Journal
As the falling leaves grow and pile up on West Village sidewalks, so too do the number of cowboy boots crunching them on the way to dinner. Denim on denim, barn jackets and fringe are filling up urban streets and fashion weeks another season in a row. But while New York runways are celebrating a Western aesthetic, the muse itself is under siege of climate change, policy rollbacks and a dilution of cultural motifs. National Parks across the country are under threat, and our wide open spaces so romanticized in American culture, are shrinking faster than ever before. How can we pair next year's revival of cowboy boots with a greater acknowledgement and appreciation of the American West itself?
To celebrate our first drop of The Milos Collection, we’re planning your perfect 10 day Greek getaway🧿🌊🍷🇬🇷🏛️🪬🍇 Follow along these next few days as we start in Athens and pass through some can’t miss stops in the Cyclades. You’ll see the inspiration for our designs first hand and fall in love with these places as much as we did! Save as inspiration for next year’s honeymoon, girls trip, or to bookmark for the bucket list! We’ll drop the full itinerary on our website so you can plan your next vacation, and shop for the trip wardrobe all in one place.
Whether we’re ready or not, AI generated imagery has evolved like never before, completely disrupting creative industries. AI quickly became a powerful reality, blurring the lines between authentic and synthetic images and videos. How will it impact the world of fast fashion? And how will those effects trickle down to the consumer level?
WSTLKE (west-lake) is a sustainable, slow fashion brand and journal dedicated to providing unique, long lasting alternatives to trendy impulse buys. The WSTLKE journal, newsletters, lookbooks, and socials will welcome a community of shoppers who are interested in learning more about the world, how to travel responsibly, how to wear responsibly, and how they can minimize their own impact in small ways.
