This guest post is written by Haley Mitchell, who I visited earlier this year in her home state of Mississippi. Living in rural Mississippi, in the heart of the Delta, is one of the easiest excuses I can think of for someone to ignore the ethics of shopping, but Haley finds a way. Choosing to [...]

We’re honored to feature a guest post by Shannon from Will Bike for Change. A firm believer in following a sustainable, beautiful lifestyle, Shannon is a genius when it comes to finding ethical clothing for outdoor pursuits. If you see anything you like, click the image to be taken to the product page, and please [...]

This is a guest post by my close friend and fellow blogger, Kristy.  Kristy’s an adventurous Seattle and aspiring locavore who will a semi-regular contributor here at Awakened Aesthetic.  If you’re a Seattle resident, like the two of us, you should check out her blog, Eats & Interests for tips on where to eat and [...]

Good afternoon, Awakened Aesthetic readers! Elle here (the other Demoiselle!), one again taking over Jennifer’s blog to encourage you to buy things. Hey – it’s what I’m good at. So you’d never think that the ideas “eco-friendly” and “couture” would come together to form a… candle, but indeed they do. DayNa Decker is somewhat of [...]

Today’s post comes from a fellow Seattlite, Kristy, from Eats & Interests.  Kristy is all about conscious consumption: she knows all the local haunts, peruses Etsy for unique finds, and has even gone locavore with her grocery purchases. You can find her at EatsAndInterests.com, as well as all over the Seattle area.  Thanks, Kristy! Moving seems [...]

I’m not 100% sure what “toggery” is, but it sounds old-worldly and amusing enough to use on a daily basis. All I can gather from my extremely limited searching is that “toggery” is, in fact, a real word that means something clothing-related. Thanks Merriam-Webster! However, designer Kate D’Arcy definitely knows Toggery, as its the name [...]

by Miss Elle. I’ve always been a “cat person”. Not like Dimitri Martin’s interpretation of a cat person, which is more of a cat-person-hybrid… But just generally a person who enjoys the occasional company of a cat. Anyway, this never extended into my place of work (read: kitchen-slash-office) until yesterday, when I was scavenging ye [...]

Today’s eco insight is brought to you by the lovely (and a bit jean-obsessed) Jaime at Denim Debutante.  She has more denim knowledge in her pinky than most of us do in our entire body, and has been generous enough to offer some inside tips on a difficult transition: eco-conscious denim.  It’s hard to give [...]