I love the jeans section! Even if we can't always afford the jeans...I love this idea that we should not feel not guilty about wanting them because for those of us for whom fashion is part of our identity, they really are legitimate self-care! (whether or not fashion should be this big of a part of our identity, we can save for another day. also, probably too late for me to change in that regard! hahaha)
Yes! 1000%. Clothing and fashion IS self care, and whether we like it or not is also part of our identity, even if we don't think it is or try to not let it be. It says so much about who we are to the world and feeling good in what we wear is so important. It's noticeable even in the small ways (at least for me) - if I feel look, think I look good, and am dressed, I am more productive and confident in my work. It's just how it is!
Love that checkerboard rug in that rust shade, and Zara Kids is the best (says the person who had her own sustainable gender neutral baby clothing brand and closed it - it’s really hard to justify a ton of investment in baby clothing, I got to the point where hand-me-downs among friends were mostly sufficient…then when those babies turn into kids who start to have a style of their own, which TBH is usually not gender-neutral, I fill in the gaps with Zara Kids, Hanna Anderson, and Crewcuts!)
The baby clothing industry is absolutely bananas and I have SO many thoughts on it overall, but that's so interesting you had your own baby brand - I would love to hear more about it! Hand me downs are the BEST, and I'm lucky theres a robust community of parents in Brooklyn that swap clothes and baby gear, BUT some of it is really just so hard to resist and Zara Kids has been absolutely nailing it lately. Also, Sezane launching kids was GENIUS.
Love all of these. Baggu totes are my favorite. I have a bunch and get so much us out of them.
They're really the best, especially when you're like me and end up schlepping way more than planned around the city each day.
I love the jeans section! Even if we can't always afford the jeans...I love this idea that we should not feel not guilty about wanting them because for those of us for whom fashion is part of our identity, they really are legitimate self-care! (whether or not fashion should be this big of a part of our identity, we can save for another day. also, probably too late for me to change in that regard! hahaha)
Yes! 1000%. Clothing and fashion IS self care, and whether we like it or not is also part of our identity, even if we don't think it is or try to not let it be. It says so much about who we are to the world and feeling good in what we wear is so important. It's noticeable even in the small ways (at least for me) - if I feel look, think I look good, and am dressed, I am more productive and confident in my work. It's just how it is!
Love that checkerboard rug in that rust shade, and Zara Kids is the best (says the person who had her own sustainable gender neutral baby clothing brand and closed it - it’s really hard to justify a ton of investment in baby clothing, I got to the point where hand-me-downs among friends were mostly sufficient…then when those babies turn into kids who start to have a style of their own, which TBH is usually not gender-neutral, I fill in the gaps with Zara Kids, Hanna Anderson, and Crewcuts!)
The baby clothing industry is absolutely bananas and I have SO many thoughts on it overall, but that's so interesting you had your own baby brand - I would love to hear more about it! Hand me downs are the BEST, and I'm lucky theres a robust community of parents in Brooklyn that swap clothes and baby gear, BUT some of it is really just so hard to resist and Zara Kids has been absolutely nailing it lately. Also, Sezane launching kids was GENIUS.