I think sometimes we get “stuck” referring to only organic cotton or other eco-friendlier materials as “eco-fashion” and forget sometimes there are other issues, like fair wages, fair trade, providing work and business for communities, business ethics and other things at play when it comes to socially conscious shopping. In my opinion, a $5.99 organic cotton t-shirt from Wal-Mart is not as eco-friendly as a hand designed and executed blouse by an independent designer in Portland, for example.
So, while this skirt from Moxsie is made with conventional cotton, it includes this fabulous hand-dyed and hand-woven fabric belt by a women’s co-op in Guatemala – with your purchase, you support their work and keep them making money for their families:
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Cute skirt! Hopefully the designer will choose to use organic cotton in future designs. I did notice that Moxie has a fairly large selection of organic and repurposed-fabric clothing.
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