Tag: conscious fashion

Conscious Fashion: Nifty Thrifty

The term vintage shopping is tossed around pretty loosely. It can be used to describe anything from shopping at a designer boutique to a second-hand thrift store to outfits found in your mom’s closet. The downside to vintage shopping is the endless rummaging… and sometimes 

Conscious Fashion: Empowerment Circle

She made us laugh in Legally Blonde and stole our hearts in Sweet Home Alabama. With her bright and bubbly personality, it’s hard not to like Reese Witherspoon. What you may not know is that Reese Witherspoon is an Avon Global Ambassador & the Honorary Chairman 

Conscious Fashion: Luscious Beauty

Bath bombs, lip balms, skincare essentials…chances are that Lush Cosmetics will spring to mind. With a store on every street corner and kooky advertising that never fails to catch the eye (as well as the unmistakable smell when you walk past of course) no high 

Conscious Fashion: If The Shoe Fits

Looking for a new pair of shoes to get you set for summer? Then look no further- these eco-friendly brands are perfect, and what’s more they’re helping to protect the very ground you’re walking on… 1. TOMS “One for One” is their motto, and that’s 

Conscious Fashion: Charity Dilemma

“What is the one most important thing our society needs? …That would be harsher punishment for parole violators… [silence] And world peace!” Modern society and pop culture (*cough*cough*Miss Congeniality anyone?) often make world peace the butt of jokes. But is it really such a silly notion to 

Conscious Fashion: Make Room For Some Green

Green may not be your favorite color in the world, but there is certainly a way to make sure it’s the main theme of your holiday wardrobe this year-  look no further than the Green Room at asos.com, a treasure trove of unique and beautiful 

Conscious Fashion: Obsessive Compulsive

Shoes in a line? Check. Purses straight? Check. Clothing arranged by color? Check. Okay, so maybe all of those don’t apply to you, but I think we can each admit that we have a little obsessive compulsive in us. These tendencies live strong and tend 

Conscious Fashion: The Toxic Trio

Natural this, natural that. We’ve seen these labels and heard all these claims before. But can we trust what we’re reading? In the cosmetics industry, where the FDA has little sanction, the answer points to no; it’s up to us to be informed consumers. A 

Conscious Fashion: Raven+Lily

When looking for eco-friendly designers and clothing lines, there is always a fine line between fashionable and frumpy. I’ve found that a lot of eco-friendly lines, although better for the environment, may not necessarily be better for your wardrobe. Luckily, Raven + Lily is the 

From the Editor: CO-OPhx Presents its Second Swapportunity

Cooperative action for sustainable fashion.  It’s official, the CO-OPhx will be holding its second Clothing Swap on Sunday, April 29th from 11am-3pm in Phoenix. For those of you who don’t know what the Clothing Swap is, it’s an eco-friendly social event that allows fashionable Phoenicians