Meet Allison! She’d the founder of Shred Scarves! They’re a creative use for fabric that would have otherwise been thrown away! Learn more about the woman behind it all and how the shreds came to be in our interview!
Our Threads
How To: Style Your Yoga Threads
While we obviously love pairing Soul Flower clothes with other Soul Flower clothes (see our brand new outfit page), we also get really excited when we see others rockin’ Soul Flower threads in totally new ways. Check out this month’s LA Yoga Magazine to see how they styled some of our most popular yoga items! (more…)
Soul Flower Introduces New Dirt Dye!
While we already use low-impact dyes on all our screen printed garments (meaning they are free from heavy metals and chemical mordants and use less energy/water), we wanted to find an even more environmentally friendly printing process. So, without further ado, let me introduce you to dirt dye! (more…)
3 BIG Reasons to Choose Organic Cotton
A lot of our threads are made with organic cotton. Why you ask? Let us explain! (more…)
Behind the Design: Part II Go Barefoot
Here’s Part II of the “Behind the Design” series with designer, Leiah. Find out the details behind her inspiration for the Go Barefoot Organic Ebb & Flow Top, which includes ancient Buddhist art, the Wheel of Dharma, and going barefoot in the Summer! (more…)
Behind the Design: Free Spirit
Ever wondered where our cool screen printed designs come from? Well, it’s probably one of two people! Ryan and Leiah are two artists who take inspiration from the world around them, weave that into a mental design, move it to the drawing board, and then it gets printed! Below is an interview with one of our designers, Ryan, about his Free Spirit design. (more…)
Ethics & Yoga Clothes
Yogic beliefs are a big part of how we operate. We believe in showing kindness and compassion to people who work in manufacturing clothing. That’s why these items are made in the USA in small batches, hand-cut, sewn, dyed, and manufactured all here! (more…)
Soul Flower in LA Yoga Magazine!
Check out our Tree Circle Yoga Tank and Cropped Organic Leggings in LA Yoga Magazine’s adorable article about yogis and their dogs. (more…)
A Vote for Ethically Made Threads
It’s super important to us that all our items are made with integrity, honesty, and a bit of creative flair. That’s why we work with a fair trade manufacturer from Nepal. These Nepalese artisans are awesome at what they do and provide you with these fair trade threads. (more…)
Plastic in my clothes?!
You might be imagining your own plastic version of the Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz right now. We get it. It seems weird to literally be wearing recyclables, but have no fear! Textile mills have come a long ways since the days of Dorothy and the yellow brick road! (more…)
Ben Good Vibes Yoga
Here are a few shots we recently took with Ben GoodVibes, yoga instructor extraordinaire – and a perfect Soul Flower spirit. Ben is one of those souls whose positivity and peacefulness is always showing. We got these great shots from photographer, Jeff Corcoran. Here are some of our favorites- enjoy! (All clothing is available at Soul-Flower.com.) (more…)
Elephant Be Strong Yoga Set
Hey Buds, We released an awesome new be strong elephant set last week modeled here by our bud Goldie. It is a 50% organic cotton, 50% Recycled Plastic blend. Yep, using plastic water bottles! And 100% made right here in the USA. Take a look buds, we hope you love the energy of it – it helps remind us to always be strong.
Note: even tho we no longer carry this elephant set, you can find some pretty amazing elephant clothing and accessories on our website. We suggest starting with this blog post: Gifts for Elephant Lovers everywhere!
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Your Life Is Your Song
Soul Flower was featured on The Organic Life Blog, where Tara shared some amazing pics of her new, eco-friendly Sing It Tomboy T-Shirt, and sang a lil tune for us. (more…)
Soul Flower Outfit Inspiration
If you’re ever in the mood for some Soul Flower outfit inspiration, the two best places to go are Pinterest and our Shop Outfits page. (more…)
Made from Trash: Eco Freako
Here’s a little story about the trash-to-treasure (actually repurposed recycling bin junk!) design, Eco Freako.
