LisaG's Gift Guide 2012

Macy's

It is THAT time again kids, when we make our list and check it twice. I for one felt like I JUST wrote my gift guide for 2011. I am knee deep in on-line gift orders, a Christmas Decor re-vamp project and lots more! There is 37 shopping days left until the big day and I hope my list is helpful.

FASHION:

Evolution Vintage Gift Card: $50-$200
Give the gift of unique & Eco-Chic FASHION! The card is electronic and e-mailed. Simply print and give. Can be used toward shipping costs, in the eBoutique or for any Evolution REWIND product.

Evolution Rewind Hair Collection.  A piece of Fashion Fusion. Each piece is one of a kind mixing fashions past and future! 

Evolution REWIND Rings: One of a kind cocktail rings, RE-Styled using Vintage Brooches. Each ring is adjustable and will fit everyone!

Purchase Tori Spelling's picks from the collection at INVENTORI (in-Store or On-line)

JUSTFAB Gift Card

ALL styles $39.95 - Shoes, bags, jewelry & denim

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MY FAV Piece for the holidays - "Sleigh Bells" Clutch

MUSIC: 

Lisa Marie Presley's STORM & GRACE Album

The album is very moody and lyrically brilliant.

A treat for anyone who loves a singer/songwriter.

BOOKS:

GUTS: Kristen Johnston - A GUTSy gift from a talented writer and honest woman. This book is both entertaining and helpful. We could all use some GUTS and be honest with ourselves. We have all experienced addiction to something, known someone or have been involved with an addict. This book is for EVERYONE.

Super Rich: Russell Simmons - The title is deceptive, it has nothing to do with money or material, in fact the letting go these things and freeing yourself. The giving for the sake of giving and serving others with no expectation of a reward or anything in return. Some of the messages in this book are powerful!

 Decades: A Century of Fashion - Cameron Silver. Anyone who loves fashion and fashion's history will think this book is AMAZING! Filled with amazing images and information this book is a stunning edition to any collection.

Tim Gunn's Fashion Bible - Tim Gunn. This is a great book for a lover of factoids AND fashion.

CUSTOM:

A customized, jeweled phone case from Pink Sugar Crystals. 

I just LOVE mine and still receive endless compliments when passer by's are blinded by the bling!

What gift's have made your list??

Wear your own skin

Faux Fur is a topic that I feel is very important in fashion. Many designers and brands have opted to utilize this synthetic fabric as opposed to causing unnecessary harm to defenceless animals - BRAVO! I think killing and removing another living creatures skin to wear it is the LEAST luxurious thing you can do. It does not exude status or style it shows me a lack of character and compassion. It is not CHIC it is WEAK.

Let's talk about the wonder that is faux fur shall we.

FAUX FUR FACS: Fake fur is a type of textile fabric fashioned to look like genuine animal fur. It is known as a pile fabric and is typically made from polymeric fibers that are processed, dyed, and cut to match a specific fur texture and color. First introduced in 1929, advances in polymer technology have greatly improved faux fur quality. Today's fake furs can be nearly indistinguishable from the natural furs they imitate.

In the 1940s, the quality of fake furs was vastly improved by advances in textile manufacture technology. However, the true modern fake furs were not developed until the mid 1950s, with the introduction of acrylic polymers as replacements for alpaca hair. These polymers were particularly important because they could provide the bulk required to imitate real fur without the weight associated with other fake fur fabrics. They were also easier to color and texture than alpaca fibers.


What does Tim Gunn & PETA Say? do YOU know where fur comes from? really?







I was pleasantly surprised to learn that even Karl Lagerfeld, for CHANEL has changed his perspective on fur for F/W 2010 collection: “Technical advances are so perfect you can hardly tell fake fur from the real thing. Fake is not chic — we have got a new Chanel tweed to stop copies — but fake fur is.”


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He still needs to change his "Fendi" attitude as he will continue to show real fur in his collections for the house.

Other FUR-FREE designers/Retailers include (but are not limited to the following): Betsey Johnson, Stella McCartney, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Top shop, Polo Ralph Lauren, Old Navy/Gap/Piperlime/Bananna Republic, Liz Claiborne, Inc.(incl. 15 brands), H&M, Guess? Inc., BCBG Max Azria ...and MANY others. My Faux Fur hat off to all of you! for being Compassionate & Creative!

List of Friendly & Fabulous Designers

Designers duty to fashion and clients is to be CREATIVE. With the thousands of other textile choices why choose cruelty or murder? real fur is FAUX-Fabulous ~ Wear your own skin!


SHOP FAUX FUR @ EVOLUTION VINTAGE



Beige VINTAGE FAUX Fur Capelet Jacket/Cape. Floral pattern on silk liner. "Glenoit" label (A Luxuriant Pile Fabric) - No Size. Open Concept. Front Arm slits. Excellent condition with the exception of an "H" written on the liner in black marker (inside @ neckine) - I wonder who Mrs/Miss "H" was?

Vintage Saks Fifth Ave Faux Fur Bomber Jacket