Hello, everyone! Here I am guest blogging for Mata! I have always been a fan of this brand, and have a sizable Mata collection in my closet. I am such a blog junkie, so it’s neat to be writing instead of reading.
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Ethical Fashion Blog
Laura is a wardrobe and image consultant and first came to Mata as a design intern from the Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago. Besides modeling in our catalogs, she also styled several of them and designed the layout. She’s got some serious fashion chops, and we love her intuitive sense of style and coolness.
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Back in May, label Lisa Blue sent a line of swimsuits down the runway at Australian Fashion Week. One particular suit in the collection had an image of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi on the front and across the rear end. This caused outrage among some devout Hindus in India, who took to the streets to protest. They ripped up photocopies of the Lakshmi suit and burned the Australian flag.
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Michelle got married on Saturday! It turned out to be a fabulous event and all of us bridesmaids were looking great in our fair trade bridesmaids dresses. We’ll be sure to post lots of pics as soon as we get them from the photographer.
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A sari is a single piece of material, wrapped around and around a woman’s body then thrown over the shoulder and draped almost to the heels. It’s an entire outfit, the brilliantly hued skirt and shawl, with a draw-string underskirt and a tiny undershirt, exposing the entire belly. The cloth in front is for modesty, and completely hides the shape of the breasts. Shoulders and back are also covered, but the belly, the glorious belly, is left skin to air.
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Here are the first runway pics from Greenheart’s Fair Trade Fashion Show. A big thank you to all the fabulous models and to Greenheart Shop for putting on a great show!
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