Alterre Blog
5 Non-Alcoholic Holiday Drinks
Posted on December 15 2022
Contributor: Harmony Pilobello Ah, December. 2022 has flown by, and this year’s holiday preparations came suddenly for me. My newly appointed husband and I (we got married on December 4th!) are planning for a few holiday get-togethers, and I was surprised to see a shortage of egg nog! We...
Two Cool and Healthy Recipes to Beat the Summer Heat
Posted on August 02 2022
Contributor: Katelyn Chef It’s likely, no matter where you reside, you’re experiencing a heat wave. Or at least, bracing for a spike in upcoming temperatures. Of course, traditional ways to cool off always are popular like visiting the beach or camping out near the pool.However, tasty ways to keep the...
Redefining Patriotism With Collective Action
Posted on June 30 2022
contributor: Harmony Pilobello Read time: 2.5 minutes This fourth of July, we will be reflecting deeply on how we can contribute to lasting change and urge our representatives to take immediate action. The recent overturning of Roe v. Wade and SCOTUS narrowing the United States Environmental Protective Agency's Clean...
Meet Simone Horng, Founder of Seeds4Love
Posted on May 30 2022
Contributor: Harmony Pilobello We're launching a new series on our blog called The Founder Club, where I will be interviewing fellow founders and sharing it with the Alterre community. The hope is to celebrate each others achievements and amplify small businesses doing great things. Our first feature is on...
Celebrating AAPI Heritage
Posted on May 23 2022
Contributor: Bonny Bunson A little more than two years ago, as the COVID-19 pandemic exploded into the minds and fears of Americans, I entered an elevator in a Washington, D.C. building, with a mask on. Stopping at one of the floors, the doors opened, and a gentleman entered, hesitated, looked...
What Type of Ice Cream Are You?
Posted on April 21 2022
Contributor: Katelyn Chef When it comes to treating one self, often, the first treat of choice is ice cream. Have you ever sat and considered, if you were a flavor of ice cream, what would you be? Of course, plain vanilla or just chocolate has a bad rap for being...
Five Ways to Shop Ethical Denim
Posted on April 11 2022
Contributor: Katelyn Chef When it comes to our jeans, no one can get in-between our love for them. However, are you aware that denim, the process of making it can be very hard on the environment? If you do a quick Google search asking how many gallons it takes to...
10 Punny and Eco-friendly Reusable Tote Bags For All Your Things
Posted on March 21 2022
Contributor: Katelyn Chef Do you feel a little cringy when you take a plastic bag at the grocer? Yeah, you probably should as 350 million tons of plastic is produced each year. The second part of this bad news is that 2.3% of that signal use plastic ends up...
Five Aspirational Females Who Inspire Us
Posted on March 08 2022
Contributor: Katelyn Chef Coming off the heels of February, which was Black History Month, we are sashaying into March which is Women’s History Month. There are so many aspirational and awesome women, past and present making their voices heard to inspire a change in the world. In 1869, Elizabeth...
Calling All the Fabulous Ladies: Five Ways to Celebrate The Women in Your Life
Posted on February 11 2022
Contributor: Katelyn Chef So, Galentine’s Day is a few short days away (Sunday, February, 13th) and if you think it is just a cutesy holiday to bypass, you’d be mistaken. In fact, while this day is lovely, frilly, and of course, pink, it is also a day to appreciate the...
Spend Galentine’s Day with Your Favorite TV Gals
Posted on February 07 2022
Contributor: Katelyn Chef Sunday, February 13th is the day where ladies celebrate ladies. In other words, Galentine’s Day. With pandemic protocols still in place & the vigilance of not gathering altogether indoors still an active practice, it may be hard to celebrate the feminine fierce holiday with your besties. ...
Six Things to Be Pumped For this Month
Posted on January 31 2022
Contributor: Katelyn Chef February, it’s a short month, and for many, it’s also one of the coldest months out of the 12. However, we all need things to boost our spirits as well as invigorate our creativity. As luck would have it, we composed a list of six things to...
Five Ways to Get Your Headspace Organized
Posted on January 28 2022
Contributor: Katelyn Chef When it comes to ringing in a New Year, many look to declutter their closets, pantries, and under-the-sink dwellings. While the home organization is always a productive method to ridding your life of chaos, the clutter that’s accumulating inside your mind might be bogging you down just...
Holiday Drinks!
Posted on December 20 2021
CONTRIBUTOR: KATELYN CHEF ‘Tis the month of December where all things appear merry, bright, and full of wonder. Imagine you just stepped back home, sliding off your custom Alterre Ballet Flats, after an evening of watching The Nutcracker Ballet. Everything from the tips of your toes to the end of...
