Ethical Fashion Blog
This beautiful Mata dress has been on my mind; I think I need it in my closet…
It would perfect be for Graduation parties and Sunday brunches!
I celebrated Earth Day by having a mini picnic and wearing Mata’s ‘Blue Belle Dress‘.
By choosing to wear Mata’s clothing you are making a difference. Usually fashion is seen as having a negative effect on our planet (lots of dyes and chemicals are used to produce garments). Luckily for us, most of Mata Traders’ pieces are hand block printed with eco-friendly vegetable dyes. Mata also uses fair trade cotton, which means they support small family farms and follow environmental standards that restrict the use of agrochemicals and encourage sustainability.
Our intern, Carmen, came in the other day with gold nail polish and a solo sparkly nail.
What is fair trade? That question comes up a lot. I have 2 knee-jerk responses that I tend to blurt out in equal share: