ChicCartel Takes Women’s Empowerment Seriously in All Ways

by EcoCult Staff
Aug 2, 2017

We’ve all had that experience where you purchase something online that looks amazing on the runway model or on a hanger in front of a plain white background, only to find once you receive it that it fits nothing like what you thought it would. The truth is, much of the fashion sold online completely disregards how an item would look like on a real woman. The variety of sizes and shapes are also completely ignored, which is in direct contradiction to the women’s empowerment movement. This brand new ecommerce site is addressing that problem.

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Food

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