In this post, I talk about 10 trendy plant-based pieces to shop at Saks Off 5th now. I recently went shopping at the off-price retailer-- Saks off 5th, in Mission Valley in San Diego California. I was actually surprised to find many cotton pieces throughout the store. I found more cotton pieces than I usually do in other stores. In this post, I share several pieces that are very trendy that are made from at least 90% cotton, linen, or lyocell plant-based fabrics. Tops, jackets, dresses, pants, etc. are all made in plant-based fabrics, and few with less than 10% elastane/spandex. Saks off 5th is an outlet store of the luxury department store clothing chain– Saks 5th Avenue. Their outlet store-- Saks Off 5th carries discount luxury fashion, designer clothing, and accessories. They sell luxury clothing and designer brands up to 70% off. Saks Off 5th is similar to the Nordstrom luxury department store chain where they also have a discount clearance store called Nordstrom Rack. Most of the “shop the look” links I include are from the Saks Off 5th website, but there was one piece that I found in the store that I couldn't find on the Saks Off 5th website, so I chose to add the the brand name's website shop link. I also include what makes their brand ethical, sustainable, and/or things they are doing that are helping support the earth and human health. I add a (*) at the beginning of the sentence that talks about their sustainability/ethical practices. This post does not include all of what they are doing, I am just adding one important thing that they are doing that is sustainable/ethical. Each brand is supporting human health by producing plant-based apparel, because it is healthy and therapeutic to wear plant-based textiles. 1. Lyocell Chambray Blouses Photo: Saks Off 5th Rachel Chelsea-Collar Chambray Top by Walter Baker I love this look with leggings, jeans, and skirts. It can be worn both as a dressy look and as a casual look. It also looks good tucked into a skirt. Its fabric is soft chambray 100% lyocell plant-based fabric. *Walter Baker showed his collection at NYC Sustainable Fashion Week in 2021. Shop the look 2. Turtlenecks Photo: Saks Off 5th 60s Long Sleeve Turtleneck by Re/Done x Hanes I love turtlenecks, they are so pretty and sophisticated looking. They can dress up a casual look. This turtleneck fabric by Re/Done x Hanes is so soft, made with 70% cotton and 30% recycled cotton. * Re/Done the LA-based brand is known as the "sustainable jeans brand" * Hanes uses "American grown cotton with advanced farming methods and water optimization. They are known for their comfortable clothes. Shop the look 3. Quarter-zipper Pullover Sweatshirts Photo: Saks Off 5th Quarter-Zipper Cropped Sweatshirt by We Wore What Quarter-zipper pullover sweatshirts are very comfortable and trendy. This sweatshirt is made with 100% cotton fabric. This is a very cute sweatshirt. * The brand is philanthropic, and gives to many organization from their WeGaveWhat platform. Shop the look 4. Crewneck sweatshirts Photo: Saks Off 5th Airy Terry Crop Sweatshirt by Madewell This is definitely a trendsetter's piece. A cropped sweatshirt with a favorite crew neckline. I love the billowy raglan sleeves. *On their Social Responsibility page, they have a pdf document that includes their Responsible Forestry Committment. Shop the look 5. Cotton Blazers Photo: Saks Off 5th Rodeo Double-Breasted Blazer by Derek Lam 10 Crosby This blazer looks great for workwear or for casual wear. I love the color, cut, details, and it looks good for the office or for an occasion. * At Savannah College of Art and Design's FASHWKND event, one of the speakers was Derek Lam. He said the future of fashion is sustainable fashion at the event. Shop the look 6. Bodysuits Photo: Saks Off 5th Long-Sleeve Bodysuit by Re/Done This is a stylish bodysuit made with 100% cotton fabric. I love the high neckline. This bodysuit is soft, a good layering piece. * Re/Done the LA-based brand is known as the "sustainable jeans brand" Shop the look 7. Cutout Dresses Photo: Saks Off 5th Mimi Cutout Linen Mini Dress by Bardot This dress by Bardot is made with 100% linen, and the lining is made with 100% cotton. This dress is modern and feminine. I love the color and the length of this dress. * Bardot is an Australian family owned and run brand. They state: "Creative Director Carol Skoufis is driving a push towards a more premium, sustainable focus for the brand moving forward" and "Bardot pieces designed to transcend trends with more than one seasonal lifecycle in mind." Shop the look 8. Knitted Dresses Photo: Saks Off 5th Rosaline Rib-Knit Cotton Dress by Anna Quan Anna Quan fashion brand specilaizes in cotton knitwear. This dress is made with 100% cotton fabric. I love this dress, it looks so comfortable and has a great cut and fit. * Anna states in her interview The Undone:"From fabric selection - partnering with mills that are pioneering the use of recycled GRS certified fibers, or sustainable fibers like BCI cotton." Shop the look 9. Cotton Stretch Trousers Photo: Saks Off 5th Audrey Iconic Stretch Cotton Trousers by Piazza Sempione These pink trousers by Piazza Sempione are made with cotton/elastane. These are great as workwear apparel, or when you need to look more dressy. * Piazza Sempione are 100% made in Italy following ethical guidelines. Shop the look 10. Cropped Anorak Jackets Photo: Saks Off 5th Sport Hoodie Jacket by Hudson This jacket by Hudson is made with cotton twill fabric. This is a cute utilitarian jacket. * The Hudson brand includes a Transparency in Supply Chains Statement on their website. Shop the look Want to read more articles? Check them out here: HIGHLIGHTS

I have created a list of retail + wholesale fabric stores that sell fashion fabrics. Many of the retail fabric stores sell wholesale. I have included fabric stores and textiles companies that have modern, ergonomic fabrics. Visit my FREE RESOURCES page to download the PDF document. Their fabrics are: Sustainable Plant-based Ethical/ Fair Trade Certified I have researched each company. They all care about selling modern apparel fabrics. They carry a lot of plant-based apparel fabrics and sustainable apparel fabrics. I have included a brief info about who they are. The intros are in quotations because they are the introductions of their products from their websites. I wanted to include the intro of their fabric company to give you an idea of who they are and what they sell. I have included the location of the company. I have included whether they ship worldwide. If I didn’t include their shipping information it is because they did not state it on their website. They most-likely ship worldwide– most all of the fabric stores and textile companies listed do with the exception of a few. A B Bo Weevil https://www.boweevil.nl/en Location: (Online) De Liesbosch 8d 3439 LC Nieuwegein The Netherlands (Worldwide Shipping) “Bo Weevil offers high quality fabrics and products made from GOTS certified organic cotton. Including private labeling for sustainable cotton products. B2B only. In 1990, Bo Weevil was at the origin of organic cotton. Today we continue to commit to a truly sustainable world, by making certified organic cotton fabrics and products easily available to conscious companies (and their customers) all over the planet. The GOTS label guarantees that the entire production chain is sustainable: from field to finished product.” - Bo Weevil Bolt Fabric https://shop.boltfabricboutique.com Location: (Online + Brick & Mortar) 4636 NE 42nd Ave, Suite C Portland, OR 97218 (Worldwide Shipping - USA Mostly) “Bolt Neighborhood Fabric Boutique is a unique fabric shop in vibrant northeast Portland, Oregon. We offer a curated and ever-changing selection of quality fabrics. We are honored to be a part of your creative process.” - Bolt Fabric C Core Fabrics https://corefabricstore.com Location: (Online) Parc Jarry Montreal, QC, Canada H2J2C9 (Worldwide Shipping) “Core Fabrics was born from the desire to source and supply beautiful, high-quality textiles that are kinder to the planet and people who produce them. As makers passionate about both craft and sustainability, we’re committed to providing our vibrant community of sewists with inspiring fabrics that are manufactured and distributed in environmentally and ethically responsible ways. This means that you can feel good not only about your beautiful handmade wardrobe, but also the textiles you used to create it. Core Fabrics offers modern makers a curated selection of inspiring, high-quality and sustainable fabrics. Shop our online store for your next sewing project, and feel good about your beautiful handmade wardrobe and the textiles you used to create it.” - Core Fabrics Cottoneer Fabrics https://www.cottoneerfabrics.com Location: (Online) Central Coast California, USA (Worldwide Shipping) “We are Andrea and Patrick. A husband and wife team from the beautiful Central Coast of California. We own and operate Cottoneer Fabrics. A happy little online fabric store, featuring fabrics that make us…well… happy. Because making things at home, for our home, and for our family is what brings us joy.” - Cottoneer D Discovery Knitting https://discoveryknitting.co.uk Location: (Textile Manufacturer) Showroom: Vertical Garments Ltd /dba Discovery Knitting Unit B, Magna Road South Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 4ZH, United Kingdom Discovery Knitting is a high end boutique knitting mill located in Great Britain. All knits on our website are first quality, repeatable fabrics manufactured at our mill. We have a proud heritage of manufacturing dedicated British knitted fabrics since 1986. Our passion is creating new and unusual knits as well as superb basic qualities. We have a long history of service creating customized product for brand name companies throughout England, Europe, Japan and America. Our Online Store has been created to inspire and supply designers, manufacturers, students and all those with a passion to create in the world of apparel. We hope you will enjoy exploring our collections which include a wide range of fabric constructions and weights (gsm /grams per square metre).” - Discovery Knitting Doriya https://doriya.ca Location: (Online) Toronto, Canada “Doriya is an online fabric company that sell high-end sustainable fabrics. Established in 2017 by Yashmeen Bajwa to offer sustainable luxury through fabrics that are as simple as the fiber and as complex as the weave. With care for all beings and all that exists. We bring you fabrics you’ll love. Offering them in retail and wholesale.” - Doriya E Eagle Fabrics http://www.eaglefabrics.com Location: (Online) 1114 E. Walnut Street Carson, CA 90746 (Worldwide Shipping) “Eagle Fabrics is a local company in Los Angeles and it custom produces Premium quality Made in USA fabrics Since 1988. Eagle Fabrics, a division of SFO Impact, Inc., is a wholesale fabric company that prides itself in fulfilling the knitting, dyeing, finishing, and printing needs of the apparel manufacturer. Established in 1988, Eagle Fabrics has distinguished itself as a leader in innovation and quality in knitted textile fabrication. We are recognized for being up to date on the latest advances in the textile industry and constantly strive to maintain and improve our level of expertise.” - Eagle Fabrics Eco Fashion Fabrics https://ecofashionfabrics.com Location: (Online + Brick & Mortar) Shop Address: Geldropseweg 84a 5611 SK Eindhoven The Netherlands (Worldwide Shipping) “We offer home sewists a curated collection of trendy, high-quality dressmaking fabrics. Fabrics with an eco-certification that are ethically manufactured by responsible producers. Focusing on primarily natural and sustainable fibers. The better choice for your handmade wardrobe!” - Eco Fashion Fabrics Ecotex http://ecotex.com Location: (Textile Manufacturer) 1035 South Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90015 USA (Shipping Worldwide) “Ecotex is the original eco-friendly & sustainable textile company. We have the expertise and experience to you source innovative and environmentally responsible products with people and the planet in mind. Since our inception in 1992, we have specialized in the development of premium sustainable fabrics including those made from eco-friendly, organic, recycled and biodegradable materials.” - Ecotex F Faberwood https://faberwood.com Location: (Online) FABERWOOD Pendeen Road, Sheffield, S11 7EN, UK (Worldwide Shipping) “FABERWOOD promotes new and innovative work by established and emerging contemporary fabric designers. At FABERWOOD we carefully curate our selection, seeking out the finest quality textiles from around the world. At the heart of what we do, is a desire to connect people with designers that will surprise and inspire them. Our emphasis is on the unconventional, modern graphical designs we love, not the mock vintage patterns of the mainstream. FABERWOOD is in Sheffield, England, on the edge of the beautiful Peak District. Our stunning surroundings form the perfect backdrop to showcase the creativity of the designers we feature. A considered collection of modern fabric, lovingly curated by Fiona Trevaskiss.” - Faberwood Fabric Fun House https://fabricfunhouse.com Location: (Online) Texas, USA (Worldwide Shipping) "Our team is proud to offer eco-conscious, specialty fabrics and high quality products that are hard to come by. We value the authentic relationships we have built with customers. The return customer rate reaffirms that our values are woven into the company. Our creative yet decerning staff are innately dedicated to personal and professional growth. If you have been with us long, you have witnessed us blossom through the power of creativity and collaboration. We supply U.S. & Canadian makers with the highest quality Cork Fabric, Waxed Canvas, Silicone Leather, & Notions. Based in New Braunfels, Texas, Women-Led and Veteran-Owned.” - Fabric Fun House Fabrocia Craftex https://fabrociacraftex.com Location: (Online) Showroom: Plot No. 835, 2nd Floor Udyog Vihar, Phase V Gurgaon-122001 (Worldwide Shipping) “Fabrocia Craftex builds the bridge and mediates for our clients. We had a vast network of vendors across India with an understanding of the world-class leading-edge buying tools and techniques. We offer various products in Home and Lifestyle category including Furnishings & Textiles made-ups, all kind of fabrics in cotton, linen, silk, polyester and blend of different qualities, organic and sustainable fabrics, sustainable products. We also offer design inputs for product development by design experts.” - Fabrocia Craftex G H Harmony Art https://www.harmonyart.com Location: (Online) PO Box 892 Gualala, CA 95445 “Harmony Art's mission is to inspire environmental and social change through creative and sustainable product lines. Strictly organic since 2005, Harmony Art sources fabrics that are healthy for people and planet. Always.” - Harmony Art Harts Fabric https://hartsfabric.com Location: (Online + Brick & Mortar) 1620 Seabright Ave Santa Cruz, CA 95062 (Worldwide Shipping) “Harts Fabric is a family owned, independent fabric store established in 1969. We strive to bring you the highest quality fabrics anywhere. We offer a unique assortment of modern cottons, wearable apparel and home decor fabrics. Harts Fabric is your source for modern quilting, apparel, and home decor fabrics – both online and in our Santa Cruz, brick and mortar store. We carry a great selection of top quality fabrics and accessories, including notions, patterns, and sewing machines. Shop our most popular fabrics, including apparel & fashion fabric, modern quilting cottons, jersey knit fabric, modern Japanese imported fabric, athletic-wear and much more.” - Harts Fabric Hemp Traders https://www.hemptraders.com cotton/hemp blend Location: (Online) 7625 Somerset Blvd. Paramount, CA 90723 (Worldwide Shipping) “Hemp Traders is the largest supplier of hemp fiber products in the country. We supply hemp fabric, hemp fiber, hemp hurds, hemp boards, hemp twine, hemp rope, hemp seeds and seed oil.” - Hemp Traders Huston Textile https://www.hustontextile.com Location: (Online) Rancho Cordova, California, USA (Shipping Worldwide) “A family-owned textile mill specializing in American made selvage cloth produced on vintage machines using domestically grown, natural fibers. Huston Textile Co. began with a fascination for restoring antique American made machinery that soon evolved into a passion for recreating heirloom fabrics. As one of the only selvage fabric makers left in the United States, we are proud to take part in the resurgence of vintage-quality fabrics and the revival of American textile production.” - Huston Textile I I See Fabric https://iseefabric.com Location: (Online) Battleground, Washington (Worldwide Shipping) “ISee Fabric is a specialty online fabric store located in Battleground, WA in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. We are a small, mom-run shop and always working hard to improve your experience here. The owner, Becca, came upon a friend selling some deadstock fabric in 2019, took a leap, and the rest is history. Now we have a few part time employees helping with customer service and cutting, we have fabrics being milled specifically for our shop, but we are still being run from home with lots of kids running around!” - ISee Fabric J K L Laguna Fabrics http://lagunafabrics.com Location: (Textile Manufacturer) 3631 Union Pacific Ave Los Angeles, CA, USA 90023 “Socially & enviromentally responsible knit fabrics. Made in LA. Since 1986, Laguna Fabrics has been a market leader in supplying novelty domestic knits to the contemporary, active wear and junior markets. Based near Downtown Los Angeles, most of our fabrics are knit in-house and dyed and finished within a few miles of our offices. Being vertically integrated and staying local allows for fast lead times and superior quality control.” - Laguna Fabrics Laura Chenoweth Organic Fabrics https://laurachenoweth.com Location: (Online) (Worldwide Shipping) “Laura Chenoweth is an Ethical Textile Consultant helping small businesses connect responsible textile manufacturing with ethical textile value integrity. Her extensive knowledge includes india organic cotton market, eco-friendly dyes, fumigation and textile landfill issues. Laura Chenoweth has been working within the textile industry since her first visit to India in 1995. Her evolving knowledge and experience includes 15 years of business within textile value in supply chain management decisions, managing an organic cotton apparel line and initiating home décor product design. She lives with her fiancé and son in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.” - Laura Chenoweth Lebenskleidung https://www.lebenskleidung.com Location: (Online) Itter, Malkowski, Rima GbR Leuschnerdamm 13, Aufgang 3 10999 Berlin (Worldwide Shipping) "You never create change by fighting the existing. To change something, you build new models that make the old obsolete" Richard Buckminster Fuller At Lebensclothing, we like fabrics. Fabrics that not only look beautiful and feel good, but are also produced fairly and sustainably - from the cotton field to the dyeing to the retailer. To guarantee you this, we have all our textiles certified according to GOTS standards (GOTS). A socially friendly processing, fair trade and fair prices for the producers are our top principles. This makes your individually manufactured pieces even more valuable. But sustainability is not everything for us. It is just as important to us to provide you with the latest colors and qualities. That is why we are constantly developing our range. We get inspiration for this from various showrooms and trade fairs in Berlin. You can also find ideas for your sewing projects on our blog.” - Lebenskleidung M Maker Mountain Fabrics https://makermountainfabrics.com Location: (Online) (Worldwide Shipping) “Maker Mountain Fabrics specializes in contemporary, designer quilting and apparel fabrics, as well as sewing patterns from independent designers. Inspiring and supplying your creative self care with apparel fabric, indie patterns and time sewing together!” - Maker Mountain Fabrics Metermeter Fabric Store https://www.metermeter.dk/ Location: (Online + Brick & Mortar) Skt. Pauls Kirkeplads 7 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark (Worldwide Shipping) “METERMETER is a modern fabric store with a special focus on quality and sustainability. Everything is hand-picked and carefully selected to be able to offer an exquisite collection of fabrics, patterns and accessories that ensure good sewing experiences and clothes that last a long time. Our love for the sustainable perspective on sewing itself is expressed, among other things, by making demands so that the road from fiber to finished clothes has burdened the environment and people as little as possible. It is also about consuming right, and not consuming more than what one needs. That is why we always find the best qualities with a sense of the good style that never goes out of style. Then your home-made clothes can last a long time and be used again and again. The second can not actually pay off in the long run.” - Metermeter Monaluna Sustainable Design https://monaluna.com Location: (Online) Walnut Creek, CA (Worldwide Shipping) “Monaluna creates modern prints on organic cotton fabric for quilting, sewing, apparel and the home. Monaluna is a textile and surface design company specializing in organic cotton printed fabric. I’m Jennifer Moore, an artist and designer based in Walnut Creek, California. I started Monaluna in 2010 out of a desire to bring more eco-friendly textile options to the marketplace for designers, sewists and quilters. I’ve now been designing fabrics for over 12 years, and have produced over 30 Monaluna fabric collections. All of our fabrics are certified by GOTS, or the Global Organic Textile Standards, which ensures that every step of the production meets strict social and environmental standards.” - Monaluna Sustainable Design Montloup https://www.montloup.com Location: (Textile Manufacturer) Montreal, Quebec, Canada “Montloup is a Montreal company that works in the creation and design of organic and ecological fabrics, knitted in Montreal (Quebec, Canada) with respect for the environment . Its mission is to further the research and development of fabrics made in Montreal by placing ecology at the heart of its priorities.”- Montloup N Nature’s Fabrics https://naturesfabrics.com Location: (Online) Northwestern, Pennsylvania (Worldwide Shipping) “Natural and organic fabrics for all your sewing needs. Cotton knit prints, organic fabric, wool and bamboo. The very best organic fabric and natural fabric. We are a very small family run business in NW PA on our small farm.” -Nature’s Fabrics O Offset Warehouse https://www.offsetwarehouse.com Location: (Online) UK (Worldwide Shipping) “Offset Warehouse is a social business that brings together a huge range of eco fabrics and haberdashery, ideal for all textile creations. From fashion, to interiors, to toy making, to lingerie, Offset Warehouse presents an ever-growing range of the most beautiful and unique fabrics, handpicked by a Master designer.” - Offset Warehouse Organic Cotton Plus https://organiccottonplus.com Location: (Online + Brick & Mortar) Shop address: 41 Meadow St. Winsted, CT 06098 (Worldwide Shipping) “Whether you’re a small manufacturer, or a home sewer, your commitment to sustainable fabric is what drives us. As we evolve, we’ll continue to add new organic cotton fabrics and stay up-to-date on the best eco-friendly dyeing and finishing processes. Each cotton fiber in your order is 100% certified organic. We run these fabrics in the United States (in which case the fiber is certified by the Texas Department of Agriculture) or in India (where the fiber is certified to the Global Organic Textile Standards). We hope you enjoy the simple purity of our fabrics!” - Organic Cotton Plus Organic Fabric Company https://www.organicfabriccompany.com Location: (Online) 9740 Cuyamaca St. Ste F Santee, CA 92071 (Worldwide Shipping) “Located in sunny San Diego, California, the Organic Fabric Company was established by husband (Peter) and wife (Gabriela--a life-long fabric enthusiast and seamstress) to offer individuals high-quality, eco-friendly, sustainable fabric options without the confusion of sorting through pages of conventionally grown cotton products. With over two decades of experience in sewing, designing clothing, baby items, and accessories, we have learned the ins and outs of all things fabric. Our little collection of fabric prints has grown over the years, and we decided to extend our curated collections on to you! Having a growing family of our own, we have come to learn the value of organic and chemical-free living, and seek to extend this to every aspect of our lives--especially textiles. We choose all of our fabric with love, thought, and the end consumer in mind. Each print we choose represents a piece of who we are. We love our soft, beautiful, vibrant organic fabrics, and we are sure you will too! Together, let's change the textile industry--one yard at a time!” - Organic Fabric Company Organic Textile Company https://www.organiccotton.biz/store Location: (Online) Unit 4 Dyfi Ecopark, Machynlleth, United Kingdom (Worldwide Shipping) “We're based in the historical market town of Machynlleth in mid Wales, with the green hills, sheep, beautiful countryside and people. Machynlleth, or Mach as it's known locally, is on the far west edge of Wales, practically right in the middle. Our current premises are on the Dyfi Eco Park in a highly insulated unit with 110 solar panels on the roof. Dyfi Eco Park was an early adopter of sustainable energy sources 18 years ago. Nancy runs the business and we currently employ six members of staff: Gwyn, Gráinne, Matt, Yvonne, Sarah and Colin. Nearly all of our fabrics are made directly for us and to our specification. Phil and Ann, with over thirty years of fabric selling under their belts, formed the Organic Textile Company in 2005 after becoming aware of the damage to the environment and third world communities growing cotton can do, relying heavily as it does on pesticides. They are still involved, although now enjoying the delights of being semi-retired.”- Organic Textile Company P Q Queen of Raw https://www.queenofraw.com Location: (Online) New York, Newy York, USA “A Marketplace To Quickly And Easily Buy Unused Fabrics Online. Buy and sell your deadstock and sustainable fabrics online in our marketplace. Matching buyers with sellers, unused textiles are sold quickly and easily at lower price points, giving people access to materials that they never had before. Sellers map, measure, and trace their waste in real time, minimizing waste streams going forward. We have everything from organic cotton, peace silk, faux leather and fur, to some of the highest quality luxury deadstock fabrics that would otherwise be burned and buried if it wasn't for you. We make these sustainable materials available to you, at any time, from any place, it's our mission. xoxo Queen of Raw” - Queen of Raw R S Samatoa Lotus Flower Fabric https://samatoa.lotus-flower-fabric.com Location: (Online) Their Lotus Farm: 9, Road 63 (Russei Luk), Phnom Krom, Siem Reap 17250, Cambodia “Samatoa is an ecologically friendly company – one that uses only sustainable products and does not employ heavy metals or toxic chemicals in the manufacture of our fabrics and clothing. Samatoa is responsible for the manufacturing process of our fabrics and clothing from beginning to end – from yarn to finished product, with no intermediaries or outside providers. That is how we ensure that quality. For over ten years, Samatoa’s team researched new textile resources, such as fibers from the lotus, kapok and banana plants. In so doing, we have also developed a fantastic team of expert spinners, weavers, seamstresses and designers. Our innovative fabrics are 100% ecological, spun and woven by hand, following Cambodian traditional methods. This gives them texture and unique properties available nowhere else on the planet, but which are now in demand around the world.” - Samatoa Sara Parker Textiles https://www.saraparkertextiles.com Location: (Online) Athens, GA (Worldwide Shipping) “Sara Parker Textiles creates hand screenprinted fabrics for makers and the trade. Each screen is printed in-house on a variety of ethically sourced base cloths. The design process begins with a sketch by Sara that eventually becomes a repeat pattern through the story it wishes to tell: sometimes with color pencils, paper stencils, or pen and ink. A concoction of improvisation, craft and authenticity, Sara Parker Textiles are fabrics with a sense of spirit and a nod to the natural world. Ethical production and mindset are the heart of our operation. That's why we source organic and ethically-milled base cloths, and try our best to put to use every scrap of fabric. ” - Sara Parker Textiles Sew Eco Logical https://www.seworganic.com Location: (Textile Manufacturer + Wholesale Fabric) 1280-B East 28th Ave. Eugene, Oregon 97403 U.S.A. “Sew Eco-Logical wholesales woven and knit textiles made of certified organic fiber to companies. We also sell 10-yard bolts of some of our fabrics to the general public on our Sew Eco Etsy Shop. Whether your company is founded on organic, or newly attracted to organic’s sizzle, we will provide quality textiles to your company. Founded in 1998.” -Sew Eco Logical Sierra Sewing Supply https://www.sierrasewingsupply.com Location: (Online) (Worldwide Shipping) “We are a sewing supply store that focuses on providing modern apparel sewists with high-quality, eco-conscious, beautiful fabrics, notions and patterns. We invite you to take a second to visualize your next project and let the creativity flow! Our goal is to provide you with quality materials to help make your vision come alive. Research has shown that synthetic textiles not only take longer to break down in landfills, but also contribute to microplastics in the water supply (from washing). For these reasons, we focus our efforts on finding fabrics with mostly natural fibers and a minimal amount of synthetics. We love cotton, linen, soy, bamboo, lyocell, modal, and cupro. Some items will have some spandex for stretch, but there is absolutely no polyester here (even recycled)! We do acknowledge that some projects are better when made with poly, but there are plenty of stores out there that already provide those kinds of fabrics.” - Sierra Sewing Supply Simplifi Fabric https://www.simplififabric.com Location: (Online) Canada + USA (Worldwide Shipping) “Kim and Tasha started Simplifi Fabric in 2012. (Wow! It has been almost 10 incredible years in rural Eastern Ontario.) Time has flown by since we launched that first site and we have not looked back since then. Our incredible world of organic and eco products has evolved into an amazing business which is providing you with the best product available to us. It is forever changing which keeps it exciting and new. The team at Simplifi Fabric is passionate about our organic/eco world and we look forward to the next 10 years. Happy Sewing! Kim + Tasha” - Simplifi Fabrics Spiritex https://fabric.spiritex.net Location: (Textile Manufacturer + Wholesale Fabric + Clothing Store) 14 Haywood St #2833, Asheville, NC 28801 (Worldwide Shipping) “Women's, Men's, and Children's Organic Fabric + Clothing. Spun, Knit, and Finished, Cut, & Sewn in the USA from Organic Cotton. USA Grown & Sewn. We utilize USA Grown Organic Cotton and domestic manufacturing to produce some of the softest and most sustainable knit fabrics on the market. Our fabrics are spun, knit, and finished within 150 miles of our Asheville, NC Headquarters. Wholesale and bulk pricing are available. Order swatches and buy in stock fabrics by the yard. Custom colors available with minimums as low as 7 rolls.” - Spiritex Swatch On https://swatchon.com Location: (Online) Seoul, South