Visibly crinkly

matryoshka is unsure...

 I've mentioned Muji* before - as well as awesome shawls (see last post here), they also sell compressed tshirts (link to them is here). Not only great for reducing the environmental impact of shipping, they are particularly good for taking travelling - DH took one on a camping trip and assured me that putting on a fresh tshirt after several days of wearing the same grotty one (eww) was heaven. I had a slight fail when I picked up this one for him, as I picked up a small, which he is not. But not all was lost..
*enthusing about & linking because I love.

ta-dah! (wobble)

This was an outtake photo, but too good not to share. I am not sure what I was doing here. My trousers are 'junior', or perhaps 'starter', harem pants - there is a crotch drop, but it is rather modest. There are the.most.comfortable.trousers I have ever worn (from Sweaty Betty* - link to a previous post here). I am thinking of wearing them outside the house, although am not sure I could get away with them at work :-)

*enthusing about & linking because I love.

see, still quite crinkly

 In other news, the latest People Tree* catalogue came through my door:

*enthusing about & linking because I love.

People Tree are an ethical clothes brand based in the UK. It supports small-scale producers in developing countries who produce clothing by hand-weaving, embroidery, knitting etc. In case you were wondering, my ethos with clothes is to:

* spend as much as I can on quality / get amazing steals from charity shops - I discovered all my now-favourite brands through them

*wear the heck out of my clothes, wash them carefully and mend them

*or if I fall out of love, donate them - I consider it donation-karma for my next amazing find

It worries me that mountains of cheap clothes are made every year, worn a few times then binned (because often the quality isn't good enough for repeated wears). It isn't that I think the expensive brands are best - some have terrible ethical footprints and aren't necessarily good quality, but if I buy the best I can afford and find from the ones with the cleanest record / from charity or consignment shops, then this must go some way to cocking a snook* at fast fashion?
[gets off soapbox].

* Favourite phrase ever

I'm never sure what I can do, picture-wise, in terms of posting catalogue photos - so I have linked to my Spring wishlist from People Tree:

A rather nice red and navy sweetheart neckline dress - (it'd need belting I think?)

A hand knitted cardi with a bit of fit, but also drape

Rather natty square-dotted cropped trousers (and the flared top the model is wearing with them is pretty too)

Is there anything you fancy this Spring?


(Will be linking up later to Visible Monday - a little early on a Sunday as a week of hectic-ness approaches, including two days on an interview panel. Eep)