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Good for the Environment - Cute for You

Let’s face it, not all recycled fashion items look good. Recycled tote bags made from Capri Sun empty juice containers - not good. Recycled underwear - not good. But jewelery made from leftover wood - definitely good. Trevor O’Neil is a Chicago-based artist who has a panache for wooden works. But as he relayed to me, “I [...] [...more]

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Cuff-n-Fluff

I am the queen of cuff bracelets. Bakelite, plastic, ceramic, silver, gold, whateva. I wear cuffs like Karl Lagerfeld wears sunglasses and those ‘Lagerfeld-and-Kanye-West-only’ fingerless gloves. Cuffs are exceptionally high on my jewelry list because very few Betty’s wear them. I like being the belle of the ball - even when I’m at the flea market haggling [...] [...more]

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Neck-sy Mama!

If you’re not into neck candy and you’re an Indie Lust reader, I am going to convert you. Don’t run and hide and scream, “This isn’t for me!” I’m going to show you that it is for you. And you can thank me for it later on. Outside of the traditional necklace, the neck is probably one [...] [...more]

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Eclectic Eccentricity Eclectricity

Do you remember Schoolhouse Rock? If you do, congratulations. You are officially in the “where’s-my-antiaging-serum” club. Anyway, one of my favorite songs from Schoolhouse Rock was Electricity. And every time I see Eclectic Eccentricity, I start superimposing Eclectic Eccentricity over the Electricity song. I know some of you Generation X’ers are feeling my Saturday morning cartoon vibe. I [...] [...more]