The Mysteries of Spring Cleaning and Good Guys Don’t Wear Leather: their offerings and their vision

Hello everyone

Though it is raining here, it is spring officially.

I did some spring cleaning today, and cleared out everything from my closet, only putting back in my drawers the stuff I liked.

It made me think how much shopping is trial and error. There were so many things I had bought and loved in the store, only to now think, what was I thinking? There were also some things that I was not in love with at the store, that grew to be the staples of my wardrobe. There were also some things I used to love, and no longer liked anymore…like this awesome green hoodie shirt. It’s so comfortable, it’s cool, but I no longer enjoy the color. Why not?

SO many mysteries. hehe.

NOW

I would like to share with you a round up of some cool new shoes I have been seeing in my go to stores for vegan shoes. All the spring stuff is in. And you might not be aware of it. That is where this trusty blog comes in, and I hope I can be of service.

Let’s begin.

1. A while back I wrote a post about the company based in Paris, Good Guys, their motto being good guys don’t wear leather. I said it reminded me of Wes Anderson’s upcoming flick. Well, they still do, and now they are out and for sale.

I award pink first prize, i.e I like the pink ones the best.

Followed by the blue.

Followed by the dark blue in vegan suede.

This company has it going on. They have a cool tumblr, a good facebook presence going, and they know what look they are going for–surfer vibes, Endless Summer, Beach Boys…check out their really cool tumblr for their inspirations…I love when you can see the vision of a company…the branding, the lifestyle they are trying to inspire in you with their products.

Here are a select few pics from their tumblr that I love (you know I love excess pics) so you can see what the good guys are all about:

Ok the formatting on this post is now messed up so I will make this one just about the good guys and begin anew in an upcoming post! cool tumblr, right? So many more cool pics abound there.

As always, feel free to comment below!

xoxo

Steve Jobs: Powerful Ally of Animals

Did you guys know that Steve Jobs was a vegetarian?

My mom sent me to this tribute to him on PETA’s website that is actually quite touching.It’s great to have animal lovers in powerful places.

Read and learn:

The late Steve Jobs may have been known for his signature black turtleneck, but it is for his green diet that he probably will be most fondly remembered by people who care about animals. The Apple cofounder, who died yesterday, was a vegetarian and a longtime health advocate who reportedly once handed out containers of carrot juice at Halloween.

We remember Jobs for so many innovative ideas, including Apple’s iPhoto facial recognition software, which recognizes the faces of cats in addition to those of humans, reflecting the importance of companion animals in our homes and hearts. PETA also recently recognized Jobs for what he didn’t do: He refused to sell a gruesome app on Apple’s app store called iSealClub—which involved, as the name suggests, bashing cartoon seals over the head with clubs.

Let’s also not forget that Jobs’ Pixar film studio created heartwarming and thought-provoking movies about unlikely animal heroes, such as A Bug’s Life and Finding Nemo, and he ended Disney’s 10-year agreement with McDonald’s to promote its films with movie-themed toys in Happy Meals after the entertainment giant merged with Pixar. As the vegetarian sharks in Finding Nemo said, “Fish are friends, not food.” Finding Nemo’s fish-friendly theme earned Pixar an award  from PETA, as did Jobs’ other accomplishments that helped change animals’ lives for the better. And if his movies or his lifestyle inspired even one person to become a vegetarian, he no doubt saved hundreds of animals’ lives, and for that we thank him.