Earrings You Can Wear with a Mask In the grand scheme of things, finding the right kind of earrings to wear with a face mask is low on the list of crises. But what we wear creates a narrative about …
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Defiantly Pursuing Hope in Political Conversations
This post was originally published in 2018 and was republished in October 2020 with the Presidential election on the horizon. Pursuing Hope in Political Conversations The US political climate in the Trump age is burdensome to say the least. Fear …
Is Hemp a Sustainable Textile? Half the Footprint, Twice the Durability
Today I’m sharing a sponsored guest post written in collaboration with 8000Kicks, an upcoming Portuguese shoe brand that manufactures waterproof, hemp shoes. Edits and citations provided by me. Why Hemp is a Sustainable Textile What is Hemp? Hemp comes from …
Thoughtful Style | Puffed Sleeves & Sela Designs Review
Who Wore It Better? I grew up watching the Megan Follows version of Anne of Green Gables at least once a week for what seemed like years on end. There is much to love about this adaptation – Gilbert Blythe …
Sweater Weather: Where to Buy Cozy, Slow Fashion Sweaters
Slow Fashion Sweaters: It’s Sweater Weather Here in southern New England, temperatures dipped into the 40s last night. My wardrobe is still packed with t-shirts and lightweight denim, but I woke up this morning determined to begin the great fall …
What Ethical Brands Can Learn from Fast Fashion
What I Learned When I Went Back to Fast Fashion Discovering Ethical Fashion I’ve beat my story into the ground by now, but just in case you’re entering it via this post, let me recap: I stopped buying the worst …
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 …
My “Rule of 3” for Ethical Fashion: A New Rubric
How to shop more ethically and sustainably without making the task impossible.
Is Thrift Shopping Sustainable or Ethical? Notes from an Industry Insider
Is Thrift Shopping Sustainable or Ethical? A few years ago, the ever thoughtful Kamea of the Green Dreamer Podcast interviewed me on the subject of how to thrift like a pro and support the second-hand economy to grow. I love …
The Links That Changed Me | White Supremacy
Articles and pieces that speak to the types of questions, fallacies, and misinformation I’ve seen on my personal social media feeds. I admit that I meant to get this up sooner – and, in fact, I meant to read much …
Business Casual Capsule Style Inspiration
Building A Business Casual Capsule on Limited Resources Y’all, I am unreasonably stressed out about building a business casual capsule wardrobe for my internship that starts tomorrow. Under normal circumstances, in which local stores – and especially thrift stores – …
How to Support Workers This World Fair Trade Day
How to help struggling fair trade businesses during this time.
What If I’m Wrong? Looking for Truth in Sustainable Fashion
Sustainable Fashion Influencing Have you ever tried to process so many things at once that it’s as if each thought is a piece of over-cooked spaghetti tangled up in your amygdala, and that expressing yourself is now all but impossible? …
What’s Changed in the Fashion Industry Since “The True Cost” Premiered?
The True Cost premiered five years ago and I recently re-watched it. Here is what has changed in the fast fashion industry, where there’s cause for hope, what The True Cost misses, and ethical fashion advocacy that really works, plus a call-to-action.
When You’re a Helper Who Can’t Help
A Helper Who Can’t Help While I have not extensively studied the Enneagram, it’s safe to say that my personality is fairly equally balanced between a 1 and a 2. Twos, the Helpers, are identifiable by their willingness to lend …