We had such a great event this past Friday at Halmoni!!! We had the pleasure of hosting Virgie Tovar, writer, fat-activist and sexologist. She not only did a reading from her book Hot & Heavy: Fat Fierce Girls on Life, Love and Fashion but also had a fat girl pop-up shop from her show-stopping wardrobe. This is what The Daily Californian had to say about the event!! Stay tuned for more pics from the event!!!
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I was browsing one of my favorite blogs the other day, Sammy Davis Vintage, and she was blogging about 3 Ways to Spot Vintage at a Thrift Store. One of the 3 ways to identify vintage is by looking at the garment's tags. Union tags are the "golden ticket" when it comes to vintage. Seeing union tags in garments, usually means its a sure thing when digging for your treasures. Thanks Sammy! (Stay tuned for an interview with Sam coming soon!) Unions were a big deal back in the day as union workers pretty much made all the garments except ones that were handmade at home or by a private tailor/designer. The International Ladies Garment Workers Union was founded in 1900 and was one of the first and largest unions with a predominately woman membership. Yay women! As we all know outsourcing is huge now in countries outside of the USA. Garment unions organized strikes to demand better wages and better working conditions instead of the sweatshop environments they worked in. ILGWU at one point had their own university where they offered courses in union leadership skills, citizenship and English. ILGWU also had their own health clinic and developed housing for workers. So make sure to keep your eyes peeled and "look for the Union label". Check out this commercial from the 70''s done by the ILGWU to advocate buying ILGWU garments. I started my morning off watching a video of students singing...this brought tears to my eyes. Please watch these kids, from P.S. 22 in Staten Island, NY, sing their hearts out.
Watch how the music moves them! This is so special and I hope you enjoy! There are tons of videos to watch if one is not enough. |