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Covid-19 and the Most Vulnerable

Covid-19 and the Most Vulnerable
Some of us are scared, some of us are ready to kick our kids out the door and let them make their way in the world, some of us are using this as a ...

How to Wear the Brookes Collective Jumpsuit

How to Wear the Brookes Collective Jumpsuit
A jumpsuit can be an intimidating piece of clothing, can't it? We are all made to look different. We all have different shapes. We all have differ...

Styling an Oversized Sweater

Styling an Oversized Sweater
We love oversized and comfy- nothing feels better than being bundled up, especially in the colder months! So pull out your oversized sweaters and ...

Styling the Brookes Collective Sheath Dress

Styling the Brookes Collective Sheath Dress
The little black dress. Raise your hand if you have your go-to?? (insert raised hand emoji here). My first little black dress was a spaghetti stra...

Empowerment vs. helping

Empowerment vs. helping
Empowerment vs. Helping   As I sit here today I am reflecting on one of our most sacred core values at Brookes Collective; empowerment. Is there a ...

How to Wear a Jumpsuit this Winter

How to Wear a Jumpsuit this Winter
Jumpsuits are amazing. They are a great dress alternative, they are classy, they are eye catching...clearly I am smitten with a good Jumpsuit!! But...

Dressember

Dressember
DRESSEMBERHave you heard of this?  Have you participated or sponsored someone who has? It’s an amazing movement. One of those clever viral ways wo...

Ethical Holiday Guide

Ethical Holiday Guide
 It’s starting. In South Africa there is no thanksgiving so we just go from September to Christmas overnight!  As I am sure we are all percolating ...

Layering like a BOSS

Layering like a BOSS
LET'S TALK ABOUT LAYERING!!! When we are committed to a capsule wardrobe; a wardrobe that consumes less clothing but can be mixed and matched, lay...

How to Style the Brookes Collective Shawl

How to Style the Brookes Collective Shawl
The weather is cooling down, the leaves are changing colors and we are smelling burning fireplaces around the neighborhood. Can I get a collective ...

Human Trafficking in the Fashion Industry

Human Trafficking in the Fashion Industry
What is human trafficking and why should we think about it when we are getting dressed? You may have seen here before but fashion is the second l...

Ethical Shopping for the Rest of Us

Ethical Shopping for the Rest of Us
We are all busy right?  Have we all seen that meme where it shows a frantic looking women and underneath it says: "Me trying to juggle being...