Ethical Designer Profile: SA VA

Written on August 31, 2010. Written by Lindsay.

It’s Lindsay! Owner of Broke & Beautiful and Co-Founder of The Demoiselles. Pleased to meet you! Once you guys actually remember who I am, I’ll take away this italicized part. Until then, deal with it! I love learning about independent designers – there’s something magical about a passion so strong that it propels a person [...]

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Welcome Project Artisan

Written on August 23, 2010. Written by Lindsay.

It’s Lindsay! Owner of Broke & Beautiful and Co-Founder of The Demoiselles. Pleased to meet you! Once you guys actually remember who I am, I’ll take away this italicized part. Until then, deal with it! We are huge, huge fans of sites that support emerging, independent designers – Smashing Darling, Artful Wears, and of course, [...]

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Ethical Retailer Profile: TJ Maxx & Marshalls

Written on August 19, 2010. Written by Jennifer Nicole.

I seem to be racking up quite a list of places that are, in my opinion, unethical to shop at. They’re namely big box stores – Target, Wal-Mart* – and trendy chains – Urban Outfitters, American Apparel. The biggest complaint I get is this: So if I can’t shop there…where the hell do I shop? [...]

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Ethical Designer Profile: Christina Entcheva

Written on August 5, 2010. Written by Jennifer Nicole.

After losing touch for over a year, artist Christina Entcheva and I crossed paths again. I asked if she was planning on adding more art to her Etsy store, and found out that she’d e-moved: So I clicked through, and found a whole new side of Christina, and the art she creates. Vessel One of [...]

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Ethical Designer Profile: Ross Menuez

Written on March 8, 2010. Written by Jennifer Nicole.

I first noticed Ross Menuez when I saw his Kuma Bear on Gilt.com. Last weekend, I fell in love with his work – again – when I saw his balsa silkscreened images: The images – including the above camel, as well as a leopard, cloudscape, monster, sakura flowers, stallion and scrubjay (my second favorite) – [...]

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Ethical Designer Profile: Beyond Skin

Written on February 8, 2010. Written by Jennifer Nicole.

Exhibit A: Gorgeous grey pump (the Opal). Stats: Comes in charcoal (pictured), brown and fuscia(!); Has a wickedly-curved 3.5-inch heel; Is soft-looking enough for the office, but would dominate at happy hour; and Is made entirely of sustainable materials. Exhibit B: Cuffed bootie, aptly titled the Hendrix Boot.Stats: Comes in black and brown (pictured), the [...]

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Ethical Designer Profile: Make Love Not Trash

Written on December 10, 2009. Written by Jennifer Nicole.

I’m a bit of a bag lady. I almost always have at least three bags on me – especially on workdays – including: My “goes with anything” clutch; A makeup bag (I almost always do it on the bus); and A tote: for lunch, a book, workout clothes, etc. As I was looking for some sort [...]

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Happy Birthday, Charmoné: Take 25% off!

Written on August 14, 2009. Written by Jennifer Nicole.

Charmoné is the kind of company you want to point out to every eco-fashion skeptic you know. When people complain that fashionable shoes have to be made out of leather, or that conscious brands are filled with ugly flats and “safe” colors, all I have to do is point them to Charmoné to shut them [...]

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bgreen is the nicest

Written on March 31, 2009. Written by Jennifer Nicole.

When I got to the green festival, one of the first booths I honed in on was for bgreen organic apparel. Their mission is “to create the nicest organic clothing in the marketplace,” and “nice” is a pretty apt word to describe the brand. bgreen is family-owned and focused on making the basics – mostly [...]

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