Happy New Year! If you have been following the various word-of-the-year shortlists and design trends, you may have noticed that the Danish hygge has recently been dethroned by a new Scandinavian it-word – the Swedish lagom. Lagom is translated loosely into English as the Goldilocks principle of ‘not too little, not too much, just right’. While …
Scarves are among the most versatile gifts, suitable for anyone from a hard-working assistant to a hard-to-please mother-in-law. And what could be better than a scarf in which every stitch has a positive story to tell? Recently I have come across three brands, all founded by women with a connection to Switzerland, which offer chic …
Last weekend I was among the lucky visitors to the brand-new Louvre Abu Dhabi — a futuristic museum designed by French architect Jean Nouvel and the hottest new arrival on the global art scene. The museum’s concept is to show humanity in a new light, highlighting the commonalities across civilizations, cultures and religions. The crowd shuffling …
Recently a budding designer asked me about sustainable and luxurious packaging options, and it made me think about this important yet often overlooked part of the product offering. Packaging is an $11 billion elephant in the room, according to the Sustainable Packaging Association, and it is essential to communicating the brand’s sustainability commitment. Although brown …
When I first got into slow fashion six years ago, I noticed a huge gap in the market for sustainable and stylish business wear. There was a dearth of great looking, ethical clothes that fit into our increasingly busy lifestyles: ones that require no ironing, are machine washable and easily transportable in one’s hand luggage. …
Giving a talk at TEDxGeneva 2017 titled “Slow Fashion – Food for Thought?” was a dream come true! The experience was both nerve-racking and magical, and I am still under the event’s spell. It was a pleasure to work with the very talented and committed TEDxGeneva team and to bond with fellow speakers, each of whom had …
If, like many, you are left feeling disheartened by the recent decision of President Trump to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement, you might be also feeling powerless about what each of us can do about climate change. And yet surprisingly, your wardrobe might be a good place to start. Did …
Chocolate hearts are a Valentine’s Day staple, behind in popularity only roses and engagement rings. But how do you know if a chocolate heart you are about to savour is, in fact, a chocolate with a heart? Time to unwrap the chocolate mystery… This sumptuous, luscious, silky-smooth and sinfully calories-rich delicacy comes from the cocoa … Continue reading
By a peculiar alignment of the stars, two major events are taking place simultaneously this week: the Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week, running from 6-13 February, and the XXII Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia from 7-23 February. Far from being worlds apart, sport and fashion are increasingly converging. Sport chic rules the runways at … Continue reading
In the fashion universe, designer is king. That’s why the only way to get the fashion industry to embrace sustainability is by teaching future designers how to do it. A couple of years ago, New York-based designer Timo Rissanen summed up his personal sustainable fashion challenge as follows: “I basically had to learn to design again.” Sustainable fashion … Continue reading
Step into Berlin’s Kronprinzenpalais and you forget the darkness and the drizzle on a January afternoon in the German capital. Inside you find the most stylish and sustainable brands that the Berlin Fashion Week has to offer – some 30 high-end ethical fashion, footwear and accessories labels carefully selected by the curators of the Greenshowroom. … Continue reading
We’ve all been there: making New Year’s resolutions, some bigger than others. We have solemnly declared that we would sign up to the gym, go carbs-free and read Anna Karenina in the original version. But somehow come March, these resolutions melt away like winter snow under the spring sun. So instead of writing down hard-to-keep … Continue reading
As we are getting ready to ring in the new year, it is time to look back at 2013. Despite its fair share of depressing news, chief among them the Rana Plaza tragedy in Bangladesh, this year also saw some promising developments and auspicious announcements in the area of sustainable luxury: from zero-deforestation luxury eco-bags … Continue reading
Now it’s that time of the year when we are all rushed off our feet getting those very special presents for our loved ones, finishing off numerous projects before year-end and making last-minute holiday and social calendar plans. As for me, in addition to sending and receiving season’s greeting cards and attending numerous end-of-year parties, … Continue reading
Recently I was approached by BMW’s new online magazine The Ecoist for an interview about my blog Green Stilettos and how I got into sustainable fashion more generally. Needless to say, I was happy to oblige! I loved the concept of The Ecoist – a highbrow lifestyle e-zine for style-conscious yet eco-minded consumers, and of … Continue reading
This week, Green Stilettos marked an important milestone – my little blog with a big vision of ‘putting glam into green’ turned one! And what an amazing year it was! Green Stilettos travelled to London, Paris, Moscow, Sydney and Abu Dhabi, and to Zurich, Lausanne and Winterthur here in Switzerland to bring you stories and … Continue reading
As the weather gets colder and the holiday season draws nearer, it is time to get pampered with some wholesome beauty treatments and products. One of my little indulgences is to treat myself to one of Switzerland’s amazing outdoor spas heated by underground hot water springs. The experience of getting a hydromassage in a steaming … Continue reading
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