I Bought Some Stuff on Saturday, and I Feel Good About It
That’s what I keep telling myself, because 20 percent of my purchase went towards rebuilding the West Side Elementary school in Healdsburg, California, which caught fire on October 7 causing major damage. And the rest of my money went to Arboretum (above), a gorgeous new store there that uses the tagline: Fashion. Conscious. Do you love it? I love it. But, the place is not cheap. I was not quite prepared for the grand total presented at the register. I mean, I could have bought a new iPhone. Yikes.
Nevertheless, I got pretty things that I of course above all NEEDED. I will love them and pet them and … o.k. here they are:
1. A pair of silvery-gray Edun jeans, which are made in Africa out of organic cotton. I love the one-pocket pattern (the other one is plain). They’re straight-legged and soft but sturdy enough to hold their shape and be really flattering. Check out how good these do-gooders are in this video.
2. A NatureVsFuture dress made out of organic cotton. I can’t find a picture of the specific dress, but it’s similar to this one, just not asymmetrical, (though I would not have minded that, and I love the obi!). It’s brown, cute, and really soft.
3. Another pair of jeans. These are dark blue Loomstate wide-leg trouser jeans. Also very flattering, although I’m not sure that picture does them justice. They’re super-soft and comfy. Definitely my new airplane jeans.
An epiphany I had on this shopping trip: big pockets work with more substantial backends, and small pockets flatter, well, flatter butts 
I fall into the former category, no doubt, and both of these jeans fall into the larger pocket category.