MZ: Fair Trade is the Way To Go
Founded in 2009 by Shelley Tennyson after volunteering for a non-profit in the small Zapotec village of Teotitlán del Valle, teaching business classes to female loan recipients; MZ is an ethical fashion brand that works with indigenous artisan communities who handcraft beautiful goods such as bags, clothing, rugs, and other accessories.
Tennyson was inspired to create the brand after realizing that no matter how exquisite the product, or how savvy their business skills, without buyers, these hardworking and skilled artisans were not able to support themselves or their families adequately.
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The beauty of the internet affording artists a platform to create their own brands and the increasing global focus on sustainability around the fashion industry has also raised questions about the environmental impacts and ethics of the jewelry that we adorn our bodies with.
To help you navigate your slow-fashion, totally awesome jewelry hunt, we’d love to highlight a new brand on our radar: Above/Below Jewelry.
DENIM CRUSH: STS BLUE
Isn’t it about time you invested in a new pair of jeans? Whether you’re aching to nab a pair of patched jeans or simply want to invest in some classic skinnies for fall, you never actually need a proper excuse to shop for denim.
However, it’s because denim is such a staple year-round that we often turn to the same old designers season after season. Snore. So we’re spotlighting a new denim brand that we love: STS Blue.
THE MOST HUMAN BRAND: KNOWN SUPPLY
Since 2007, Krochet Kids Intl. have employed hundreds of people from Uganda and Peru to create a broad array of gifts that give back. From providing ethical facilities to work out of mentorship and education, they have proven to be one of the most exciting, transparent and inspiring non-profits we’ve come across in quite some time.
From their 11 years of brilliant work with Krochet Kids Intl, founders Kohl and Travis were inspired to create KNOWN SUPPLY: a clothing brand and movement humanizing the fashion industry by way of celebrating and taking care of the very people who make the clothing we buy.
