Category Archives: Natural Beauty & Fashion

Mar7

Why ethical fashion matters (Hint: It’s about people)

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Why ethical fashion matters (Hint: It’s about people)
Teaser: 
Here's a list of reasons this blogger thinks fair fashion is anything but frivolous.
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Here's a list of reasons this blogger thinks fair fashion is anything but frivolous.
Often enough, people ask me why I cover ethical fashion. With a hard science background and passion for a cleaner Earth, aren't there other aspects of environmentalism that are more important, and less frivolous, than fashion? 
 

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Dec2

Fair trade fashion: Here and hippie

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Fair trade fashion: Here and hippie
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Ethical shoppers can opt for fair-trade certified fashions this season — although MNN's lifestyle blogger isn't too impressed by the current selection.
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Ethical shoppers can opt for fair-trade certified fashions this season — although MNN's lifestyle blogger isn't too impressed by the current selection.
Want your organic cotton party dress made with fair labor too? Just in time for the holidays, fair trade certified clothing’s finally coming to the U.S. market. Now you no longer have to worry if your pesticide-free top was made via slave-like labor.
 

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Nov16

Flattering fair trade panties

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Flattering fair trade panties
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Pants to Poverty's ruched panties promise fair trade premiums for cotton farmers and workers -- and slimmer-looking derrieres for wearers.
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Pants to Poverty's ruched panties promise fair trade premiums for cotton farmers and workers -- and slimmer-looking derrieres for wearers.
First off, that is not me in the photo to the right. But do ruched panties really “accentuate and slim the derriere”? That’s eco-fashion boutique Faeries Dance’s claim about the Women’s Summer Midi Ruched Style panties made by Pants to Poverty.
 

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