Clothes for Body, Soul & Spirit
In this video, fashion designer Stella McCartney tells us about her shocking insights into the cruelty of the leather industry. She explains why she chooses to leave leather out of her collections. I would like to post a warning to all of you who are sensitive, though… some of the images are absolutely horrendous! Most [...] Read more...
Have you ever heard of clouties? I hadn’t, until it was mentioned in a film I saw a few months ago. Since I am always fascinated with ancient uses of textile, I curiously did some research. A cloutie is a piece of cloth. But not just any piece of cloth… Clouties are part of an [...] Read more...
Are you satisfied with how you look? Do you find yourself looking at old pictures of yourself, thinking; Wow, I looked really beautiful back then and I didn’t even know it. I wish I could look like that now. I have done that a few times. But I became aware that the bittersweet feelings had [...] Read more...
I love these two words. I find myself repeating them, like a mantra, to really get their true meaning. The more I dwell on them, the more closely related they seem to me. As I search for clues in dictionaries, I find that the word adore comes from the Latin verb ad-orare, which means to speak, [...] Read more...
In a time before time existed, there was the Great Goddess. She was formed from the great swirling darkness and chaos, and gave birth to the heavens, to the planets and stars, to the earth and the seas, the jungles and grasslands, to the animals and the people. She held within her all aspects of [...] Read more...