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Fair Trade
Understanding Fair Trade Certification for Fashion
What exactly does Fair Trade fashion mean? Fair Trade is a term that is often loftily thrown around, just like its compa…
Smart Phones are Fair Phones: Fair Trade Ethics Coming to Mobile Devices
Sure, you probably need the newest iPhone for some reason or another, but have you considered whether or not your smart …
Celebrate Fair Trade Month with Ethically Made Beauty Products: A to Z
Guess what? October is Fair Trade Month! It tends to get a little overshadowed by Breast Cancer Awareness month, but is…
New York Fashion Week’s Fair Trade Runway Show
Fair trade. It’s such a simple concept—pay people fairly for the work they do. Isn’t the reverse—paying peop…
Brazilian Inmates Knit Their Way to Freedom with Doiselles Knitwear
When Raquell Guimaraes had the opportunity to expand her Brazilian fashion knitwear label Doiselles, she looked to a mos…
5 Sexy Summer Dresses: Eco Fashion for Hot Nights
From edgy sheer black knits to sweet and feminine strapless silk, these sexy summer dresses by eco-friendly designers ar…
EcoSalon’s 2013 Eco-Beauty Approved Guide Part 4: 17 Makeup & Color Products
Welcome to the fourth installment of our seven-part Eco Salon Eco-Beauty Approved Guide: Makeup and Color. Coming up nex…