{"id":960,"date":"2008-09-05T12:03:37","date_gmt":"2008-09-05T17:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145696.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=960"},"modified":"2008-09-05T12:03:37","modified_gmt":"2008-09-05T17:03:37","slug":"green-divas-guide-to-fresh-style-know-where-your-fiber-comes-from","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/green-divas-guide-to-fresh-style-know-where-your-fiber-comes-from\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Diva’s Guide to Fresh Style: Know Where Your Fiber Comes From"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"icebreaker<\/a>This is a follow-up post to one I did a couple of weeks ago about an innovative sustainable outdoor clothing company in New Zealand – Icebreaker<\/a>– and their clever Baacode, which helps owners of their garments to track down where the fibers from the garment came from. It is a little ‘meet your sheep’ thing.<\/p>\n

I was so excited to get my ‘Quantum Hood’ midweight outer layer from New Zealand. No. That is not a picture of me in the coveted hoodie. I’m not quite as intense (or young) as this svelte model here.<\/p>\n

I couldn’t wait to meet my little merino friends who endured shearing and I suppose quite a breeze for a little while for the sake of this amazing hoodie. It was remarkably ‘high-tech’ and smooth – not what you would expect when you see the farm and pictures of the family who runs it and of course the woolly beasts themselves.<\/p>\n

Meet my sheep!<\/strong>
\n<\/p>\n

My groovy sweatshirt came from a farm called Irishman Creek Station in South Island, New Zealand<\/a>. This of course is utterly perfect as I am of Scots\/Irish decent and if you read about this farm and the family that started it, you’ll see.<\/p>\n

I was nervous because I am HIGHLY allergic to wool – IN ANY FORM. But, they convinced me their merino was amazing and smooth and non-irritating. I went with an outer layer just in case. I wore it with a short sleeved t-shirt underneath for a day and it was slightly irritating, but not so much that I took it off, which is saying a lot. Usually, I have to remove it immediately. The shape of it, the hardware, the awesome thumb-hook holes make this a very stylish and high-tech version of the good ole hoodie that after all these years is still a favorite and staple in my comfort clothing collection. I’m not ready for merino socks or undershirts yet, but for anyone that is NOT highly allergic, I am jealous. Check them out!<\/p>\n

\u201cBaa-ram-ewe, baa-ram-ewe.
\nTo your breed, your fleece, your clan be true.
\nSheep be true. Baa-ram-ewe\u201d<\/strong><\/span>
\n-Sheep, Babe<\/em> (1995)<\/p>\n

Other relevant GO posts
\n<\/strong>Green Diva’s Guide to Fresh Style: Track the Origin of Your Clothing Through Baacoding<\/a>
\nTalking Fashion with Wearing the Future<\/em> Editor<\/span><\/a>
\nZegnaSport Solar Jacket<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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