DIY Tips For Creating a Cozy Christmas
Posted on December 17 2021
Contributed by: Katelyn Chef Ho-hum, the holidays are here and many are feeling the urge (or inspiration) to deck their halls or teeny-tiny apartment walls. If you’re like us, we like to add our personalized taste to everything. Exactly why we now are offering the option to design your own shoe...
GIFT GUIDE: HOW TO GO GREEN THIS HOLIDAY SEASON!
Posted on December 13 2021
CONTRIBUTOR: BONNY BUNSON This time of year is always special. It’s a season for family and friends to gather, share in old or new traditions, and celebrate. Whether one is religious or not, we can all agree that the holiday season brings so much joy, and that joy is meant...
Five Ways to Practice Gratitude As We Enter the Holiday Season
Posted on November 25 2021
Contributed by: Katelyn Chef When it comes to the holidays, we’re in full ‘buy-buy-buy’ mode. However, before we make our next seasonal purchase, how can we practice gratitude this season? Melody Beattie once shared this sentiment about gratitude: “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what...
Five Ways to Be More Sustainable Around The Thanksgiving Table
Posted on November 22 2021
Contributor: Katelyn Chef Whether you’re talking turkey or tofu-turkey, we are ready for a feast of a Thanksgiving dinner. However, with large meals come extra waste. For instance, all of the clear plastic wrap to seal the leftover pumpkin pie and foil wrappings to welcome the Martians home from space...
Eco-Friendly Kitchen Staples
Posted on November 01 2021
contributed by Katelyn Chef If you’re like us, you re-use and recycle. Whether you’re still re-using that plastic tub from the deli down the street or (still) feeling guilty for forgetting your canvas grocery tote from the other day’s grocery run, we are all trying to live a little more...
Better-For-You Halloween Candy Options
Posted on October 14 2021
BY KATELYN CHEF Ding, Dong. Ding. Flashback, you’re age eleven, dressed to impress as for your favorite kick-butt Power Ranger. The anticipation for Halloween has swallowed you like a snake devouring a juicy rat. The night dedicated to securing the best candy up the street and around the block is finally...
5 Ways to Support Our Indigenous Community
Posted on October 11 2021
contributed by Harmony Pilobello Columbus Day has always felt off for us. I remember being a young child and wondering how one man could be credited for discovering an entire continent people already lived on. I remember wondering why his crew and financial backer weren't highlighted more in our history...
5 Tips for Going Back to The Office!
Posted on September 20 2021
contributed by Bonny Bunson This blog post is all about tips for transitioning from remote work or telework to being back at the office. We can all agree that 2020 through 2021 was incredibly challenging in so many ways related to COVID-19. As a practicing corporate attorney who always...
White Boots, But Make It Fashion: Fall 2021 Fashion Trends
Posted on September 07 2021
BY KAITLYN CHEF Dorothy had her ruby slippers, Elvis had his blue suede shoes, Kanye has his Yeezy. When it comes to shoes, what’s your signature shoe look? This fall (and we’re predicting into the future) white boots and booties are becoming a major fashion staple. When it comes to clothing...
Let's Talk About Recycled Denim
Posted on August 13 2021
We all own at least one pair of jeans that is our ride-or-die pair of denim. This particular pair of jeans go well with a casual jaunt to the grocery store paired with a sensible denim V slide. On dressier days, this ride or die pair also couples well with...
Five Ways to Slow Down and Savor Summertime
Posted on July 19 2021
Whether you spend 92 days (that’s how many days are in summer) dipping your big toe into your neighbor’s pool or slurping rainbow slushies from the gas station down the road, summer is always fleeting. Why is summer always in a hurry? Who really knows. Summer is effervescent while at the same time, summer is mysterious...
5 Ways to Support our LGBTQA+ Community
Posted on June 20 2021
How You Can Support The LGBTQ+ Community & Celebrate Pride Month Judy Garland sang it best, “somewhere over the rainbow…” It’s no secret, that the universal symbol for Gay Pride and the LGBTQ+ community is the rainbow. As we get deeper into June, we celebrate the LGBTQ+ community as...
Three Anticipated 2021 Wedding Trends
Posted on June 12 2021
Katelyn Chef Come the months of May well into September, wedding bells ring out loud. This time last year, sadly, many wedding bells (and weddings) were silenced due to the pandemic. With vaccinations ramping up, the warmer part of 2021 is going to be the return of the wedding. ...
Interchangeable Sandals and Slides Perfect for Summer
Posted on May 03 2021
Ellery Lee of @Elleisalwayshere contributor As we move towards warmer weather here in NYC, I have been looking for new sandals to wear! Alterre has been my favorite for Spring/ Summer sandals. Not only are they comfortable and super trendy, but their shoes are interchangeable! ...