Korea (Worldwide Shipping) “We are an online fabric marketplace based in South Korea with more than 200,000 products online. We are particularly interested in creating a reliable fabric sourcing marketplace for fashion designers.” - SwatchOn T The Fabric Store https://wearethefabricstore.com Location: (Online + Brick & Mortar) Sydney // 21 Cooper St, Surry Hills // 02 9211 2217 (Worldwide Shipping) “With stores in Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane, The Fabric Store Store is your go-to for amazing designer dress fabrics & on trend textiles. We stock an extremely diverse range of fabrics, from high quality cotton basics, linens, woollens and merino jerseys through to designer printed silks, sequins and leather. No matter the project, The Fabric Store has you covered! Visit our Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne stores and browse our fabric-laden shelves. Our knowledgeable, fashion-forward staff are on hand for sewing tips and style advice.” - We Are The Fabric Store Two Sisters Ecotextiles https://www.twosistersecotextiles.com Location: (Online) PO Box 15813 Seattle, WA 98115 (Worldwide Shipping) “Two Sisters sells fabrics free of chemical residues that can trigger or aggravate health problems, whose production was safe for people and the Earth. What makes Two Sisters Ecotextiles fabrics unique? • Our fabrics use the same luxurious fibers which have been used for centuries in fine textiles (with a few modern additions): cotton, linen, silk, hemp, bamboo, abaca. • Our fabrics are woven to the same standards as conventional textiles. • Our fabrics pass the same performance tests and • they’re dyed a beautiful palette of sophisticated colors. They look like other fine fabrics on the market. That’s what sets them apart.” - Two Sisters Ecotextiles U V W Wazoodle https://wazoodle.com Location: (Online) 1360 Adams Road, Bensalem PA 19020 (Shipping Worldwide– except for China) “Wazoodle Fabrics is a proud manufacturer of American made textiles supplying to the retail sector as well as wholesale.Our mission was to make textiles in America. Within a couple of years our fabrics were selling well, we were looking to expand, and there it was—the opportunity to buy an in- trouble textile company in Canada called Wazoodle. They had great products that aligned with ours, including absorbent and organic fabrics. We made the leap and never looked back. Today Wazoodle is the culmination of everything we hold dear: Mother Earth, family, quality, jobs, and service. Eco-Friendly Fabrics for a Sustainable Future. Do you care about the environment? Do you believe that it is everyone’s responsibility to reuse and recycle? Whether you’re a business owner making your own products or a parent who cares about what you put against your baby’s precious skin, you’ve come to the right place” - Wazoodle X Y Z Zen Tex https://zentextiles.com Location: (Online + Showrooms) 66 Randall Avenue, Rockville Centre, NY 11570 (Worldwide Shipping) “With combined experience of over 75 years, Zentex specializes in stocked fine fabrics for shirting, dresses, bottom-weights, outerwear, and home furnishings.With our in-stock and 1 roll production minimum on all items, Zentex is the premiere source for your immediate fabric needs. Bringing you the latest trends—whether it is bringing unique colors, textures, and blends for fall and spring. Every season, our in-house design team in Japan develops a new line of seasonal fabrics to compliment our all-year round collection” - Zen Tex Visit my FREE RESOURCES page to download the PDF document. Want to read more articles? Check them out here: HIGHLIGHTS

My previous businesses and the relaunch of Healthy Fashion Campaign I relaunched my business Healthy Fashion Campaign in 2020. It is a business/campaign that is all about fashion for human health and fashion for environmental health. In 2015 I had officially launched the Healthy Fashion Campaign. While I had launched HFC in 2015, I also launched two other businesses: Alternative Fashion Media– which was a fashion news site, and I had launched a handmade eco-fashion brand called Alternative Fashion. Then, in 2017, my two businesses alongside the Healthy Fashion Campaign: Alternative Fashion Media and Alternative Fashion ended. I had slowly started the Healthy fashion Campaign on social media and I ended up relaunching the campaign in 2020. I opened new social media accounts for the Healthy Fashion Campaign. I wanted to start over and start fresh. The newly launched campaign is more of a modern take than how it was previously. It was previously more about explaining the history of toxic fashion and I didn't get incredibly involved in the other information that HFC is now about. My original Healthy Fashion Campaign did involve some of the fashion for health concepts I currently talk about. Yet, the whole idea of Healthy Fashion came to me many years ago. In 2017 I had to stop all three of my fashion businesses. I discontinued my handmade eco-fashion brand. I was designing, patternmaking, and sewing many fashion designs, over one hundred to hundreds of pieces. I created sample collections, and I was entered in several fashion shows. I created many fashion shoot/ fashion collection campaigns. I designed modern apparel. The fabrics I used were cotton, hemp, and linen staple fabrics. My previous businesses inspired me to relaunch my one business now which is the Healthy Fashion Campaign. Healthy Fashion is advanced because the main idea is that we move the fashion industry into the transition from mainstream/conventional-- to eco/sustainable-- to healthy: fashion that is healthy for the planet and healthy for the environment. Plant-tech + Upcoming Free Resources Fashion and sustainability are truly about health. A lot of what I find in the sustainable fashion industry that is a problem is that we are still using polyester or recycled polyester– a non-renewable resource that is technically not the perfect type of material for our bodies to wear. I do not like wearing polyester, and I have a passion for plant-based fashion, so I speak about this a lot. I do still wear some polyester, mainly my coats, shoes, and accessories are made from petroleum-based fabrics and materials. But, most of my wardrobe is plant-based or blended planted-based fabrics like cotton/lycra. This new campaign promotes and advocates this new concept that's fashion for health. We see this concept in some of the markets of the wellness trend, and the athleisure and minimalism apparel lifestyle brands. I find that a lot of the activewear, minimal and athleisure apparel that is comfortable for the body is designed not just for comfort but for human health. We live in our clothing and oftentimes when we have to go into the workplace we have to wear garments and outfits that are very uncomfortable, constricting, and restraining. Especially when we go to special events where we have to dress up. "If you want to get involved in the campaign, stay up-to-date with my blog posts. I'll be launching 2-4 blog posts a month. I will share lots of content and good information about fashion that is good for the body and planet. (Scroll to the bottom of the page for subscription form) I have two new free resources that I will soon be posting on my Free Resources page that I'm excited about launching. I'm excited to launch a list of sustainable fabric stores from around the world. I will also have a free resource list of innovative, patented fashion fabrics to know about. A lot of the plant-based fabrics I address in my book are not like these innovative fabrics that will be listed in the free resource document. For example, patented fabrics like Apple Skin apple faux leather, Mylo mushroom faux leather, or Rose Petal Down from Pangaia, are innovative, alternative, patented fabrics. The plant-based fabric glossary in my book HEALTHY FASHION is plants that exist naturally and are produced in their more natural state. We can patent them and transform them into fabrics like Tencel- Tencel fabrics they've transformed through fabric processing. They have made Tencel by taking the eucalyptus leaf or other wood pulp. They've used a spinnerette fabric processing to develop a cellulose fiber that is sort of transformed into suede and silk-like, mid-to-light fabric. Tencel is not necessarily in a plant's natural state. There are plenty of plants that I advocate as a way to propel plant-tech fashion and it does involve new, innovative fibers that are being patented, but it also involves harvesting and cultivating both wild and domestic plants and producing them in their more natural state like: ramie, nettle, bamboo, water hyacinth, sea algae (which technically algae would need to be processed) cattails, and kapok fill as an alternative down fill. I have done considerable research on about 36 plant fabrics, they are included in my book HEALTHY FASHION. The book has a 36 plant fabric glossary including their description and details of the plant-like whether or not the fabric was produced in history, or if it's in the minor/moderate/mass production phase, or testing phase for the future. Healthy fashion Campaign is much more than info about plant-based fabrics I do talk a lot about plant-tech fashion, but my work does not only involve plant-based fabrics. Healthy Fashion Campaign includes psychology and fashion, it involves universal sociology and fashion, fashion for the spirit, and fashion for our mental health. I include fashion for all the different aspects of the 5 bodies: mental, emotional, spiritual, energetic, and physical. I do get into the science of fashion, how plant cellulose, plant fibers, vegetable fibers are generally the best fabrics to wear topically. Plant-based is technically a cosmetic fabric. When we wear plant-based fabrics now we are generally wearing cotton and linen. To transition into healthy fashion we have to mass-produce other plants versus just producing mostly linen and cotton. The demand for polyester will never go away if we continue to wear and produce polyester apparel. I explain a lot in the book about plant-tech fashion, and I'll also be talking about plant-tech fashion in the upcoming event I'm in. The Fashion Mentorship Event Series. You can sign up here to attend the digital event. This event will be about retail and fashion tech. I'm going to be talking about plant fabric technology. EDUCATIONAL FASHION RETAIL NETWORKING and MENTORING HUB: The National Fashion Technology Mentorship Series (NFTMS) I will be speaking on: "Increasing visibility and awareness in terms of sustainable practices." Sign up for the new event for Feb 3rd and/or March 3rd: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/national-fashion-technology-mentorship-series-tickets-228323480677 Why I am a solopreneur Healthy Fashion Campaign is a passion of mine. I'm very passionate about fashion– I've been passionate about fashion my whole life. I went to fashion design school at the Academy of Art University. I've worked in retail quite a bit-- in sales, management, styling, and merchandising. I have also worked quite a bit in fashion entrepreneurship with my past eco-fashion brand and my past fashion news site. Additionally, I produced an eco-fashion show in 2014 and had an eco-fashion journalism blog in 2014. I love fashion, and I'm in the process of continuing to launch Healthy Fashion Campaign more and more. It is taking time. I'm not really in a rush at this point. It's fairly slow in regards to me launching and spreading awareness about the campaign, but it's picking up. I'm advocating this work as a 'campaign'– but it's sort of called a campaign in a trendy way. It's more about my work that I like to talk about, the information I like to pass forward. I do call it a campaign, but, it's not going to turn into a large structure like most campaigns. It will not be a mass-employee organization. It's not that type of campaign. I'm just using the term campaign kind of loosely like a trendy term. I'm using it as a trend like a fashion trend: Healthy Fashion Campaign. I want to address this because some would assume that this campaign is going to turn into some organization where there's going to be lots of people involved, and it is not. I am a solopreneur and always will be... unless I work with my future husband then it will be a two-person show. I won’t be employing people. I do a lot of research, a ton of research in regards to fashion, and I like to talk about what fashion concepts I like that change the industry– and how I can influence and support the fashion industry through my work. At one point, I did want to employ people and create a large organization, but that has changed once I relaunched the Healthy Fashion Campaign. I want to write more fashion books (a psychic says I will be publishing two more fashion books!) and a lot of research and blog content I want to do on my own-- and it is solo work. The campaign is supposed to inspire other people to launch mass-employee healthy businesses, but I am not going to be employing people in this lifetime, it is not for me. Healthy Fashion Campaign is not going to be like a movement, but it is a movement– healthy fashion. Fashion for health is a movement, especially with the pandemic happening. People are talking about health and wanting to use fashion to protect themselves from the virus. That has been a large trend and also the trend of fashion for comfort. People that have been staying at home they've been wearing a lot of yoga clothes and activewear. Activewear, minimal fashion, and athleisure, are the types of clothing genres that we can design and advance more. We can make fashion collections with high taste and design that also make us feel comfortable. The fashion industry does and can, even more truly, make comfortable clothing that in appearance looks dressy, looks fancy, looks professional. It's not just about going out wearing sweatpants, but we can produce sweatpants in a very tasteful, designer way. Back to why I am a solorpreneur. Creating and owning a fashion business is a lot of work, and I have worked in many corporate companies with large teams. I was never happy when I was working on those teams completely because I was given tasks that ended up being too repetitive. When I am a solopreneur, I can work on many different things, which makes me feel much less bored. Also, while I am still launching the campaign, there are so many concepts that are very new to people. I can’t hire people to talk about subjects that aren’t even being spoken about very much. I want to be able to express my concepts in my way, and on my own. Unless I have a future husband that comes into my life, (he will probably be interested in fashion and be a part of it.) Other than that this campaign is a solopreneur company. I have put a lot of pressure and stress on myself, and I still do, feeling like I have to turn my businesses into a corporate structure, but it is just not something I want to do. It is not my style. I wish it was my style sometimes, but I am different. I have other interests that I want to pursue also, and having a large company would not give me the time to work on my other interests. I want to write a cookbook, I want to create fine art angel/fairy/spiritual illustration/painting collections (again). I also want to continue my planetary energy work as an energy healer and travel and work at visiting more and more spiritual energy vortexes. Yet, I still have more fashion projects I want to add to the Healthy Fashion Campaign. For example, I want to create more fashion printables and create a fashion consultation page on this site. I do want to make Healthy Fashion a priority but I also need to focus on my health. I have had some serious health challenges in my own life due to a personal situation that involves a stalker/criminal attacking me. I don’t like to talk about it, but it affects my life in so many ways and does not stop, that I have to mention– I cannot achieve what I want to achieve due to some very dark evil spirits trying to ruin my life, and break me down in so many ways. But this is a blog, and most bloggers eventually talk about their personal life too, as a part of a lifestyle blog. One of my biggest challenges: enemies that like to use voodoo, black magick, witchcraft, AI weapons, and numerous different things to attempt to kill my spirit. A psychic and other psychic criminal investigators have confirmed, there will be a trial against these few people who are hurting me (which is going to take up a lot of my time, and I also have taken time daily to document) and the psychics also say the criminal acts against me will eventually stop. I will be very happy for that day, and it will be a miracle! I will be able to focus on fashion so much more and will be able to keep working on my mission and purpose in life. Sign up for my newsletter If you have any questions please let me know, and again if you want to keep in touch with me I would sign up for my newsletter at my website here: www.hfcampaign.com and scroll down at the bottom of the page. The subscription sign-up bar is at the bottom of the page of the website. I send out blog post newsletters 2-3 times a month. Want to read more articles? Check them out here: HIGHLIGHTS

