Ethical Holiday Gift Guide: For Fun or Funding
The ethical fashion finds on my holiday gift list, plus the causes I’m supporting.
Get Your Ethical Priorities Straight: 5 Things to Consider
5 priorities to consider to become a more ethical shopper. Guest post by: Leah Wise.
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 […]
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 […]
Interview: Indelust Founder Sana Rezwan Talks Fashion Revolution Day 2016
Sana Rezwan is an Indian fashion powerhouse. She, and her financier husband Nihar Sait, have singlehandedly carved out a market in the west for traditional designs from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh with their e-commerce destination Indelust. She’s also a firm believer that her business should honor its artisans with ethics. I caught up with her on the cusp […]
Why I Won’t Give Up J.Crew
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Lately, I’ve been working on getting rid of all the fast fashion in my wardrobe and gradually replacing it with fewer, quality investments. In the process, I’ve become enamoured with capsule collections and minimal brands that don’t skimp on style. But I can’t seem to kick my J.Crew habit. Ethical fashion is usually quite expensive. But I’m […]
Can Fashion Get Over Instagratification?
Your 2017 winter coat is coming down the runway right now! That promise didn’t do much for you, right? That’s because our shopping expectations have changed. It’s a time of instant gratification. Or, let’s call it Instagratification to be topical. Nowadays, it’s easy to scroll through Instagram and click-to-buy something because a brand or blogger […]