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Every week we feature a sustainable brand on our blog. This week's featured brand is Zero + Maria Cornejo.

It's refreshing that Maria Cornejo, the brains and beauty behind Zero + Maria Cornejo is not afraid to admit that being completely eco-friendly is practically impossible.

The late Joan Rivers regarded Cate Blanchett as a true 'Hollywood star', a ringing endorsement in an age of celebrity where talent is not a prerequisite for entry. I've watched Cate on the red carpet over the years and have always been struck by how refined she is in every way.

I knew I had to have this print in my closet the moment I saw it. It's funny considering how much I hated floral prints when I was growing up. Perhaps it because my mother had them everywhere from the curtains to the couch to the carpet, it was just floral overload and I swore I would avoid floral prints like the plague as soon I was old enough to move out of the house.

Every week we feature a sustainable brand on our blog. This week's featured brand is ASOS.

As the second largest online retailer in the world, it's laudable that ASOS has supported sustainable fashion since 2010 when they launched the 'Green Room'. Since renamed to the Eco-Edit, a curated destination on their website, they have plans to grow sales to $10M by 2020.

The first time the brand Aquazurra came on to my radar was when I noticed the to die for 'wild thing' sandals that almost everyone seemed to be wearing. From bloggers like Folake Huntoon of 'Style Pantry' to celebrities like Solange Knowles, these shoes, in a dizzying array of colors, were the it shoes of the season. Despite their appeal, I resisted buying them since I hate jumping on bandwagons. It's hard to covet something that has become so ubiquitous and so I forgot about the sandals and went on with my life.

There's something simple yet sophisticated about wearing shades of the same color head to toe. To avoid looking too one note, I added some interest to the look by incorporating different textures, leather in the boots, silk in the dress, as well as a hint of sparkle with the belt and jewelry. The hat serves a dual purpose, it adds another textural element to the look since it's made of straw and the cat ears are playful.

Every week we feature a sustainable brand on our blog. This week's featured brand is Matt & Nat.

It was only recently that I learnt the brand Matt & Nat is not named after the imaginary founders Matthew and Natalie that I'd always assumed but rather for 'material' and 'nature'. 

This year's Victoria's Secret fashion show has by most accounts created more buzz than year's past. For starters, fashion and social media it girls Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid walked the show for the first time alongside long time angels Alessandra Ambrosio, Adriana Lima, Candace Swanepoel and Lily Aldridge.

When I'm in the mood to twirl, there's nothing better than fringe. Ideally, I would be wearing a flapper dress but since I don't own one, I went with the next best thing, this fabulous fringe belt. Oh how I would have loved living during the roaring twenties, snubbing my nose at societal norms and dancing all night to jazz music. 

Every week we feature a sustainable brand on our blog. This week's featured brand is Wayward Projects.

Known for their signature handcrafted leather items which includes pillows, bag and pouches, Wayward Projects is committed to supporting artisans based in the US. All items are produced in the heart of New York city is small limited edition batches to ensure attention to detail and quality.

I first fell in love with Adele when I heard the song 'Hometown Glory' from her first album 19. There was something about the way she sang the hell out of that song that stirred my soul. It made me yearn for home, thousands of miles away on a continent that seemed worlds apart. But that wasn't all, the album also had several other memorable songs like 'Chasing Pavements' and 'Cold Shoulder'.

I've talked about my love for dresses before but just because they're easy doesn't mean they can't be interesting. One way to accomplish this is to use color but another way is through the use of prints. Of course you can also have both but today, I was in the mood for something a little bit bold but a little bit muted. So I reached for this three-quarter length sleeve body-con animal print dress which fit the bill perfectly.