Reflections

Inspiration: Satur-daze

Designer Spotlight: Arden Wohl x Cri de Coeur

Julie Dicterow and Gina Ferraraccio, the designers and activists behind the popular vegan label Cri de Coeur, have teamed with New York designer/ artist Arden Wohl to create a new collection of vegan shoes for Spring/ Summer 2014. The inspiration? Late 19th century Symbolism. A movement championed by artists like Gustav Klimt, Edvard Munch, and Émile Bernard, Symbolism is the idea that art should represent absolute truths, such as an emotion or idea, which can only be described indirectly. For Cri de Coeur and Arden Wohl, this absolute truth is ethical consumerism, for which they seek to attract "a new ideal not by persuasion, but through artistic expression."

GET THE LOOK: Magdalena Frackowiak and Edita Vilkeviciute for W, September '13

Inspiration: A Case for Casual

Six Secrets to a Strong Immune System

Photo: marthavousdivaguez.com

Yep, it's Flu season alright. On my flight home from Florida a few weeks ago, it seemed as though every person on the plane had some sort of illness. Incessant coughs, sneezes, and blowing noses sounded from nearly every direction--even my own, since not even the man seated next to me had been spared from whatever virus was going around. In an effort to save myself, upon returning home I did some research, tested a few theories and eventually settled upon six of my favorite natural and scientifically-backed methods of warding off a cold and/or flu. Here's what I found...

Currently Craving: 3 Ways to Keep Your Head Warm This Winter

(Tommy Ton for Style.com)

Because one way is simply not enough.