Your Fair Vanity {An Eco-friendly Style Round-up}

Hello, my fair friends! Today I'm introducing a new monthly section to highlight Your Fair Style. One reason I started this blog was to show that it's possible to be stylish and kind to the earth. As a continuation of that effort, I'm eager to share examples from around the interwebs of how other bloggers have done that by incorporating fair elements into their wardrobes.

I believe we can all dress fairly without too much effort and certainly without spending a lot of money, and hopefully the stylin' ladies above will inspire you to take stock of the fair items in your closet!

1. Our first fair style inspo is Krystin from Be Loud Be You, who's wearing a DIY tulle skirt that she made herself! To understand how awesome this girl is, you should also check out this post, which has EVEN MORE AMAZING DIY TULLE!  
2. Cynthia from Simply Cyn aka Addicted2Etsy is wearing one of her many vintage Coach purses, and it gives the perfect pop of red to her breezy nautical look.   
3. On the bottom left, Carlis from Spicy Candy DC is wearing a thrifted white blouse and thrifted sunglasses. Carlis and Katya have much love and respect for the art of thrifting, and I love to see what they find and how they style it. 
4. E from District of Chic is on the bottom right wearing a delicate, white vintage dress that fits her like a dream.

****If you'd like to be included in  the next installation of Your Fair Style, leave a comment with a link to your post, and be sure to say what part of your outfit is eco-friendly or fair. You can also shoot me an email. ***

I look forward to seeing your fair style!

P.S. I also look forward to seeing you at SOHO DC Wednesday night :)

Rock the Ballet {Fairly}

Photography by Victoria Corkhill

I don't know about you, but I see people doing contemporary ballet and dancing around ALL the time in Dupont Circle, so I thought, why not join in?  ;)

I also thought it would be a neat way to share with you that I will be performing this Saturday, March 23, at the Lincoln Theater. I will be joined by dozens of amazingly talented dancers that I am lucky to call fellow company members.

Tickets here!

I would love to have you join us for what will surely be an evening of high energy, incredibly diverse dance. Capitol Movement's repertoire includes contemporary, hip-hop, jazz and various ethnic styles, because we commission both locally- and nationally-renowned choreographers to set pieces for us each year. If none of those words mean anything to you, google So You Think You Can Dance and it will all start to make sense, I promise. Or, you can check out our Instagram for a behind the scenes look at our rehearsals.

If you'd like to rock your own studded ballet flats to our show, there is a wonderful DIY post over on Orange Juice. If you'd rather just buy a handmade pair, you can buy here or here.

To get the full look fairly, I strongly recommend purchasing your work-out t-shirts and leggings from Alternative Apparel, who have strict sustainability and labor standards, or American Apparel, who manufacture their clothes in the USA. Both retailers offer organic cotton items and are my go-to when it comes to workout and dance gear. 

Tickets available now at $20-$25

If you've read this far, I'd like to tell you a little bit about our dance company, which is definitely kind to people and to the earth. In addition to our recent tour through the Mediterranean and Africa (here is me in Egypt!) to perform for the men and women of our armed services in partnership with Armed Forces Entertainment, we also offer

• free classes and performances for DC public school students,
• scholarships to our youth training programs and to prestigious college dance programs across the country, and
• classes here in DC that anyone can pay to take. 

Since it is Women's History Month, it's important to note that Capitol Movement is co-founded and directed by two local DC women who give their hearts and souls to our company each and every day. Amber Yancey and Stephanie Jojokian are two of the hardest working women in DC, managing children, day jobs and a non-profit dance company with a smile and some serious sweat. They are amazing, our show is amazing, and as if you needed one more reason to come, remember that your ticket purchase supports badly needed arts education for young people in the DMV area.

:)

xo

Rachel

  

Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never do any harm to the world.  ~Voltaire

Some winter faves as we spring ahead

In the Navy

Pattern Play

Winter Tweed

Back to Black {and White}

As we (finally) spring ahead to warmer weather, I thought we could take a look back at some of my favorite winter looks.

Two questions for you, my fair friends:

1. Do you have any favorites I missed? 
2. What would you like to see more of on My Fair Vanity?

Black & White & Refinery29

What's black and white and can be worn all over? Pretty much anything in spring 2013, and it looks like Refinery29 agrees.

This week, I was honored to be included in the Refinery29 street style section along with so many of my fellow CapFABB members! With Liz of So Much to Smile About, Eden of Garden of Glam, and Sara of High Fashion for Less,  I gave one example of how I planned to wear one of spring's hottest trends: black and white.

You can see the full post on Refinery29 here, and you can see my full outfit from that day here.

I'm really pleased about this particular trend because it's such an eco-friendly one. Basic black and white pieces are a sound investment because they will never go out of style, even if the particular way we wear them can change from season to season or year to year.

How do you plan to incorporate black and white into your everyday look this year?