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Shabd’s New How-To Book: ‘Tie-Dye: Dye It, Wear It, Share It’
The art of tie dye might seem like a trippy pastime complete with flower-crowned hippies celebrating Summer of Love chic, but this historic, alchemical technique is actually a time-honored textile tradition preserved by…
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Write This Down: Sustainable Stationery for Every Occasion
Creativity is alive and well! We were floored by the multiple examples we saw at the National Stationery Show in NYC — beautiful designs, clever wording, brilliant concepts. And who knew that so…
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STATE’s Secret Summer Catalog Goes Old School Retail
STATE’s Secret Summer Catalog is a tactile foray into what we want fashion to be: curated, handmade and so special we can’t help but want to buy and support. Goodlifer caught up with…
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There’s only one very good life…
For the past few weeks, I’ve been enjoying the good life in Europe. I also got hitched. More about all that soon, but for the moment I wanted to leave you with a…
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Getting Lean and Clean with the Clean Program
A while back, I told you about the Clean Program, a cleanse that my fiance and I decided to try out. (Read my previous post to find out more about it.) I’ve done…
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Food Tripping – Find Good, Healthy Food on The Road
If you’ve ever taken a roadtrip in the US (or anywhere, for that matter) you know how hard it can be to find healthy food along the way. I have traversed this fine…
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Sandra Lanshin Chiu on Beauty – From the Inside Out
In the midst of the hustle and bustle of Williamsburg’s Roebling Street is Treatment by Lanshin — a quiet oasis of self care. Founder Sandra Lanshin Chiu worked for years in the stressful…
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Road Test: Minimalist Running Shoes
Ever since someone first decided to take a chance on running in Vibram FiveFingers (which were originally designed for yacht racers), barefoot running has continued to grow in popularity. Now often referred to…
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Feral Childe Spring 2013: The Searchers
In our ongoing search for the underpinnings of the good life, we are continually looking for better ways of doing things, slowing our pace even, and carving out a better future. Some folks…
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Made in LA – Conscious Fashion Labels Leading the Way in California
In the past few years, the fashion industry in Los Angeles has experienced somewhat of a renaissance. Big-name designers like Rodarte, Juan Carlos Obando, Trina Turk, Jenni Kayne and Monique Lhuillier have proven…
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Good Work: Good Food Jobs Humanizes the Job Search
Most people spend about a third of their waking hours at work. Some of you are probably smacking your forehead in disbelief as your read this and saying ‘What?! Only a third?!” Whatever…
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Gangsta Gardening in South Central LA
A good TED talk is one that leaves us inspired, excited and slightly taken aback by the unexpected. Artist and designer Ron Finley grew up in LA’s rough South Central neighborhood and was…
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Conscious Cashmere, Gathered by Tibetan Nomads
There are few things that feel as luxurious against your skin as cashmere, and everyone should have a good cashmere scarf in their wardrobe. The scarves by Fibre Tibet are ‘good’ in many…
Shabd’s New How-To Book: ‘Tie-Dye: Dye It, Wear It, Share It’
The art of tie dye might seem like a trippy pastime complete with flower-crowned hippies celebrating Summer of Love chic, but this historic, alchemical technique is actually a time-honored textile tradition preserved by…
Write This Down: Sustainable Stationery for Every Occasion
Creativity is alive and well! We were floored by the multiple examples we saw at the National Stationery Show in NYC — beautiful designs, clever wording, brilliant concepts. And who knew that so…
STATE’s Secret Summer Catalog Goes Old School Retail
STATE’s Secret Summer Catalog is a tactile foray into what we want fashion to be: curated, handmade and so special we can’t help but want to buy and support. Goodlifer caught up with…
There’s only one very good life…
For the past few weeks, I’ve been enjoying the good life in Europe. I also got hitched. More about all that soon, but for the moment I wanted to leave you with a…
Getting Lean and Clean with the Clean Program
A while back, I told you about the Clean Program, a cleanse that my fiance and I decided to try out. (Read my previous post to find out more about it.) I’ve done…
Food Tripping – Find Good, Healthy Food on The Road
If you’ve ever taken a roadtrip in the US (or anywhere, for that matter) you know how hard it can be to find healthy food along the way. I have traversed this fine…
Stop Fashion Fashion Tees – Creating Change Through Awareness
Do these words sound familiar? If so, it’s not for good reason. Spectrum, Ali, Tazreen and Rana are the names of overseas clothing factories where some of the recent deadly tragedies have taken…
Sandra Lanshin Chiu on Beauty – From the Inside Out
In the midst of the hustle and bustle of Williamsburg’s Roebling Street is Treatment by Lanshin — a quiet oasis of self care. Founder Sandra Lanshin Chiu worked for years in the stressful…
Road Test: Minimalist Running Shoes
Ever since someone first decided to take a chance on running in Vibram FiveFingers (which were originally designed for yacht racers), barefoot running has continued to grow in popularity. Now often referred to…
Feral Childe Spring 2013: The Searchers
In our ongoing search for the underpinnings of the good life, we are continually looking for better ways of doing things, slowing our pace even, and carving out a better future. Some folks…
Made in LA – Conscious Fashion Labels Leading the Way in California
In the past few years, the fashion industry in Los Angeles has experienced somewhat of a renaissance. Big-name designers like Rodarte, Juan Carlos Obando, Trina Turk, Jenni Kayne and Monique Lhuillier have proven…
Good Work: Good Food Jobs Humanizes the Job Search
Most people spend about a third of their waking hours at work. Some of you are probably smacking your forehead in disbelief as your read this and saying ‘What?! Only a third?!” Whatever…
Good Gifts for Mom
Mother’s Day is right around the corner. Still not sure what to give your mom? Here are a few suggestions for thoughtful, useful, conscious, do-good gifts for the special mom(s) in your life….
Getting Back in the Healthy Groove with The Clean Program
Even though we do our best to eat healthy and exercise regularly, there are times when stress, too much work or just lack of time make us fall off the wagon. Like when…
Gangsta Gardening in South Central LA
A good TED talk is one that leaves us inspired, excited and slightly taken aback by the unexpected. Artist and designer Ron Finley grew up in LA’s rough South Central neighborhood and was…
Goodlifer’s Guide to Spontaneous Discoveries in NYC
For me, Earth Month in New York City was filled with all new places to eat, sleep and talk wildly into the night in, (which is what a city like New York should…