Conscious Living, Ethical Style
Ethical Style and fashion, including organic and eco-friendly clothing and accessories. Locally made, ethically sourced ethical fashion.
This weekend is a time to celebrate all of our first loves, the woman who wiped our tears, kissed our scrapes, and supported our dreams. The one who stayed up late working on last minute book reports, and woke up early to drive us to swim practice. The woman that worried when we were late
It is the last day of Fashion Revolution Week. One of the most important things we can do to make fashion more ethical to buy higher quality clothing and accessories, love them, and make them last, for at least 30 wears. To celebrate the end of the week, here is my Fashion Revolution Love Story:
In honor of Women’s History Month, and International Women’s Day, here are 5 women that inspire me to live more consciously and with ethical style. I admire each one for her contribution to ethical style, sustainability, and eco-friendliness. She has used her celebrity to push for change. When I started writing this, I didn’t realize how
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE AND HOW TO GET STARTED Sometimes I see all of these descriptions and I understand why people are slow to start their ethical style journey. I mean, can you even call it an ethical style journey if you aren’t exactly sure what ethical style means? And should you be eco-friendly or a
We are all familiar with the adage, “Reduce, reuse, recycle,” as a simple way to save the planet. But when it comes to slowing down, living more consciously, and being a more ethical stylist, there is more. For me, there are 6 Rs of Eco-friendly Fashion: refuse, reuse, repair, regift, remake, reinvent. In my opinion, we
Moving towards a more ethical wardrobe can often seem daunting. Where do you start? What should you buy? How do you know if it is ethical or not? Well, those are all great questions, but to get you started, we’ve put together 5 steps to a more ethical wardrobe: Take better care of what you
Reformation. Everlane Everlane’s entire philosophy is in line with my philosophy on ethical basics. They design their clothes to last, both in terms of quality and style. They are true classics. They also strive for transparency in all areas of production, visiting factories regularly, building relationships, and evaluating them for compliance. They are honest about
6 Ways to Shop More Ethically During the Holidays The holidays are probably the most difficult time to shop (and live) ethically. Between the gifts and the parties, eating out and decorating, it may seem impossible. For some of us, there is a lot of pressure and expectations surrounding gifts. We don’t want to
Last Christmas, I was a brand new mom. And I got a lot of great gifts (and a few not so great ones. If you have a brand new mom in your life, here is our Gift Guide: The Best Ethical Gifts For New Moms, with things that I wished I’d had at the time