Hand Embroidered Leather Crop Jacket

embroidered leather jacket

Pub­lished August 2019 My Ukrain­ian her­itage is a con­stant source of inspi­ra­tion. Some­times it might just be the work eth­ic. I have been known to work with clients on projects I think are impor­tant even when they ulti­mate­ly cost me mon­ey. But oth­er times the inspi­ra­tion is bit more obvious. Today, I am shar­ing pho­tos of my new Ukrain­ian inspired jack­et. This jack­et is made with Argen­tinean cognac calf leather and...

Navy Wool Jacket with Leather Cuffs

navy wool womens jacket

Pub­lished August 30, 2019 Below are more pho­tos and details for Girl #1’s Coat from the Sus­tain­able Fash­ion Plaid Jack­ets blog post. Navy Wool Coat: This is the same coat design as the Plaid Tweed Wool Jack­et, Navy Wool Jack­et, and Dark Green Wool Jack­et. How­ev­er, I adjust­ed the shoul­ders, sleeves, and length to bet­ter fit a teenager.  (I think the shoul­ders on the orig­i­nal pat­terns were orig­i­nal­ly a bit too wide. I...

Sustainable Fashion Plaid Jackets, Solid Wool Cape, and Wool Leather Coats for Midwest Family

girls wool coats

What will the world look like in 20 or 30 years? Will peo­ple con­tin­ue to wear dis­pos­able cloth­ing? (The aver­age life span of a gar­ment is 3 years.) Will fast fash­ion com­pa­nies exist? Will the fash­ion indus­try con­tin­ue to be the #2 pol­luter in the world? These are the ques­tions being asked in the fash­ion indus­try right now. Not only are fash­ion com­pa­nies wast­ing mil­lions of pounds of unsold gar­ments...