I had a reader recently ask me to explain what’s going on with down, the feather filler that goes inside puffy coats and bedding. Is it ethical? Is it eco-friendly? If not, what are the alternatives? Traditional down is made up of the fluffy small feathers that are underneath the...
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Hi readers! I have a shameful secret to share: I have a lot of festival fashion. Blame it on Burning Man — those seven days of radical self-expression in the desert has led me down the garden path of buying a lot of fabulous festival fashion that I’ve only worn twice,...
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Vienna is a beautiful, classical city, and as such, requires beautiful, classic clothing. I've put together a packing list for a few days to a week in Vienna, complete with recommendations on where to buy sustainable and ethical versions of my recommendations.
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When it comes to sustainable fashion -- and sustainable jewelry -- less is more. Fine jewelry made with recycled metals, lab-grown diamonds, and ethically-sourced gems will last you more than a lifetime, so it's worth the investment! Here are our favorite eco-friendly fine jewelry brands.
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I’ll be honest, there are a half dozen sustainable fashion stores in Vienna, and not all of them are in here. It’s just that not all are created equal. Some are leftover from the last decade, when sustainable fashion was uniformly blah and for hikers and hippies. Some supposedly ethical...
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