It is important to check in with your wardrobe before you start shopping all over again. We are all going through fatigue and are yearning for a release through shopping, travelling etc. This challenge is all about checking in with your wardrobe and familiarising yourself with what you have and don't have. Its basically going through your closet to see what works and what doesn't anymore. This is not a decluttering activity.

Benefits:

This challenge helps you connect with your garments all over again. What a beautiful feeling it is to know, you still have few items that you are looking forward to wearing.

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Creating a conscious wardrobe challenge

Did you know you were in a fashion detox? Covid 19 forced all of us into a fashion detox. Little did we know the pandemic would turn our wardrobe upside down. The idea of shopping every weekend instantly became foreign. This challenge is about reflecting on what Covid 19 taught you about yourself, your wardrobe and your shopping habits during this time? Take time to reflect on this idea sometime today. How are you planning to move forward know what you know now.

Benefits of this exercise:

I'm sure you have  had a saying that when you know better you do better. This reflection will help you keep and discover some of the good habits that you developed during this time. Most importantly habits that needs to be released where highlighted.

How did you find the challenge?

Was it helpful?

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Welcome to our 5 days challenge in creating a conscious wardrobe challenge.

This is a reflective challenge on the state of your wardrobe currently. Covid took us by surprise but yet it was good for us.

How has covid helped your wardrobe for the better? Do you know how you would like to dress like going forward?

What's your dream wardrobe? Do you feel that your shopping habits has changed? 

Join the challenge and reflect with us.

In today's episode, Jess talks to us about her recent trip to the Drakensburg for a COVID getaway with friends. While on the trip, one friend had a jersey that she planned to wear to offer an oversized, comfy holiday feel but did not work out as it kept cutting across the wait causing her to constantly keep pulling it down. For this episode, Jess offers her tips and tricks on what to buy when looking to achieve an oversized, comfy look. 

We are looking forward to your question!

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Wondering what Ask Jess is about? Jess is answering all your style questions.

This segment is all about how we can help you with your wardrobe dilemmas.

Have a question? Send an email on [email protected]

Nomaza was born in Ngqeleni, a village within the Eastern Cape, of South Africa - the third child in a family of five. After studying Biomodical Technology in the Free State at the Central University of Technology, she worked in private laboratories like Pathcare and Ampath between 2003 – 2007, and later became a Medical Representative for Novonordisk, before moving to France in 2009, where she is resident and married.Nomaza was born in Ngqeleni, a village within the Eastern Cape, of South Africa - the third child in a family of five. After studying Biomodical Technology in the Free State at the Central University of Technology, she worked in private laboratories like Pathcare and Ampath between 2003 – 2007, and later became a Medical Representative for Novonordisk, before moving to France in 2009, where she is resident and married.In 2017, Nomaza was appointed by French President Emmanuel Macron to serve on the Conseil Presidential pour Afrique (CPA). A group made up of 11 Africans to advise President Macron on contemporary Africa in so doing helping him make better policies for Africa. However, her pride is the Art residency she launched in 2019. The 1st. art residency by a South African woman on the French Riviera and 100% funded by Undiscovered Canvas. The residency program inspires young African artists through learning about French culture and living in France, and to enable productive collaborations between French artists and young African artists.

Follow Nomaza on: @Undiscovered_canvas

Brands mentioned in this episode:

@richfactory

@Ditsaladesigns

Jessica is in conversation with Diana Ganem. Diana Ganem’s early life saw her moving from Mexico, to the American Southwest, and ultimately to Los Angeles, where, discovering her life’s passion, she attended the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM). After over a decade in various roles in the fashion industry, she decided to become her own boss, and began work on developing a socially responsible fashion brand that aligned with her values in sustainability and ethical practice.

Now based in both Los Angeles and Costa Rica, Night swim, launched in 2018, is a conscious leisurewear brand rooted in respecting the planet and its people. The brand strives to empower consumers in making wiser shopping decisions, while at the same time providing high quality pieces that make women feel confident and comfortable

Follow them on: @nightswimbrand

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How we shop and wear has certainly changed since the pandemic.

Our podcast host, Jessica Ramoshaba, calls this period the season of wearing. 

In this episode she shares her reflections on how covid19 has impacted this season with regards to shopping.

Tune in!

In this episode @ramoshaba_jessica, wraps up styling tips on how to make sure you wear your entire wardrobe. Make sure to listen to episode 8 before you listen to this episode, so that you follow.

Benefits of this episode:

1. How to streamline your wardrobe

2. What to do with your old clothes.

3. Idea  for style parties with friends and family

Enjoy!

On this episode Jessica is chatting to Lara Klawikowski 

She is a South African fashion designer and illustrator of Polish and Russian heritage, based in Cape Town. She launched her eponymous label in 2010 with a focus on avant-garde design, after graduating from CTCFD and winning the SACTWU Condom Dress Design Award.

During her studies, she won the prestigious Durban July Young Designer Award, was a top 5 graduate at the CTFC Graduate Shows, runner-up in the FAD Awards, and completed an introductory course in shoe making and shoe design. She showcased her first ready-to-wear collection at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Cape Town in 2013 and was also a semi-finalist in the SAFW Renault New Talent competition.

Lara Klawikowski designs wearable art - bespoke womenswear handcrafted at her studio. Her designs are intriguingly tactile and artisanal, with a distinctive artistry, femininity, edge, and other-worldly beauty. She employs unpredictable pattern-cutting and garment construction, organic draping and proportions. Her love for unusual detail, texture and innovative use of fabric has led to constant experimentation with recycled, upcycled and re-fabricated materials.

Lara Klawikowski won the Innovative Design and Materials Award, as well as the coveted Changemaker Award at the TWYG x Country Road Sustainable Fashion Awards 2020.

You can find Lara on 

http://www.laraklawikowski.com

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