a summer fashion style blog
My sister was the one who introduced me to cashmere.
Until she bought multiple cashmere sweaters from Holt Renfrew (Canada’s answer to Neiman Marcus), cashmere was something I’d only ever read about in Sophie Kinsella novels.
In other words, cashmere was a luxurious figment of my imagination.
With Canada being a warm memory, but Holt’s cashmere being too far to get… I was like, well, what about a different department store’s cashmere?
Namely, Neiman Marcus’ Cashmere Collection.
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Last fall, I was scrolling through photos of Alexa Chung.
In one photo, she was wearing a baby blue sweater, jeans, and mini Chestnut Uggs, and I was like that’s what my wardrobe has been missing…
… I mean, the baby blue sweater, not the Uggs.
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At this point, your my consumerism is ruining the planet.
It’s hard to accept that buying more cashmere to keep you warm, is in fact making the planet warmer.
… but leave it to Reformation to make all of us feel a little less guilty about ruining our planet with their cashmere sweaters.
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By now, you may have heard about Naadam and their cashmere.
In case you haven’t, basically their whole “thing” is basically being mindful of social impact and the environment.
In that respect, Naadam’s kind of like Reformation… but with a specialization in cashmere.
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