I WONT EAT ANIMALS, BUT I WILL DRESS LIKE ONE

I'm Like a Jaguar

~ Secret Squirrels Closet.

If you have been reading this blog you may remember Bri Cheeseman's Vegan Profile (click!) She is the fabulous designer of the label Secret Squirrel. Her latest collection just came out and is being feature in this weeks Grazia mag, so check it out!

The topic: is it wrong to wear animal prints as a vegan? I say absolutely not!!!

Many of my style choices are animal inspired, particularly cats. I love feeling like an elegant, strong panther. Some people argue animal prints and pleather are tacky... but this stylish and chic collection from Secret Squirrel proves otherwise!

TOMATO TIME RELISH

~Taking the Garden into my Kitchen

This time of the year is my favorite:  When cherry tomatoes are uber ripe and the plants start drooping with the shear weight!! We have so many cherry tomatoes, that I had the luxury of concocting a cherry tomato relish!

TABLE MANNERS: TO CONQUER DYSFUNCTIONAL DINING tdinning

~Patching Up Differences

 

Yesterday afternoon I fell into a conversation about Food and Friendship. Small differences of opinion are usually irrelevant in a good friendship. BUT dinning out with my non veggie bestie’s can sometimes complicate things!!

Table Manners is the perfect topic for this blog post.  My disclaimer is that I love my friends for who they are, not for what they eat. I wish they were vegetarian for reasons such as animal rights, sustainability and - at least I believe so, their health.  At the end of the day everyone makes there own choices based on personal wisdom and experiences. Also, internalized morals cannot be forced.  So I live my life  setting an example for what I believe in and choose to celebrate achievements rather than obsessing over losses.

MY VEGETARIAN GIRL CRUSH: SUPERMODEL SASHA PIVOVAROVA

~ Sasha shares her top 10 beauty and health secrets, VOGUE BEAUTY 

From the moment I saw her Prada adds in 2006, I developed my first ever girl crush: Sasha Pivovarova. My first boyfriend at the time will remember this quite clearly.... This Russian stunner is AMAZING!

Not only does she have an incredibly fierce personality that radiates through her editorials and campaigns (Prada, Armarni, Alberta Ferretti, Rag and Bone etc...) she is also a talented artist, very conscious of the being Eco friendly AND has been vegetarian since she was 12 years old!!! No wonder that I have a serious girl crush on this super woman!

10 THING I LOVE ABOUT BRIGITTE BARDOT

~ Fighting Out of Love

Some people dismiss Brigitte Bardot because of the negative comments she has made in the past. Yet, I still LOVE her stance on animal rights. No one can take away her passion and the awareness she has created in almost 40 years of fighting for animal rights.

Here are 10 reasons why I LOVE Brigitte Bardot.