Jennifer Brown from Under the Root makes the most sexy and understated lingerie.

What is your background in design?

I began assembling used/vintage textiles into theatrical costumes during the high school years. Clothing came next while using a secondhand, black lacquer Singer and the miscellaneous textiles from garage sales, thrift stores, estate and church sales, and reclaiming used/found materials. After high school, I studied Business, Design, and Dance. I read tons of practical applications and found the greatest source for continuing on, oodles and noodles of practice.  While studying Dance at Columbia College Chicago, I realized that costumes played an intricate role for the performances. The availability in movement and projection of each design was tantamount for dancers, performers and individuals alike. Today, each handmade structure reflects the use of cottons and the grace of the human body. 

Please read on ::
The Shiny Squirrel

'The Banniki live inside the bath house, guarding it jealously. A Dusky Elf whom protect the farm animals'
A 'bloom' for the tush puts many minds to willowy, magick mush.

The BANNIKI BLOOMETTES from UNDER THE ROOT..
Made with your choice of size and color in Cotton Shirting or Cotton Voile. Satin Ribbons on waistline and thighlines. Natural Cotton Elastic around thighlines which, when pushed to the crease of you lap create a 'bloom'. Topstitched. Natural Cotton Waistband. The options for ribbon color are immense or you can allow me to use a contrasting color.


The Contest Goes Like This:
Every month I am introducing a new piece to the Undergarments/Findlings
of UNDER THE ROOT. This month is for the BANNIKI BLOOMETTES and if you can answer the trivia question listed by sending me a comment to the blog post..
http://musingsusingsandloosethings.blogspot.com
the comments are private and sent directly to Under The Root.
I will be taking all the correct responses,
throwing them in a Hat,
and using the Cunningham Technique,
pulling out the Chance Winner!

Trivia Challenge Question:
Who wrote "The Berlin Stories" which was a semiautobiographical account of the author's time in 1930s Berlin, describes pre-Nazi Germany and the people which were met. It is episodic, dealing as it does with a large cast over a period of several years from late 1930 to early 1933. The novel was adapted into a Broadway play by John Van Druten (1951), which was then adapted for a film under the name I Am A Camera (1955) with Laurence Harvey and Julie Harris, with screenplay by John Collier and music by Malcolm Arnold.

Hint: The book was then adapted into the musical Cabaret (1966) and film Cabaret (1972).

You have until the end of the day April 30th, where I will post the
winner May 1st!

Please be sure to include your EMAIL ADDRESS. If I cannot contact you, you cannot win!

Enter as many times as you wish, where as, all correct answers will be considered.
Happy Love and Happy Dreaming!
Living Consciously with Your Sensuality!

A whisper from underground when time goes round.
The SCARVES from UNDER THE ROOT..
The length is what sent me to the designing of what
we can all have if the goal is for an absolute
sensibility in floating. The way it wraps round
your nape with longer handles for security.
Isadora would approve.

Textiles to choose from are Satin or Cotton Shirting.
Material doubled and single stitched all the way around.

96" Long
6" Wide


The Contest Goes Like This:
Every month I am introducing a new piece to the Undergarments/Findlings
of UNDER THE ROOT. This month is for the SCARVES and if you can
answer the trivia question listed by sending me a comment to the post at blog..
http://musingsusingsandloosethings.blogspot.com
I will be taking all the correct responses,
throwing them in a Hat,
and using the Cunningham Technique,
pulling out the Chance Winner!

Trivia Challenge Question:
Name the Parisian, Italian designer from the 1920's. Although her first designs appeared in Vogue, the business really took off with a pattern that gave the impression of a scarf wrapped around the wearer's neck. Her relationship with the Dada and Surrealist movements continued in collaboration with Salvador Dalí.

Hint: In Paris, she was known as "Schiap" to her friends and began making her own clothes. With some encouragement from Paul Poiret, she started her own business but it closed in 1926 despite favourable reviews.

You have until the end of the day March 31st, where I will post the
winner April 1st!

Please be sure to include your EMAIL ADDRESS.. or ETSY USERNAME if you
have a private profile. If I cannot contact you, you cannot win!

Enter as many times as you wish, where as, all correct answers will be considered.
Happy Love and Happy Dreaming!
Living Consciously with Your Sensuality!

