I’m Lyndsey.
I am a Portland-based creator who prioritizes the environment and sustainability while maintaining realistic expectations that perfection is not possible. I try to limit my consumption & buying by understanding my own personal style and taking a critical eye to trends. I have found confidence in my personal style and am passionate about helping others discover theirs as well.
I truly believe finding your own personal style is the key to being more sustainable with your wardrobe and to get out of the trend-cycle loops.
Living in a 6o's ranch style home, I have also fallen in love with mid century decor and interior design in general. And I tend to keep it real about the ups & downs of life - lately that includes navigating grief, sharing a bit about my journey of overcoming an eating disorder, and mental health. Other topics that come and go include budgeting, my love of sewing clothes and making things, and vegan cooking.
I am also here to promote body neutrality as someone who has overcame an eating disorder about 8 years ago (though, I think recovery is an ongoing process). I truly believe in Health at Every Size and I also acknowledge my own size privilege in the fashion community, so I advocate for size inclusion and try to support brands that have made plus sizes a priority.
How did I get here?
Fashion has been an accessible and creative outlet for me since I was a kid and I can remember always feeling much more confident when wearing outfits that feel good for me.
As a kid growing up with a single mom of two, I was always resourceful when it came to clothes. I thrifted at a young age and learned how to sew in my middle school after-school program. Since then, I started upcycling and tailoring clothes from Salvation Army (every Monday my store had $1 day!), and sewed my first pattern in high school, which was a vintage McCall pencil skirt.
Fast forward to now, as an adult with a little more resources and more awareness of the damaging cycling that is fast fashion, I am trying to make more intentional choices when it comes to my clothing.
For me that means prioritizing slow fashion, hand-made, and secondhand clothing and only shopping for vegan-friendly materials and production. I have also started slowly buying more sustainable modern pieces from brands who are trying to change the fashion production system. I am also trying to buy less and buy better.
My goal here is to inspire folks to think about their purchasing a little bit more, to share what I know, and to provide some representation, while advocating for size inclusion and racial justice.
However, I will never judge anyone for purchasing from fast fashion, as I know our choices are soooo wrapped up in so many systematic issues, like class, race, gender, ableism, sizeism, accessibility, ageism, and the like. No one is perfect and this is a judgement free zone. The only people who should be feeling guilty are the brands who are making an absurd amount of money by harming humans, non-human animals, our planet, and small businesses. I will never tell you what you should or should not buy.