by VIP Guest Blogger on March 19, 2010
Guest post by Michelle Hamman
I started MotherTongues five years ago in an effort as a stay-at-home mom to find a creative outlet that went beyond changing diapers. MotherTongues is a fair labor and organic cotton apparel company. Little did I know what a life-changing journey it would become.
I research words that have no direct English translation and print them with poetic and symbolic descriptions on t-shirts, socks, aprons, scarves, and tote bags. I seek interesting words and concepts in diverse cultures and numerous languages through personal travel and lots of reading. Immigrant friends and persons hearing about MotherTongues too are sources of new words.
I recognized that an interesting phenomenon occurred. I personally, and us as a family, started to change. The values of community, peace, justice, and ecological well-being contained in the words transformed me and our household, becoming part of our “philosophy of life.”
For example, as I learnt about Dadirri, a word describing the way the Aboriginal people of Australia have lived in harmony with the earth for thousands of years, the carbon footprint of our family shrunk and the ethos of MotherTongues grew to embrace the planet.
Learning about Lagom, a word describing the Swedish outlook on life of good-enough, brought home the value of “just enough” vs. “more is better”.
Learning about Zen made me slow down, breathe and live in the moment instead of worrying about the future.
The Finnish word Sisu – sustained courage – made me appreciate the courageousness of especially cancer survivors, and question my own courage in life.
And the African concept of Ubuntu – I am because we are – made me wonder about the community that I am a part of.
Today I am much more attuned to the living human web. I recognize more than ever that my personal well-being is linked to the well-being of others, often nameless and faceless people on the other side of the globe. As I grow MotherTongues, the company transforms me. It is indeed an unintended, but wonderful and exciting journey.
Guest post by Michelle Hamman. Michelle Hamman is the owner of MotherTongues . She loves traveling and exploring with her husband and two girls. She is a lover of peace, striving towards harmony with all peoples and the earth that is our home. You can contact her at MotherTongues@MotherTongues.com
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by Katja on March 18, 2010
Ever since Disney’s Alice in Wonderland movie was announced, there has been an Alice in Wonderland boom in fashion and design.
From home decorating to makeups and clothing, from online publications to Vogue, Alice is everywhere.
I had an opportunity to visit Disney Consumer products in LA a few weeks ago, and visit the heart of the Wonderland fashions. Here are the photos for you to enjoy.
Where to find it…
Hot Topic is your nro 1 shop to find Alice in Wonderland fashions; tees, bags, jewelry.. accessories to clothing, they have it all, and with low prices.
Disney Store has the rest of it… Clothing to collectibles, and my favorite; Tom Binns for Disney Couture jewelry.
80’s Purple has even more Disney Couture jewelry.
I also found these cute paul & joe’s makeups at Asos.com.
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by Katja on March 17, 2010
by Katja on March 16, 2010
Madonna teamed up with Dolce & Gabbana for sexy sunglasses for this summer!
Not just washing dishes and eating spaghetti in Dolce & Gabbana’s spring 2010 ads wearing romantic lace from D&G’s spring collection, but Madonna also co-branded some sexy shades with the brand.
Madonna’s favorite photographer Steven Klein snapped both, the pictures of the Domestic Goddess Madonna and the Sexy Seducer Madonna in sunglasses.
The Madonna’s codesigned Dolce & Gabbana sunglasses will have a MDG logo, and the collection will go on sale in May at Dolce & Gabbana’s store worldwide and at the Sunglass Hut. The prices will vary from $248 to $289ish.
What is more interesting is that this the first co-branded project Dolce and Gabbana have ever done, and that this is also the first product made under Madonna’s new company MG Icon. MG icon LLC is a joint venture with Iconix, a fashion brand group that owns a variety of fashion brands like Candie’s, Rampage, Rocawear and Ed Hardy. Can’t wait to see the rest of the fashion-related projects MG Icon will be coming out with. I hear there also will be a juniors’ collection called Material World, sold exclusively at Macy’s, launching in August.
Loving the look, and the MDG logo – now my question is.. when are the eyeglasses coming to this collection?
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by Katja on March 15, 2010
Simply having the trendiest gadgets isn’t enough – they have to be dressed in latest fashions as well.
While laptop and phone covers for protection are nothing new, and mobile devices have gotten fashionable additions from Swarovski crystals to hanging jewels for at least a decade, now if ever you have the selection to make your tech gadget not just look cool but also have the technology to protect them. Looking plain pretty ain’t gonna get you far – now you need pretty and smart.
Disney designed a full line of iPhone covers sold at Apple stores. Pick pictures from the newest Disney movies like Alice in Wonderland or from classic Mickey Mouses, something for every Disney fan.
Skinit also has their exclusive Disney laptop and phone covers to pretty much any device. Their collection of gadget skins is probably the widest on the market.
iStyles is another stop to get any device covered in funky style – you can even cover your Wii.
I dropped my iPhone from around 5 feet down on wet concrete last weekend, and there it was sitting on water for a while before I was able to get what I thought was my ex-phone – and it was actually a big surprise to me that the cover I had on my phone was not just a pretty accessory, but it really worked. My iPhone didn’t have a scratch! My iPhone has a ZAGG skin, and while it is super thin, it’s ability to absorb shock is impressive, believe me, I drop my phone once a day.
Oh, and something totally worth to mention – you can choose from ZAGG’s own designs, or you can fully customize the look with your own photo – for $19.99 it is the best your phone has seen for a while.
If you are not set for designing your own iPhone cover, and have hard time deciding which one to get, JOYCE brings you a bunch in a fancy pack so you can do a needed outfit change for your iPhone. Designers like Rick Owens, Dries Van Noten, Marni, Etro, Bless and Anna Sui specially designed limited iPhone cases for JOYCE. My favorites – the ‘rock’ and the Anna Sui’s design!
Of course, there always isn’t a need to beautify your gadget – many of them already come with pretty covers, like the HP Mini 210 Vivienne Tam Edition, which was debuted at the fashion week.
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