I was having a conversation with my mom the other day about how a simple shift in business practices can be incredibly life giving for so many people. Although most fast fashion (and a portion of slow fashion) brands use third parties to source and create their goods, sometimes even using a "one for one" business model in an effort to give back, these brands are, in a way, taking opportunities from local, international, or indigenous artisans who have built their life around making the same goods by hand.

I'm morally against beginning a conversation by musing on the weather, but for this one, I might have to break my moral code. Because it's the beginning of June, in midwestern USA, and this outfit is one I actually wore outside. The next day I was at the beach in a swimsuit, but that's beside the point. I've put away the majority of my cold weather wardrobe, but there are a few pieces I've left out for "freak" weather days like the one we had a few days ago. And my beanie from Myssy is at the top of that list. 

It's not everyday that a brand merges the two very founding principles of my blog — fair fashion and slow, simple living, but Marie Hell has found a way to do it effortlessly. The NYC based brand designs dresses and tunics that are meant to simplify getting dressed, with versatile pieces you'll reach for over and over again.