Our Sparkling Self
Are you a dynamic and driven person with a strong will? Whether you have these qualities or not depends on how balanced the fire element...
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The Dividing Line
Do you like striped patterns? Is your closet filled with garments made of stripes? If you answered yes to these questions, it might be...
A Closer Look At Clothes
In our culture we are used to seeing clothes as something on the surface. When we look at someone we can see, through how they dress, if...
The Trap of Idealization
The other day I listened to a talk about a trap we so easily fall into; idealization. Do you also make the mistake of having set ideals...
A Steady Ground
Are you reliable and stable? Do you have a tendency to hold on to material things? Both of these personality traits are an expression of...
A Feminine Way to Dress
To dress in a feminine way… that’s a matter of picking out soft and sensual clothes, right? But no, that’s not what I refer to at all. A...
Inspiring Shades
If I was invited to look into your wardrobe, would I find something purple? Many people (including me) love all the different shades of...
An Inner Climate Crisis
Melting ice. Raging wildfires. Drought and floods. Tornados, land slides and extreme temperatures. I could go on, but I think you get the...
Leaving the World of Fashion
Above all, be true to yourself, and if you cannot put your heart in it, take yourself out of it. ~ Unknown As I left the San Francisco...
Into Our Own Skin
To be in our own skin… what does that really mean? And why aren’t we always there? Whenever we compare ourselves with someone else, we...
A Friendly Demon?
What determines if a piece of clothing becomes an heirloom, or ends up in the rag bag? How did the soul of cloth get lost? In search for...
A Visual Gate to Wholeness
Just as other geometric shapes, the circle reflects a specific state of awareness. Its outer shape works like a gate to access this...
A Higher Value of Clothes
Are you deeply attached to that blue sweater? Do you feel genuine love for those striped pants? Your answer is probably no. Why are...
Dressing Up or Down
Do you love to dress up? Or are you one of those who likes to downplay things when it comes to clothes? I used to love watching my mom...
Show Me Your Wardrobe...
… and I will tell you who you are! Hmm… is that really possible? Maybe if you see a person’s identity as equal to his or her most obvious...
A Tint of Equilibrium
Do you like green or is it one of those colors you have no specific relationship to? When I grew up my colors were blue and yellow. Green...
A Language of Shapes
Did you see the movie Arrival? Below the theme of aliens and sci-fi, where Heptapods communicate with strange and mesmerizing circular...
Future Threads
One of the most intriguing questions for me, as a designer, is how clothes will change in the future. Will the never-ending wheel of...
A Path of Beauty
Could Beauty function as a spiritual path, including practices as well as tests, that can lead us to a higher consciousness? My bond with...
Your Sustainable Wardrobe
A new year is here and many, including myself, are reflecting on changes we want to make. Does my life style need improvement? Do I need...
The Worst Choice of Color
As I prepared to go to work on my last day as a teacher of textile craft, I wanted to look good. That was my main concern. So I put on...
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