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The ten steps to creating your Feel Good Wardrobe

August 31, 2015/0 Comments/in Wardrobe revamp /by Anna Kurkijärvi-Willans

How do you get on with your wardrobe? Is it a friend who’s always there for you or a hideous, evil enemy that ruins your life? Have you been shopping for decades and still have nothing to wear? If so, it’s time to get on with creating your feelgood wardrobe, a capsule-sized treasure trove of […]

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True reviews

Does it pay to splurge on tights?

September 21, 2015/0 Comments/in True reviews /by Rinna Saramäki

Black opaque tights are a mainstay of many wardrobes, and certainly so here at feelgoodwardrobe.com. So we decided to do our first test to discover the most durable brand of black tights with cotton and to discover whether more expensive means better quality. Rinna has been loyal to Vogue Luxe tights for years, but wonders […]

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“Fashion sense is a gift vouchsafed to a favoured few, like a talent for music or sculpture, but anyone can acquire adequate fashion knowledge, and it will prove to be an economy, as well as an aid in getting jobs, invitations and beaux and adding enormously to your peace of mind.” 

Marjorie Hillis:
Orchids on Your Budget, 1937.

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Fashion facts

The true cost of fair fashion? You’ll never believe how little.

September 28, 2015/1 Comment/in Fashion facts /by Anna Kurkijärvi-Willans

Have you ever wondered how much clothes prices would go up if everyone was fairly paid? So have we, and because no one ever told us, we decided to make the calculation ourselves.  We’re  not garment manufacturing professionals – in fact we lack any business education whatsoever – so the numbers might be a little off on some […]

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Green, green bras of home: our feel good guide to underwear shopping

September 20, 2015/1 Comment/in Fashion facts /by Anna Kurkijärvi-Willans

Wearing non-matching underwear used to be my worst nightmare. Lingerie was cheap and made me feel beautiful, so I bought lots of it. Then I had my who’s-made-my-clothes-and-where epiphany. I started to get everything second hand, but that clearly wasn’t an option for underwear. Slowly but surely, my synthetic lace pants from H&M disintegrated into […]

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Armed and dangerous: our bookshelf basics for fighting fast fashion

September 4, 2015/0 Comments/in Fashion facts /by Anna Kurkijärvi-Willans

I remember reading Naomi Klein’s No Logo way back in 2002, while backpacking around the world and seeing real poverty for the first time. I’d never heard of a sweatshop before. After reading it I could no longer take pleasure in the united colours of my wardrobe or just do it in my favourite yellow […]

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What planet is fast fashion on? 10 environmental issues we can’t ignore.

August 18, 2015/0 Comments/in Fashion facts /by Anna Kurkijärvi-Willans

Today’s fast fashion industry is pumping out new collections for an amazing 52 micro-seasons per year. “New styles in every week,” a H&M in-store advert proudly proclaimed while I was looking for cotton tights for our True Review. “Grab it now, it might be gone tomorrow,” says another poster. Never mind the planet We’re told […]

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Manufacturer mail

10 questions to fashion companies we all need to ask

September 17, 2015/0 Comments/in Manufacturer mail /by Anna Kurkijärvi-Willans

Sometimes a girl’s (and a boy’s) got to buy. But before that happens, it’s good to make sure we do it from someone who’s doing things right. And even if asking these questions won’t change the way a fashion company operate, at least it’ll tell them that we care. Here are 10 questions that should get the skeletons […]

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To buy or not to buy

Why do you want that dress? Here’s 7 wrong reasons.

August 21, 2015/1 Comment/in To buy or not to buy /by Anna Kurkijärvi-Willans

We’re sure you’ll all agree that shopping is easier than not shopping. Shopping because the sales are on, shopping because we’ve had a bit of a crap day, shopping because we’re going to a party, a date, a job interview, wherever. I once bought a ridiculously expensive dress only because I hated being back in […]

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Fashion facts

The true cost of fair fashion? You’ll never believe how little.

September 28, 2015/1 Comment/in Fashion facts /by Anna Kurkijärvi-Willans

Have you ever wondered how much clothes prices would go up if everyone was fairly paid? So have we, and because no one ever told us, we decided to make the calculation ourselves.  We’re  not garment manufacturing professionals – in fact we lack any business education whatsoever – so the numbers might be a little off on some […]

True reviews

Does it pay to splurge on tights?

September 21, 2015/0 Comments/in True reviews /by Rinna Saramäki

Black opaque tights are a mainstay of many wardrobes, and certainly so here at feelgoodwardrobe.com. So we decided to do our first test to discover the most durable brand of black tights with cotton and to discover whether more expensive means better quality. Rinna has been loyal to Vogue Luxe tights for years, but wonders […]

Fashion facts

Green, green bras of home: our feel good guide to underwear shopping

September 20, 2015/1 Comment/in Fashion facts /by Anna Kurkijärvi-Willans

Wearing non-matching underwear used to be my worst nightmare. Lingerie was cheap and made me feel beautiful, so I bought lots of it. Then I had my who’s-made-my-clothes-and-where epiphany. I started to get everything second hand, but that clearly wasn’t an option for underwear. Slowly but surely, my synthetic lace pants from H&M disintegrated into […]

Manufacturer mail

10 questions to fashion companies we all need to ask

September 17, 2015/0 Comments/in Manufacturer mail /by Anna Kurkijärvi-Willans

Sometimes a girl’s (and a boy’s) got to buy. But before that happens, it’s good to make sure we do it from someone who’s doing things right. And even if asking these questions won’t change the way a fashion company operate, at least it’ll tell them that we care. Here are 10 questions that should get the skeletons […]

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