The Art of Detail: inspired by the outdoors
Two new designs for spring 2014 are the women’s recycled t-shirt, Roam, and the men’s organic pocket tee, Paddle On. They were designed together, so they coordinate beautifully with their outdoors-inspired, detail-filled, earth-toned goodness. If you’re antsy to get away on your next camping trip, mountain hike, or Saturday afternoon at the lake, these tees are for you! (more…)
The Art of Prairie Flowers: hope of spring
The Prairie Flowers Organic Top is new for our spring 2014 Soul Flower collection. The screen printed design is a simple silhouette of long, branchy flowers. But where did these flowers come from? The prairie, naturally! (more…)
Fake Gauge Earrings – You’d Never Guess
If you’ve always liked the gauged earring look, but never cared to go so far as to actually gauge your ears, you’ll be happy to learn that there is a way to achieve the gauged look as long as you have normally pierced ears, because Soul Flower has a funky-fun selection of fake gauge earrings to choose from. (more…)
Tie-Dye Infinity Scarf: Totally Wishlist Worthy
When you can wear an item more than one way, and look rockin’ each & every way – that’s want worthy. Soul Flower’s new tie-dye Organic Infinity Scarf has that wishlist worthy versatility! These colorful scarves give off a a great vibe and have the tie-dye options of: turquoise, burgundy, blue or pink.
Wishlist Worthy: Organic Patchwork & Pockets
One of my favorite fall styles, beyond being cozy-cute and bundled, would have to be rockin’ the patchwork threads. There’s just something about that stitched together patchiness that makes me think of all those fall favorites (more…)
The Importance of Eco-Friendly Apparel
Roseanne, over at the blog, It’s All Yoga, Baby, recently interviewed the owners of Soul Flower, Mike & Peggy, about their line of ethically made yoga wear and why they work hard to support eco-friendly apparel. (more…)
Elephant Charms: Love & Protect
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| The attributes of Ganesh
Elephants are a symbol of great strength, gentleness and knowledge. Due to their majestic beauty and symbolic meaning, they make wonderful gifts. So, if you have a friend or family member who absolutely adores elephants as much as we do, you’ve hit up the right place. Elephants by soulflower featuring an elephant charm
And this isn’t even all of the elephants Soul Flower has to offer – we have even more hanging out in the warehouse taking up all kinds of space! 😉 lol
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Utopia Tapestry Pants
Vacationing in a tropical purple paradise, that’s what these pants do for me! The ornate design of the Be Striped Tree Tapestry has been a soul-flower favorite for quite some time and if you love the look of the tapestry like I do, you’ll love these pants, too! How smart are they, aye? I mean, when something is a SF favorite, why not make it available in another form? Ok, pants please! Walla! So, when I get the urge for a getaway, I throw these purple tapestry pants on and utopia awaits me!
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| Purples aplenty! 🙂 |
It’s easy to see that these pants will trip the purple lovers radar!! My undying love for the color had me practically salivating over these pretty purple pantalones!!
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| Utopia Tapestry Pants |
Even the lovely Jacqui from Soul-Flowers noted on my invoice, “More purple for you, Woo!” Yes, it’s a fact, where there is purple clothing to be discovered…there I’ll be! And I do believe that these purple puppies are pajama pants in disguise! Yes they are tapestry but they don’t fail at being completely cozy and fun to wear. It’s also kinda neat that they are fun yet dressy enough for work. I find by slipping into this utopia a day at a job can magically be transformed into a fantasy land of purple play for the day!
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| These pants have the same print as the five star favorite Be Striped Tree Tapestry! |
The only dilemma I had when choosing these purple pretties was size. I wanted to make sure I got enough length. Sometimes worldly clothing runs a lil’ funky so I decided on the medium for my 5’5” frame. They are great! Not too short, too long, too tight, or too baggy. The elastic tie waist is nice and stretchy; the overall cut is beautiful and flattering with a slight flare at the bottom of the leg. I hand wash most things that are ornate or delicate which is recommended on the tag for these anyway. They have a great weight and are nicely lined, too. Can’t forget these are fair trade and made in Nepal, giving me a warm fuzzy feeling about my totally cool purpley pants!! A great addition to my plethora of purple!!
