I recently had the pleasure of speaking with UK artist Molly Labourn about her line of quirky jewelry made with recycled plastic. Speaking with her made my heart sing: Molly isn’t only into recycled materials, but she’s also into vintage shopping, second hand finds and promoting women’s rights and businesses too. This one of my passions and life missions: to promote brands and labels making a difference on the planet and Molly definitely does just that!
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I had the pleasure of meeting Amélie Loyer at an art show in the Eastern Townships during the last holiday season. Her beautiful designs made with pieces of seashells caught my attention, because I’ve always been a major lover of the sea. And over the years, I’ve become a fierce protector of it as well.
J’ai eu le plaisir de rencontrer Amélie Loyer lors d’une exposition d’art dans les Cantons-de-l’Est durant les fêtes. Ses créations réalisées avec des coquillages ont attiré mon attention, car j’ai toujours été une grande amoureuse de la mer. Et au fil des ans, j’en suis aussi devenue une protectrice…
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I had the pleasure of meeting Amanda Weil of Accentuated Style after she invited me to participate in her recent Business Style Awakening Series last month.
After our interview, I felt that we were kindred spirits. She enjoys fashion ( and wearing pink!), spirituality and mixing the two. She also left the corporate world to follow her dreams and calling, and, like me, she pursed her passion progressively and passionately.
Last September, I had the great pleasure and honour of attending the WEAR conference in Toronto, a conference about fashion sustainability, ecology, and ethics, amongst many other topics. It was an exceptional conference, with amazing panelists and speakers. One of the presenters, Canadian businessman Steven Bethell, founder of the Bank & Vogue Group of companies, caught my attention with his fascinating business and inspiring collaborations. He also has great stories to share ( and wears interesting hats.)
Based in Ottawa, Bank & Vogue is a global leader in the facilitation, logistics, purchase and reselling of wholesale used goods and most notably, used clothing. According to the Ottawa Business Journal, the firm buys and sells about three million garments a week – enough to fill more than five dozen 40-foot shipping containers – from an operation based here in Canada.
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I first met Annie Langlois while attending one of her amazing retreats at the wonderful Spa Eastman in the Eastern Townships.
She was hosting a Kundalini retreat and I was looking for some rest and time out after completing another book. The retreat was terrifically soothing, and I discovered a woman 100 % aligned with her truth. A passionate teacher, there’s nothing false or fake about Annie. She lives and breathes ( no pun intended! ) her true passion for healing and helping others on their life path and journey.
She’s talented yoga and breathwork instructor whose mission is to share the healing modalities that she has discovered on her own healing journey.
In our conversation on the podcast, we discussed how we very often come here to teach what we ourselves need to heal and learn.
I’m a major fan. I have been for years. Charlotte is not only talented, she’s smart as a whip.
I had the opportunity to meet Charlotte several years ago when she worked out of her first atelier, during an interview her for my former blog. I’ve always been fond of her gorgeous designs and ability to incorporate vintage pieces, with history and cachet, such as passed down heirlooms, into her work. “I love to make things that have a story.” She says. She also uses materials from India and Africa too, to add to the story theme and to add more uniqueness.
Léonie Daignault-Leclerc is an intelligent, passionate, and wise young entrepreneur. She’s also loads of fun too! The founder of the Gaia & Dubos eco-fashion label based in Quebec City, not only has an effervescent personality, she’s become a sustainability expert and a determined and fully engaged business woman.
She recently published a book in French Canada; Pour Une Garde-Robe Responsable and I had the pleasure of interviewing her for my podcast. (available above and on iTunes, Spotify and Stitcher.)
I had the pleasure of speaking to Léonie about the passion for fashion she’s had since she was a child, her studies in fashion design and her advice about building an eco-conscious wardrobe. She has lots to say on the matter, having graduated with a specialization in fashion sustainability from Ryerson in Toronto.
When I think of women fully embodying their own power, being their own truth, and being fully connected with their true essence and talents, I think of Marie-Geneviève Cyr, a key player in the world of fashion, creativity, sustainability and eco-fashion.
This Quebec dynamo from the Gaspésie region knows her stuff: about fashion, culture, travel and art.
I had the pleasure of discovering Sol and his beautiful designs while on a recent trip with my friend Miriel. She was happily wearing a handbag and began speaking of its creator, a friend named Sol from Manitoba.
What caught my attention were the words: locally made, recycled vinyl flooring, he gives back to the community and meditation and yoga! This embodies’s Sol’s philosophy for both work and life. And it reflects mine too.
According to Avaaz, the international non-profit organization, by 2050, there will be more plastic than fish in the world’s oceans.
This should give us all pause for concern. Major pause. Major concern. And a desire for immediate action.
This week, Stella McCartney announced a partnership with Parley for the Oceans, an organization committed to fighting marine plastic pollution. McCartney will use Parley materials in lieu of recycled polyester.
I have long admired Stella McCartney and her strong desire to protect the environment and the world’s animals as well as her non-use of leather materials to create her line of vegan accessories. This fresh collaboration is in line with her committment to protect the planet and I look forward to tlaunchuch of this new collection in July 2017.
