The Ultimate List of Fall Wardrobe Essentials

October 2, 2016.Reading time 1 minute.

Now that it’s October, I’m finally ready to embrace autumn. It’s not that I don’t like fall. Going apple picking, strolling through harvest fairs and drinking at cider tastings is a lot of fun. Not to mention layering up in your favorite denim and flannels releases all sorts of endorphins… … But shopping for colder […]

My Paris Dream by Kate Betts

January 31, 2016.Reading time 1 minute.

If you’re a Francophile and you keep a mini-collection of contemporary books on Parisian journeys, add My Paris Dream to the shelf. Betts, an award-winning magazine editor and author, shares her coming-of-age story of living and working in Paris, France shortly after graduating from college. Her anecdotes finding her own way through the city and […]

Is Outlet Shopping Really Worth It?

June 16, 2015.Reading time 2 minutes.

Michael Kors recently settled a lawsuit for $4.8 million for misleading its outlet customers by labeling its outlet merchandise as “discounted,” when in fact, the outlet goods are made specifically for the outlet. If you ever pay attention to the clothing tags from a brand’s regular retail store at the mall vs. its outlet store, […]

The Human Cost of Cheap Clothing

April 24, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

We want to know where our food comes from—why wouldn’t we also think about where our clothing comes from? Two years have passed since the Rana Plaza collapse, one of the most tragic industrial disasters in recent history. Over 1,100 died and 2,500 more were injured—the worst part is that not much has changed for […]

Searching for Sustainable Style: An Examination of the Rising Demand for Fairer Fashion

January 7, 2013.Reading time 16 minutes.

This is the article I have been working on about whether or not Fair Trade fashion is a trend among the fashion world. It’s not what I expected to find, but hope exists that fairer fashion is possible. Searching for Sustainable Style An examination of the rising demand for fairer fashion Rachel Lessne, owner […]

"Beauty as Duty" Exhibit at MFA

April 6, 2012.Reading time 7 minutes.

Last weekend, the university hosted a trip the the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. There were two exhibits I wanted to see especially–“Figure/Fabric/Fantasy”: Selections from the Jean S. Frederic A Sharf Collection of Fashion Drawing and “Beauty as Duty”: Textiles and the Home Front in WWII Britain. Other exhibits at the MFA include “Silver, […]