Being one of those picky people who wants 100 percent cotton or at least mostly cotton products instead of blends frequently limits the choices I have. Just this past weekend, I stopped somewhere specifically for a memories-inspired t-shirt only to find a high percent of the collection were at least 50% polyester. I went through all the tags and then… Read More
Why would a steelworker ask me for shopping advice? 100% cotton of course!
This post includes some links to products, some of which I make a small commission from. Hope you find the info helpful. When you choose a Twitter name like JPlovesCOTTON, you should be ready for strange tweets about cotton. Over the decade I’ve been on Twitter, they have come and gone… This one made total sense to me but it… Read More
Wrangler Jeans Shows They are Rooted with Cotton from Family Farms
Since I grew up a city girl, I didn’t how much about Wrangler jeans til I was going to college in Oklahoma. I still remember a girlfriend talking about how great guys looked wearing Wranglers and I was wondering to myself who she was talking about. Needless to say decades of working with family farmers and attending George Strait concerts,… Read More
Taking Stock in Levi’s? Levi Strauss is Launching an IPO
I don’t think I’ve written a single blog post here about the stock market, but the fact that Levi Strauss is once again considering going public, well that really deserves a mention. Would an initial public offering (IPO) of Levi Strauss stock interest you? When I saw the news this past week, I have to say I was a bit… Read More
Gotta Love Handmade Cotton Bags — Purses, Backpacks and Wallets
As long as I can remember, people in my life would create incredible things, many of them with cotton. So as I met more cotton farmers, I would link it back to the things people make, clothes I enjoyed, etc. It seems a family affair as my youngest niece picked a few handfuls her first time in a cotton field… Read More
Finding the Perfect Cotton T-Shirt
Telling people I am frequently a jeans and t-shirt kind of person can sometimes make people think something really different than I mean. But I have to tell you, donning a great pair of black jeans and the perfect t-shirt really can make me the most comfortable person on Earth! And while I have to admit that an awesome concert… Read More