How to Know If Your Clothes Are Cruelty-Free
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Emily Folk[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]If you’ve been working with a clothing personal style guide to update your style and wardrobe, this means making the rounds at your usual stores or browsing online to see what fits your style, budget, and, if you’re here, probably your ethics. If you’re concerned about the latter, shopping can get complicated, fast. […]
Fashion Manufacturing for a Better Tomorrow: A SxSW Guide
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This Saturday, I’ll be at SxSW talking to brands, manufactures, curious consumers, and pretty much anyone with ears and a curious soul about sustainable manufacturing in the fashion industry. This industry varies so much from high fashion on the runway to even a gothic clothing store outlet; that’s part of its charm. But we need […]
Are Your Clothes Poisoning You?
Ah, chemicals in your clothes – we don’t talk about this enough! Can they really be ‘chemical-free’ and which ones should you look out for? Cait Bagby investigates.
The Best Books on Sustainable + Ethical Fashion
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.
This Fabric Could Make Plant-Based Dressing a Real Thing
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?
A Few Cool Brands: November
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.
Ethical Holiday Gift Guide: For Fun or Funding
The ethical fashion finds on my holiday gift list, plus the causes I’m supporting.