Hello, I hope you are having a good New Year 2022. I'm here to just give you a brief update about some of my life situations, and what's going on with me as well. I will also talk a little bit more about my book “Healthy Fashion: The Deeper Truths,” and a new fashion event I am participating in. My Travel + The Book I have been really busy this past month, so, I haven't gotten a chance to do a bunch of marketing for the book. I have had so much going on! I've traveled about 8,000 miles within 4 weeks from Dec. 15, 2021, to Jan. 15, 2022… so I'm very tired and burnt out from that. It was also a relaxing trip. It gave me some time to just be on the road. I've also learned that there are lots of ‘ley lines’ and ‘energy vortexes’ and ‘portals’ going through the freeways. I was channeling them. I don't necessarily know if I believe that, but my spirit guides have told me that this is part of my work as a planetary energy healer. So as much as my traveling that has been going on, I have also been in the process of wanting to post more blog posts and put up my new social media content, but I just really have not had the time. So, at this point, I want to discuss with you my book: Healthy Fashion: The Deeper Truths. On the back of the book, I have three fun endorsements that were included, and a brief description book. The description of the book says: “We all want more ways to feel and look healthy. Fashion can do just that, and Alyssa Couture is here to show you how. There's so much pain and suffering in the world but fashion can be the tool to promote and create healing, health, and overall balance and harmony.” During these past 8 months, I've been on over 35 podcasts speaking about my book. Every single podcast host said that they are very inspired and excited about the topic and that they think it's new, innovative, and fresh. If you really would like to pick up this book but you don't know if you think it'll be a good book for you, I will say you will be interested if you are interested in the following topics: Fashion for the future Fashion for modern-day living Fashion and the pursuit of feeling magical: because we all want to feel more magical in life and this book is all about magical fashion– that is a new age, supernatural fashion The book is also about wellness trends, eco fashion, and sustainable fashion. Sustainable fashion is the gateway to fashion for human health and magical fashion. I talk a lot about sustainable fashion as well as metaphysical fashion and New Age fashion. You can order the book at AMAZON here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1789045932/ref=tsm_1_fb_lk What inspired me to write HEALTHY FASHION I want to also tell you a little bit about how this book came to life. It's 295 pages of very interesting content that I have partly channeled, I believe. I visited an energy vortex, a mountain in Mount Shasta, California called Mount Shasta. Mount Shasta is an energy portal, a very spiritual place. A place where you connect with your higher self. This is where I got the inspiration to write the book, and how I feel it was partly channeled by my higher-self and my twin flame. My twin flame was spiritually and telepathically with me as I wrote the book. I have had such a passion for fashion. I've had a passion for fashion since I was 16 years old. I was always drawn to think about fashion more deeply– in a psychological, philosophical, sociological, alternative, New Age, occult way– but not ‘occult’, I mean ‘esoteric’. I am the exact opposite of occult– evil. This book is the exact opposite of evil, and that's why it may be hard to bring this book into the mainstream because if you are aware, most everything in the public is rigged by the Illuminati, secret societies, Freemasons, and Satanism on planet Earth. Evil is everywhere. If you want to be popular you just sell your soul and be on their evil side in that world, but if you don't sell your soul, you probably have to struggle and be put with many challenges. This book is going to be a success because of the incredible amount of information in the book. It's a fun book, it's very interesting, there are so many interesting things that I put in the book to keep you interested. I don't know if you are aware that fashion is already going into a sort of transition. It's transitioning from mainstream fashion to eco/sustainable fashion and ultimately going towards fashion for health stage, natural healing stage, and fashion for metaphysics stages. One big reason why I know that this is happening is that I have such a strong connection with fashion for healing and health, and it is because I have studied the work of Hannah Kroger. Hannah Kroger was a famous herbalist. She was an herbalist, a healer, she had five kids, she had a health retreat, and she was one of the first people that had opened a natural food store in America. I believe she's Turkish, she's from Turkey– she was an immigrant. She came to America, she had raised a family in Colorado with her husband. Her health shop is still carried on by her kids in Colorado. The health shop is called Hannah’s Herb Shop. I've been there, I love it. She was all into metaphysics. She used a spiritual pendulum to help people with their health issues. She's just a fascinating lady. I have a connection with her work, a spiritual connection with her work and this prompted some of my work, and her work helped bring HEALTHY FASHION to life. I wanted to bring fashion into that kind of new dimension that Hanna did in her work. So, she was one of the major inspirations of this book. New Event: I’m honored to announce that I am speaking at an upcoming National Fashion Technology Mentorship Series (NFTMS) session! I will be speaking at the event produced by Ominous.AI and BDMT Global. I'm going to be speaking on a panel with a group of fashion professionals. I'll be discussing sustainable fashion and fashion for health. I am looking forward to the event. It's going to be a lot of fun. Tickets are only $10. There's an event on February 3rd and March 3rd. I will be speaking on February 3rd. “NFTMS will enable fashion retailers across the country, with varying experience levels, to connect and network while unlocking future-oriented strategies and tools from leading industry experts. Ticket sales for both NFTMS sessions are now live! Purchase a ticket leveraging the link below or type in promo code “FASHION” to attend the event for free. https://bit.ly/NFTMSTickets All proceeds from this series will be donated to young fashion entrepreneurs and organizations striving to create an impact in the fashion community. Join me in the movement to prepare fashion retailers, entrepreneurs, and students for 2022 and beyond. Learn more about nominating a grant recipient or participating as an event sponsor or speaker: https://bit.ly/NationalFashionTechnologyMentorshipSerie” I look forward to discussing more with you about my new book and the Healthy Fashion Campaign. If you have not signed up, you can sign up for my newsletter. The subscribe button is at the bottom of this site. My new blog post will be posted soon. Want to read more articles? Check them out here: HIGHLIGHTS

Only one week is left until my book Healthy Fashion: The Deeper Truths releases. I have put together a fact sheet that thoroughly explains what the book is about. You can also visit Amazon to read a preview of the book here. HEALTHY FASHION: THE DEEPER TRUTHS by Alyssa Couture An overview The main important subjects in the book Fashion and the 5 bodies What is unhealthy fashion The healthy fashion alternative Book: Healthy Fashion: The Deeper Truths “Fashion for the mind+body+spirit” “Fashion as a modern medicine and health practice” An Overview Healthy Fashion is A New Approach A guidebook on fashion for health. Healthy Fashion offers methods of fashion as an alternative health remedy. HFC: An inspirational fashion campaign: healthy fashion solutions for our wardrobe and fashion industry What’s the Purpose of healthy fashion? We all want more ways to feel and look healthy. Fashion can do just that, and I am here to show you how. There’s so much pain and suffering in the world! Fashion is and can be used as a tool to promote and create healing, health, and overall balance and harmony. Fashion for your health is to revamp the body, mind, and soul. If we are healthy, we are happy. We can make fashion do the work for us! What is the book Healthy Fashion about? It’s about fashion for health and fashion as modern medicine and as a health practice. What are the main issues of importance in the book? The Fashion for Health Concept: •Clothing used as an integrative tool and alternative medicine for mind/body/spirit •A fresh, new approach to fashion: fashion to awaken the soul/spirit Healthy Fashion: A new model of fresh, modern fashion that is multi-dimensional. Multi-dimensional means fashion that is physically, mentally, emotionally, energetically, and spiritually interactive in relation to humans. The Golden New Age of Fashion: We are at an exciting time where fashion is in transition. Fashion in pursuit of health is an enlightening pursuit for this modern era. We are at the time of a spiritual awakening. The fashion industry is in a bit of transition right now. We are slowly catching on to producing and promoting fashion in pursuit of mind- body- spirit. Medicinal // Therapeutic Fashion: Fashion to cure the ails of the body is an important part of dressing that will bring the Earth back into balance and heal the mind/body/spirit. Fashion and the 5 Bodies: The Mental // Emotional // Physical // Spiritual // Energetic Fashion Dynamic and the aspects of dress all interrelate and need to be enabled for fashion for health to occur. Plant-tech Future Fabrics: Plant-based fabrics and a wide variation from aquatic plant textiles to wild weed textiles to farm-cultivated crop textiles-- an assortment are the future of fashion. Plants are the ultimate material to wear. The future of health is to wear plants and minerals for ultimate health and wellbeing. Additionally, the plant/human connection is an ancient, sacred, healing art. Plants are the ultimate material to wear. Universal Fashion Language: Fashion that celebrates diversity and union combined is universal fashion. Fashion communicates as a Universal language, merging the gap between segregated ways of dress. Fashion that transcends beyond the specified fashion stereotypes and promotes the individual unique self on the soul level is universal fashion. It is about embracing uniqueness but eliminating the discriminating ‘war’ of fashion that creates segregation and disconnect between people and communities. Harmonious fashion involves evoking the wisdom of fashion to shine through. Fashion that transcends beyond the specified fashion stereotypes and promotes the individual unique self on the soul level. It is about embracing uniqueness but eliminating the discriminating ‘war’ of fashion that creates segregation and disconnect between people and communities. Harmonious fashion involves evoking the wisdom of fashion to shine through. Included in the book: Fashion + the 5 Bodies: Physical, Mental, Emotional, Energetic, Spiritual Physical healthy fashion The scientific and physicality of fashion are attributable to healing the body. Topics included: Plant-tech • Fashion Biomimetics • Elemental Fashion • Food and Fashion Connection •Ergonomic Fashion • Tactile Therapy of Fashion • Oxygen and Fashion • Hygienic Fashion • Cosmetic Fabrics / Topical Nutrition for the Body Mental healthy fashion The parts of fashion that are attributed to mental health, and ways to support the mind. Topics included: Universal Fashion and Cultural Integration • Social Ethics in Fashion • Fashion Politics •True Archetypal Fashion vs. False Stereotypical Fashion • Clothing Performing • Effects of Costume and its Form of Communication • Fashion as a Mask • Fashion as a Navigational Tool • Embracing Body Image • Body Exploitation in Fashion • Creating Healthy Boundaries Through Clothing • Sexual Exploitation • Self-Objectification of Ethno-Religious Dress Emotional healthy fashion Topics included: How emotions are affected through fashion and ways to support the emotions through dress. Emotions and the Energetics of Fashion • Textile Visual Art • Color Therapy in Fashion Energetic healthy fashion Topics included: The energy body and its relation to fashion. How fashion attributes to the energy body. Frequency of Fibers and Dyes • Energetic Fashion and the Human Aura • Fashion for Protection; A Natural Shield of Armor Spiritual healthy fashion Topics included: Based on a person’s own, unique faith and how fashion and spirituality go together. Spiritual Fashion • Galactic Fashion • Holy Symbols • Dress of the Ascended Masters What is Unhealthy Fashion? -Fashion made from synthetics is not of similar composition to the body. The chemicals used are creating toxic, hazardous effects. Unbreathable fibers suppress the body. -Monsanto, the creator of GMOs was the initial creator of synthetic fabrics and synthetic detergent. This is an indicator that synthetic materials could be contributing largely as part of the corruption in the world. -Fashion that is void of spirit and based on an ego-based type of fulfillment. Fashion and the occult, an impure vibration that does not support the body. The physical effects of unhealthy Fashion Topics included: Brief History of Synthetic Fashion • Synthetic/Acidic Clothing to Avoid • Chemical Treated Fabrics • Animal Fibers and their Deterrents • Bacteria-producing Synthetic Fashion • Products that Restrict and Suppress the Body Unhealthy Fashion Technologies Green-washing Demystified • Nano-Technology •Digital Fashion; its Hindrances The negative effects of unhealthy emotional, energetic and spiritual fashion. Occultism in Fashion; Its negative vibration The plant-tech alternative Topics included: Plant-Based Textiles & Dyes • Natural + Alternative Substitutes • Fashion Healing Modalities • Ancient Fashion Meets Modern Fashion • What to Wear in Transition: Conventional to Sustainable to Healthy Fashion The Future of Fashion Business: A brief overview • Ecological Fashion for Human Health • Healthy Fashion Business • Slow vs. Fast • High vs. Low • The Modern Meaning of Luxury Fashion A few of the major fashion philosophical teachings in the book: Spirituality Found in Fashion Fashion and The Archetypes Universal Fashion and Cultural Integration Specific ways healthy apparel can heal the mind/body Physically The capabilities of 100% plant-based fashion are addressed. Comparing plant fibers vs. the cons of animal and synthetic fibers and the scientific proof of fashion to physically support the body. Mentally Social dynamics. Archetype vs. stereotypes. Creating more union across