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Farm-to-Closet
Notes from four years as Christy Dawn’s director of regenerative practices
Dec 31, 2024
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Mairin Wilson
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Choose Your Own Design
Help me choose designs, colors, and fits for my brand's upcoming collections
Dec 11, 2024
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Mairin Wilson
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November 2024
Cotton Farmers in Africa Wear Your Old T-shirts
How clothing made with cotton grown in West Africa takes at least two laps around the globe before West Africans wear it.
Nov 26, 2024
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Mairin Wilson
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A Mindful Gift Guide
A list of garments made with thoughtfully sourced textiles.
Nov 17, 2024
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Mairin Wilson
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October 2024
Cheap Cotton, Expensive Subsidies
How farmers in Texas can make millions growing cotton for $5 T-shirts sold in Walmart.
Oct 31, 2024
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Mairin Wilson
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What Makes a Great Sweater Great
What producing sweaters for brands has taught me about shopping for sweaters.
Oct 18, 2024
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Mairin Wilson
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September 2024
We’re All Wearing the Same Thing
Hint: It’s plastic and GMO cotton. In rare cases it’s not, it’s other fibers processed to feel and act like plastic and GMO cotton.
Sep 25, 2024
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Mairin Wilson
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The Sweater
Welcome to a new Mindful Designer’s Almanac series that explores my sourcing, design, and development decisions for my clothing brand, Mairin. I put a…
Sep 4, 2024
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Mairin Wilson
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August 2024
The Mind, Body, Dye Connection
Traditional indigo dyeing in Japan's Yoshino River Valley
Aug 18, 2024
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Mairin Wilson
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July 2024
JULY: Making a Mindful Brand + Year 1 Review
YEAR 1!
Jul 29, 2024
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Mairin Wilson
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June 2024
MAY: TIBETAN YAK
In May, yaks in the Tibetan plateau began to shed their winter layer called Khullu.
Jun 3, 2024
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Mairin Wilson
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April 2024
APRIL: MONGOLIAN CASHMERE
In April, the days in Mongolia start getting warmer.
Apr 30, 2024
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Mairin Wilson
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