Ethical Brand & Designer Features

I’m back with my roundup of ethical brands for September, plus what I read, listened to, watched and did. This month, I committed to getting outdoors more (living in Austin

Ethical Brands

Style Review: MATTER’s Classic Jumpsuit Honors Prints + Provenance

September 18, 2016 by Kasi

MATTER Prints seems to embody everything I champion here on The Peahen: slow production, quality craftsmanship and, arguably the most important thing, provenance. In practice, these core philosophies mean MATTER values the

Ethical Brands

Sustainable swimwear that looks good: Interview with APRICOSS [win this suit!]

July 11, 2016 by Kasi

This week I have good news, I did my first ‘official’ product review photo shoot; better news, it features a knockout sustainable swimwear brand; and the best news, you could

Ethical Brands Guides

A Few Cool Brands: May

May 5, 2016 by Kasi

Hi! Last month was a total whirlwind – I started planning a big move to Austin, Texas and flew to New York to give a TEDx talk on ethical fashion and

Ethical Brands Guides

A Few Cool Brands: March 2016

March 26, 2016 by Kasi

Part of my job as an ethical fashion writer is to keep tabs on cool brands. Some of them reach out to me, some I discover through collaborations with ethical bloggers,

Ethical Brands Fashion

The Capsule Collection to End Impulse Shopping: An Interview with Vetta

March 17, 2016 by Kasi

A capsule wardrobe is a collection of high-quality, staple pieces that can be mixed and matched with the goal of creating an streamlined wardrobe. Done right, it can save time, money,

Ethical Brands Opinions

Ethical Audit: Zady Sets A New Fashion Standard

October 25, 2015 by Kasi

Can one brand upend what we’ve come to expect from our favorite fashion stores – cheap thrills to satisfy our desire for options? Zady think so. The brand is set out with

Ethical Brands

Ethical Fashion with Edge: Ecohabitude

September 18, 2015 by Kasi

I collaborated with one of my favorite e-commerce retailers, Ecohabitude, to curate picks from their collection of ethical and sustainable fashion, lifestyle and beauty products. When I started shopping ethically, it

Ethical Brands

Emergence: Make Wilde’s Latest Jewelry Collection Has Ethos and Cool Cred!

August 25, 2015 by Kasi

The jewelry brand that pioneered the concept of the ‘tiny wearable sculpture’ released a micro-collection today in collaboration with The Peahen (ahh-hem: this means readers get first dibs and an exclusive