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#Repost @madebyvoz (@get_repost) ・・・ Wrap yourself in a soft protective layers in the dead of winter - VOZ Baby Alpaca Diagonal Shawl styled and photographed by @abasirosborough featuring @_alyndiaye #textures #madebyvoz #handmade

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#madebyvoz hand knitting process at our roots. Photo by @pilarcastroe

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VOZ Woman | Austen Leah Rosenfeld

In this Voz Women feature, we caught up with an old colleague and friend of Voz founder Jasmine Aarons. A prolific poet and honorary Voz model Austen Leah Rosenfeld. Her poems have graced the pages of the Antioch Review, the Salmagundi Magazine and the Indiana Review, to name a few. Her work can also be seen published on Style.com. So what is her life like beneath the pen and pad? She shares how her home inspired her along with the moment that she realized poetry was her passion.

Where is home for you? How did it shape you?

Los Angeles. I think it made me find certain landscapes beautiful, deserts and freeways, that aren't usually considered beautiful.

When did you know you were going to be a poet?

I always wanted to be a writer, but I took a poetry class in college and it suited me better. I'm not very good at articulating myself with words but poetry allowed me to make a new language out of my language.

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Here is an excerpt from one of her pieces, Palm Reader

Palm Reader

… I miss the trains of the East, their structured narratives,

the taximeters twitching like insect wings, red reminders

of where I’ve been.

I am not what I am. All the old hotels

have fallen to their knees,

but I see one chandelier still swinging,

casting shattered light along the wall

like cave paintings, jasmine-scented ghosts of Coconut Grove.

Land of rolling hills and arrivals, of ceaseless exodus.

There is no leaving this.

Who is your muse?

I don't have a muse. But I love songs by Dolly Parton, paintings by Johannes Vermeer, books by Joan Didion.

What does fashion mean to you? How would you describe your own personal style?

Fashion is a source of anxiety for me which is why I'm fascinated by it. My style has a bit of a western feel and a menswear influence.

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Effortlessly #chic in the Fringe Top #madebyvoz #aw15 #regram from @mohawkgeneralstore ☀️ (at Los Angelos, California)

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Another illustration from our intern Tiffany featuring the Diagonal Wrap and the Textile Wrap Skirt from our Fall/Winter 2014 Lookbook

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VOZ as a Certified B Corporation

In 2013 VOZ was certified as a B Corp under Apparel and Education Programs. According to the B Corporation website, B Corps meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. They consist of over 1000 businesses from 33 countries and over 60 industries, all striving to improve environmental and social practices in manufacturing.

In Chile, we provide sustainable materials sourced as locally as possible and employ artisans to naturally dye yarns according to their families’ traditional processes – this protects their environment and propagates their dye recipes among our weaver groups. All fair trade wages are negotiated transparently with the weaver group through a consensus process. We buy finished textiles from weavers at 50%-100% higher prices than neighboring artisanal NGOs or organizations. Our decentralized production and order delivery system enables artisans to work from home. This allows our artisan partners to care for their families, manage their farms, and live in accord with their indigenous lifestyle.