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Let me just say this, WOW!

This project has been in the works since the very beginning of this year; I remember driving over to my sister’s house and giving her my classic catch phrase “so I have this idea…” It basically tumbled and trudged and sprinted from there. Every weekend for a month straight I was packing in as many photoshoots as I could, trying to vary the faces throughout the pages as much as I could without annoying everyone I know. From there it turned into drastically long Lightroom and Netflix dates, which then led to the writing and editing and rewriting of the several articles and blurbs throughout. And lastly, my favorite part {don’t tell the others} the design and compilation of the magazine. Let me just say this, I drooled over hundreds of magazines and pinterest layout ideas before I even tried to put one picture on a page. I was so nervous to completely butcher the design after I spent all the work on the photoshoots, editing and writing that it took me a while to start. Oh and butcher I did, the first few attempts were sorry at best and downright repulsive at worst. After much bumbling about, I finally realized how to align words, photos, colors and elements into the 40 page editorial that you can now see before you. Thank you JESUS for holding me up and helping me make this dream into a reality. Without the grace and patience of the Lord, I one hundred percent would have said “see ya later” and duced out on the whole proposition. I am so beyond grateful for a savior and friend who cares this much about the pursuit of my random projects and high hopes. He really doesn’t have to care, it is silly to a lot of people, but to me this magazine matters, and so it matters to Him too, and for that I couldn’t be more thankful. I truly hope that you enjoy this editorial, hopefully you learn something new, are challenged a little bit, and are ultimately inspired to dress more ethically and sustainably. I would love to hear from you if you like it – I hope to create more of these and would love any feedback I can get! SO with all of that being said, please read and look and hopefully ooh and ah 🙂 

much love,

em