I’ve been counting down the days of winter and now that the snow has cleared (in most places, sorry Chicago), I’m ready for spring fashion! Here are some of the top trends for spring that I’ll be incorporating into my looks:
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Hello! Shifra here, back to tell you more about our original prints from last spring’s collection (quickly, before we’ve moved on to this spring!).
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I don’t know about you guys, but I’m already over the cold! Ever since our Spring 2014 catalog shoot back in October I couldn’t wait to show you a little sneak peek of the collection. I’m already daydreaming of warmer weather.
One of the best parts of being the company we are is that our customers are the bomb. Dot com. Sometimes it feels like we have a team of people scavenging the world, reporting back when they see our products anywhere (like on ABC’s The Middle, for example), and today we had a lovely lady point out that she’d spotted our yellow Stone’s Throw necklace in a TV commercial for Web.com!
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I have really enjoyed telling the stories and processes behind some of the prints in the Mata Traders Fall ’13 collection and decided I should go back and do the same for prints created for Spring ’13. The great part is that these next couple prints I will write about are now on sale, and let’s be honest, who doesn’t love a good sale?
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The Moonrise dress must be a blogger fave because Hannah from Lifestyle Justice is styling it, too. She has been a long-time Mata fan and promotes lots of fair trade on her blog – everything from food to her wedding (where her bridesmaids wore our Colaba bracelet and Palaise earrings).
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Today’s blogger style post is brought to you by Marisa from Shades of Monet, who decided to take our Sailor Moon dress through sun, leaves, snow and blooms. With some simple but edgy styling, she jazzed it up with serious pops of color and seasonal accessories.
We may not have posted a holiday picture on our blog since 2010, but those of you who have been getting our emails will notice that we’re growing! There are two new faces in the bunch. AJ and I both started earlier this year and are thrilled to be valuable members of the Mata crew.
You know that old saying that we lose most of our body heat through our heads? Well, it’s just. not. true. The head loses as much heat as any other part of the body when left exposed in cold weather. “If you don’t have a hat on, you lose heat through your head, just as you would lose heat through your legs if you were wearing shorts,” says Richard Ingebretsen, MD, PhD, an adjunct instructor in the department of internal medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine.
We know, we know. Lotttts of October Rebel this season. But we can’t get enough of her, can you? Today she incorporates elements of nature and some holiday cheer while styling the Meet Me in the Meadow dress.
October Rebel is back, working her magic on the Sylvia blouse from our fall collection. To her the blouse says, “I’m little fairy tale, I’m a touch Little House on the Prairie, but I also fit perfectly in a modern wardrobe,” so she showcased the floral print by pairing it with several solid basics, playing off the romance of the tiny floral print and voluminous sleeves.
What could the founder of a fair trade company want for Christmas? We asked and it turns out – lots of things! One of the items even looks an awful lot like an item on A.J.’s list (apparently we all love us some glass frames).
Our Saddleback skirt has been a pretty popular style this fall; the grey one is almost sold out! One of our fave bloggers, Lily, from Fifth Freedom Fashion did a little remix with the Saddleback in blue stripes. It’s made of a gorgeous, soft fabric which has been handwoven on floor looms. (Follow that link to see video of that process.)
When master remixer Elizabeth from the blog, Delightfully Tacky, got a hold of two Mata dresses from our Fall Collection, we couldn’t wait to see what she’d come up with. We were not disappointed.