Conscious Fashion · Sustainable Lifestyle · Exploring California
I haven’t set foot in a retail store in months and I miss curated shelves and feeling fabric between my fingers. Like the rest of us, I do most of my shopping online. With the pandemic, I think it’s become much more normal to shop online, especially for those of us who weren’t really doing […]
Fair Trade Month Did you know that October is Fair Trade Month? Today, I’m sharing my go-to store for fair trade goodies called Ten Thousand Villages, which is one of the founding members of the World Fair Trade Organization. Ten Thousand Villages is a non-profit retailer with an online store and 55 brick and mortar […]
I take a Lyft pool to school and often end up discussing my concentration in sustainability and interest in ethical fashion. People often ask me where they can buy ethical clothing. One source of information is a company I’m collaborating with called Ethos Collection, which curates women’s clothing, handbags, accessories, jewellery, and gift boxes. The […]
For those of who you don’t know, my surname is Perkins. When I came across the Hamilton Perkins Collection (HPC), I was excited to discover a fellow Perkins in the world also advocating sustainable fashion. I love exploring and travelling and eco-friendly travel gear has been on my mind. My luggage is made up of […]
Along the lines of my recent posts highlighting ethical brands that I love, in this post I’m pleased to introduce Chilote Shoes, which makes outlandishly cosy (and sustainable) wool slippers. I’m sitting in a drafty hotel lobby in Vail, Colorado typing this blog entry and wearing them right now. My last pair of slippers fell […]
Early this year, I was excited to encounter Abby, the founder of Zuri Collection, and discover her socially responsible business. As you know, I enjoy finding clothing that is good quality, beautiful and also fair trade. Zuri Collection Zuri Collection’s journey started in 2013 during Abby’s time teaching in Tanzania. She witnessed how hard it […]