Tag: conscious fashion

Conscious Fashion: A Scent of Scandal

While trying to save the planet one outfit at a time, it is easy to get lost in the whirl-wind of product specifics: Where was an item made? How was it shipped? Who is profiting from the sale? Were any animals harmed? The list can 

Conscious Fashion: Glitter, Sweat & Blood

Made famous by Marilyn Monroe, it’s often said that diamonds are a girl’s best friend. It’s true, they sparkle, shine, and look lovely on our fingers, but there’s more to these friends of ours than meets the eye. Behind their glittery appearance, there is often 

Conscious Fashion: Food for the Face

Alright, so you’ve found a new product, and it’s claiming to be organic- yay! But not so fast, not all organic products are made equal. As a conscious Fashionista, it’s sometimes up to us to do a little investigating. Luckily, brands such as RMS beauty exist. RMS has taken the guess 

Conscious Fashion: What’s Poppin’

Have you ever seen people collecting pop tabs? Were you then struck by the question: What can someone possibly do with a million pop tabs? Escama Studio has devised an ingenious solution for this question. It turns out that with a million pop tabs (okay 

Conscious Fashion: Fashion Resolution (Part II)

Well, it’s week two of the New Year and hopefully your resolutions are still going strong. If you have yet to make any resolutions or are still looking for ways to change things up for 2012, this fashion resolution is for you: Shop Locally.  There 

Conscious Fashion: Fashion Resolutions

 You’ve heard us say it before: being a conscious fashionista is about re-using and recycling. The start of a new year is the perfect time to take a look at your fashion habits. When you buy new clothes, do you have to cram them into 

Linked to Fashion: Frugal Fashionistas

In the fashion world, its easy to get caught up in “brands” and the most expensive top notch products. I do think that that world is something to aspire to, but for 20-somethings who can’t afford Balenciaga and YSL, we have to find fashion at 

Conscious Fashion: Design DIY

This Conscious Fashion column is not just for your closet.  As we learned from our friends, the Cotton Monsters, conscious fashion ideas are everywhere.  Recently, I visited a friend of mine, who lives with a few roomates.  Between them, they have come up with some 

Conscious Fashion: TOMS Shoes

TOMS is a shoe company started in 2006 whose mission is to give.  Their slogan, “One for One”, stands for giving one pair of shoes to a child in need every time one pair is sold.  According to TOMS’ first annual Giving Report, they currently 

Conscious Fashion: Puppy Mills are for Squares

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is an organization I’ve supported for a while.  Their aggressive stance against animal abuse and their support for and network of animal shelters around the nation is inspirational to me.  It’s also close to