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[Indja]

My random thought is not so random but in fact has a fairly easy to trace lineage, but I'm going to post it here anyway. WHY THE FUCK IS ECO-FRIENDLY "FASHION" SO FUCKING VILE??

It depends what you classify as 'ECO-FRIENDLY "FASHION"'.

I mean clothes that are made out of fair trade, sustainable shiz. The designs are always gross, or if they DO look like something a normal person would wear, they cost the earth. I want to be able to wear a regular-looking t-shirt with decent skinnies, a hoodie and a pair of rad trainers, and I'm willing to pay £10, £15, £12 and £20 for each of them respectively. I do NOT want to wear some weird tassley ecotop, billowing tie-dye pyjama bottoms and vegan sandals that fall apart after 6 months wear OR pay £500 for one outfit.

The same reason most "vegetarian" food is so bland:  if it had any taste, you wouldn't
be making a sacrifice for your ideals.  There's lots of food that contains no meat, and
still tastes great, but you don't have to advertise that it's "vegetarian" to get people
to eat it.  Similarly, just for example, cotton (remember cotton, your old pal?... denim?)
can be entirely eco-friendly, but it's not sexy-eco-friendly...  For that you need scratchy
fabrics, dull colours, and glaringly-plain designs.

Then there's the exception...
Eco-friendly footwear....  Okay, some of that is fugly too, but some of it's great...

I'm not looking for "sexy eco-friendly" - I have zero desire to advertise the fact I'm wearing eco clothes. But I can't find any eco-friendly clothes that aren't all about advertising the fact, you know? I mean the ones that might be cool AND eco friendly aren't TELLING me that they're eco-friendly, and the ones that are are horrible.

And don't even get me started on clothes that are fair trade and ethically sound as well.

Yeah, I feel your pain. Although, to be honest, the most "eco-friendly" way for everyone to dress is just to recycle and buy second hand shiz from op-shops and stuff. But otherwise, I agree, most of the cool "eco-friendly" clothes that are not daggy/hippie/scratchy-hemp seem to always be pretty expensive. Like there's this rad local designer in Melbourne that makes clothes using organic cotton, but they're pricey.

My biggest problem atm is that it's pretty near impossible to find nice, good quality shoes that are more formal/going out-ish that aren't leather. It's relatively easy to find general, everyday kicks made of canvas or whatever, and I just got this sweet pair of Macbeth high-tops that are vegan.

Hopefully as more people and businesses become conscientious about their ethical/environmental impact, good eco-friendly fashion will become more accessible and widespread.

Buying 2nd hand and from charity shops and stuff is all very well and good - and cheap! hooray! - but it's not the same as pulling on a pair of brand new shiny trousers. Also, I find a lot of the time I have a clear idea of what I want and I can never, EVER find it in 2nd hand shops but, because most of the time the idea's come from something in current fashion, new shops have something at least pretty damn close to it.

I agree though, hopefully people will eventually stop thinking that eco-friendly and ethical is something to brag about and it'll become the norm - that way they'll have to entice us with different shinies, like, say, I don't know, clothes that we actually want to wear!

I'm leaving shoes for the minute, tbh - I just don't think I'm up to a live without shiny multicoloured trainers and leather boots just yet xD


And Chloe, it was my D string. Why d'you ask?

[Wednesday Friday]

Buying 2nd hand and from charity shops and stuff is all very well and good - and cheap! hooray! - but it's not the same as pulling on a pair of brand new shiny trousers. Also, I find a lot of the time I have a clear idea of what I want and I can never, EVER find it in 2nd hand shops but, because most of the time the idea's come from something in current fashion, new shops have something at least pretty damn close to it.

Very true, there are many things that you pretty much would only ever want to buy new. But it's good when people supplement their wardrobe with recycled clothes where possible, and find a balance between buying second-hand and new. It's something I aim to do more of, although it generally takes more time and commitment to find good stuff then it does just normal shopping. Although the cheapness and creativeness of it is a plus.

[Molotovna]

Hello, darlings!

[Annebelle.]

my sister just killed an ENORMOUS spider for me.. holy shiz, GINORMOUS... apparently, according to christian, there's an even bigger one in the bathroom  i asked him to kill it for me, if he sees it, so i can shower tomorrow :')

[lucy]

so... i just packed my suitcase because tomorrow morning i'm going to london! i'll be back next monday night. shadowbox, i'll miss you

my sister just killed an ENORMOUS spider for me.. holy shiz, GINORMOUS... apparently, according to christian, there's an even bigger one in the bathroom  i asked him to kill it for me, if he sees it, so i can shower tomorrow :')

haha you sound like me. last saturday there was a huuuuge spider on the wall right next to my bed. i was too afraid to catch it, so i slept in the other room (no one could get it for me since i was home alone. perfect timing, not. hehe)

[CeeGBee]

and my piecookiecake.

Please tell more about this confection... 

Intriguing it is. [/Yoda]

[Captain Oblivious]

watching sex scenes in films that my parents are also watching is really awkward.

[CeeGBee]

My state has introduced a lottery scratch-ticket (at $20 a play) which has among its prizes a
20-year season pass to Washington Redskins games... 

If only I liked the Redskins and had a bunch of money to blow on scratchers....

[nottheonethatscrazy]

[Wednesday Friday]

watching sex scenes in films that my parents are also watching is really awkward.

qft

[jtaylor]

...
My biggest problem atm is that it's pretty near impossible to find nice, good quality shoes that are more formal/going out-ish that aren't leather. It's relatively easy to find general, everyday kicks made of canvas or whatever, and I just got this sweet pair of Macbeth high-tops that are vegan.
...

I just got Macbeth Elliots (Black/Turquoise) and I really like them.  It seems there is only one vegan waterproof pair of boots though and they are $50 more than the non-vegan boots I ended up getting.

[lucy]

okay, it's 5.20am and i'm off to the airport. i'll be back in 6 days. bye!

[Ms]

and my piecookiecake.

Please tell more about this confection... 

Intriguing it is. [/Yoda]

Oh, of course! It's basically a recipe I found on the interwebs, and what you do is you put down pastry, then put down about an inch or so of cookie dough and then put the cake mixture on top and cook until the cake is done. Then put on icing and you're done. The cookie dough remains as cookie dough, but it is super awesome. I'm thinking about maybe hardening up the cookie dough next time, but this way is pretty awesome.

This is the recipe here: http://www.cakespy.com/2009/05/triple-threat-cookie-cake-pie.html

I love Cakespy.

[bec]

watching sex scenes in films that my parents are also watching is really awkward.

qft

i watched Bruno with my parents.

[Pope Totalfrog]

watching sex scenes in films that my parents are also watching is really awkward.

qft

i watched Bruno with my parents.

awkward!