Author: Kasi
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Style Review: MATTER’s Classic Jumpsuit Honors Prints + Provenance
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 communities it works within, and not just at the surface level. It focuses on reviving traditional designs and adapting them for the global marketplace – and…
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Green Your Clean Part 2: Home Care + Shopping
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 access to a posh laundry lounge where the beer takes the edge off our grunt work. Portland, I’m talking to you.…
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Green Your Clean Part 1: Is Sustainable Dry Cleaning Bogus?
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? Since moving here, I’ve fully embraced the lifestyle. I’m eating vegan or vegetarian as much as possible, learning to compost and walking more than…
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A Simple Guide to Eco-Textiles: Guest Post by Kamea Chayne
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 clothing labels and figure out which textiles are the best options. If you want to make an ethical decision, it requires reading before shopping. But this…
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Sustainable swimwear that looks good: Interview with APRICOSS [win this suit!]
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 win a suit! The Mission: Conquer my camera fears As many of you know, I just made a big move out to Austin, Texas. So…
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Austin, I’m Here!
I just made a cross country move from Florida to Austin, Texas! I uprooted my life to give The Peahen a better place to grow in a city that’s become a hotbed for creativity and innovation. How do I explain the Austin vibe to you? It feels like a cop out to compare it to…
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When to Shop, When to Not
It hit me recently that I’ve been covering ethical brands a lot and spending a good chunk of my time developing an ethical fashion shopping list. The more I write about ethical fashion, the more you’ve been asking for this type of resource. And while I don’t want to discredit this work, I fear I’ve been remiss in skipping the most important…