APRIL 2018
Last year, I was asked to speak about a personal shift in perspective. Preparing for that talk helped me recognize the many choices we make DAILY that can effectively cause change.
The domino effect I've been tracking: my decision to choose mindfully and how this practice has played out beyond clothes.
Where are you seeing change?
xo
Elim
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MORE OR LESS
Once upon a new year, key moments caused two friends to embark on a challenge: choose not to buy any clothes for 3 months. Gillian and Lizzy share their story:
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Why did you embark on this no shop challenge?
Gillian: I was getting married and had been shopping NON STOP for things like dresses, shoes - stuff for the event...it just became a regular daily habit to buy something on Amazon and honestly I felt kind of gross and empty afterwards. We chose sparse decor but even so, there was still so much garbage and clothing leftover that I was never going to wear again.
It made me really sad but it also helped me realize that I can do SOMETHING to change my habits. I want to become more aware of my purchases and WHY I am shopping. Also - Lizzy and I are super into being accountable to each other so I asked her to join and help me stick to this challenge.
Lizzy: This article by Anne Patchett (a favorite writer of mine) showed up in my newsfeeds last December. Her story eloquently illustrates the power of simply saying no and when this challenged her. She tells a story about scrambling to buy a new dress for an interview with Tom Hanks and then realizing that Tom Hanks doesn’t give a shit about what dress she is wearing, nor does the audience - she needs to feels good.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had an event, party or a big meeting and attempted to squash my anxiety or insecurities by buying something new. Anne's idea really spoke to me and is what inspired a shorter version of this no shopping challenge (three months to start). All challenges are better with partners-in-crime, and Gilly is that accountability buddy - along with a handful of other fantastic folks around town.
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OH - but there's more! Grab a comfy corner seat and read on to learn how this no shopping challenge effected Lizzy and Gill's well being, productivity, mindfulness and why you might want to try this too.
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NOTED
Apr. 3 2018 - Pillow Talk
Get in bed with your brain...and Betty
Apr. 3-30th - A Sliver...
A cut, a slice of time, broken off from...An interpretation by 8 local Artists
Apr. 21 2018 - TORONTO
Joy beyond the screen
Apr. 22 2018 - #healthoverhustle
Do you feel the pressure of a culture that glorifies overworking?
Apr. 23-29 2018 - Join the Revolution
5 years after the Rana Plaza factory collapse, we continue to seek transparency and ask
#whomademyclothes
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LINKS
Privilege, Agency...Fashion?
The right to look like ourselves
The Human Cost of Chasing Cheap
Championing sartorial idiosyncrasies...since 1975
It's a Classic
With a dedicated workforce in Bangladesh of 4.5 million people
Obstacles Into Opportunities
Just breathe
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CREDITS
For this Newsletter and for the shift you cause in my world:
Artist Angela Reimer and her digital collages
Writer Elissa Watts *I wasn't able to get my drafts in for the usual editing magic by Elissa so thank you for bearing with the grammar, spelling and flow this issue!
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