The Uniform Project

I'm still alive. It's just been a crazy/busy week!

We all have at least one item that is so versatile, we can make a different outfit and even make it look like a totally different garment for almost every day of the week. But what about making a shirt (or dress, or pants) work for 365 days?

That is the idea behind The Uniform Project- Sheena has pledged to wear one dress (well, 7 identical dresses really. One for each day of the week) for one year as an exercise in sustainability. Sounds crazy, but remarkable. She has taken a simple but gorgeous dress designed by her friend Eliza Starbuck and accessorized in such a way that you would never be able to tell it's just the same dress being worn over and over again.

The Uniform Project is also a fundraiser for the Akanksha Foundation- at the end of the year all contributions will go towards new uniforms and other educational expenses for under-privileged children in India.

Most of the accessorizing comes by way of thrifted and vintage finds, and I'm quite psyched that someone like Sheena is this dedicated to changing not only the way we think about sustainability, but also contributing to a worthy cause. Only halfway through her 3rd month, here's hoping she doesn't get too bored =)

If you'd like to donate accessories, something you have designed, or simply collaborate you can contact Sheena here: http://www.theuniformproject.com/home/accessories.html

Better yet, you can even donate directly to Akanksha's school project: http://www.theuniformproject.com/home/donate.html

First day of summer

Usually when I write these posts, I already have an idea in mind of what I'm going to write about.  A particular garment I've been eyeing, or something posted on Notcouture that I'm dying to share, and then I'll take some lyrics of whatever song is in my head at the moment and make that the title.  Then sometimes, like today, I'm just flipping through the photos I've dragged and dropped onto my desktop during the past week and I can't figure out what I want to focus on so I just upload a bunch of photos into a random, though well-articulated, fashion blogging mess.

I'm blaming it on the weather.  It has just been too gorgeous outside to sit at my computer and blog.  It's my first Monday of summer vacation so I spent most of the day relaxing in a hammock re-reading Harry Potter for the 7293875910th time.  It was summer 2 years ago that I had read the entire series again, because of the release of the 7th book, and now since I have only the movies to look forward to I decided it was time to re-read the series again.  All I'm saying is, the 6th film better be a hell of a lot better than the 5th one.  What a turd, that one was.

So engulfing myself in Harry Potter is only one of my summer goals, the rest of which I will probably blog about later.

I knew a bunch of you lovelies would enjoy this photo of Marc, with his Birkin bag and signature kilt.  He is one of those few people that no matter what he does I adore.  Even if all it is is crouching down to pet a cute puppy.

I prefer men's tees over womens.  I like the looser style, one that isn't so fitted, so that it doesn't show off the ladies.  Plus cap-sleeves are gross, I like longer ones.  And right now I'm really enjoying this slouch-neck tee at UO.  The light blue is perfectly sheer and summery!

Another style I like right now is the slouchy top tucked into a high waisted (preferably floral) skirt.  Again, this skirt is from Urban Outfitters.

No, this isn't a tank tucked into a skirt, but rather a dress.  From Need Supply (♥).  And the only thing I like better than the dress is the model's enviable hair, but alas, I've always been too afraid to try chocolate brown.  Not sure how it would look with my skin tone and I like my blonde.

I saw this posted on Noutcouture about a week ago, and it's one of those bags I can't stop looking at.  Usually I like slouchy bags but there is just something about the structure of this tote by Orla Kiely.  It is part of the environmentally-friendly line, and the leather is natural vegetable tan dyed and they've used chemical free glue.  Although I'm not sure how leather screams "eco-concious" but whatever.  Plus the colors this bag comes in are great.