Tag: sustainable fashion
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Ethical Briefing: Finding a Foothold in Retail
I now consider myself an ethical fashion understudy. I’ve been delving into the community, getting a pulse on who the prominent voices are (read: here here and here) and connecting the dots between ethical designers and their retailing strategies. I also got around to watching True Cost documentary this weekend. It was produced by a mish-mash…
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Ethical Briefing: An Anthropologie Audit
In honor of my recent ethical fashion treatise and new creative direction, I’m starting weekly briefings on The Peahen to cover the status of ethical fashion. Each week you’ll get a pulse on new brands, opinions and influencers creating social change in the industry. Before I start briefings about the obscure and artisan retailers commanding…
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An Ethical Fashion Treatise
I’ve been experiencing intense fashion burnout. My official breaking point was Dior’s soiree on the French Riviera to celebrate its 2016 Cruise collection. I fully acknowledge the coolness of a runway show in a lavish bubble house – but the hoopla and celebrity of the industry have officially driven me mad. The reason I haven’t…
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Sunday Guide: Ethical Fashion Blogs
The market for fashion bloggers is notoriously oversaturated. Perhaps the fashion set was over-bombarded by selfies of devotees in $10,000 dresses? For me, this is good news. Fashion of substance is making a resurgence. Ethical fashion has been around since we started going green, but it never caught on en masse. The most exciting shift…
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Consciously Curated: The Holiday Gifting Edition
Intervention alert. Am I the only one sick of holiday sale click bait and purging my inbox of all those pesky, deal-but-really-no-deal Cyber Monday emails? Thanks, but no thanks for my free scarf with $300 purchase. There I said it…and I know I’m not the only sane shopper. I was in dire need of a pared down…