Ethical Fashion

Today was beautiful. First I went to the Ethical Fashion show, which was excellent. I love fashion but often there is a very materialistic connotation that goes with this industry. The Ethical Fashion show gave me a very different impression. There were many vendors and a Catwalk show at the end. All of the vendors had different approaches to how to make beautiful things in an a way that is not harmful to our world or the people in it.
People I was particularly impressed by:
Su Blackwell, Floral paper cutouts, very whimsical.
Esther Maravi,  Knit and crochet done in fair trade alpaca.
Paperself Eyelashes, BEAUTIFUL these were so unique, and they were giving free samples! :)
Suzy Gallo, who does not have a website unfortunately, but she does really amazing work with natural dyes.
Linda Mai Phung, Cute clothes Fun raincoats.

From there we went to Shakesphere & Company which was delightful. I will definitely be going back there to sniff all those wonderful old books.

Classes start tomorrow! I can't wait. My schedule is perfect for me. I will post all my old work so that my  I can see how my work develops over the semester!

Louvre

Yesterday I got lost in Paris. I vaguely headed in the direction of the Musée D'Orsay and ended up at the Louvre. Turning down this street and that whenever it seemed like the right time. I walked through streets with stores so expensive I felt rich just being fortunate enough to walk by them.

The Louvre architecture is breath-taking. Walking up to the building is nice, pretty much the same as all the other amazing architecture in Paris. When I passed under the arches though I became intoxicated. Paris's streets are so small that when you walk by something beautiful it is hard to appreciate its entirety; Walking in to the grounds of the Louvre, this is not the case.

Nike- I was so excited to see her! I didn't see her right away because there are a few staircases before you get there. I was moesying around trying to figure out which way to go and there she was at the top of the stairs, like an angel. She was always my favorite work of art from art history and there is something magical about seeing something so inspiring in person. So, there I was, a little week in the knees staring at Nike in the Louvre. I find it so amazing that something that beautiful was just found and no one knew where it came from. That sculpture is loved only because of how amazing it is not because of who made it. She made it on her own. Discovered because of chance and loved for being herself, not where she came from.

Alright well that is my bit of Cheese (nothing really to wine about) for the evening.