Cheap – The High Cost of Discount Culture (Book Overview + Reflection)
The book that shines a light to our buying culture…
The book that shines a light to our buying culture…
RiverBlue. An eye opening documentary that places awareness on how our jeans create a much larger environmental and health issue than we know. Did you know that the darker the dye, the longer it takes to decompose, darkens waters leaving plants (including our crop) to be short on sun and oxygen? (via: Popular Science) In…
Last week a non-profit group, Fashion Take Action, organized a conference to gather different audiences from industry leaders to independent designers to master students. Three themes were set out: Textile Waste, Innovation and Supply Chain (transparency). The conference kicked off with Safia Minney, Author and founder of People Tree UK & Japan) and was present in…
It’s not the first time you’ve heard it or possibly even thought about it. It’s hard to do the right thing and especially when it comes to knowing where your products come from, it’s hard on the wallet. I’ve even had to justify and convince myself on my own purchases because the prices are not…
Christmas (x-mas) time, the season of giving. This will be possibly the hardest transition some people can make in their life but start with the smaller things. Let’s give gifts that give back. The kind of gifts where you know it helps the environment, the people and society on the whole. Why are we so…