For the daring, humble, and heart of being.
The HIPSTERS from UNDER THE ROOT..
This UnderGear is named 'Hipster' for just that reason.
Wrapping your hipline in softy!
Cotton lined for element protection!
Raw materials are Cotton Jersey Knit and Lingerie Elastic Trim.
Your choice of BlushGrey, Deep Purple, Brilliant Red, or Black Lingerie Elastic Trim.

The Contest Goes Like This:
Every month I am introducing a new piece to the Undergarments/Findlings
of UNDER THE ROOT. This month is for the HIPSTERS and if you can
answer the trivia question listed by sending me a comment to this post..
I will be taking all the correct responses,
throwing them in a Hat,
and using the Cunningham Technique,
pulling out the Chance Winner!

Trivia Challenge Question:
Name the Danish poet and author who wrote a fairy tale called 'The Nightingale' in 1843 about an emperor who prefers the tinkling of a music box to the song of a nightingale?

Hint: He also authored 'The Flying Trunk' and 'The Travelling Companion'.

You have until the end of the day February 28th, where I will post the
winner March 1st!

Please be sure to include your EMAIL ADDRESS.. or ETSY USERNAME if you
have a private profile. If I cannot contact you, you cannot win!

Enter as many times as you wish, where as, all correct answers will be considered.
Happy Love and Happy Dreaming!
Living Consciously with Your Sensuality!

FEBRUARY TRIVIA CHALLENGE from Under The Root!





For the daring, humble, and heart of being.

The HIPSTERS from UNDER THE ROOT..
This UnderGear is named 'Hipster' for just that reason.
Wrapping your hipline in softy!
Cotton lined for element protection!
Raw materials are Cotton Jersey Knit and Lingerie Elastic Trim.
Your choice of BlushGrey, Deep Purple, Brilliant Red, or Black Lingerie Elastic Trim.

The Contest Goes Like This:
Every month I am introducing a new piece to the Undergarments/Findlings
of UNDER THE ROOT. This month is for the HIPSTERS and if you can
answer the trivia question listed by sending me a comment to the blogspot post..
musingsusingsandloosethings.blogspot.com
I will be taking all the correct responses,
throwing them in a Hat,
and using the Cunningham Technique,
pulling out the Chance Winner!

Trivia Challenge Question:
Name the Danish poet and author who wrote a fairy tale called 'The Nightingale' in 1843 about an emperor who prefers the tinkling of a music box to the song of a nightingale?

Hint: He also authored 'The Flying Trunk' and 'The Travelling Companion'.

You have until the end of the day February 28th, where I will post the
winner March 1st!

Please be sure to include your EMAIL ADDRESS.. or ETSY USERNAME if you
have a private profile. If I cannot contact you, you cannot win!

Enter as many times as you wish, where as, all correct answers will be considered.
Happy Love and Happy Dreaming!
Living Consciously with Your Sensuality!

January is the first month of the Roman Calendar.
For the many ideas yet to come and the ones already within are neverending and deserve
our grace.
The BLINDFOLDS from UNDER THE ROOT came across as a way to offer the
craftsmanship in eyewear... for the wearer and the
overseers. Raw materials are your choice of Recycled Satins or Velvets.
Ties are Black Cotton Twill Tapes 36" each side.

The Contest Goes Like This:
Every month I am introducing a new piece to the Undergarments/Findlings
of UNDER THE ROOT. This month is for the BLINDFOLDS and if you can
answer the trivia question listed by sending me a comment to the post on the blogspot here..
http://musingsusingsandloosethings.blogspot.com..

I will be taking all the correct responses,
throwing them in a Hat,
and using the Cunningham Technique,
pulling out the Chance Winner!

Trivia Challenge Question:
Name your favorite bird or nautical animal?
This month's Challenge Winner Submission will be used
for an Under The Root Structure.

Hint: Try to close your eyes and remember, there is, definitely, more than
one answer to this question.

You have until the end of the day January 31st, where I will post the
winner February 1st!

Please be sure to include your EMAIL ADDRESS.. If I cannot contact you, you cannot win!