Designing Shoes to Empower
Posted on April 26 2021
Meet Alterre, founded by Shilpa Iyengar and Harmony Pilobello. Iyengar and Pilobello are creating sustainable footwear collections sourced and manufactured ethically while empowering consumers to participate in designing their own footwear and ...
3 Spring Trends to Add To Cart Now!
Posted on April 19 2021
by Malikah Kelly contributor Since I’m finally starting to feel like we may actually be able to start leaving our houses on aregular basis again, I’m ready to start freshening up my wardrobe. It’s been aminute since I’ve done any shopping - largely because I’ve been so unmotivatedby...
Step into Spring With These Shoe Trends
Posted on April 12 2021
By Katelyn Chef - contributor Slowly over the course of this past year, our daily ready-to-wear pumps, going-out stilettos, and weekend brunch mules have transitioned to the back of the closet. Nowadays, our fuzzy house slides and furry bunny slippers have taken the place of the shoes we once wore...
Who is Lozen?
Posted on October 09 2020
Every year we name our straps after women we admire. In 2016, we wanted to honor the lesser sung female heros throughout the world and coincidentally entered our unlearning of American history. Meet Lozen Lozen lived a remarkable life and I never heard of her. She was was...
Meet Lenore Schaffer
Posted on October 03 2020
We had the privilege of meeting with Lenore Schaffer, PH.D, the senior manager of economic empowerment at Restore NYC. As many of you know, Restore is a non profit organization that provides long term rehabilitation for foreign national victims of sex-trafficking. Many of the things I've learned from this interview...
Our Commitment to Diversity
Posted on June 15 2020
Being a sustainable business for us has always been multifaceted and includes valuing people, the community, and the environment. We started by mapping out what was feasible as a small business, and what we could change as we grow to have more purchasing power. Our baseline right now means we...
6 Ways To be Anti-Racist: A Perspective From an Asian American Entrepreneur
Posted on June 05 2020
10 minute read Nothing we say can change the lives that have already been lost. We also have to preface that we can’t write this without discussing race, and we can only give the perspective of our own experiences. This is a blog post that we hope will resonate with other minority...
Meet Janelle Abbott
Posted on May 29 2020
A behind the scenes look at life as a small business owner in the fashion and art industries with Janelle Abbott, founder of Wardrobe Therapy and Femail Forever. Janelle and I first met at Parsons the New School for Design in the sustainable section of the Fashion department. Watching our...
Meet Nikki Maltezos
Posted on May 11 2020
Behind the scenes view of life as a freelancer during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nikki Maltezos, is costume designer in the film industry and currently resides in New York City.
Meet Sarah Cogan
Posted on April 13 2020
Today we are learning more about life as a creative in the film industry and the benefits of diversifying your career. Sarah Cogan is the founder of Set Ready Garment Bags and Designing The Void Podcast. She is also established as a set designer and stylist in both film and...
Meet Jen Igartua
Posted on April 06 2020
We discuss small business challenges in the gaming industry and consulting. Jen Igartua, fellow serial entrepreneur, is the founder of Go Nimbly and Pillbox Games. Two wildly different companies and industries being affected by the recent pandemic. She also gives some great advice on creative team oriented activities to do...
How Alterre Founder, Harmony Pilobello, Is Helping with The Crisis
Posted on April 03 2020
Living in New York has been particularly challenging and worrisome as a small business owner let alone human being. I find myself wondering what I can do to contribute to the solution. Let's call this complex the "entrepreneurial spirit". It is the aspect of my personality that has excelled in...
Meet Sasha Pensanti
Posted on March 30 2020
Thrilled to share this interview with Sasha Pensanti, a professional slime maker and founder of Some Other Slime. Watch as we discuss the small business challenges in the slime industry and the emotional impact of closing shop to follow safety measures during the pandemic. If you'd like to show support...
Our Role in The Environment
Posted on March 26 2020
Where do we go from here? Ethical and environmental improvements to a small business can be challenging and seem even more urgent during time of crisis.
Our first interview is Live!
Posted on March 21 2020
Our dear friend and amazing boss lady Monica Wesley sat down and zoomed with us to talk about her concerns with being a small business owner. She is the founder of Uye Surana, an ethically made lingerie company for all sizes and also resides in New York City. ...
Why We're Blogging
Posted on March 20 2020
The recent COVID-19 pandemic has initiated our long standing desire to open a discussion within our community. After months of debating whether there was time to start a blog, make interviews, or learn a new task... it seems the small nuances of entrepreneurship no longer override the need to unite...
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