<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Stole My Heart]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stole My Heart]]></description><link>https://binitadcruz.wixsite.com/stole-my-heart/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 18:34:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://binitadcruz.wixsite.com/stole-my-heart/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[“Every thread carries a future. Every choice helps shape it.”]]></title><link>https://binitadcruz.wixsite.com/stole-my-heart/post/every-thread-carries-a-future-every-choice-helps-shape-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac5341a4f0ef59df1e14737</guid><category><![CDATA[Forest to Fashion Forward]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 17:49:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/daa34d_3537befdf60040cd9e5840815cca2b16~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Binita D&apos;cruz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sorai goes global- Art, Identity &#38; fashion crossover]]></title><link>https://binitadcruz.wixsite.com/stole-my-heart/post/sorai-goes-global-art-identity-fashion-crossover</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac52a492526eefdb7fb0bb0</guid><category><![CDATA[Forest to Fashion Forward]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 17:18:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/daa34d_941831598fb64868a1aff9c07a69fa2b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Binita D&apos;cruz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Six metres of fabric. Fourteen pairs of hands. Zero waste. This is not innovation. This is inheritance."]]></title><link>https://binitadcruz.wixsite.com/stole-my-heart/post/six-metres-of-fabric-fourteen-pairs-of-hands-zero-waste-this-is-not-innovation-this-is-inherita</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac524ca6c2ede780621be10</guid><category><![CDATA[Forest to Fashion Forward]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:46:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/daa34d_9f5a464e6d9b4374afb8a70fdbc844d9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Binita D&apos;cruz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebrating the living traditions of Tussar silk and indigenous wall art..]]></title><link>https://binitadcruz.wixsite.com/stole-my-heart/post/celebrating-the-living-traditions-of-tussar-silk-and-indigenous-wall-art</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac4a093be2a50557c906af1</guid><category><![CDATA[Forest to Fashion Forward]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:07:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/daa34d_d25c530e02734297ba12b8ce8ef8aca5~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Binita D&apos;cruz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Part One of Five: Origins of Jharkhand Silk]]></title><link>https://binitadcruz.wixsite.com/stole-my-heart/post/part-one-of-five-origins-of-jharkhand-silk</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3d2ff9faba6cee57d839eb</guid><category><![CDATA[Forest to Fashion Forward]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:41:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/daa34d_210108b5aa7442daaaa14b85d013a03a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Binita D&apos;cruz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Before silk is a fabric, it is a forest.]]></title><link>https://binitadcruz.wixsite.com/stole-my-heart/post/before-silk-is-a-fabric-it-is-a-forest</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2aa49c418318a8f7ddcb81</guid><category><![CDATA[Forest to Fashion Forward]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:43:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/daa34d_c460caeefc2f4db990d54b072ab71d72~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Binita D&apos;cruz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Introducing Forest to Fashion Forward]]></title><link>https://binitadcruz.wixsite.com/stole-my-heart/post/82121e07</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2a83ad948ac681a4fcf2b2</guid><category><![CDATA[Forest to Fashion Forward]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:11:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/daa34d_6ba9940701a943179173b4eecb8f7fc2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Binita D&apos;cruz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Gap Between Fashion's Message and the Customer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sustainability is everywhere in fashion right now. On labels. In campaigns. Across store windows and social feeds. But the question I keep coming back to is a simple one: Who is it actually for? Because after years of working on the shop floor — creating the displays, setting the scenes, watching customers walk in and walk out — I have seen how sustainability is communicated. And more importantly, how it is received. The two do not always match. Brands today are saying all the right things....]]></description><link>https://binitadcruz.wixsite.com/stole-my-heart/post/the-gap-between-fashion-s-message-and-the-customer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69dfff9047c3def1fff0f296</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 23:15:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/daa34d_d6c4bbd1dac3411ca1be78ac644004d8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Binita D&apos;cruz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fashion's Sustainability Era Is Growing Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[For years, sustainability in fashion lived on swing tags. "Conscious." "Eco." "Responsible." Words that looked good under store lighting, neatly merchandised beside neutral-toned collections and recycled paper signage. I should know — I spent years creating those displays. I told those stories. And like many in retail, I believed in them... to a point. Because behind the scenes, "sustainable" was often more suggestion than substance. A Personal Note from the Shop Floor When I first started as...]]></description><link>https://binitadcruz.wixsite.com/stole-my-heart/post/fashion-s-sustainability-era-is-growing-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ceda8f40e74dbec4ff06bf</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:54:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/daa34d_a037777d919c45238560e06e6b54463a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Binita D&apos;cruz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Reverse Career Syndrome — and What I Learned From It" ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has officially been one year since I completed my Master’s degree in Fashion Business and Marketing in the UK. Hitting this one-year mark made me pause and reflect on my journey so far. And honestly? It has not been the journey I imagined. But it has definitely been one of the most interesting learning curves of my career. Before coming to the UK, I spent several years in India working as a Visual Merchandiser. I started as a VM intern and gradually grew into roles where I designed store...]]></description><link>https://binitadcruz.wixsite.com/stole-my-heart/post/my-slightly-chaotic-career-detour</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b088d24b8043385bd3d341</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:13:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/daa34d_8257bd99b402448a819837910f9f887b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_986,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Binita D&apos;cruz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watching Closely]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Shopping Conspiracy  isn’t just about shopping I’ve watched Buy Now: The Shopping Conspiracy  on Netflix twice.The first time was last year, somewhere around Black Friday — a moment when consumption is at its loudest. It left me uneasy. Not shocked, but unsettled. The second time, I watched it againbecause  it stayed with me. The discomfort lingered, opening up thoughts I knew I needed to sit with — and eventually share. Having spent years working in retail, and of course being a shopper...]]></description><link>https://binitadcruz.wixsite.com/stole-my-heart/post/watching-closely</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6971501961068570a94cbd16</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:49:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/daa34d_d69f1273237943afb135f23fd41d66f6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Binita D&apos;cruz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Impressions: London’s Fashion Scene]]></title><description><![CDATA[We moved to London during Christmas, when the city feels alive with lights and promise. Yet my early weeks passed in a quiet blur of settling in, starting a new job, and learning to find my feet again. With little time to explore and my career in transition, London remained something I admired from a distance. That changed one late Sunday night as I walked through Regent Street, Oxford Street, and Piccadilly Circus , finally allowing myself to slow down and really look around. An Open-Air...]]></description><link>https://binitadcruz.wixsite.com/stole-my-heart/post/first-impressions-london-s-fashion-scene</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69655812e50f04c5814e88ce</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:23:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/daa34d_0b617300e73648e6b363c188fa9da970~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Binita D&apos;cruz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where It All Began: My Fashion Journey]]></title><description><![CDATA[My fashion journey didn’t start on the shop floors of Manchester — it began in the bustling classrooms of NIFT Mumbai , one of India’s leading fashion institutes. It was there that I first learned how creativity, design, and commerce could come together to shape the stories we wear. From that foundation, I stepped into the retail world, where I would spend the next 16 years working in fashion and visual merchandising . Mumbai became the city where my career grew, my creativity evolved, and...]]></description><link>https://binitadcruz.wixsite.com/stole-my-heart/post/where-it-all-began-my-fashion-journey</link><guid isPermaLink="false">693b452a3aa9eb11ebb17e21</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 22:28:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/daa34d_3dd68f9d7db549cdae7b68fff6ff82a2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_628,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Binita D&apos;cruz</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>