Gotta love how really soft t-shirts can make it easy to represent your interests in total comfort! Recently, I wanted to buy a couple of new shirts specifically to show my pride in living in St. Louis to wear as I went to SXSW (some tips I wrote for SXSW attendees). I did a lot of searches for local companies… Read More
Embracing Vintage and Sustainability with Some Branding like J. Crew Always
Vintage fashion is definitely sustainable, but with the popularity of those two things companies want the branding too like J. Crew Always. J. Crew announced their new approach to vintage as part of the company’s sustainability effort & I am so in. And I’m not going to lie, there were some prized J. Crew clothing in the 90s that will… Read More
Can we improve professional clothing for women? A Plea for Fashion Brands
Working professionally for more years than I’d like to admit, I’ve seen a lot of challenges thrown my way. I mean, heck, I did issues management at what was probably one of the world’s most hated and misunderstood companies in that timeline. Even with that as my reality, one of the toughest pieces of working in the agency and corporate… Read More
This Cotton Meme Suggests You Get a Fiber that Can Do It All
Challenges on the internet come and go pretty quickly. I remember getting some friends at work to do the ice bucket challenge. This week as Dolly Parton put out a meme that quickly became the latest viral challenge. I had to think about how clearly it fit cotton, my favorite fiber. Next thing I knew, I had a cotton meme!… Read More
“Wrangler On My Booty?” Lil Nas X Extends Brand Reach
All summer long, the “Old Town Road” earworm has been getting to us — and I have heard “Wrangler on my booty” too many times not to write about it. Just seeing the words on the screen I hear the whole song tune. I can’t begin to imagine how many times I’ve heard it on the radio. It’s broken global… Read More
New York Teens Agree Cotton is Cool
While reading New York Magazine, I saw this list of things NYC teens think are cool. It is interesting to see what all stands out to a demographic so different from me, but common ground is cotton. You see that mom jeans and denim jackets rate highly in the minds of teens. Seems New York teens realize cotton is cool… Read More