This month’s consumption round up ↑
Sweater: Margaret Howell, second hand on Noihsaf Bazaar. This is my first purchase from the brand. It’s incredibly well made. It’s super sturdy : the kind of wool sweater that you wear to work in the fields and continue wearing it for a decade. This is a garment designed to help the buyer choose quality over quantity. I have loved her work from the words written in homage and adored her clothes from afar. This is a start of a different relationship. I feel more confident paying the money if this is the quality she delivers per dollar.
Pants : A.P.C, found second hand in CrossRoads, San Francisco. They are rather light weight and the fabric has thinned out considerably with wear. I look forward to being the one who puts holes in the garment. They are navy blue with subtle pinstripe detail. I have a scope for them in my style and space for them in my closet. Since they will wear out soon, I get to experiment with it without committing to it for longer. This is a trade off that works in my favor.
Not Pictured ( need to pick up from a friend’s home ) :
Indigo wool jacket : vintage from General Store, San Francisco. I cant wait to show you this garment. It is a shade of indigo that I have never worn and look forward to pairing with the navy blues and the blacks in my closet. It has a denim collar which adds durability to the garment by being located in the area where knitwear frays the most. This garment is a new style for me. Perhaps it will help me ward off the style ruts I sometimes experience ?
Kimono : vintage, from Japan town San Francisco. It’s mauve in color. It does not have visible print which I find hard to wear. I need to get it to a tailor and have it shortened. It’s made of silk. I envision using it as a robe around the home. I have been wanting to wear more pink and this could be the way to do it. I don’t know if I am appropriating a culture that is not my own by birth. That conversation is to be had at some point in time.
Mr. Porter, what have you become?
She is my daughter from another mother. I want to pay child care to support her activism.
The book shelf in this designer’s office.
Closet Cue : Storing your winter wardrobe.
Mara Hoffman switching to sustainable fabrics.
Artist visit series by Yoshihiro Makino.
Individual impact absolutely matters too.
Wild Flowers by Alan Fletcher.
A very useful pointer for sustainable living communication.
Travel movies to watch while upholding the no-fly pact with the planet.
This home. Do the inhabitants fly around to keep it clean ?
Raw jackfruit. I can’t wait to try make Chicken Biryani using this fruit instead of meat.
Earth Day covers on Washington Post.
This is the grand vision to transition to 100% renewables.
How to reduce distraction, advice from medieval monks.
Write your own code for black hole visualization.
The Fourth National Climate Assessment is out. All the human systems as we understand them, were designed during and for the holocene era. We entered anthropocene and every system needs to be redesigned including our thinking and way of life. Business as usual and growth at all costs no longer are pro-human. Carbon is a currency of this era. It should not be abused or stolen. This is a very important read to understand the scale of the required solutions.
How do we feed 9 billion humans and growing population ? The Lancet report is out. It’s the work for 37 scientists from 16 countries. It takes unique local factors into account.
“The chance that there will be any permanent ice left in the Arctic after 2022 is essentially zero.” If this doesn’t start a revolution, I don’t know what will ? But then, I wont be surprised if tourists start taking high carbon emitting flights there to see it before it’s gone, thereby accelerating the damage.
Outsource the dirty jobs. Outsource the emissions.
I don’t know anyone in climate science and environmental activism who hasn’t been in deep grief about the state of things. Art has been coming in to strengthen the hearts. Thanks Banksy.
Where are you NOT flying on holiday this year ?