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Patagonia Recycling Again: This Time, Cashmere

Remember when Patagonia introduced recycled down in their beyond-fab Bivy jackets and I was obsessed? I’m—if possible—even more obsessed with their new recycled cashmere collection. We took cashmere scraps, spun them with five percent virgin wool for strength, and created a luxurious new cashmere collection with a much lower ecological impact than virgin cashmere. 95%…

Shopping Research List: Starbucks Cups

This is easily one of the most embarrassing posts I’ve ever contemplated writing. I’m brazenly revealing the extent of my basicness–loving rosé (CH just released another new one btw icantwaittotryitomgiwantitnow) was just the beginning. For some unnamed reason, starbucks is stopping their e-commerce, so some of their cups are up to 50% off. Starbucks cups…

Update: Felix Grays 10% Off! | Discount Code

I HAVE BEEN WAITING for a year to be able to offer my fellow faux celebs a discount code on my favorite nerd computer glasses, and now it’s here! 10% off Felix Gray computer glasses at this link. I wrote about computer glasses—non-script glasses that magnify and cut down on blue light—here a year ago,…

Shopping Research List: Just Sayin’ Tees

They’re bound to go out of style at some point soon, but for now “just sayin” tees are still very, very current. I skew funny/outdoorsy for my sayings, so I’m eyeing the following … any opinions? Buy? Wait? Never? FWIW – Everfitte is a local OC company (San Clemente) and I wrote about Nickel &…

Research List: In Search of Better, Fewer

A few years ago I implemented a strict one-in, one-out policy for clothes-buying. It was successful, but I constantly wish I would pare down more: I have a few pieces I love, love, love, and I wear them ALL THE TIME. Why bother keeping the rest? Because I might, maybe, possibly want to wear them…

You Can Still Benefit (from) Earth Day!

Because recycling/upcycling/donating is the best. Mail in any secondhand athletic apparel (any brand) to GRACEDBYGRIT by May 1, and you get 40% off one item! They are donating everything to the Community Resource Center in Encinitas, a center aiding women, children and victims of domestic violence. All you have to do to get the discount…