If you’ve been reading Grechen’s Closet for a while, you may or may not know that I was once a vegan. But I still carried and wore leather = I was a “bad” vegan. I can’t help it, I love leather; the look, the feel, and its sturdiness. But the more I learn about leather production, and the more I let myself think about where leather comes from, the more I wonder if I really need to own more of it.
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It’s not easy to find organic cotton clothing that doesn’t look like you shopped for your clothes where you buy your organic apples (that is, if you shop for groceries at Whole Foods). Not that that’s a bad thing, necessarily, but it has a certain look, shall we say; more utilitarian, bordering on hippie, than modern & stylish, in most cases.
Keep ReadingThe Minimal Closet | Movie Review: The True Cost
Even though I spend a lot of time already thinking about clothing, why we buy what we buy, who makes our clothes, and trying to be more conscious about my choices, The True Cost documentary STILL had a profound impact on me. SEEING it, the true cost of fashion, in all its horror, brought it home to me in a different way.
Keep ReadingConscious Closet Challenge | True Cost Movie
I haven’t seen this yet, but it’s on my agenda for this evening. How about we make it a new Conscious Closet Challenge? Watch it with me this weekend and let’s discuss it next Thursday!
Keep ReadingConscious Closet Challenge | What YOU learned
In case you haven’t read through the comments on the Conscious Closet Challenge posts (or left your own – it’s the last day to do it an be entered to win one of 8 made-in-the-US goodies!!) I wanted to share some of my favorite comments/quotes here from you guys about what you learned doing the challenge.
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