About Me

My earliest memory, or memory that I’ve been reminded of at least, in regards to my love of fashion is from the age of 3. I would claim to be an independent child who ‘did not need help picking out her outfits and dressing herself in the morning’ - adamant that I not be told what or how I should wear things. When I went off to school, the theme continued.

Fast-forward to today, four years into my career in climate after pivoting from the fashion and beauty industry – and I frequently feel like a fraud. Like I’m adding to a problem I’m also trying to help solve. Although I have drastically limited my fast fashion purchases, muted influencers who fit my ‘aesthetic’ and trigger my credit card use, and mentally, physically, and morally feel wrong every time I hit ‘add to cart’ – I simply can not stop shopping.

In the beginning of 2023, I started a TikTok where I would rank my clothing based on Good On You’s sustainability ratings, and stopped almost as soon as I started. Was the goal of this account to promote sustainable fashion? How would that work if I was posting a new outfit every day? All of my content ideas ended in the same theme: promoting over consumption.

With all that said, it has slowly become a personal endeavor of mine to learn more about how I can change my habits as a consumer - and if I’m being honest — over-consumer. I’m reading books, articles, reports, and listening to podcasts on how to change my habits, but I’ll be the first to admit - this is damn hard. Every time I open TikTok or Instagram or walk the streets of New York City I’m reminded of the new trends I don’t yet own. One month I'm against the idea of owning Adidas Sambas, and the next I’m googling where to find them in green suede.

My goal is to be realistic with myself on where to start — because I still love expressing who I am through clothes and using clothing as a creative outlet. Basically, I’m not even close to being the pinnacle of sustainability, and I don’t know if I ever will be - but I’m trying, and hope to share how I’m doing so with this website.

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