Enter as many times as you wish, where as, all correct answers will be considered.
Happy Love and Happy Dreaming!
Living Consciously with Your Sensuality!

December Trivia Challenge for FREE BLOOMERS...
in your choice of Color and Size!

DEcemBeR brings us the color WhiTe!
Our thoughts become cleansed with clarity, mindfulness, and an
abscence of time. Encapsulating our environment to make a nest
with the things directly around us.
The BLOOMERS from UNDER THE ROOT are a froufrou design for our tushes.
A generous amount of gatherings and wrap sensually the hip and thigh
lines.

The Contest Goes Like This:
Every month I am introducing a new piece to the Undergarments/Findlings
of UNDER THE ROOT. This month is for the BLOOMERS and if you can
answer the trivia question listed by sending me a comment to the post at the blog
http://musingsusingsandloosethings.blogspot.com
I will be taking all the correct responses,
throwing them in a Hat,
and using the Cunningham Technique,
pulling out the Chance Winner!

Trivia Challenge Question:
Name one artist OR author whom depicted elves as youthful-seeming
men and women of great beauty living
in forests and underground places and caves, or in wells and springs.

Hint: Try to close your eyes and remember, there is, definitely, more than
one answer to this question.

You have until the end of the day December 31st, where I will post the
winner January 1st!

Please be sure to include your EMAIL ADDRESS..
If I cannot contact you, you cannot win!

Enter as many times as you wish, where as, all correct answers will be considered.
Happy Love and Happy Dreaming!
Living Consciously with Your Sensuality!
Jennifer

The Contest Goes Like This:
Every month I am introducing a new piece to the Undergarments/Findlings
of UNDER THE ROOT. This month is for the TAP PANTIES and if you can
answer the trivia question listed by sending me a comment to this post..
I will be taking all the correct responses,
throwing them in a Hat,
and using the Cunningham Technique,
pulling out the Chance Winner!

Trivia Challenge Question:
In the book, "Queen Zixi of Ix" and written by L. Frank Baum,
What is the article of clothing that the fairies cast magic on?

Hint: Its wish-granting power cannot be used if stolen from its previous wearer.

You have until the end of the day November 30th, where I will post the
winner December 1st!

THIS CHALLENGE IS ORIGINALLY POSTED IN THE UNDER THE ROOT BLOG.
YOU CAN ENTER JOURNAL COMMENT OR COMMENT AT THE BLOG POST....
musingsusingsandloosethings.blogspot.com


Please be sure to include your EMAIL ADDRESS.. or ETSY USERNAME if you
have a private profile. If I cannot contact you, you cannot win!

Enter as many times as you wish, where as, all correct answers will be considered.
Happy Love and Happy Dreaming!
Living Consciously with Your Sensuality!

Today Only! Friday, November 21, 2008
Pantaloons $50!
SUSTAINABLE, RECYCLED TEXTILES FOR YOUR WEARS

Purchase the Pantaloons in your
choice of Color/Size/Textile from Under the Root,
mention Size/Color in 'Message to Seller' at checkout.

This Noteworthy Take Off is valid until Midnight CST tonight.
Happy Love and Happy Dreaming!

Thank you for looking!
Jennifer

Hello!
I have been reconstructing, assembling, and designing undergarments/findlings for ladies and gents.
I started a blog about this not too long ago and holding monthly trivia challenges for Free Wears.
musingsusingsandloosethings.blogspot.com
mainly, to increase the outlet from a diy and burlesque state of mind.

this is a recent photo from one of the pieces of Clothing:
Bhaironess Slipdress


this is a photo for Undergarments/Findlings:
Arm Spats


all wearable structures are made from sustainable, recycled textiles.  I hope you will give them a gander at the
Etsy Shop for Undergarments/Findlings:
www.undertheroot.etsy.com
and also, Etsy Shop for Clothing/Accessories:
www.quarks.etsy.com

if we are all in this for awareness then we are living it...
like a hunger for change.

Kindest Regards,
Jennifer

Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't been posting, finals have been taking all my waking hours!

First, I wanted to tell all of you about a really interesting experience I had last week. I participated in the 2008 "Bioblitz" project, which took place this year in the Santa Monica Mountains. Basically, a BioBlitz is a 24-hour inventory of all living organisms in a given area. That means the place is swarmed with members of the National Park Service, National Georgraphic, volunteers, and loads of experts on just about everything you could think of! It was fascinating, and I saw so many things I would otherwise not have the opportunity to see. Get out there in nature people!

