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My Favorite Eco-Bags from the Road
Yes, I am sometimes called an eco-bag lady. From the seemingly endless variety of re-usuable shopping bags to my fun collection of purses and accessories made from up-cycled and sustainable materials. More
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3 Ways London’s Ethical Fashion Forum Can Serve as your Holiday Gift Guide:
Searching for that perfect sweater for your mother, or those great shoes for your sister – all while trying to support ethical fashion? The Ethical Fashion Forum rates ethical criteria according to 28 different unique categories, and rates each brand, designer and shop in their database accordingly. The categories range from animal friendly, biodiversity and carbon neutral to supporting communities, supporting women and fair trade cotton, among others. More
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Fall Style: Cozy Handmade Finds for Fall
The leaves around here are starting to change, and it’s time to pull out those boots and tights and get bundled up for FALL! You don’t have to hit the big box store to stock up on scarves and sweaters. Instead, you add some handmade love to your fall style this year and do something good for the planet while you support some handmade artists at the same time! More
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Lab-Grown Leather: The Next Big Trend
Is it possible to have a closet full of leather and still call yourself an animal lover? The answer may soon be yes! According to recent news reports, laboratory-grown leather could be commercially available in five years—and lab-grown meat won’t be far behind. More
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Clothes that Scrub Pollution from the Air
What if your t-shirt could help fight pollution? A new laundry additive called CatClo could help your wardrobe clean the air as you go about your day to day! More
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Women’s Rights Week: How the Nakate Project is Helping Women in Africa Live a Better Life
How can fashion help women live better lives? It’s all about voting with our dollars. When you shop at the big box store, you’re voting for mass-produced items, sweatshop labor, and often questionable materials. Instead, you can shop at companies that are making a difference, like The Nakate Project. More
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Cornelia Guest’s Cruelty-Free Handbags: Leather-Free Luxe
Looking for “humane and haute” accessories for fall—minus the hefty price tag that typically accompanies designer originals? Entrepreneur, author, and PETA poster girl Cornelia Guest to the rescue! More
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Are Tyvek shoes eco-friendly? You decide!
Even a humble slip-on, like in the photo above, has a lot of components. When some parts of a shoe are eco-friendly and some are decidedly not, what does that make the finished product? I want to hear from you guys! More
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Reclaimed Fashion: Joan Vorderbruggen’s Upcycled Slip Dresses
Designer Joan Vorderbruggen is a multi-talented lady. When she’s not creating beautiful shop window displays from reclaimed materials, she’s sewing up stunning dresses out of vintage slips. More
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Four Eco-Friendly Colored Jeans To Wear This Summer
Rocking a new trend or fad can be hard to do while remaining true to staying eco-friendly.The colored jeans trend gets eco-friendly with sustainable practices, natural dying processes, and natural materials. More
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Cruelty in the Down Industry
When I was a kid, a down comforter was just a given in our house. Down is cozy. It’s soft. It’s like sleeping under a cloud, isn’t it? You might not rest so comfortably knowing how those feathers get from the bird to your bed. More
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Etsy Find: Vibrant Organic Leggings from Print Farm Apparel
The trouble with conventional leggings is that they’re not so eco-friendly and chances are they were made in a a sweatshop. Boo on that! Luckily, Etsian Print Farm Apparel is making organic leggings in super cute prints! More
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Eco-Friendly Workout Clothing: Five Pieces For Sweating in Style
Here are five pieces, from top to bottom, of eco-friendly workout gear you’ll love to sweat in! More
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Buying Nothing New Resolution: Underwear
The Nothing New Resolution begins with the underwear! More
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in Accessories, MaterialsUgandan Cow Horn as a Green Product
Nakate is a business dedicated to helping underprivileged women through bringing their eco-friendly handmade goods to the high fashion market. Surprisingly, we’ve found just what we’re looking for in jewelry made from the horns of an East African breed of cattle called the Ankole Watusi. More
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in MaterialsIs Your Conflict Free Diamond Conflict Free?
Nearly nine years after the Kimberley Process was launched, the sad truth is that most consumers still cannot be sure where their diamonds come from, nor whether they are financing armed violence or abusive regimes. More
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in MaterialsAre Your Electronics Conflict Free?
Are your electronics conflict free? Enough Project co-founder John Prendergast calls the conflict in the Congo a war we are directly connected to, though most of us know nothing about it. In a recent blog post he wrote that, “armed groups are fighting over the lucrative minerals that power our cell phones and laptops, leaving a trail of human destruction that has no equal globally since World War II.” More
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How Many Slaves are Working for You? New App Reveals Truths about Slave Labor.
How many slaves work for you?
This is the unsettling question that the new online tool and mobile app “Slavery Footprint” is asking of users across the globe. An initiative from the anti-slavery Call + Response campaign, in partnership with the U.S. State Department, the site is an attempt to bring awareness to forced labor around the world, and the extent to which the average consumer is unknowingly complicit in it. More
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Naya: Eco-Friendly Shoes for You
Naya was born from the belief that shoes should be beautiful on your feet, soft on your step and gentle on the environment. More
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Beyond Fast Fashion: Making Healthy Fashion Choices
The rise of fast fashion means anyone can afford to buy clothes to fit the latest trend, but what’s the true price of those inexpensive outfits? More
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The High Price of Cheap Clothes
Most of us get a thrill from finding cheap clothes. Money is tight for plenty of people these days and spotting that cheap dress or shirt can feel like finding buried treasure but the thrill is all too fleeting. Cheap dress shirts or dresses come with a hidden high price if they aren’t made well, don’t fit, and don’t last. Cheap clothes can come with an environmental cost from wasteful and dirty mass production, and a human cost as well from poor treatment of workers who make them. Taking a broader view, cheap clothes are not always the best value. More
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