ethical shopping

High Fashion & High Art… Two Worlds Apart?

December 8, 2009

With Alexander McQueen suing Steve Madden for knocking off his “motobooties,” it seems that fashion bloggers are ablaze asking if knock-offs are okay (Birdiee makes a case for the knock-off and Poppy Gallico makes an passionate & emotional case in favor of, while Poochie thinks knock-offs are bad for the soul). I haven’t kept my [...]

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Fashion Bloggers Choose SPUN

September 28, 2009

It’s no surprise that independent fashion bloggers are choosing SPUN– and that includes some of my favorite ladies, like Crosby at PR Couture, Jordana at Clutch 22, and Jennine at The Coveted. It’s no surprise SPUN is showing up on more and more fashion bloggers– Sara (the brilliant and wonderful woman behind SPUN) has created [...]

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Miss Malaprop NOLA Love T-Shirts

September 21, 2009

This past week, a lovely treat arrived from Miss Malaprop; recently she opened up a 1000 Markets shop (which looks to be a fantastic alternative to Etsy, if you’re an independent seller or buyer), and her great new design is the NOLA Love t-shirt –which is what happened to be on my doorstep! (Also, you [...]

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Quality vs. Vegan/Environmentally Sustainable

August 11, 2009

What values & ethics did your family instill in you when it came to shopping?  Did they promote frugality and thrift? Did the promote quality over quantity, or where they simply quantity, quantity, quantity?  Did you learn the value of your dollar early on and how it was spent? Or did you just spend, without [...]

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Novica: Global Fair Trade Products

August 10, 2009

It’s not often that an email pitch catches my attention, but when Novica got in touch with me, I was immediately drawn to their mission. Novica has partnered with National Geographic to provide a shop that offers artisan made fair trade goods from around the world. From Bali to Thailand to Brazil, Mexico and Eastern [...]

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