Here is the official National Geographic BLOG, where you can read all about what happened throughout the day.
http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/bioblitz/

and just to prove I was there...check out the pictures...
1. welcome sign
2. identifying a species of bee
3. using an small remote controlled camera
to view the fish at Malibu Lagoon
4. a frog came to say hello
5. what happens when you give college students free stuff




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Secondly, I'm thinking about volunteering this summer at this place where you collect turtle eggs so that poachers don't get them first. Has anybody ever done anything like that? I'd love to hear whether or not you enjoyed it.




This is the website for the organization
http://www.parisminaturtles.org/

Have you guys heard this about the polar bears? Ridiculous!

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the Bush Administration finally listed the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act today. I'd love to tell you that that's great news, but there's a BIG catch. The Administration listed the polar bear as threatened instead of endangered, and invoked a clause (known as a "4(d) exemption") that excludes global warming from the list of threats the federal government has to consider when trying to protect polar bear habitat.

Global warming is the biggest threat facing polar bears today, and this little clause eliminates any protection the listing should have given to the polar bear.

-Greenpeace

Hello, I'm new here.

I just wanted to tell you how eco design has become part of the Design and Technology course in UK schools and colleges. I'm currently studying D&T and my exam is in a few weeks, we have to design, as part of the exam, some eco furniture to be used on display. Now that eco related products has become part of the course, all over the country, people are becoming aware of eco needs and stuff!! YAY!!!! I thought it would be a good thing to post because its a real step forward to saving the planet and having a better eco friendly life!!!

^_^ wooo eco furniture! 

Guys, please take twenty minutes (it goes by fast, it's fascinating!) to watch this video. I can't believe I never really realized all this. I feel used, and awful, and afraid.

http://www.storyofstuff.com/

Hello hello :-) Happy saturday to all and a very Happy Passover to those who celebrate it.


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Just got an email from Ebay telling me to come buy "Green" stuff over there. I think its a good sign when even Ebay knows that people are interested in buying sustainable products. Here is their list of the top ten things you can buy on Ebay that are environment related:

1.Segway
2. Solar Panels
3. Fluorescent Bulbs
4. Solar Battery Chargers
5. Kinetic Watches
6. Bambo Flooring
7. Water Bottles
8. Patagonia
9. Rechargeable Batteries
10. Planet Earth DVD's

what do you guys think?

Happy Sunday everybody :-)




Yesterday I went to the Earth Day event at the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. I thought it was really cool that they made their event earlier in the month than most earth day celebrations so that it would not conflict with the attendance at the big Wilshire Center Earth Day event next week.

The event basically consisted of a lot of booths from different organizations, like Heal the Bay and Greenpeace. There was a lot of marine organizations, as well as transportation and animal rights groups. There was also a lot of organic and hemp clothing. There were a few solar panel booths, but there was nobody at them to talk to about their organizations. In general, I felt like a lot of the booths were poorly staffed; either there was nobody there, or the people were not friendly and informative. Friendly and well informed people makes a HUGE difference in whether people become interested in your cause, so that was a real disapointment to me. I was also very surprised by the lack of food-related booths. I saw Cliff Bar...and that was about it.

Spoke with the folks from http://www.seasheperd.org who help the whales and the seals. SO SAD! 320,000 seals were killed in the last 2 months by Candian fisherman. I will make a whole report on this later...but seriously, don't buy canadian seafood!



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Took a few pictures...


Live music and dancing



Eco-friendly shirts by http://www.COTAM.org (clothing of the american mind)





This thing was kinda cool. 2008 has been declared the year of the reef. Check out http://www.reefcheck.org for more details. They train divers to go down and do surveys on the state of the reefs.

Howdy folks :-) Happy friday



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Just got home from M Cafe, a macrobiotic restaurant on Melrose in Hollywood.



http://mcafedechaya.com


Firstly let me just say that I'm stuffed. Don't over-order. Haha. That being said...its hard not to when you can choose from such an expansive and delicious menu! M Cafe is the perfect place to go with meat-eating family members or friends, because they offer a few fish dishes in addition to a lot of vegan and vegetarian options.

