Mikoleón is a clothing and shoe store striving to preserve Guatemalan textile and cobbling traditions using naturally-sourced material. The mission of the company is to provide an option for shoppers who want beautifully-crafted fashion without ruining the planet. Additionally, her business model offers highly gifted artists a platform on which to sell their fashionable art while making a good living.
Read MoreMatr Boomie translates to “Motherland” in Hindi. With that being the name of their organization, they very clearly value their motherland, and show that love by honoring their roots through connecting people in order to make sustainable, unique and ethical items for people all over the world. Matr Boomie is a Fair Trade brand that strives for a more compassionate, kind and connected world through empowering and educating disadvantaged artisans. Not only do they pay fair wages, but they also invest in development projects, healthcare, education, skills training, loan programs and scholarships for women, minorities and people with special needs.
Read MoreThe following are name brands I have shopped in the past couple of years because of their response to the rising tide of conscious consumers.
Read MoreAs a conscious consumer of Fair Trade goods, Jaclyn Dowdle, like many of us, found herself frustrated with how difficult it was to find clothing “that was responsibly made, affordable, and stylish”. She began longing for a way to help “consumers buy better and smarter”, and also provide fair employment for workers within the apparel industry. Out of this desire, Dowdle founded Trove, “a fashion brand that delights in dignity”, a brand designed “to clothe us in the dignity that we personally desired, but also to create dignity in an industry that is infamous for suppressing it”.
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