programs, [...]
Dressember 2018 | Trades of Hope
My Instagram friend Shelby (no really) is a Trades of Hope ambassador and generously donated a scarf as my first raffle item to giveaway to my donors! Trades of Hope is an artisan based direct sales company that empowers artisans globally and women locally to provide for their families and on their schedule. A Fair [...]
World Aids Day 2018
Today is World AIDS day. It's a day to remember that while there is treatment available not everyone with this virus gets the knowledge or care they need. And the stigma surrounds AIDS is still prevelant around the world. In the US, the CDC is working with partners in the U.S. and around the world [...]
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. Last year, was [...]
Giving Tuesday 2018
Today is Giving Tuesday! Giving Tuesday is one of the largest global giving days of the year. All winter long, I'll be participating in Dressember, a style challenge that raises funds and awareness to bring an end to human trafficking. Would you partner with me this Giving Tuesday as I raise $500 to fund freedom? [...]
Wear It Wednesday | How to use the Cladwell App for Dressember
A few weeks ago, I downloaded the Cladwell App (only available on iOS). If you've never heard of the Cladwell app it is like having a stylist in your pocket. And as a stylist, I appreciate not having to overthink my own outfits. So, what is the Cladwell App? Cladwell is a styling app to [...]
Wear It Wednesday | Dressember 2018 Raffle Items
In case you've been living under a rock, Dressember is but a few weeks away. And this year I'm upping my fundraising game to reach a goal of $500 to help rescue & restore people from human trafficking. In an effort to encourage you to give to this organization that I truly believe in, I [...]
