Conscious Living, Ethical Style
Ethical Style and fashion, including organic and eco-friendly clothing and accessories. Locally made, ethically sourced ethical fashion.
This is probably the easiest gift guide I will do this year. I just picked a few of our favorite things, both mine and Buggy’s, (who just turned two at the time of writing) that we have received or purchased in the last few years. So, easy! Here is my collection of plastic-free, low-tech, ethically
I am focusing on mindful gifting this holiday season. For the first time, my goal for the holidays is to simplify. To enjoy the time with my family, to experience the festivities through the eyes of a toddler, and to rest this very pregnant body. To not take on more than I need to, not
In my first post on Awesome Things in Ethical Fashion, I’m celebrating Everlane’s breakup with plastic (well… plan to breakup). Have you ever noticed that as soon as someone does something good, they are criticized for not doing it well enough? Yeah, me too. We criticize brands like Everlane for not being good enough. Their
I am embarrassed to admit this, but it took me years (a decade?) to completely embrace ethical beauty. When I first started Future:Standard, I wasn’t all that concerned with clean and ethical beauty. I know. Seems odd. I was so immersed and passionate about ethical fashion, eating organic, and a sustainable lifestyle, but I had
For many years, I kept politics out of Future:Standard. Personally, I love politics. I feel passionately about many issues, and consider myself pretty well informed (obsessed?). But, I didn’t want to alienate a community. I worried about offending people. But, the climate (both the actual climate and the political climate) has changed. Today, silence is
Halloween is the second most decorated holiday of the year. That will have a tremendous impact on the environment. But it doesn’t have to at your house. You can do so many things for more ethical and eco-friendly Halloween decorations (think GOURDS!) that are much more creative, beautiful, and CHEAPER than your traditional store bought
As I mentioned last week, Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. And it is, by my guess, one of the most destructive and least ethical holidays. The costumes are one of the most wasteful parts. And don’t get me started on the sexualization of little girls at Halloween. There was a good rant that
I absolutely love Halloween. Second to Thanksgiving, it is my favorite holiday. And, most likely, second to Christmas, (by my guess) it is the least ethical (between the chocolate industry’s abhorrent labor conditions, the destruction of property, the racist and sexist costumes, and the complete waste of a one time wear, environmentally toxic costume, Halloween
Lately, it seems like there has been a lot of doom and gloom surrounding the environment. Between the IPCC report on climate change from a few weeks ago, the climate change deniers running for office, and the Vox’s report on how hot our cities will be by 2050 (pretty sure ours is already much warmer than