http://www.indiepeace.com/blogitup Making a Mark Without Leaving One Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:53:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Throughout the course of this year, various cultural and social movements have become increasingly influential in the fashion industry, causing major shifts in the field toward awareness, diversity and sustainability. In fact, one of the most prominent inspirational factors for many avant-garde luxury designers today is the practice of environmental http://www.indiepeace.com/blogitup/?p=1686 OK, so I’ve already ranted about the oil spill but something else has caught my attention that really ticks me off. According to an editorial from the  Huffington Post written by Paul Rieckhoff, executive director and founder of Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans of America, our very own National Guard http://www.indiepeace.com/blogitup/?p=1678 I just got back from the most amazing two week vacay from sunny Santa Barbara, California, and I gotta say, I agree with Katy Perry in her cheesy new single, that indeed, "nothing comes close to the golden coast." In SB not only are the boys hotter (and girls too, http://www.indiepeace.com/blogitup/?p=1667 What can I say, I’m a fan of acoustic crooners. David Gray, Ray LaMontagne, Ingrid Michaelson and of course, Damien Rice are on the top of my fav artists list. I can’t pinpoint what attracts me to their heartrending melodies.  Maybe it’s the poetic lyrics, or the authenticity in their http://www.indiepeace.com/blogitup/?p=1547 Alright, so this whole recent oil spill crisis thing has really done a number on my stress level. As if the Global Warming epidemic and the dwindling water supply isn't enough to fret about, a gigantic off-shore drilling catastrophe? Great. The world really needed that. But no matter your point of http://www.indiepeace.com/blogitup/?p=1645 Two weeks ago I saw the hot new, electro-pop dance band, Passion Pit, at the Tabernacle in Atlanta. Perhaps you've heard of them , and if not,  it's  mandatory that you click the link  and check out their smash hit "Sleepyhead." The band members, who hail from the the Berklee School http://www.indiepeace.com/blogitup/?p=1641 944 magazine, an award-winning monthly magazine who has featured everyone from Lady GaGa to Andre 3000, listed our Indie CEO, Lawton Ursrey, as one of the most influential trendsetters in Atlanta in the June article, “The Real Tribes of Atlanta.” In the article, Anita Finkelstein writes that Atlanta is made http://www.indiepeace.com/blogitup/?p=1578 Hello, my name is Robyn, and I'm an addict...a shopping addict, that is. It's a nasty tidbit about myself I try to suppress, but I'm a spend-thrift and I love clothes. As a feminist, I hate  to admit I've  succumbed to the societal status quo that women are shoe-obsessed, fashion http://www.indiepeace.com/blogitup/?p=1540 In case you missed it, Earth Day was April 22nd and INDIE PEACE wants to know how YOU celebrated! I went up to Flowery Branch (metro Atlanta) and did some hiking and trash cleanup at a neighborhood green space. I also attended a lovely vegan/gluten-free/organic potluck at a friend's place. Lawton went to http://www.indiepeace.com/blogitup/?p=1505 “Hands down. I’m too proud for love. But with eyes shut, it’s you I’m thinking of.” So goes the first verse of Lykke Li’s (prounounced loo-kie lee) insanely catchy track, “Little Bit” from her debut 2008 album, Youth Novels. The Swedish indie-pop singer has been around for two years, but has http://www.indiepeace.com/blogitup/?p=1495