Is Anthropologie ethical? When I was in college, I had a Ph.D. student teacher who looked like she’d walked straight out of an Anthropologie catalog. I was intrigued by her maturity and her sophisticated yet quirky sense of style. And …
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Hundreds of resources to help you find sustainable, ethical, low waste, and slow fashion, plus home goods, accessories, makeup, personal care, and more.
Ethical & Sustainable Alternatives to Madewell
Ethical Brands That Are Better Than Madewell While Madewell has made vast improvements to their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) document and their supply chain, the majority of their products do not strictly adhere to ethical or sustainable standards. I’ve compiled …
My Favorite Things 2025: Makeup & Hair
As the end of the year approaches, I have decided to take a look at the workhorse items in both my closet and my toiletry bag. This is the third and final installment, featuring my favorite makeup and hair products …
My Favorite Things 2025: Skincare
As the end of the year approaches, I have decided to take a look at the workhorse items in both my closet and my toiletry bag. This is the second installment. Similar to the trend of counting your “empties,” inventorying …
My Favorite Things 2025: Closet
As the end of the year approaches, I have decided to take a look at the workhorse items in both my closet and my toiletry bag. This is the first installment. Similar to the trend of counting your “empties,” inventorying …
What’s on my Christmas Gift List
Daniel and I decided to get gifts for each other in a very non-traditional way this year. He bought me a very cool protest poster from the 80s and I bought some things on seasonal sale to round it out. …
Clothing Quality is So Bad Right Now: Good Quality Clothing Brands
During the pandemic, I stopped being as much of a purist about shopping sustainably. The reasons were multi-fold… For one, it was becoming clear that the places I had relied on for quality basics were greenwashing. And with the global …
3 Memorial Day Sales I Shopped as a Priest
I used to put together comprehensive Memorial Day sales featuring ethical and sustainable brands. At one point, sales roundups became a sort of compulsion. I would spend every holiday waiting for promotional emails to roll in so I could add coupon codes to my blog.
A Perfect Free People “Good Luck Barrel Jeans” Dupe
We the Free Good Luck Barrel Jeans dupes that don’t sacrifice the exaggerated shape and come with some sustainable bonuses.
The Best Jeans for Midsize Bodies
Over the past few years, I have updated a lot of my denim due to size and style changes. I went off hormonal birth control for health reasons in 2022. And that, plus the natural effects of aging, has impacted …
Shiny by Nature Unsponsored Review
Sharing sizing, fit, quality, shipping, and pricing information about this size inclusive, curvy brand.
Top 15 Ethical and Sustainable Brands for Fall
Sustainable companies that make cozy, plaid, warm, and aesthetic goods for a perfect fall.