Kindness Matters : Friendship Bracelets for Haiti
So I’m sure all you Soul Flower lovers have been hearing all about National Volunteer Week, and Soul Flowers Kindness Matters Giveaway. If you haven’t shared your story, be sure to do so before the 31st! I have loved reading about the other volunteer experiences, it’s nice to be reminded that in a sometimes “every-man-for himself” world, in a day of crisis and hard times, people are still willing to step outside of their everyday life and do something good. Even though it isn’t required, it might not directly benefit us, and sometimes it isn’t asked for or even appreciated, regardless people find the need to serve, and help, and make the world a better place when they really don’t have to. It is inspiring.
Well, I heard about the giveaway, and I didn’t have any volunteer ideas in mind. I used to help out at a retirement/ rehabilitation center, which was so much fun, but having a little baby, and not feeling so great, I needed to think of something that would work for now. The beautiful thing about volunteering is there are so many options, there are millions of ways you can help, if you search around a bit, you really can find a opportunity that you will enjoy and that will really use your talents to help others. I find everything happens for a reason, and while I was at church Sunday a friend mentioned that her and her sister were collecting friendship bracelets for orphans in Haiti.
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| My Kindness Matters Organic T-Shirt and some friendship bracelets I made 🙂 |
This was a perfect opportunity for me, something I had the stuff for, something I could do, and although its something little, the fact that a bright colored bracelet could mean so much to a little kid who has hardly anything in terms of family, food, and circumstances, means alot to me. It was something I was excited to do.
These kids have nothing, one pair of clothes, only one meal a day (no snacks) and just really hard circumstances (over the weekend they even ran out of formula for the babies, so just had to feed them water,) Some of these kids are orphans because their parents abandoned them, couldn’t afford them, died or are missing. The last visit they didn’t have enough bracelets for everyone, the ones who got them just thought they were the coolest things, the ones that didn’t get one were pretty sad. Their goal is to make 250 bracelets so everyone can have one.
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| Soul Flower’s Kindness Matters Tee |
I have already made 30, and am trying to get as many done this week as I can, my goal is at least 50, hopefully 100, that way I will be sure everyone gets ones, and gets to choose the one they want. I mentioned this to my family, and Sunday we are having a family dinner, where my brothers, sisters, cousins, and friends said they would also pitch in and make some to send. Although this is something very minimal in terms of making a difference in the world, I most likely only spent $8.00 on supplies, and they are after all just bracelets, I think it is the little things that count, that matter, the effort, the gesture, the fact that you did it, even when you could have said no.
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| I like pairing this top with Soul Flower’s Night Nomad Hemp Satchel 🙂 |
When I first saw the Kindness Matters Organic Tee, I instantly loved it, The color and style are perfect, but the saying really stuck with me. I could use a reminder. I think at times I can be a little shut-off, I am warm and loving and .kind to my friends and family, but maybe I stop it there. Do I build up a hard shell around strangers, if someone doesn’t mean anything to me, or I feel like I wont see them again, so I even acknowledge them? Do I not smile, when I should? Are strangers to me just props and scenery when really they could be so much more, complex, beautiful, struggling eating breathing human beings like everyone else? I think we forget that, I know I do. The other day I was moving some things, and one of my bags broke, this kind stranger quickly jumped up to help me, asking if I needed help to my car. She helped me carry all my bags, and wished me a happy day. Her smile and positive attitude just made my day. Why am I holding back, when I can make someone feel how she made me feel, why not?
Hopefully you all got a chance to have a wonderful experience, but if not, remember, the little things matter too, smile at someone, try not to honk at the driver who cuts you off, surprise someone with a note or cookies, be kind. Kindness does matter.