Blogs by Jill Milan

Vineyard in wine country - Image by Hari Nandakumar via Unsplash

Wine Country Vegan Style: 12 Must-see Destinations

After recent visits to Wine Country in Northern California, we have 12 special destinations for vegan-friendly dining and wining, as well as fun sightseeing.

Spring 2023 Fashion Trends: Colors, Styles and More

Spring 2023 fashion trends offer a wide range of colors, materials, and styles. delivering looks both modern and timeless

Around the World with Jill Milan

At Jill Milan we love hearing from our customers about their experiences with our bags. We are so pleased to share this account by Nicole Polletta about where she’s taken her Jill Milan tote. It makes us want to get out on the road!

Jill Milan Profile: Adriane Marie of HEALabel

Adriane Marie is an ethical consumerism advocate and founder of HEALabel, a website and app that educates consumers about how our purchases (mainly food and fashion) affect our health, environment, animals, and the laborers that create them. She's...

A Fashion Shoot in One of the World’s Most Ecologically Important Areas

For our fall photo shoot, we shot in the California wetlands and above the Northern California coast. Although our bags are made in Italy, we chose these locations to demonstrate how crucial the preservation of these environments is to the health ...

How to Wear Yellow in Spring

Yellow is a great color for spring. With two yellows dominating the spring runway, let's look at how it's being used this year.

High Fashion, Low Footprint: Jill Milan's Ethical Fashion Revolution

Fashion has often had a reputation for putting aesthetics above ethics, a troublesome reality that Jill Fraser and her partner, Milan Lazich, set out to change in 2010 with the creation of Jill Milan, a luxury accessory brand designed to embrace h...

3 Handbags You Need for the Holidays

The holidays provide a great opportunity for people to show off fabulous handbags. Work parties, family celebrations and gift shopping all need the right bags for the occasion. These three options are versatile enough to work year around while sti...

Mercy for Animal Gala Honors “Hidden Heroes”

Ever have a job you didn’t enjoy? Sure, most of us have. Perhaps even to the point of active dislike. Then there are those who take on jobs with full knowledge they will face heavy workloads, often work with people who are difficult, and confront ...

Jill Milan Profile: Ashlee Piper

Ashlee Piper is former political strategist turned nationally recognized eco-lifestyle expert. She runs the sites The Little Foxes and AshleePiper.Com, and she is a regular guest and cohost on a variety of national and local TV shows on outlets in...

Jill Milan Profile: Ginger Burr

Our latest blog about friends of Jill Milan features Ginger Burr, president of Total Image Consultants. For 29 years she has helped women around the world create a wardrobe they love by connecting with their inner essence. She has been interviewed...

Jill Milan Profile: Margaux Lushing

In our latest blog about friends of Jill Milan we are very pleased to introduce you to Margaux Lushing, founder and editor of Well + Away, which publishes the Vital Guide series of guidebooks. Margaux has a wonderfully varied background – she stud...