the world through fashion. Dismantling fashion hierarchies. Emotionally Bringing the divine into the picture of fashion as a part of the spiritual awakening. Choosing materials and fashions that celebrate the soul vs. ego. Spiritual fashion is a part of the awakening as we can use fashion as a channel and portal to higher realms and states of existence. Immediate ways to wear Healthy Fashion - Wear the most comfortable, ergonomic clothing that makes one feel happy. - Wear plant-based fibers like linen, cotton, etc., and/or plant-based as the first layer of an outfit. - Create connections with clothing that evoke presence, not confidence or self-esteem. Everyone already has those qualities when clothing is a natural extension of both one’s individuality and communion with the environment and existence. It is the wisdom, spirit, and art of fashion that helps create a strong, ‘soul’ presence. What inspired me to write Healthy Fashion? I always had an interest in fashion. I went to college for fashion design and I have been working in fashion for quite some time. I am a fashion designer, having previously launched a small, handmade fashion brand: Alternative Fashion. Naturally being an optimistic person, I noticed an emptiness and lack of spirit and health in fashion in general. I was then inspired to write a book that would be attributed as modern, fresh, and high-fashion for the New Age. I consider myself a fashion intuitive, and over the years I have created interesting, new concepts for fashion both through artistic, and philosophical channels. What inspired my book and writing? I have always had an interest in fashion, went to college for fashion design, and have been working in the field of design for quite some time. I am a fashion designer, having previously launched a small, handmade fashion brand: Alternative Fashion. I am an optimistic person, and I noticed an emptiness and lack of spirit and health in fashion in general, including my own work. I wanted to write a book that would be attributed as modern, fresh, and high-fashion for a new age. I have been fashion-obsessed, and I consider myself a fashion intuitive. I have spent a lot of time and energy creating new concepts for fashion both through artistic, philosophical, and through a lot of research as well. Learn about advanced methods of fashion designed and worn to support your health Healthy Fashion, The Deeper Truths offer new and advanced methods for human health. Fashion health provides medically + therapeutically for a modern lifestyle. Fashion as a health practice naturally moves beyond sustainable fashion creating a new kind of fashion: Fashion to activate consciousness. Healthy Fashion is more than a book, it is an experience, revealing the deeper truths of fashion. The book is grounded in bringing both science and spirit together. The fashion concepts and theories are sure to inspire. What’s included in the book: Fashion for health; The 5 Bodies, Mental, Emotional Physical, Energetic, and Spiritual with medicinal and therapeutic fashion for complete comfort and freedom for daily wear The Power of Plant-Tech: The Future of Fashion is Plant-based Ergonomic Design: The key factor for fashion designed for the body Fashion Gone Rogue: Unhealthy fashion for useful discernment Going Global: Establishing fashion equilibrium on a worldwide scale Stereotype vs. Archetype Fashion: Evolved fashion perceptions, a new take of fashion identification and fashion perception Fabric Glossary: 35+ Plant-tech Fabrics for the Future If this book interests you, the book is being sold at the following bookstores: Barnes & Noble Amazon Indie Bound + you will find there are so many other bookstores supporting the book worldwide, you can do a quick google search Healthy Fashion: The Deeper Truths, to find my book. Only 1 week is left until my book Healthy Fashion: The Deeper Truths releases. I hope you have enjoyed the fact sheet that thoroughly explains what the book is about. "We all want more ways to feel and look healthy. Fashion can do just that, and Alyssa Couture is here to show you how. There’s so much pain and suffering in the world, but fashion can be the tool to promote and create healing, health, and overall balance and harmony. The concept of fashion in pursuit of health is an enlightening pursuit for this modern era. Fashion to cure the ails of the body is an important part of dressing that will bring the Earth back into balance and health for mind/body/spirit balance." - Alyssa Couture Check out my book page for more info about the book, and Q + A about the book and myself. Want to read more articles? Check them out here: HIGHLIGHTS

Fashion Trend Report I went to the Fashion Valley mall in San Diego and went straight to Nordstrom. I am always very inspired when I visit Nordstrom, and Nordstrom Rack: the discounted price outlet store with the mass and contemporary fashions. Many of the pieces I saw at the high-end Nordstrom at the Fashion Valley mall, were a mix of contemporary and ready-to-wear fashions. While I was shopping I took many photos. So, in this blog post, you will see a gallery list of photos. All these fashion photos that I took are of outfits from the dressed mannequins, a few pieces hanging from the racks, and garments that were folded onto the tables. These items listed below are very trendy right now. I even took these photos a couple of months ago. These are all long-term fashion trends, they are not fads. Many clothing pieces, I noticed, are no longer only fashionable for one season. These trends are lasting a year and longer. I found both women's and men's trends. The women's trends I will share with you first. Not everything is plant-based, but the garments in the photos have ergonomic properties and can support the mind, body, and spirit, even if they are made with synthetic materials. Below each photo I talk about each look or garment, and what makes it the current trend. WOMEN Photo: Nordstrom Formal: a beautiful black satin-like trench coat. A dressy turtleneck, with plaid made with beige, burgundy, and black color prints. I love this coat because it is a trench coat designed with a hood. Photo: Nordstrom I love this set. I think it is not that formal, but for athleisure, this is a dressy athleisure look. I love the side panel, with the signature Burberry print. The large text on the panel makes it look very modern. The cute white teeshirt is fresh, and the sleeves are a different fabric, the plaid fabric. I think these contrasting fabrics look good. Photo: Nordstrom I love this dress. I love mini a-line dresses. The rounded v-collar and large buttons make the look stylish. The sleeves are extra-large, so when the sleeve drapes downward there are lots of large curls, making the look very feminine. Photo: Nordstrom This designer Yan Yan created a really cute collection of knitwear pieces. The little 3d rose bud flowers are sewn throughout the garment like a pattern. The cuts and shape of the silhouettes are very futuristic. I love the colors they chose: baby, white, and black. The looks are cozy, yet the rosebuds make the look appear dressy. Photo: Nordstrom I took this photo because of the mirror. I think it is a really good retail furniture piece, and really will help sell the clothes. The pink and black collection of the piece hanging near it make them look extra stylish. Photo: Nordstrom This is a cute athleisure look. This is a great set, and I love light grey. The patterned top makes the look very trendy and modern. I love the all-light grey look paired with an all-black sneaker. Photo: Nordstrom The sherpa coats are by Stand Studio. Fall and winter will soon be arriving. These coats have been in trend for a while, and they are not going away anytime soon. They are so soft and comfortable, and these shades of white, pink, and camel are so stylish. Photo: Nordstrom This mannequin is proof that athleisure is a long-term trend, that is not going to go away anytime soon. What I noticed at Nordstrom was around 30-50% of all their product was athleisure. There were several more mannequins with the athleisure product, and it wasn't just from the activewear sections. All white looks are very modern and they look dressy when wearing even casual wear. Photo: Nordstrom This cute sweatshirt is by BP. A classic piece for your wardrobe. I love the faded fabric treatment, it makes the fabric look worn, and the dye appearance soft. This sweatshirt is the type of sweatshirt everyone should wear. You can wear this with anything, and it can be dressed down or up, and look good. Photo: Nordstrom Cropped teeshirts with denim overalls and oversized large business vest jackets with mini jean skirts. I think these are a cute couple of looks. I would wear this oversized vest and mini skirt, it looks so comfortable, and dressy at the same time. The overall is cute, and I like them, even more, when they are worn with shirts like this cropped top v-neck tee shirt. Photo: Nordstrom I love this light pink sweatshirt by Aviator, with pastel and warm-colored strips on the sleeve. I love the label on the garment, it says it will distress naturally with age, and make it look even better. I think it is important for brands to say things like this, it will keep people from throwing out clothes too soon. The lightning bolt embroidery is a cute symbol, but it is energizing, too. Photo: Nordstrom These leggings are by AFRM. Knit leggings are a new trend, that I think is going to be a longer trend. We can design multiple different types of leggings with multiple different types of knit weaves. I love seeing these leggings in lighter colors. There are a lot of leggings in black and grey, so it is nice to see them in different colors. MEN Photo: Nordstrom This is a good trend, dressy cotton, with oriental abstract prints, in both bright and pastel colors combined. The pink teeshirt and white, longer-length shorts make it a fun look. Photo: Nordstrom These shorts are by Trunks. I love these pastel colors for men, and pastel is the type of color shades we want to see in menswear. These fabrics give off a modern, yet retro feel that is very stylish. I like long shorts, but I think shorter shorts are becoming more and more of a trend for this season, and the cruise/resort collections. Photo: Nordstrom I love these looks, and they are perfect for the fall. The black and white print pattern is very artistic and creative. I love the classic green shirt opened with a white shirt and jeans. The jeans rolled up are a cool trend, and it reveals a nice color shade of brown on the socks. Photo: Nordstrom This velour, terry polo shirt by Noon Goons is a lot of fun. The brand is based in Downtown Los Angeles so I can see this LA-style vibe from it. It had the perfect light purple color, and the fabrics is soft. The velour terry is a long-term trend currently. Photo: Nordstrom These are a few dressy casual looks that I found in Nordstrom. The enlarged feather print is formal yet casual. The knit polo, the knit weave make this polo dressy. Short to mid-short shorts are a great look when you want to look a little dressier than usual. Navy white and black with accent colors or khaki and burgundy are cool and interesting. Photo: Nordstrom I love this outfit, and it is one of my favorite outfits. This hunter green is a fabulous color, and I love the animal print. The sneakers are really cute, and I love sneakers with crew socks, it is a great trend. Cut-off jean shorts in this faded black look great. They are extra tapered, making it a modern, fresh look. Final Thoughts I enjoyed shopping at Nordstrom. I had a lot of fun taking these photos of the garments, and mannequins. I love Nordstrom's retail merchandising, and their displays. I create more of these fashion trend reports in the future. Want to read more articles? Check them out here: HIGHLIGHTS

My fashion printables for professional and individual use I created the Mini Fashion Planner and the Fashion Journal Tracker for both professional and individual use. I am in the process of creating a longer version of the Fashion Journal Tracker, so stay tuned. It is going to be a larger version and a hybrid of both the Mini Fashion Planner and the Fashion Journal Tracker combined. Would you like to have a template that plans your fashion dreams? I have created a fashion template that works to develop the stages of our own fashion process with my two fashion printables that are free on my free resources page: the Mini Fashion Planner, and the Fashion Journal Tracker. These fashion printable templates, for example, will help you as you write down your favorite fabrics and/or create a fabric collection through your own wardrobe or professionally for the fashion industry. Another part of the tracker and planner that I like is that you have a place to gather and collect: fashion news fashion reports fashion trends fashion styles fashion shows fashion research fashion terminology + more All of these things are important for a fashion enthusiast and fashion professional to write down. Creating a binder and adding this printable to other printables and/or printing more copies of my printables and adding them to your binder-- it will make sure that your work does not get deleted on the computer. You can also scan them and keep them on the computer for reference. "A fashion template will help you create a successful foundation for your fashion career or for your individual fashion wardrobe." I started to try out the printables that I found online, and I loved them, so it made me want to create my own printables. The planners and trackers can offer you a way to organize your fashion research and fashion notes. This planner and tracker are new. The printable business is a new and large trend, in many different industries. Everyone is using printable planners, but not printables specifically for fashion, as much. An example that I have added to my fashion journal tracker: a fashion experience that supports my health and future Your fashion tracker can also be your fashion journal. I will explain to you one clothing item that was creating a type of experience for my life and it was my fashion ‘creating’ that was a part of my lifestyle. One of my favorite clothing items was a pair of white, bamboo, jersey knit leggings. They would actually be considered thermals. The leggings could be worn under jeans or other types of pants. These bamboo leggings were so comfortable to wear, I truly felt like I could relax more. I can’t remember if they were a bamboo rayon or bamboo lyocell, but the texture was so comfortable that this made the textile ergonomic. When I wore the thermals I ended up wearing them to bed, they were the perfect pants to wear to bed because they were so soft against my skin. I also wore them under my pants. They weren’t the types of leggings you could just wear, because of the fabric, style, and design of the thermals. One ergonomic property that the bamboo fabric had was great movement and stretch to the fabric. The fabric wouldn't tug or pull when I moved around the fabric easily moved with my body. Not all stretch fabrics have great movement. This is an important fashion memory that I want to remember, so, I wrote it down in my tracker and planner. It also helps me for the future, and when I go shopping I can look for those types of materials and designs that I loved from the white bamboo jersey knit leggings. There are different ways of valuing apparel and clothing accessories, and one way is evaluating the clothing. When we evaluate our clothing, we are finding what pieces we have a closer connection to, and what pieces we don’t. Another way to value our clothing is to wear them out to the point where it can no longer be worn. The leggings, I wore for many years until the fabric started to disintegrate from laundering so much and for so long. It is also an important part of reflecting on fashion in a way to evaluate current fashion and past fashion. A lot of times when we look at fashion we believe that it is not a fashion experience or fashion moment, but when we dress in our clothing daily it is actually a fashion ritual, a fashion experience. Modernize, revitalize and transform with effortless fashion planning and tracking Here are a few more things we can add to our tracker and/or planner: organize and write down your yearly, monthly, and quarterly goal and intention fashion icons daily journaling prompts strategies keyword prompts important fashion dates vision board- fashion mood board magazine collage activity fashion planning templates inspirational quotes fashion outlines If you are looking to find new ways to prompt your new fashion ideas, I have created this journal to both grow your fashion business and help support your personal wardrobe. Get the printable free on my resources page. My fashion printables are designed for all fashion pioneers. For both fashion professionals, fashion enthusiasts, and fashion influencers. We are all a part of the fashion industry in one way or another. These printables are "designer". I created the Fashion Journal Tracker, and my recent Mini Fashion Planner because I believe printables are a great way to support and promote our healthy fashion wardrobe, and healthy fashion industry. The printables are designed to give you success and make your wardrobe do the work for you. Stay tuned for the new planner/tracker printable, it will be much longer with a lot more technical information. If you want more info about these two printables, check out these two blog posts: How to Use The Fashion Journal Tracker The Mini Fashion Planner for your Fashion + Beauty + Health Routines I have created a youtube video explaining how to use the Mini Fashion Planner Want to read more articles? Check them out here:HIGHLIGHTS

