Recently I was thinking how great it would be if I could figure out a way to fit another wardrobe storage unit into my small bedroom. Then I could organize my clothes and actually find something to wear in the morning!– I thought naively. Lucky for me, as I was surfing the sewing blogosphere, the Wardrobe Architect crossed in front of my face just in … Continue reading Wardrobe Detox: Well THIS is embarrassing
Wow, I can’t believe how stupid I’ve been! Here I was thinking that all my female professor colleagues and I get paid less than our male colleagues* because of systemic sexism. But it turns out I’ve just been dressing all wrong! Blow me down with a feather, according to this article all I had to do was wear the same thing every day to become … Continue reading File Under: Damned if you do, damned if you don’t
Last week it was reported that a fund is being set up to compensate victims and victims’ families of the Bangladesh garment factory collapse….but that some notable retailers whose garments were being made there were absent from the meeting. Like Walmart, for example. But you already knew that Walmart is a giant dickhead among retailers, right? Low wages, union busting, decimating locally-owned businesses, obvious disregard … Continue reading Dirty Clothes: the Quest for Cheap Fashion
Frivolous At Last 