I’ve never taken part in a public style challenge before so wasn’t sure what I would think of it, but the JWHF Style Challenge turned out to be both fun and creative, and I truly enjoyed it. The challenge’s focus on creativity and colour was great as it encouraged you to use the more ‘fun’…
A one-week Style Challenge for creativity and colour
New week and a new challenge on the theme of making the most of my wardrobe and being more creative with what I already have. Following my maximised wardrobe challenge in September I want to continue doing different kinds of challenges every now and then, so this week I’m doing a one-week Style Challenge. I…
Unplug and unwind with less screen time
I wake up, I check my phone. I sit down for breakfast and scroll through news whilst eating. I then head off for work, where I spend most of the day in front of a screen. In the evening, I keep checking my phone, do some extra work on my laptop, whilst watching TV. Sounds…
Lådan: An architectural gem of compact living
A sunny Sunday in October, and the weekend for the annual architecture festival Open House Stockholm, was a good day to visit Lådan (The Box). The small house on the island of Lovön in Stockholm is rarely open to the public, but we had the opportunity to go inside and explore an early example of…
Wardrobe audit: Knowing your likes and dislikes
Knowing what we have in our wardrobe, and liking what we have is key in order to make the most of our clothes and to avoid unnecessary shopping. Sticking to what we have and extending the life of our clothes is also the most sustainable thing we can do as doubling the average time we…
Learnings from a maximised (non)-capsule wardrobe challenge
I’m assuming I’m not the only person with a wardrobe filled with clothes I rarely or never wear. There are clothes I used to wear a lot that I’ve kept for that reason, clothes that I think I might want to wear again at some point, or clothes that mean something and therefore, I keep…
ELLE’s Sustainability Issue: A one-off or a move in the right direction?
With its biggest issue of the year – the September Issue – UK fashion magazine ELLE has dedicated it to sustainable fashion – to show it’s also aware of this growing trend or maybe to start creating change? Other magazines have done it already with Marie Claire and Swedish Damernas Värld doing sustainability issues, and…
Half-way through the September slow fashion challenge
Wearing and making the most of what we have is one of the best things we can do for a sustainable wardrobe. But still, ending up wearing a few things over and over and not feeling like we’ve got enough clothes (even though we’ve got an over-crowded wardrobe), is probably more common than not. I’m…
The blame-the-other mentality of our times
The state of the world is on one hand better than ever as living standards are going up across the world. But at the same time, what we see in media is often much more bleak, with a lot of fear, hate and anger coming across. It’s coming from people in power (read Trump) and…
Fashioned from Nature: The V&A’s take on sustainable fashion
The Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) in London has most definitely stepped up its game over the last few years with an increasing number of interesting exhibitions that touches on subjects such as popular culture as well as the issues and challenges of our time. One of its current exhibitions, Fashioned from Nature, is a detailed,…