by LuxCommune | Dec 17, 2021 | Shoe Care
You have bought a beautiful pair of pumps that made you feel like a million dollars? But how do you care for your women’s leather shoes, and keep them looking as new as the day you first pulled them out of the box? There is a lot of information on how to care for...
by LuxCommune | Feb 11, 2021 | Sustainability
Our desire for well-designed clothes, shoes and accessories is having an ecological impact on our planet, but being fashionably heeled doesn’t have to mean leaving a heavy carbon footprint. WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE FASHION? Sustainable fashion means that every aspect of...
by LuxCommune | Nov 9, 2018 | Fabric, Fashion, Shop Ethically, Slow fashion
Can you beat it? I absolutely love wool. My family used to grow it on the farm I grew up on and it has always been one of my favourite fabrics. When I was little I raised orphaned lambs and I played in big bins of wool, jumping into it like it was fluffy cloud....
by LuxCommune | Nov 9, 2018 | Fabric, Fashion, Shop Ethically, Slow fashion
Is Linen the penultimate slow fashion material? Linen gets a lot of praise in the slow fashion community, and for good reason. It is durable, sustainable, and comfortable, the three key criteria for any successful slow fashion material. What is it that makes linen so...
by LuxCommune | Oct 10, 2018 | Fabric, Fashion, Shop Ethically, Slow fashion
Is leather sustainable? The short answer: it can be. Many people are under the impression that in order to be environmentally and ethically conscious, you must only buy vegan fashion items. This is not the case. Human beings have been making and wearing leather for...