Ok. This vid is awesome. Please watch it. Courtesy of Acacia.
http://www.storyofstuff.com/
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Cold and Ganglely
For those of you who don't know me (which is wishful thinking considering the only people who read this are a few dear friends. Thanks guys.), I'm what one would call SORTA TALL AND RATHER GANGLELY. I have these arms that always seem to be sticking out a bit too far from the cuffs of my shirt. God bless the 3/4 length sleeve. I wasn't too surprised when I could find little at the Goodwill long enough for these go-go gadget arms (do people over 5' 5" donate to Goodwill?), and what I could find was not going to cut it in the blustery winter of NYC (especially when I consider 70 degrees a bit chilly). So, I turned to my rules: buy as close to the source as possible, buy local, buy quality, and buy natural. Thus, I found myself at a local outdoor shop surrounded by gear...none of it fitting all my requirements. The sturdy coats were all made in China, and I couldn't bring myself to purchase one. Here's what I ended up with:
1 Polyester insulator. It's made in El Salvador of US materials. Yes. Plastic. I know. But it's made by Patagonia, which has a RECYCLING PROGRAM FOR FLEECE and the like.
1 100% Merino (New Zealand) wool insulator made in China. Yeah wool! Boo China.
1 Polyester Fleece made in Canada, eh.
All will last and when layered are quite cozy (and the two insulators have those little key holes for the thumb so my arms are never left out in the cold!). On especially brisk days, I throw a pea coat shell over the top (both made in China, only one bought after "Rachel Goes Global"), wrap a scarf, throw on a beanie, and put my head into the wind.
I wish I could have bought American made wool layers, but that just wasn't an option. I did what I could and now own QUALITY ITEMS that will get the job done for years to come. Huzzah!
Happy New Year!
Go Planet.
1 Polyester insulator. It's made in El Salvador of US materials. Yes. Plastic. I know. But it's made by Patagonia, which has a RECYCLING PROGRAM FOR FLEECE and the like.
1 100% Merino (New Zealand) wool insulator made in China. Yeah wool! Boo China.
1 Polyester Fleece made in Canada, eh.
All will last and when layered are quite cozy (and the two insulators have those little key holes for the thumb so my arms are never left out in the cold!). On especially brisk days, I throw a pea coat shell over the top (both made in China, only one bought after "Rachel Goes Global"), wrap a scarf, throw on a beanie, and put my head into the wind.
I wish I could have bought American made wool layers, but that just wasn't an option. I did what I could and now own QUALITY ITEMS that will get the job done for years to come. Huzzah!
Happy New Year!
Go Planet.
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