Our partner in Columbus, Global Gallery, carries this dress in their store! I recognize it. I get some questions about good websites/resources to check out Fair Trade clothing. The post below offers some good fashionable Fair Trade apparel options. freedomandfashion: REVIVING FAIR TRADE IN CLOTHES - NIKKI JUNKER, FnF’s GUEST BLOGGER It is official…. I am ridiculously happy. By taking up the task of finding fashionable Fair Trade clothing, I have come across such cute stuff that I feel good about buying! I mean I always feel good about shopping because I LOVE it, but buying Fair Trade clothing and accessories makes me feel REALLY good. I came across Revive in my search for Fair Trade fashion. It is “an independent boutique offering fair trade product” according to its website. They also sell Fair Trade coffee, which puts another item I love within my reach. I love caffeine almost as much as I love platform shoes, but we are talking fashion here so let’s get to it.The first item that really caught my eye was this demure little blue dress. It reminded me of the dresses Rachel McAdams wore in The Notebook. The tea length hem is perfect for any occasion and a fuller skirt means it will flatter any figure. I love the contrast piping which almost gives it the look of a wrap, which again brings the waistline in for a great shape. Now are you ready for the best part? IT HAS POCKETS!!! I love dresses with pockets. This adorable little number is made of 100% cotton which is harvested using fair trade practices and hand block printed in India by women earning fair wages. Lovely…simply lovely. I would probably match it with a wedged espadrilles and light contrasting toned jewelry… perhaps a red bangle. Now, on a less girly note, I ventured over to the shoes on their site and found a pair of army green Hi-Tops. They have completely fair trade Hi-Top sneakers! I was amazed to see that these could even be made using completely Fair Trade standards and thought surely to do so would make their retail price far beyond my reach. However, I was wrong (which never happens…okay, sometimes) and they cost $56.00. How many times have you paid more than that for a shoe? How many times have you paid that much for a shoes that is 100% Fair Trade-certified organic cotton? That has a sole made of rubber that was from a tree which was grown in a forest. These shoes should come with a passport as the dye is made in Sri Lanka by workers who are paid fair wages and sewn in Pakistan by workers who are also paid fair wages.I am incredibly impressed by Revive. Their products are held to standards that I didn’t even know existed and their selection is huge! You can either visit one of their two stores in Ohio or their website at www.revivestore.com. Women, men and children can be fully clothed and accessorized in their Fair Trade products and you can outfit your house with their home goods. You can even feed yourself. Very impressive… very impressive indeed.

Our partner in Columbus, Global Gallery, carries this dress in their store! I recognize it.

I get some questions about good websites/resources to check out Fair Trade clothing. The post below offers some good fashionable Fair Trade apparel options.

freedomandfashion:

REVIVING FAIR TRADE IN CLOTHES - NIKKI JUNKER, FnF’s GUEST BLOGGER

It is official…. I am ridiculously happy. By taking up the task of finding fashionable Fair Trade clothing, I have come across such cute stuff that I feel good about buying! I mean I always feel good about shopping because I LOVE it, but buying Fair Trade clothing and accessories makes me feel REALLY good. I came across Revive in my search for Fair Trade fashion. It is “an independent boutique offering fair trade product” according to its website. They also sell Fair Trade coffee, which puts another item I love within my reach. I love caffeine almost as much as I love platform shoes, but we are talking fashion here so let’s get to it.

The first item that really caught my eye was this demure little blue dress. It reminded me of the dresses Rachel McAdams wore in The Notebook. The tea length hem is perfect for any occasion and a fuller skirt means it will flatter any figure. I love the contrast piping which almost gives it the look of a wrap, which again brings the waistline in for a great shape. Now are you ready for the best part? IT HAS POCKETS!!! I love dresses with pockets. This adorable little number is made of 100% cotton which is harvested using fair trade practices and hand block printed in India by women earning fair wages. Lovely…simply lovely. I would probably match it with a wedged espadrilles and light contrasting toned jewelry… perhaps a red bangle.


Now, on a less girly note, I ventured over to the shoes on their site and found a pair of army green Hi-Tops. They have completely fair trade Hi-Top sneakers! I was amazed to see that these could even be made using completely Fair Trade standards and thought surely to do so would make their retail price far beyond my reach. However, I was wrong (which never happens…okay, sometimes) and they cost $56.00. How many times have you paid more than that for a shoe? How many times have you paid that much for a shoes that is 100% Fair Trade-certified organic cotton? That has a sole made of rubber that was from a tree which was grown in a forest. These shoes should come with a passport as the dye is made in Sri Lanka by workers who are paid fair wages and sewn in Pakistan by workers who are also paid fair wages.

I am incredibly impressed by Revive. Their products are held to standards that I didn’t even know existed and their selection is huge! You can either visit one of their two stores in Ohio or their website at www.revivestore.com. Women, men and children can be fully clothed and accessorized in their Fair Trade products and you can outfit your house with their home goods. You can even feed yourself. Very impressive… very impressive indeed.

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