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“Cancer is a word, not a sentence.” –John Diamond Cancer. It’s one of the most terrifying, mysterious words in the English vocabulary. They say it will affect one in three people. It’s one of the most popular plotlines in Hollywood, and we all know someone who has lost a grandparent or furry friend to the […]

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Clothes don’t fit me. I’m sure that all women feel this way sometimes. But really, they don’t fit me. by Angie O’Connell, Director of Finance, Great Trango Holdings I’m 5’3”, and by all measures, except one, I’m a size 12. I wear a 36E. So, I usually end up in a size-16 top (to fit […]

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Running My First Half Marathon, by Cassie Strid I used to think running more than 5 miles was impossible. So, this spring I decided to set myself up for a challenge and run a half marathon (13.12 miles). In February I began training with another Stonewear Designs employee. We started running in the freezing cold, […]

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“You need to live BIG through something bad.” -Sean Patrick Few people live without knowing someone who has suffered or died from cancer. It’s pervasive; nearly 12 million people in the United States have it–one in four Americans. And, as of 2008, nearly 600,000 people die from it each year. That’s why, for eight years […]

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Ride 100-mile mountain bike races, win a World Cup, & have two babies: It’s all in a day’s work for athlete Bobbi Bensman Meet one of Stonewear Designs’ first ever catalog models, former competitive rock climber, long-distance mountain bike racer, and mother Bobbi Bensman. Bobbi has been setting standards for women in climbing since the […]

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Carrie Kaiser went on a mountain biking adventure with her then teen-aged daughter, Joely Denkinger, more than 6 years ago. That trip to Western Colorado’s single-track trails and the storm they confronted broadened their relationship and empowered them in ways they never imagined. What athletic adventures have you been on with your mom or daughter? […]

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[Pinterest] Are you visiting your mom this Mother’s Day? If your trips are anything like mine, they entail hours of travel, nights at the theatre, visits to museums, and dinner parties, plus the personal trail runs or gym workouts I manage to squeeze in between socializing. The crux of my trip is always how to […]

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Recently, while doing laundry, I found that I had worn 4 different pairs of the Slit Crop Pant in one week. I thought, “Wow!  Is that possible?” It had been a busy week where comfort was key. I had taken a ZUMBA class, hiked a local open space park, did some much needed spring cleaning […]

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Tonya Clement may be a little lady at just over five feet, 3 inches tall, but there’s nothing small about the amount of energy, enthusiasm, and excitement this 48-year-old brings to life. Whether it’s writing a book about post-Everest married life, climbing mountains for peace or to save mountain gorillas, or running Colorado’s most successful […]

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This year, Stonewear Designs decided to join its brother company Trango Extraordinary Climbing at the Red Rock Rendezvous, a rock climbing event in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, just outside of Las Vegas, Nev. The Stonewear Team (in this case blog editor Lizzy Scully and guest team member Casey Jones) brought some neat outfits down, […]

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My favorite Buddhist teacher, Pema Chodron, teaches that any person, of any faith, can awaken her mind and expand her viewpoint with the 59 traditional Buddhist Lojong slogans. Essentially proverbs, these slogans offer us methods for relating to the world in a more positive way. You don’t have to be Buddhist to understand the meaning […]

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Congratulations to Rina Coury, the winner of the What Women Want Survey! Here are some of the results. Have questions? Post them on our Facebook page. Prior to launching our LiveStonewear! blog, accompanying E-newsletter, and our social media platforms, we wanted to get an idea of where women in our market got their news, what […]

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“I’m going to make it!” I think running up the rocky, 3-mile mountain biking trail. “Sweet! I’m going to make it,” I shout to the pines and the blue sky. And then I gasp. Still a half-mile to go. I’m no FloJo. Pace yourself, Lizzy. For the 20th or so time this winter I jog up […]

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Join the HERA Foundation and major sponsor Stonewear Designs for the first-ever HERA Climb4Life Boston to be held April 28-29, 2012. Help HERA kick off this new event and make it a huge success. Whether you’re a beginner climber, an old pro, a courageous cancer survivor, a person whose life has been affected by cancer, […]

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After 16 years and hundreds of different styles of clothing, Stonewear Designs has refined its clothing line. But we did have some goodies in the past. Check out some fun photos we dug out from the archives.

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Question: I love my black Precis Stretch Liberty pant, and I wear it all the time. What’s the best way to keep the material from fading over time? We love our darkest-colored clothes—our little black Tulip dress, our inky Lyra tank, and our most important wardrobe piece, the coal-colored Liberty pant. Stonewear’s special athletic stretchy, […]

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If you’re reading this you are likely a mom, full-time worker, business owner, high-powered executive or otherwise motivated, busy woman. But, you are a busy woman who dreams big and stays fit, right? That’s why you are part of the Stonewear Community. We offer you clothes that make your life easier and subsequently more fun. […]

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Stonewear Designs’s Spring 2012 collection is finally here! Below is a sneak peak of our Spring collection that is now available on the website. Check out the website so you can be the first to show off our beautiful new Carousel print and our new Kaia Halter Top! With the fabulous fabrics we discover, Stonewear Designs creates separates that cross-coordinate through style, […]

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