Healthy Fashion + Accessories Want to wear clothing that will help you perform better during your exercise routine? Check out these 5 things to include in your workout wardrobe that are important to wear during your workouts, and whenever you are active. There is a big trend occurring called the wellness trend. A part of the wellness trend is “healthy fashion," also called “wellness fashion.” In this post, I talk about specific types of clothing that can boost your workout performance. Wearing these items will make you feel and look beautiful. Fashion for health naturally supports your own unique exercise routine needs. Here are the 5 clothing items to wear in order to boost performance: Plant-based performance apparel Bras for better breathing (for women) Cushioned socks Shock absorbing trainers Comfortable + sporty silhouettes Below is a breakdown of each fashion item and the reasons why we may choose to wear them. 1. Plant-based performance apparel There are several plant-based fabrics that are made into activewear apparel. A few of them are Tencel, linen, cotton, hemp, and ramie. All of these plant-based fabrics are being made into stretch-based jersey knit fabrics because they help the body move during activity. There are some woven fabrics that are good to wear for exercising, like windbreaker jackets and windbreaker pants. Windbreakers have a loose fit, yet, for most activewear apparel, we need stretch-based fabrics for tops, bottoms, underwear, and socks, etc. There are several textiles design manufacturing companies that are coming out with new performance-based fabrics made from plant materials. For example, there are many athletic apparel companies carrying plant-based, jersey-knit Tencel activewear. Tencel is made from botanic cellulosic fibers, usually from the pulp of the Eucalyptus tree. It is a naturally wicking fabric. Tencel is a comfortable and lightweight material to wear. Tencel is cooling with temperature-balance textile properties. A few other fabric types that are nice to wear during workout routines are bamboo, linen, cotton, hemp, and ramie. There are many new types of plants being made into apparel textiles. It is just a matter of time when more plant-based fabric will be produced for activewear products and garments. Why wear plant-based fabrics over polyester fabrics? One big part of it is the comfort factor. Plant-based fabrics are more comfortable to wear. There are a lot of synthetic tech fabrics being made for sportswear and activewear, yet, more and more comfortable plant-based tech fabrics are being designed and produced. Plant-tech fabrics, which are plant-based fabrics with technical properties, have similar and even better types of performance properties and characteristics than synthetic fabrics. Most of the time people are worried about sweating if they wear cotton while they exercise, yet they are not going to stay soaked in plant-based fabrics, especially when wearing the technologically improved plant tech fabrics. Many activewear garments are plant-based. For example, yoga, pilates, and barre apparel brands design and produce clothing in organic jersey knit fabrics. Additionally, it is very common to see a yoga or pilates studio, become influenced and inspired by activewear brands that use organic cotton, bamboo, and Tencel. In regard to exercise and sweat, no matter what fabric we wear, the sweat is going to collect in the fabric, but, we don’t want to get chilled from sweat. So, it is important to find the correct fabrics that work for people’s own unique selves and for their own bodies. We want to choose fabrics that are going to be able to perform for us. 2. Bras for better breathing (for women) Bras should not be too tight, but they should be fitted. Bras can push on the diaphragm too much, and keep the body from being able to breathe properly. This is not good, especially during exercise, we need to be able to breathe properly. If a bra is too tight it can deliver less oxygen into the cells. One way of eliminating a bra altogether is wearing a cropped fitted camisole, but some camisole designs may not have enough support for the chest. Many camisoles that are cropped are almost like bras however, they just don't have the elastic or wire that makes many bras uncomfortable to wear, and make it hard to breathe. Yet the camisole may not be able to support the chest as much as needed. We just need to find a bra that doesn't squeeze too much and/or causes too much redness. If its straps are elasticated, they can create a red mark on the body. This is a sign that the bra is too tight. Tight bras can cause fainting, so it may not be all from a strenuous workout if one feels dizzy, it could actually be the bra squeezing in the diaphragm. I would definitely try the Tencel bralettes that they have available. Tencel is a great fabric for undergarments. Many of the synthetic fabrics that are made and designed into bras are not being regulated and tested for their toxic chemicals. The chest area is a very sensitive area and we need to support the body and protect the area in a healthy way. By choosing organic fabrics, and/or low-impact fabric dyes will help. Also, many light-colored fabrics have fewer chemicals. 3. Cushioned socks Ergonomic cushioned socks and compression socks for circulation are important. Socks help keep the body feeling healthy and comfortable. Polyester-based socks typically make the foot sweat much more quickly. If you cannot find hundred-percent cotton socks, you can always wear the 80% cotton 20% polyester fabric blend. It is a very popular blended fabric for socks. There's a difference between midweight socks, heavyweight socks, and lightweight socks. Depending on the design and style, usually, you may want to wear a midweight sock. This is because it creates less friction between your skin and the shoe. Some lightweight socks are very beneficial for the feet when active however many midweight socks are going to give you the extra cushion as well. Additionally, we want to choose socks that are going to be ergonomically designed for the feet. Some of the therapeutic socks available are specifically based on supporting the leg and ankle by their compression design. These compression socks, when not too tight, really help with circulation during the workout. 4. Shock absorbing trainers The trainers with the most support have a shock-absorbing sole. The sole and insole need to feel cushioned and flexible. The ideal sneakers to wear are the ones that have a cushioned flexible sole and have shock-absorbing properties. In order to test this, take a sneaker, and take your two fingers, squeezing them from the outside and the inside of the sole. If it is stiff and hard you are most likely not going to get the support you need for your foot. A part of wearing healthy fashion is having good support for the feet and being comfortable. You will find a comparison when you visit an Outlet shoe store and they sell cheap sneakers with low quality. Many Outlet sneakers, most of the sneakers they carry are going to have a very hard and thin insole and sole. When you go to an athletic performance shop like a sporting goods store, Adidas, Puma, Nike, and Macy's, these shops are going to sell sneakers over $70vUSD. Usually, any sneaker under $70 USD is typically not going to be a support-soled trainer. I own a pair of Adidas sneakers. They were about $110 USD with tax. The reason why I bought these sneakers is specifically for the support. I have had problems with other sneakers that were cheaper. Adidas is a really good brand and they are worth paying the extra price. However, I also paid 35 dollars at TJMAXX for a pair of sneakers too, and it felt like I was walking on a cushion. It was surprising how much of a deal I got, and how comfortable and cushioned those sneakers are. Another thing you might want to consider is buying sneakers where you can easily slip them on and slip them off. These Adidas sneakers I own have a type of fabric that is stretchy against the top of the foot which gives more comfort to the foot, when active. Some lace-up shoes, but not all lace-up shoes have a woven type of fabric that is hard against the skin, and hard against the top of the foot. If you can find a sneaker with stretchy-based fabric on the tongue and upper part of the shoe-- the fabric that hits against the upper part of the foot and on the sides, this will give you more comfort and it will help you while you workout. 5. Comfortable sporty silhouettes Not all cuts are going to work for your body. Everyone has different tastes and reasons why they wear specific silhouettes and cuts. Basically, the cut is really important to keep you comfortable and keep you performing well. One example of a cut and silhouette that gives me energy as it feels good on my body is a boxy cropped cotton t-shirt and leggings. Others may just want to wear a tank top, some people love their large t-shirts and sweatpants, while other people love their tank tops with fitted leggings and men's spandex. The outfit that you look and feel good in will supply the most energy. What's most important is finding the types of cuts that make you feel comfortable when you move. Not all garments are made to help people move. For example, a fitted blazer. Say, you're going to the office and you are wearing a woven knit blazer, and the cut of the garment doesn’t work perfectly, it is too small, and you really can't even move your shoulders because the blazer's cut is too tight. I have personally worn blazers that were just too small but they were so cute I wore them anyway. This is a great example of what I'm talking about with the silhouette’s cut. We need to wear cuts that agree with the body especially when we are in motion. Final Thoughts Part of achieving a healthy lifestyle includes the types of ‘healthy’ clothing items that we wear. Activewear clothes can also be worn as loungewear and daywear, not just for your exercise routine. Typically, activewear clothing is best worn throughout the day because it is often the most comfortable and most ergonomically designed apparel product available. We are heading towards a future where activewear apparel is going to be designed to cater to all of these apparel items and elements of design mentioned above: fabrics, bras (for women), socks, trainers, and silhouette cuts. Healthier clothing will be more mainstream in general, like more and more activewear apparel is going to be made out of bio-based materials instead of petroleum-based materials. Clothing will have technical designs that are ergonomic and specifically made to support the mind, body, and spirit in a therapeutic way. More fabrics are going to be designed and produced as ‘plant-tech’, which is technologically futuristic textiles. There's a world full of potential for athletic wear, and currently, there are so many great options to choose from. I hope you have enjoyed this post, and I am sure these fashion tips will boost your exercise routine! Want to read more articles? Check them out here: HIGHLIGHTS

1. What are the dangers of wearable tech? There are dangers of wearable tech. We can wear wearable tech if the types of materials we use to produce them improve. I don’t wear techwear, but a lot of the time I feel because I work on my cellphone and laptop, I am in contact with the tech materials a lot, and it feels like I am wearing wearable tech. I can feel a burning sensation emitting off the computer or cell phone, and that symptom is negative. Several reports were found that EMF’s creates oxidative stress in many tissues of the body. I think it is better to have less contact with these types of materials that are found in wearable tech, yet it might not be possible for many due to the types of work people have. I personally feel like electronics drain my energy. A computer monitor and a separate keyboard are better than laying hands and arms on the laptop and its materials, but I do travel, so a laptop is what I use. I try to recharge and cleanse my body with nature in order to release some of the electronics’ electrical circuits and EMFs that I am in contact with. As for wearable tech-- there are two kinds of wearable tech also named techwear. The first type is medical-based techwear like heart monitors, and the second type is fashion accessory techwear. I think our bodies have the ability to adapt to these kinds of materials, however, I think they can be improved and made with healthier types of materials. Our body is already made up of electrical currents, and the elements of our body create a unique electrical current. Additionally, the body’s meridian lines and chakras all have specific energy current flow patterns. The techwear can disrupt these currents. When we wear these wearables-- they may disrupt the currents of energy within us because body electricity has its own unique electrical current pattern. Techwear is also known to be carcinogenic, like the RFID microchips found near our clothing labels. Microchips have been tested and found they may cause illness and cancer. Companies are embedding electronics and software in clothing tags, shoes, clothing, and jewelry. Many people are electro-sensitive and EMF-sensitive. We can physically and mentally feel the effects of these products much more easily than others that don’t have the ability to sense it. I believe in the future we are not going to be so focused on using electricity to be able to operate our electronics. We will be using new ways and new types of materials and Earth’s elements to operate our electronics and techwear. Once this happens, wearing tech will not harm or threaten the body and mind. Until then, there is a lot of disease on this planet, and the body is made up of elements, we are not made up like a robot, so we do have to be aware of the kinds of materials we are putting on our body. 2. Many fashion brands are now saying that wearing clothing with nanotech that allows you to trace the fibres in their garments is somehow sustainable. Which kinds of claims have you heard? Many companies are adding a type of microchip into their fabrics and tags are sewn in next to the product’s labels. I think it is one thing to have a clothing tag that is attached to the garment, and is taken off after or at the time of purchase, yet there are still a lot of negative things that can occur when we use this type of RFID technology for tracking/information purposes. It is important for people to be able to learn and understand where their clothes are from and how they are made, yet embedding microchips into fabrics for various purposes does not support the wearer. Microchips are generally carcinogenic. They are also adding QR codes on garment tags. Is it sustainable? Many people say that QR codes and bar codes are “the mark of the beast” and are used for purposes of control. Bar codes are a collection of lines and numbers printed on a product’s package. My favorite author, Hanna Kroger-- the master healer and herbalist, now deceased, was the ‘grandmother of health.’ She sold health products worldwide (and her family continues to, to this day.) On every package produced, she printed the infinity symbol right directly above the bar codes on her products. The infinity symbol is a positive symbol that is supposed to neutralize the negative effects of the bar code. 3. Why do you think these claims are 'greenwashing'? Many of the nanotech materials that are found in fibers and on fabrics, most of them are “micro” yet they can affect the world negatively overall. These materials, whether synthetic or natural, can spread very easily, affecting the ecosystem in various ways. Additionally, most microchips used in the fashion industry are not biodegradable, they cannot break down. 4. Since the pandemic, more and more fashion brands are using machines and/or robots to create their fashion. Do you consider this 'ethical' fashion? Why or why not? There needs to be more development for underdeveloped countries, and advancing the garment industry will be a large part of making that happen. I think if a robot or machine can lessen some of the serious labor that garment workers have to go through, but they can still have a garment manufacturing job and help make the clothes, it might help. However, having a bunch of robots take over the manufacturing industry is not ethical and it will not economically help the underdeveloped communities. It won’t work because we need to develop machines and technology that will support our fashion industry workers, and not take their jobs away. I feel that all countries need to advance as societies, and using technology is important, but there needs to be a balance. There is also a lack of spirit when AI and robots take over, there’s artificial negativity about it. 5. What about AI? Many fashion brands are using this now to forecast fashion markets. Could this be sustainable in any way? I think AI can be used to benefit the planet, however, I have had some experiences that make me understand AI is not healthy. For example, computer trolling or computer bots. When people use technology to try to get ahead in a false way, it backfires. Many AI programs that are fashion forecasting are creating hybrid clothing. They see what is selling and then they blend together what else is selling to keep the products selling. The clothing design then becomes an artificial mutation. We want an advanced, evolutionary design, not a mutation. At this point, I believe that we have to get back to ancient technology, and ancient technology is not artificial, it is sourced from the Great Spirit, or the “light”. Ancient technology involves advanced methods for creating collective trends in a multidimensional way. So fashion forecasting is good when we can use our modern intuition to create and grow the collective trends for the season. 6. Is there any kind of wearable tech you would recommend? At this point, our bodies can adapt to what we need for the most part. If there is a piece of wearable tech that people are interested in, and they want to wear it, then that is ok, but we want to look at healthier wearable tech in the future. The medical-based wearable tech, is the type of wearable tech I recommend if it is necessary. For example, some people are dependent on medical techwear, like wearable ECG monitors and wearable blood-pressure monitors. 7. What are your final thoughts on the relationship between technology and fashion? In order to have a healthy relationship between technology and fashion, there are specific materials we should look into when we choose wearable tech. Listed below are 4 inventions made by Hanna Kroeger, a master healer. The types of wearable technology products listed are for the modern, new age, spiritual kind of people. They are ancient wearable technology. Soon we may even have an energy current with safer, non-EMF materials that can get us connected and will be used to make wearable sensors and monitors, too. Pendulum necklaces in sterling silver-- dowsing is a spiritual divination tool. It can give the answers to questions we ask by our higher self and Great Spirit. Body Magnet Kits: wearing magnets will balance the magnetic poles in humans. They work with a human’s biomagnetic energy. The Soma Board Food Energizer-- is not wearable, however, the technology is amazing, and we can be inspired by it and make it into jewelry or added to accessories. Inside the box (the Soma Board) is a combination of minerals, herbs, and pyramid technology that dissolve chemical residues in food, and can also dissolve the chemical residue in the body. The Native American pouch. This is modern, ancient technology. We can keep a small pouch full of things like herbs, seeds, crystals, chimes, and anything that will support the physical, mental, emotional, and energy body. These are just a few examples of ancient modern wearable tech, and they are part of the future of “wearable tech.” I feel like we have so many different types of materials we can use, like sacred geometry, copper, crystals, and other elements of the Earth that can be turned into a form of wearable tech that will truly advance our life and planet. This type of technology will surpass some of the artificial materials that are being used to create some of the current techwear that still needs to be more developed and improved. There are ancient civilizations and ancestors that will help us design and produce modern, ancient technology for today. References: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6025786/ https://www.businessinsider.com/how-the-human-body-generates-electricity-2013-7 https://www.organicconsumers.org/news/rfid-chips-implanted-humans-pets-and-nais-animals-may-cause-cancer https://sustainable-nano.com/2014/05/13/nano-contaminants-how-nanoparticles-get-into-the-environment/ https://veteriankey.com/microchip-induced-tumors-in-laboratory-rodents-and-dogs/ Want to read more articles? Check them out here: HIGHLIGHTS

Below is a list of questions and answers about the book, HEALTHY FASHION: THE DEEPER TRUTHS. You can pre-order your copy now. The book is released Dec, 1. 2021. I talk about the book writing process, what inspired me, and what you will learn from this book. Tell us about yourself. I am a fashion author and a fashion entrepreneur. I specialize in fashion for health. I offer the methods and solutions on ‘medicinal’ fashion design + apparel. I educate and teach fashion for health concepts that support the mind, body, and spirit. I am the author of my soon-to-be-released book: HEALTHY FASHION: THE DEEPER TRUTHS. My book is about innovative ways of advancing fashion. I am working on my book launch while I work on my fresh-inspired campaign HEALTHY FASHION as well. My campaign is zine-like, I have created fashion printables, fashion illustrations, and trend boards, etc. My business is created to help support fashion professionals and their healthy fashion business, and to help support fashion consumers, and their personal healthy wardrobes. Give a brief description of your book, HEALTHY FASHION. My comprehensive manual, a big-picture book inherently interweaves all things fashion. To achieve a circular, new, healthy approach, a multi-faceted approach is addressed. A diverse culmination of topics- from fashion psychology to fashion technology is included. We are at the time of a spiritual awakening. The fashion industry is in a bit of transition right now. We are slowly catching on to producing and promoting fashion in pursuit of the mind/body/spirit. My book speaks about multi-dimensional apparel as a part of the spiritual awakening. Meaning, fashion that supports us physically, mentally, emotionally, energetically, and spiritually. I wanted to write a book that would be attributed as modern, fresh, and high-fashion for a new age. I have been fashion-obsessed, and I consider myself a fashion ‘psychic.’ I have spent a lot of time and energy creating new concepts for fashion both through artistic, philosophical and through a lot of research as well. Who is the book for? The book is for fashion people- everyone that is interested in fashion. Whether you are a fashion professional or a fashion consumer, this book is for you. The book supports a healthy wardrobe and a healthy fashion industry. Each page is directed to embrace the reader with interesting knowledge for those who want to use and promote fashion as a health practice. It establishes an alternative, modern approach to clothing; fashion deemed medicinal. The book can be ideally recognized in the field and study of fashion, health, sustainability, and holistic/New Age topic categories. Why did you write HEALTHY FASHION? I wrote the book because I wanted help to create and promote new fashion concepts in order to build a healthier fashion industry. I have problem-solved and I have created solutions on the critical need for healthy apparel. I wanted to create solutions for any fashion and apparel that lacks spirit. I have developed and research ways that we can use fashion to support the mind, body, and spirit, and spirited fashion Modify this question to communicate a unique attribute of your book or the people you write about. Naturally being an optimistic person, I noticed an emptiness and a lack of spirit and health in fashion, in general. It inspired me to write a book about modern, fresh, and high-fashion for the New Age: Healthy Fashion. I am fashion intuitive. Over the years I have created interesting, new concepts on fashion that are both artistic, philosophical, and factual. The idea of fashion and metaphysics is strong in your book. What about that idea inspired you? I started writing the book when I moved to Mount Shasta, CA. The mountain there, Mount Shasta, is a large energy vortex. A lot of interesting things occurred over the course of time that led me to write the book. Part of the ideas book was inspired by Mount Shasta. A lot of New Age activity occurs on Mount Shasta. I have been involved in esoteric and New Age subjects since I was a teenager. A lot of the influence behind the ‘spirituality + fashion’ and the ‘energy + fashion’ section of the book was from the connection that I have with this miraculous mountain, and the supernatural experiences that had occurred, and my natural gifts as a channeler and energy healer. Is this book a part of a series? I will be writing more books that will be in relation to my first book HEALTHY FASHION: THE DEEPER TRUTHS. It will not be part of a series, but many of the concepts in my first book will be discussed in-depth in my future books. What is the “heart” of your story in HEALTHY FASHION? The heart of the story is that the book supports the fact that fashion for health is unique to each individual. There are so many different ways fashion designs and apparel can be “healthy.” When the reader reads the book, the information will resonate with the reader, naturally. Overall the heart of the book is the major fashion concepts that I have written about, some of them are Universal Fashion, Feng Shui Fashion, Fashion Archetypes vs. Stereotypes, Plant-tech fashion, etc. A fresh, new approach to fashion: Fashion to awaken the soul/spirit​ My work Healthy Fashion is a timely testament; what we need, as a part of the new paradigm of living holistically. It broadcasts evolutionary concepts that make fashion transcend its general unhealthy condition. Part of the concept of healthy fashion results in a fun and bountiful future. I appreciate the optimism and spirit of fashion that cures the ails of the body. We all want more ways to feel and look healthy. Fashion can do just that, and I am here to show you how. There’s so much pain and suffering in the world! Fashion is and can be used as a tool to promote and create healing, health, and overall balance and harmony. What was the most challenging part of writing this book? I think the most challenging were the times when I had writer’s block. It was fun to write but there were times where I had writer’s block, which made it a challenge. What drew you to write this particular fashion story? I wrote healthy fashion, because I have experienced pain and suffering in my life, and I found fashion can be used as a tool to alleviate, treat, and cure illness. Also, I have found that the ultimate type of apparel is a garment that supports the body, and promotes mind/body health. I started designing and sketching when I was a teenager. I used it initially as a creative outlet. I would experiment and upcycled my clothing. I have a strong connection with fashion and apparel, in general, so many of the topics in the book are based on years of reflecting on my fashion and the fashion collective, and the fashion industry at large. What other books have inspired you? I love reading books. I like reading channeled New Age books. One New Age book which is one of my favorites is Telos by Dianne Robbins. Another New Age book is Hanna Kroeger’s New Dimensions in Healing Yourself. She is the author of over 20 novels, and I have read many of them. She was a master healer. A couple of fashion books that I have read that are a couple of my favorite memoirs are Bill Cunningham’s Fashion Climbing, and Christian Dior’s memoir Dior by Dior: The Autobiography of Christian Dior. A couple Talk about your influences here. What writers do you like? What books were seminal in your life? Mentioning your literary preferences situates you in the community of authors. The books and authors you mention do not have to be in the same genre as your book, in fact, the contrast may be intriguing. What can readers hope to learn from this book? Healthy Fashion is a forward-thinking book that tunes into a modern lifestyle. Fashion as modern medicine is a relatively new concept, an advanced approach. It taps into the potential of what fashion is and can become. It is made to inspire, empower, and invoke this sense of a positive attitude, that’s new-dimensional. This book will certainly broaden perspective, and make the reader feel + look beautiful. Healthy Fashion is for both the consumer and fashion professional. Each page is directed to embrace the audience with interesting knowledge for those who want to use and inhibit fashion as a health practice. The book can be ideally recognized in the field and study of fashion, health, sustainability, and holistic/new age practices. What are some of the fashion concepts included in the book? The Power of Plant-Tech: the future of fashion is plant-based Fashion for health: fashion and the 5 Bodies, mental, emotional, physical, energetic, and spiritual and fashion. medicinal and therapeutic fashion for complete comfort and freedom for daily wear Ergonomic Design: the key factor for fashion designed for the body Fashion Gone Rogue: unhealthy fashion for useful discernment Going Global: establishing fashion equilibrium on a worldwide scale Stereotype vs. Archetype Fashion: evolved fashion perceptions, a new take of fashion identification and fashion perception Plant-based Fabric Glossary: plant-tech fibers for the future When is HEALTHY FASHION released? Dec. 1, 2021 Where can I purchase the book? HEALTHY FASHION is currently available for pre-order at several online book stores + you can pre-order at Amazon. They will be available in-store worldwide soon. Where can I purchase the book? HEALTHY FASHION: THE DEEPER TRUTHS is listed on many other e-retailer book stores. These are a few of them: Amazon UK Amazon US Indiebound Barnes & Noble The publisher of Healthy Fashion is John Hunt Publishing. They are based in the UK. Healthy Fashion will be published under their ZERO books umbrella imprint-- under the imprint: Ayni Books. Ayni Books is a leading publisher of Body, Mind, Spirit books. Want to read more articles? Check them out here: HIGHLIGHTS

