Yana Dee Blog — slow fashion
Yana Dee celebrates 10 Years on Front Street
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We believe in what we are doing. In a global economic landscape that overproduces cheap consumer goods at high externalized cost, we are offering an alternative that centers quality, community, and compassion for our world. When you shop at Yana Dee, you are actively participating in an alternative economy. We appreciate everyone that has ever "bought in" to our vision for a better world.
While we celebrate our ability to survive within an extractive patriarchal capitalistic economic model that would rather see us fail, we feel compelled to share that our business is not in a thriving phase at this time...
Now Hiring for Spring/Summer 2024
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Do you want to work in Sustainable Fashion?
Yana Dee is now hiring employees & interns for Spring/Summer 2024! Whether you are a college student, recent graduate, or looking to advance your career, this opportunity may be for you!
Company Overview
Founded in 2004, Yana Dee is a socially conscious and environmentally ethical apparel company based in Traverse City, Michigan. Yana Dee designs, produces, and sells original clothing & accessories for people of all ages.
Position Overview
With two unique worksites, your work or internship experience can be tailored to meet your abilities, experience, and objectives. At our studio, you would work directly with Yana and her seam team, observing the design process firsthand and participating in garment production. At our store in Downtown Traverse City, you would work with our sales team in marketing, inventory management, and direct sales.
Fashion trends to follow in 2023
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It's time to say "goodbye" to throw away fashion trends. Fast fashion clothing companies try and convince us that we should be following every constantly changing trend, so we always have to buy more to have a good wardrobe. Well, I don't believe it! I encourage you to set the resolution this year to buy clothes that you really like, whether they are trending or not. Daily life is more fun and fulfilling when clothes are comfortable. When we find beauty in ourselves, personal style can be body positive for anyone. I decided to write about these five fashion trends I hope you...
Yana Dee's Top 10 Dresses: Summer 2022 Edition
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Summer is well underway, and Yana Dee customers have spoken with their dollars! Based on what customers like you have purchased since the Summer Solstice of 2022, these are our most popular dresses right now. You can tell our customers have been shopping smart this summer, because all of these dresses are going to transition through seasons, years, and phases of life with ease. Keep reading to see our current Top 10 most popular dresses! If you see a dress you don't want to live without, click on the picture to start shopping now. *Looking for a new favorite mommy-daughter dress...
Organic Cotton Polka Dots! From Seed to Store.
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In the Spring of 2021, Yana started putting her finger on exactly what was lacking in her timeless classic clothing collection. That finger landed on a dot. Actually, it landed on a lot of dots. Polka dots, to be exact. Yana decided she needed to make polka dot dresses. The problem was, sustainable polka dot fabric was simply unavailable...