{"id":10989,"date":"2013-12-13T08:28:19","date_gmt":"2013-12-13T16:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145696.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=10989"},"modified":"2013-12-13T08:28:19","modified_gmt":"2013-12-13T16:28:19","slug":"little-market-lauren-conrad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/little-market-lauren-conrad\/","title":{"rendered":"The Little Market by Lauren Conrad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/The-Little-Market-artisanal-handmade-Lauren-Conrad.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"687\" height=\"707\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10991\" alt=\"The Little Market, artisans, artisanal, handmade, Lauren Conrad, The Hills, gifts, retail, trunks, luggage, craftsmanship, sustainable, fair trade, \" src=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/The-Little-Market-artisanal-handmade-Lauren-Conrad.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/The-Little-Market-artisanal-handmade-Lauren-Conrad.png 687w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/The-Little-Market-artisanal-handmade-Lauren-Conrad-291x300.png 291w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/The-Little-Market-artisanal-handmade-Lauren-Conrad-600x617.png 600w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/The-Little-Market-artisanal-handmade-Lauren-Conrad-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You might remember Lauren Conrad from her reality television debut on The Hills, but this past fall she launched The Little Market, an online artisanal marketplace. The Little Market sources and sells handmade artisanal goods, partnering with artisans in Bolivia, India, Mexico, Nepal, Peru and Tunisia. Conrad is working with her best friend, Hannah Skvarla, who has travelled extensively in developing countries and partnered with organization&#8217;s such as Human Right&#8217;s Watch. They hope to &#8220;&#8230; combat poverty, empower communities and create social justice&#8221; by establishing sustainable partnerships with artisans around the world. They work with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalgoodspartners.org\/template\/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Global Goods Partners<\/a> to ensure that fair trade principles guide The Little Market&#8217;s ethos and operations. They sell ceramics, glassware, scarves, knit baby wear and vintage-inspired trunks.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"The Little Market, artisanal, ceramics, artisan, artisanal, Lauren Conrad\" src=\"http:\/\/dadx30f6n8mji.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Floral-Deep-Salad-bowl-The-Little-Market-12285-2-510x650.jpg\" width=\"196\" height=\"250\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Steamer-Trunk-luggage-leather-The-Little-Market-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-10993\" alt=\"The Little Market, Lauren Conrad, artisan, trunk, luggage, travel, handmade, craftsmanship, fair trade, \" src=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Steamer-Trunk-luggage-leather-The-Little-Market-1.png\" width=\"387\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Steamer-Trunk-luggage-leather-The-Little-Market-1.png 605w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Steamer-Trunk-luggage-leather-The-Little-Market-1-300x243.png 300w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Steamer-Trunk-luggage-leather-The-Little-Market-1-600x486.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Conrad&#8217;s pursuit of a conscious consumption initiative is part of a broader trend among celebrities to support ethical and sustainable lifestyle. From Revenge star, Amber Valletta&#8217;s work with Master and Muse promoting eco-fashion, to Olivia Wilde&#8217;s Conscious Commerce platform, celebrities are using their considerable powers of persuasion to convince us to \u00a0purchase with a purpose. Time will tell how impactful their influence will be on consumer culture. Do you follow celebrity style? Have you discovered ethical and sustainable lifestyle through a celebrity endorsement?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To discover more about the story of The Little Market and shop the collection, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelittlemarket.com\/about\/story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">thelittlemarket.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"Lauren Conrad, The Little Market, artisans, artisanal, fair trade, women, handmade, craftsmanship, \" src=\"http:\/\/dadx30f6n8mji.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/The_Little_Market_Oaxaca_Lauren-in-a-market.jpg\" width=\"618\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You might remember Lauren Conrad from her reality television debut on The Hills, but this past fall she launched The Little Market, an online artisanal marketplace. The Little Market sources and sells handmade artisanal goods, partnering with artisans in Bolivia, India, Mexico, Nepal, Peru and Tunisia. Conrad is working with her best friend, Hannah Skvarla, [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/little-market-lauren-conrad\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":10991,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false},"categories":[538,84],"tags":[7576,9025,7577,7272,3,7578,7579,7580,74,7581,7582],"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/The-Little-Market-artisanal-handmade-Lauren-Conrad.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10989"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10989"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10989\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}