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I had The Melrose Avenue Muffaletta ~ 8.95 : grilled seitan, spicy seitan “salami”, miso-cured tofu cheese, roasted red peppers, sun-dried tomatoes, carrots, arugula & olive spread, in our sourdough boule...served by the wedge. It was really good.

The Maffaletta



photo coursety of http://veglicious.blogspot.com


My friend got Carolina-Style Barbequed Seitan Sandwich ~ 11.00: thinly sliced grilled seitan basted with our own zesty barbeque sauce and piled high on a house-baked whole heat bun with grilled onions, pickles, and creamy coleslaw. I had a bite or two and it was quite tasty too.

However, if you don't try M Cafe for any other reason, I have two words for you:

KALE SALAD and DESSERT.

Okay so thats three words, but WHATEVER. The KALE SALAD in a peanut sauce is so good I almost cried. And the dessert is phenomenal, and ALL VEGAN. I got a chocolate tart and my friend got a fruit tart, both delicious, and HUGE.

M Cafe is more expensive than Flore, but its also a lot closer for a lot of people. The atmosphere is a little more...well, hollywood than Flore too, but that has its own charm.

I would definitely give it a try. And don't you DARE not get the Kale.

Hello lovely people :-) Happy thursday :-)

I thought I'd share some green favorites of mine...


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Book:
"The Open Space of Democracy" by Terry Tempest Williams




This book changed my life. Its a really fast and easy read. Terry uses the alaskan wilderness as the platform for her moving ideas about democracy, the true forms of activism, and bringing everyone's voices to the table. Williams expresses that apathy, fear, and alienation from nature and each other are major environmental issues, not just conservation.The message is, that there are many voices, many ways to contribute, and that no one is powerless. She urges us to examine alternative ways of being politically active and thinking about our role in society. She also argues that experiencing the environment first-hand is key to change. I find myself quoting her all the time! Just read it. I can't do it justice.

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Restaurant:
FLORE(vegan) in Silverlake California



Okay technically I think its in Echo Park, but same difference. I was SO impressed with Flore, I actually daydream about the food haha. The food is all organic and vegan. I thought it was going to cost a fortune but its actually really reasonably priced. Flore has a nice diversity of choices, including more veggie-based options and AMAZING fake meat options. The other fabulous thing about Flore is that its really laid back and non...shi shi?

For menu and directions:
http://www.myspace.com/florevegancuisine
http://florevegan.com/

Reviews:
http://losangeles.metromix.com/restaurants/restaurant_review/first-impressions-flore-vegan/168602/content

This is the love of my life...the Tempeh Tu-No Melt. HEAVENLY.



Picture by http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/2007/flore-vegan-restaurant/
who also give it a great review ;-)

No really, look at it. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.

I know not everybody lives in Silverlake, but if you are in the LA area, make a day trip out there...eat at Flore, and spend the rest of the day visiting the shops that sell recycled products and vintage clothes. There is also a farmers market on saturday.

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Something silly:
Save Mr. Splashy Pants - Greenpeace.org



image by Kerb

There was this huge contest over at Greenpeace.org to name this whale that they are saving, and it was also going to be the name of their entire whaling campaign. People got to vote from a list of 30 really politically correct, international names like "Paz" which means peace...yada yada, you get the idea. And overwhelmingly, the world voted for the 30th wildcard entry.... "Mr Splashy Pants". Now, I know some people were super pissed (like the folks over at Treehugger.com), but COME ON, that is HILARIOUS. I for one was super excited to see that hardcore environmentalists had a sense of humor. I've gotten yelled at by some friends for that, but I REALLY don't think that people aren't going to help save the whale because its name is Mr Splashy Pants. In fact, I think that people will be more involved because its not so freakin' DEPRESSING. I don't think it makes fun of the whale, or disrespects its plight at ALL. If nothing else, it makes it so lovable we just HAVE to save it. You're welcome to disagree with me, but thats how I feel. So, yeah, go buy some splashy gear, spread the splashy love ;-)

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/news/splashy-101207
Links to the greenpeace whale campaign and the Splashy gear shop

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