I have created an exclusive ten-sheet fashion printable that includes a curation of five fashion mantras that support the health of you and your wardrobe. These timeless fashion mantras are set up in a mini-oracle format. The mantras each include the mental body, physical body, spiritual body, energetic body, and emotional body. The style is made to help improve your fashion wardrobe routines. Be on the cusp of the new fashion trends when you practice the fashion mantras for your lifestyle. These mantras will help you explore and create new fashion trends too. Who is this printable for? fashion pioneers fashion changemakers healthy fashion practitioners fashion professionals fashion enthusiasts fashion influencers It is also for fashion-obsessed people (like me), I like to call us fashion stars, and fashion souls. We all love positive rituals These chic fashion mantras are made to create monumental growth, change, wisdom, and power in your life. They are made as a fashion solution to the disconnection we may sometimes feel with our clothing. These innovative mantras will support and promote positivity in your life: fashion goals positive fashion rituals fashion intuition wardrobe routines The mantras/affirmations are a part of the Universal fashion movement and our New Age fashion movement. These mantras are spiritual, but they are not religious. They include all types of religions. Fashion is our ‘second skin,’ so it is an important part of our life. It is a part of our life and culture to bring fashion as a therapeutic, healthy fashion practice. The fashion mantras is a new Healthy Fashion tool and is a part of the HF Toolkit to help make your wardrobe grow, develop, and strengthen. It may also be a part of our self-care routines. I love these fashion terms: Sustainable fashion Slow Fashion Eco-fashion Ethical Fashion Zero Waste fashion And these are all fashion terms I use and I will continue to use because they represent what fashion for health is. However, I focus more on these terms that are focused on fashion evolution: Healthy fashion Medicinal fashion Spiritual fashion New Age fashion Spa fashion Fashion wellness We are, as a collective, changing the fashion industry into something more mystical in a modern way. We want to design for the masses, all-things fashion that is sparkling, charming, contemporary, and fun. The fashion mantras are simple, clear, concise, and modern. They are perfect statements, phrases, affirmations, and mantras to support your fashion lifestyle. Build your fashion printable collection or fashion library archive with the Fashion Mantra printable. The eight-sheet printable: The latest fashion trend is fashion printables. Visit the Free Resources page to instantly download the 10-sheet fashion printable. This is a good printable to print and have on hand, as it can be a part of your fashion goals, fashion tools, and fashion printable collection. These wardrobe-transforming mantras will ease your mind, and they will release stress and anxiety. Sometimes we can have negative thoughts about our way of dress, so I created these mantras/affirmations to help support the mind, body, and spirit. It is a mini five-card deck that includes each of the five bodies: the mental body, the physical body, the spiritual body, and the energetic body. There are ancient mantras. A mantra is a phrase or word that you repeat during some form of meditation and spiritual practice. The mantras I picked can be used as affirmations. However, they can be repeated like a mantra to strengthen the mind. New Age Fashion We are a part of the spiritual awakening on planet Earth. Connecting with clothing in a deeper way will help support our spiritual Ascension. There are many names to call New Age fashion: spiritual fashion, spa fashion, holistic fashion, healthy fashion, and wholesome fashion. These are all terms to describe what I mean when I say New Age fashion. It is cool and trendy to be aware and interested in spiritual ascension. A few modern websites that I like, and that talk about spirituality in a cool and modern way, are Mystic Mama (you don’t have to be a mom or female), Mind Body Green, and OmTimes. What are the benefits of fashion mantras? When we think about the fashion mantras, they create a heightened sense of enlightenment. The mantras bring us into a state of connection with our wardrobe in a new way. The mantras are written in a way that they are supposed to give support, in a way of tranquility and energizing properties. The mantras give us a way to be able to visualize our clothing as a tool, a channel, an outlet, and a way to express ourselves while we are in a state of healing. Why should I read these mantras? When we merge our wardrobes, as we go into a state of meditation, we are creating more awareness of our fashion, style, wardrobe, and evolving fashion sense. We all have different types of fashion goals. These mantras/affirmations can be a part of bringing your fashion goals into a state of development. We can use these mantras to influence the rest of our lives. The Mantra can be a form and fashion practice We are all fashion practitioners. We practice fashion daily through our wardrobe routine. We dress, and style clothes, and we all have some form of connection towards our wardrobe. The fashion mantras are empowering and they will inspire your wardrobe and lifestyle. They will also support your healthy wardrobe. The 5 bodies + the 5 mantras fashion for the mind fashion for the body fashion for the spirit fashion for the energy body fashion for the spirit body Here is a breakdown of each mantra, and included are photos from the fashion printable. Visit the free resources page to download the fashion printable. Mantra # 1 Fashion for the mental body My style is brilliant Mantra #2 Fashion for the physical body My clothing is healthy Mantra #3 Fashion for the spiritual body My style makes my spirit body both energized and tranquil Mantra #4 Fashion for the emotional body I create my own style of dress which supports my emotions Mantra #5 Fashion for the energetic body My positive wardrobe renews, rejuvenates, and revitalizes my energy body More info on holistic ‘spa’ fashion in combination with the mantras: I developed a few points to make in regard to holistic spa fashion. Spa fashion is like a therapeutic form of dress. In addition to the mantras, these points will explain more of how the fashion mantras will work and help our wardrobe routines. ‘Spa’ therapeutic fashion that will go well with the fashion mantras: Fashion in pursuit of health, wellness and designed as an alternative health remedy. Spa dressing is fashion designs and apparel that are therapeutic, hygienic, energizing, and energy clearing. Fashion and accessories made from plant-based materials are the future for the fashion industry and the future for our wardrobes. Healthy fashion is high fashion for the new age: mystical, magical, and advanced. To learn more, I speak about the 5 bodies extensively in my new upcoming book: HEALTHY FASHION: THE DEEPER TRUTHS. To get your copy of the Healthy Fashion: Fashion Mantras printable, visit the Free Resources page. This five-card deck is a part of making fashion fun. This printable will motivate, inspire, and create good vibes in your life. Fashion is fun, magical, and medicinal. 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Creating a healthy wardrobe routine In this post, you will learn a few ways to create a healthy fashion wardrobe routine. I will share with you ways that you can create a wardrobe to improve your life. After you have read through this post, if you find you want more information, I have linked a few other blog posts below that will include more information about wardrobe wellness routines. A fashion wardrobe routine is a part of a healthy lifestyle. It is the healing act of dressing, the creative process, and the clothing itself being designed and worn in a healthy way. A part of our wellness and self-care routines is our dressing and styling of a wardrobe. It creates health, wellness, balance, wholeness, and healing. We dress every day and put our clothes on every day so it is an important part of our lifestyle. We don't always use fashion to take care of ourselves, so, in this post, I'm going to suggest ways on how we already do and new ways to improve and create more health through our wardrobe. Do we already practice a healthy wardrobe routine? Yes, and there are specific things that we do that make us practice through our wardrobe, and I will share them with you. Clothing supports our daily life, our daily living, and our current goals. We are automatically practicing fashion as a wellness routine now, but, we can create more ways in order to create a wardrobe that is helpful for our wellbeing and our personal health. Some days we will practice fashion for our health more than other days, and that is ok. A few things we can be conscious of in order to practice Fashion for health include colors in our wardrobe, and from the types of fabric textures that we wear to the types of fabrics that move with the body. Fashion is about beauty, hair, makeup, perfume, hygiene, and wearing clothing that makes us feel good and makes us look good. Fashion for self-care includes the way our clothes are styled together that make an impression on others, and in addition, they express our identity. One part of a fashion wellness routine is creating a wardrobe that will include supporting the human that creates balance for the human and brings their life immersed with the fashion world and including it in our life. We are constantly growing and developing a wardrobe even if it's a matter of wearing the same outfit every day for years. The clothing changes and evolves with the person. That outfit still grows with us and the outfit changes over time. It's our mind and perception that is a part of creating an evolved wardrobe. A few examples of creating a wardrobe that is for your wellness and part of your wellness routine: Choose to wear healthy plant fibers, (and some polyester when/if necessary) Choose plant-based laundry detergent that is full of nourishing health ingredients for your health like essential oils, and castor or coconut oil. It is important to wear healthy clothes during the day, to bed, and while we do our activities like exercising or walking. People have lots of hobbies that call for different types of clothing whether we're going to a museum or going out for dinner or we’re going for a walk in the woods. There are always different types of clothing that will help support our many different daily living and lifestyle activities. I believe when we are meditating and practicing a spiritual life we want to wear clothes that are in alignment with those types of spiritual activities. So, it is important to wear spiritual-minded clothing. It is also important to develop our own style and study fashion in our own ways so that we can learn more about what we like and what we don't like. It will support our wardrobe and it will support our mindset. If we don't listen to the body and what the body/mind wants to wear, we are not going to be as comfortable throughout the day. With a fashion tracker, we can track our outfits and notice which outfits are more comfortable and which outfits are less comfortable to wear. The wardrobe plays a significant role in our health. Our fashions are a multidimensional extension of our bodies. So when we choose to wear clothing for our mental, emotional, physical, spiritual, and energetic health, clothing makes life easier for us. A few fashion tracker tips: Included below are a few tips on how we can create a wardrobe wellness routine through dressing and styling our daily outfits. These fashion tracker tips will help to improve our lives. How can we learn to track our clothes? It is easy because we are already checking our clothes in the mirrors daily, and looking down at our outfits, tracking them. However, there are several ways we can make it more professional. Additionally, instead of just observing our clothing, we can make it support our careers and lifestyles. It does not only involve writing down thoughts/ideas, answers, and reflections in your fashion log/diary. Tracking fashion can be from photos--taking photos of our own outfits and maybe others, and logging it through a cell phone or camera. These photos can then be added to a hard drive in order for them to be easily accessed. A photo journal is as important as a text-based journal. I recommend taking photos of outfits daily, weekly, or monthly. We can learn and understand a lot about ourselves when we track our clothes. Use fashion apps, there are many apps that can help you track your outfit Use my Fashion Journal Tracker, to track your outfits Use a cellphone or camera to document your outfits Use a planner-- plan when you are going to track and document your outfits Create weekly or monthly fashion collages with magazine clippings Tracking fashion as a part of your wardrobe wellness routine is going to be even more trendy pretty soon. We have: food & diet journals exercise journals spa + wellbeing journals planners and now we are getting more and more interested in journaling in our fashion trackers, fashion planners, and fashion/style journals. If you have not already created a fashion journal or are using some kind of way to document your fashion, you have a lot of options. These fashion journals can be done daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly. I have tracked my outfits recently with my cellphone. Some of them are selfies but I remember the complete outfit. It has helped me in various ways: My mental health- it supports my memories and it gives me good emotions and feelings that that outfit helped me that specific day. My physical health- it helps me remember which outfits were comfortable or uncomfortable. If I have a bad day in a certain outfit, sometimes I don’t wear that outfit again, because I remember, for example, that the colors of the top and pants were off and it was affecting my mood. My spiritual health- I love seeing myself alive and well in the photos, and I like to see myself when I am not well also because I am not always in perfect health at all times. Documenting my looks gives me a stronger connection between myself and the clothing. How has it helped my career? I see that I am creating fashion experiences, and, as I make a stronger connection with my clothes I feel like my intuition + fashion wisdom are increasing. This is helping me forecast trends and learn and detect about what everyone wants, not just what I like. A large role of my work HEALTHY FASHION-- is to bring this new fashion health and wellness trend to the mainstream. For me to do that I have to be a fashion forecaster, I have to be intuitive about the industry, and trends. Fashion tracking and journaling have helped. There are numerous reasons why fashion journaling helps a person's fashion career. Stay tuned for a new post where I will be writing on how fashion tracking develops, grows, and improves our lives. When we start to dress and choose outfits that help our mood and enhance our energy, we will see how important it is to document our outfits. If you are interested in more wardrobe wellness routine articles, then check these out: The Mini Fashion Planner for Your Fashion + Beauty + Health Routines How Archiving Your Fashion Modernizes, Revitalizes, and Transforms the Fashion Industry Fashion Journal Tracker: The Fashion Printable Want to read more articles? Check them out here: HIGHLIGHTS