When Ethical Businesses Close One of my longest-standing partners, MATTER Prints, emailed a few weeks ago to announce that they're closing this chapter of their business. Covid-19 has ravaged small businesses, sustainable and ethical businesses perhaps even more-so than larger companies with the capital - not to mention the lack of moral qualms about cutting…
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MATTER Prints’ beautiful summer releases styled for a more professional setting
MATTER Prints does beautiful things with ethical artisan fashion, and their new blazer and skirt releases are superb. There’s also a seasonal sale going on now!
This piece was written by me with compensation and support from MATTER Prints Artisan made was the buzzword that triggered my exploration of ethical consumerism. In 2011, while undertaking a routine shelf-tidying during my shift at Hobby Lobby, a privately held "Christian" craft and home decor chain, I came across a little metal frog, the…
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MATTER Prints is doing a three-day challenge ahead of Fashion Revolution Week this year. Starting today, they're asking people to incorporate the same garment into three outfits and tag it with #morewithless and @matterprints on social media. The premise, if it's not already obvious, is to show how consuming less and wearing what you already…
This post was generously sponsored by MATTER Prints. Note: I wrote the bulk of this post before the terrorizing events of August 11-12 took place. Perhaps it's a blessing in disguise that the folks at MATTER and I discussed this post months ago. I couldn't have foreseen how important it is to reclaim Charlottesville spaces…
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