What I learned when I quit my brand account on Instagram, and thus ended the addiction.
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Weekend Links: How Tech Addiction is Changing Our Brains and Making Us Sad
Weekend links on tech addiction and more
Influencers and Free Stuff: Why I’m Burnt Out on Free Product
Why I’m tired of receiving offers for free stuff from brands without accountability or compensation.
StyleWise is 6 Years Old! | 6 Questions
Can you believe it? StyleWise turns 6 years old TODAY. And rather than spend a lot of time reflecting – because, honestly, I’ve done a bit too much of that lately – I want to open up the floor to …
Year In Review | Top Ten Most Popular Ethical Fashion Posts of 2018
Just when I think that blogging is too demanding, I look over my Analytics and heave a sigh of relief. Though some posts are situated firmly in current events, and therefore fade into the internet black hole in a few …
StyleWise Reader Survey Results 2018
Hey! Remember when I promised I would fill you in on the results of my Reader Survey in September? Sorry about that. But it’s becoming a bit of a tradition to overpromise and then actually post in December. Without further …
I’m Taking the Month of December Off | See You in 2019
2018 has been one of the most emotionally difficult years of my life. Torrential rains that threatened major work projects. An emotionally abusive freelance client. Overworking. Being cyber bullied to the point of panic attacks. The death of my grandmothers. …
Personal Style in the Age of Influencing
How personal style is affected by influencer culture
Help Me Out! Reader Survey 2018
If you’ve been around StyleWise for awhile, you’ll recall that I humbly ask you to fill out my (brief!) reader survey each year. It really helps me decide how to prioritize content, what subjects to delve more deeply into, and …
Greedy Influencers, Bitter Brands: 5 Ways to Spot and Select an Ethical Influencer
Why there’s animosity and distrust between influencers and brands, and how to achieve a better relationship.
Reflections on Becoming a Conscious Consumer
Simplify. Consider. Research. Shop with Intention. These are buzzwords in the ethical fashion niche. And they are said with authenticity and heart. But they are also crazy-making. People often use these words in tandem with an idea that removing things …
The Business of Blogging: Why Fair Trade Rhetoric Must Include Bloggers
The fair trade system was created to address the root causes of global poverty and income inequality by advocating on behalf of marginalized workers – mostly women – and creating economic infrastructure to aid in long term, sustainable employment. Because …
Why I Wish I Could Quit Instagram
Why I Wish I Could Quit Instagram At the end of last year, I watched Ingrid Goes West. Starring Aubrey Plaza and Elizabeth Olsen, Ingrid Goes West is about an emotionally dysfunctional woman named Ingrid who upends her whole life …
Year in Review: Reader Survey Results + Blog Goals
The Package Free Shop in New York, taken on my July visit Hey! Remember when I asked you all to take my annual Reader Survey? Sorry for never updating you on the results of that. Know that I’ve been referring …
The Ethics of Blogging: Do Ethical Bloggers Need a Code of Conduct?
The Ethics of Blogging When I use the term ethical blogger, what do you think of? I use it to mean bloggers who write about ethics, and more specifically those who subscribe to and promote a conscientious consumer lifestyle. This, admittedly, …