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Feel good solutions are not always doing good Feel good solutions are not always doing good

Feel good solutions are not always doing good

For every campaign about donating or giving back clothes, there should be five more illustrating how much work goes into actually giving...
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Fashion Revolution: focus on fundamentals quality clothing

Fashion Revolution: focus on fundamentals

You're really busy. You know you should do more to research how to make better shopping decisions, how to use your purchasing...
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Fashion Revolution: carrot or stick? Fair Trade Clothing | Fashion Revolution

Fashion Revolution: carrot or stick?

Real change is hard. In today's hashtag culture, we want solutions in 280 characters. There isn't a single Big Bang plan that's...
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When will you be in stock? A COVID Update When will you be in stock? A COVID Update

When will you be in stock? A COVID Update

We're optimistic the worst is behind us, but big challenges related to the pandemic are still affecting us on the ground in...
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When you don't pay the bills fair trade clothing

When you don't pay the bills

The coronavirus pandemic has been difficult for many of us, but has absolutely devastated garment workers around the world. Often times it's...
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Making clothes during a pandemic Making clothes during a pandemic

Making clothes during a pandemic

Remember back in March and April when almost all the stores closed and you barely shopped for anything outside of food and...
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More colors please! More colors please!

More colors please!

Color inspires lots of suggestions. More colors, brighter colors, darker colors, softer colors, more vibrant colors, a navy that's more blue, a navy that's...
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Slow fashion for slower times - Guest blogger Grace Zimmerman Grace Timmerman Guest Blogger

Slow fashion for slower times - Guest blogger Grace Zimmerman

 For many of us, the question of, “What do I wear today?” has morphed into, “Should I get dressed today?”
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With gratitude, Jody. Mom of the Joobles With gratitude, Jody. Mom of the Joobles

With gratitude, Jody. Mom of the Joobles

Jody was the first person to encourage me to start Fair Indigo, which isn’t a surprise to anyone who knew her. She...
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The Beauty of Falling Apart: A Fashion Love Story The Beauty of Falling Apart: A Fashion Love Story

The Beauty of Falling Apart: A Fashion Love Story

As Fashion Revolution Week approaches, we're considering our favorite articles of clothing. Fair Indigo's designer tells the story of one such piece...
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How to Support Small Businesses How to Support Small Businesses

How to Support Small Businesses

We all have our favorite small businesses, from the coffee shop around the corner or your favorite small online retailer. Small businesses...
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Real Model Bio: Katrina Simyab Real Model Bio: Katrina Simyab

Real Model Bio: Katrina Simyab

Last year we made the authentically-minded move to use real people to model our clothing. Our newest model is a Madison-based body-positive...
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