How To Shop Sustainably Without Really Trying In 2020, I decided to lay off some of my rigid guidelines for shopping. We were six months into the pandemic and everything was terrible. Things were worse than ever for garment workers, …
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5 Ways to Follow Trends Responsibly
5 Ways to Follow Trends Responsibly Since my coursework is finally over for the semester, I have spent a lot more time scrolling Instagram. And what I’ve noticed is how uniformly people dress when they’re part of the same lifestyle …
Slow Fashion Fall Capsule: Aspiration vs. Reality
Slow Fashion Fall Capsule 2021 When I put together my Fall Slow Fashion Inspiration post in August, I was soooo confident that I had landed on a wardrobe that would suit me. The fact that I happened to be 1,000 …
One Thing I Do to Curb Impulse Buys
One Thing I Do to Curb Impulse Buys Have you ever been sitting on the couch in the evening, just scrolling through endless pages of new clothing? As you go, you add things to your cart. Before you know it, …
Fall 2021 Slow Fashion Inspiration + My Shopping List
Fall 2021 Slow Fashion Inspiration With so much up in the air with Covid-19, thinking about fall fashion feels a bit silly. But I learned last year that it’s worthwhile to put together a slow fashion inspiration post. Because, even …
5 Minimalist Wardrobe Realities I Learned This Summer
What I Learned About Capsule Wardrobes This Summer I spent practically the whole summer 500 miles away from my apartment. Determined to pack light (and with limited space in our car), I brought only a small suitcase, tote bag, and …
Shopping My Closet with ShopLook
A ShopLook Review + How I Use It I was an early adopter of online shopping and all the tools that came with it. Among my favorite applications was Polyvore, a styleboard tool that let you create outfits and other …
Spring Capsule 2021: Inspiration
Spring Capsule 2021 I railed against the popularity of capsule wardrobes for years because so many people were using them as an excuse to buy more than they needed. But now that I live in a true, four-season city in …
An Ethical Rule of 3 Slow Fashion Fall Capsule
An Ethical Rule of 3 Fall Capsule After introducing my Rule of 3 on Sunday, I wanted to actually see where it worked for my wardrobe, and where it didn’t. Since I mentioned that a big part of ethical fashion …
How to Shop Like a Minimalist: 5 Questions
Questions I ask myself before making a purchase
Sustainable Capsule Wardrobe Brands
Building an ethical, sustainable capsule wardrobe
Capsule Wardrobe | Ethical and Secondhand Spring Closet Additions
This post contains affiliate links I’ve been a bit of a shopaholic this season. On the one hand, it’s normal. I’m anxiously awaiting warm days and have this idea that buying the appropriate clothing will somehow usher spring into being. …
The Easiest Trick Ever to Make Your Wardrobe More Sustainable & Satisfying
This post was written by Francesca Willow and was originally published on Ethical Unicorn, a blog about ethical fashion and social justice. Reposted with permission. There are many ways to make your approach to fashion, and your own closet, more …
Ethical Style Notes: Fall/Winter Style Inspiration ’18
A look from last November The time has come again to plan my wardrobe for the fall and winter season (I know, it is actually too early if we’re being reasonable, but the clothing marketers are never reasonable). Luckily, I’ve …
Inside an Ethical Wardrobe: Summer 2018
Contains affiliate links My summer wardrobe is, admittedly, about double the size it needs to be, at about 50 pieces not counting shoes. But that’s because I can’t bear to part with the vintage dresses, the cropped blouses, and the …