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Fashionably Aimee

Fashionably Aimee
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IT IS TIME TO RESPECT FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCE DISCIPLINES
I posted a Facebook status earlier this year about the impact that Family and Consumer Science disciplines are having on the COVID world....
AIMEE JONES
Nov 22, 20205 min read


WEAR WHO YOU ARE
Over the years, I have asked friends what first comes to mind when they think about fashion. Most frequently, the words were negative and...
AIMEE JONES
Oct 11, 20203 min read


WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT SUSTAINABLE FASHION FROM MY VISIT TO AN ALPACA FARM IN TENNESSEE
You'll be hard pushed to enter a variety of department stores today and not find an object that has alpacas on it. In fact, just the...
AIMEE JONES
Sep 30, 20205 min read


WHY I WILL ALWAYS CALL MYSELF THE F-WORD: FEMINIST
Feminist and feminism have always been controversial words. Many associate them less with empowerment of the female gender and more with...
AIMEE JONES
Sep 25, 20206 min read


INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN: DESIREE HAZEL
I first met Desiree at a graduate school mixer in the summer of 2014. I was so nervous and she was so kind and welcoming. We found that...
AIMEE JONES
Sep 13, 20205 min read


THE NUTTY PROFESSOR'S LESSONS IN TEACHING
*I am the nutty professor, just FYI* I wasn't trying to become a teacher. Then, one fateful day in June 2016, my former graduate...
AIMEE JONES
Sep 11, 20204 min read


INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN: CHARLI OWEN
I first met Charli when I attended Ysgol Friars in Bangor. She was one of the sweetest people I'd ever had the pleasure of knowing and...
AIMEE JONES
Sep 8, 20202 min read


BELONGING TO TWO COUNTRIES AND LIVING IN A THIRD
Being born in the United Kingdom provides you with multiple identities -- the identity of being British and then the identity, and...
AIMEE JONES
Sep 5, 20204 min read


INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN: ELIZABETH SANDERS
Elizabeth, or Lizzo as I call her, holds one of the highest places in my heart. She was one of the first people I met when I moved to...
AIMEE JONES
Sep 1, 20204 min read


FASHION DOCUMENTARIES YOU MUST WATCH
We are in a lucky position as inhabitants of the 21st century that we don't have to isolate our knowledge to what is available on the...
AIMEE JONES
Aug 30, 20202 min read


DISENCHANTED BY BRIANNA SUGALSKI
A Breton princess at the peak of the French Renaissance, Lilac lives prisoner in her parents' castle after a wicked secret is revealed on...
AIMEE JONES
Aug 30, 20203 min read


INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN: BETH WILKINSON
Our next inspirational woman is Beth Wilkinson. Beth is one my oldest friends from primary school and we'd often spend our time together...
AIMEE JONES
Aug 29, 20203 min read


INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN: BRIANNA SUGALSKI
It's a special kind of friendship when you connect with someone purely based on a passion you share. That was the case for Brianna and I...
AIMEE JONES
Aug 26, 20205 min read


FROM A LIFT TO A POWER PLAY: THE HISTORY OF HIGH HEELS
There’s a quote attributed to Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe, “Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world.” Whether or...
AIMEE JONES
Aug 22, 20205 min read


INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN: RACHEL WASHBURN
I first met Rachel in 2016 through a mutual friend and one of the first things I noticed was how strong and intelligent she was. Strength...
AIMEE JONES
Aug 22, 20205 min read


INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN: SCARLETT DAVIES
I’ve known Scarlett since we were knee-high in tutus. We became friends at just three or four years old and, even an ocean apart, we are...
AIMEE JONES
Aug 20, 20207 min read


INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN: LESLIE CARDENAS
I first met Leslie seven years ago when I took up a job as an Office Assistant at a waste company in midtown Houston. Leslie was one of...
AIMEE JONES
Aug 19, 20203 min read


NOT "WHO ARE YOU WEARING?" BUT WHY ARE YOU WEARING?
Since we are currently in the middle of a pandemic, most of us are probably spending less time thinking about what we wear on a daily...
AIMEE JONES
Aug 13, 20204 min read


CHARITY SPOTLIGHT: BEAGLE FREEDOM PROJECT
A few years ago, I saw an image of a beagle outside the steps of Congress with its ear being held to the camera. Inside the beagle’s ear...
AIMEE JONES
Aug 11, 20202 min read


FIVE WAYS CONSUMERS CAN USE THEIR VOICE TO ADVOCATE FOR A BETTER FASHION INDUSTRY
ONE – Demand information on the production of the garments on store websites. Many sustainable clothing websites add sections which tell...
AIMEE JONES
Aug 11, 20203 min read
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