It’s official: Pre-Owned Clothing is Cool
WWD says so. Hypebae says so. Virgil Abloh (patron saint of streetwear, Off-White founder and creative director of men’s at Louis Vuitton) says so. And my super fashion forward friend Susanne in NYC says so too. So therefore it’s official: Whether you buy, resell, upcycle, rent, consign or swap; pre-loved clothing is cool. Pre-loved Cool factors: […]
Hey I’m back! And PdubXO is too.
Here is what has been happening… The last time I updated all of you was over a year ago. Can you believe it? We survived 2019 only to be smacked in the face by 2020. The pandemic is affecting all of us. It is a difficult time at minimum for some of us, and a […]
Breast Cancer & Me, 5 years later
It has been 5 and a half years since I was first diagnosed with Breast Cancer. I wouldn’t have even thought about it, but someone on my social media reminded me. Because of this reminder, and being that it is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I thought I would give you an update as to where […]
Grim Changes May Morph into Something Better. My Thoughts on The Future of Fashion
This is my opinion. Fashion as we know it is gone forever and it’s not coming back. The industry was a giant bubble ready to explode, and the pandemic has just sped things up and popped it. But that doesn’t mean there still won’t be new clothes to wear, but what we wear and how […]
I am trying to provide Dignity to our Communities through Tie-Dye
No person should be hungry and go without food. Yet our current economic and public health crises are leaving millions of people at risk of food insecurity. Food banks cannot keep up with the demand. They need help. People are finding themselves in situations they never believed possible, and having to line up at food […]
Sustainable Brand: Lev Apparel
Here is a company that has everything to like about it. The clothing, their mission, the makers and the founders; are all things you will fall in love with. Lev is based out of my former hometown Madison, WI, started a few years ago by founder Krystle Marks. I met Krystle at my boutique iona, […]
