Ethical Shopping Guides

We can’t buy our way to an ethical or sustainable world but we can educate ourselves to be more thoughtful consumers. Start with my curated list of these 18 interesting reads. There’s one everyone, from the novice to the passionate advocate.

Fashion Guides

This Fabric Could Make Plant-Based Dressing a Real Thing

April 15, 2017 by thepeahen

A guest post by Summer Edwards about the benefits and environmental impacts of ‘vegan cashmere’ aka, soysilk. Can this wonder thread help you build a plant-based wardrobe?

Fashion Guides

A Few Cool Brands: November

November 28, 2016 by thepeahen

I feature an architectural necklace, an everyday boot/clog hybrid, and a new line of organic loungewear. Plus, what I read, listened to, and discovered. Plus, what I read and discovered.

Guides

Ethical Holiday Gift Guide: For Fun or Funding

November 19, 2016 by thepeahen

The ethical fashion finds on my holiday gift list, plus the causes I’m supporting.

Brands Features Guides

A Few Cool Brands: September

September 29, 2016 by thepeahen

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

Guides Opinions

Green Your Clean Part 2: Home Care + Shopping

September 12, 2016 by thepeahen

In my last story on sustainable dry cleaning, I promised you a follow-up with tips on home care and shopping habits to rescue you from your fussy garments. Because, not all of us have

Guides Opinions

Green Your Clean Part 1: Is Sustainable Dry Cleaning Bogus?

September 3, 2016 by thepeahen

There are so many things that make Austin a green city. Accessible vegan food, check. Killer secondhand shopping, check. Composing culture, check. Freegan makers and artists, check. Sustainable dry cleaners, check?

Guides

A Simple Guide to Eco-Textiles: Guest Post by Kamea Chayne

August 7, 2016 by thepeahen

It’s been in the back of my mind, and the top of my to-do list, to write a piece about textiles for a while. I find it incredibly hard to decipher