Tag Archives: fair trade

ALCHEMY FASHIONS: ethically made, organic clothing

Posted on March 30, 2020 by carmen

A recent find in a thrift store was this ALCHEMY FASHIONS dress–CANADIAN DESIGNED * MADE WITH LOVE. Alchemy is sweatshop-free: they pay more than fair and living wages to their garment workers and provide a safe workplace. I had never heard … Continue reading →

Lazy Days of Summer

Posted on August 13, 2019 by carmen

We enjoyed a day trip on the country roads of Southern Ontario. It’s so relaxing to stay off the highway with no particular place to go, just breezing along at a slower pace, no rush, stop when and where we … Continue reading →

Posted in Active Lifestyle, Cruelty-free, Day Trips, eco fashion, Elora, Fair trade, Fashion, Jeanofalltrades, Photography, Shopping, Summer | Tagged antiques, consignment shops, eco boutique, eco clothing, Elora, fair trade, fashion, Fergus, Jaboli ll eco-boutique, secondhand, thrift shops, vegan | 20 Comments

DRIZZLE & SHINE: Third Anniversary

Posted on May 21, 2019 by carmen

It’s been three years since Jean opened the doors of her eco boutique DRIZZLE & SHINE in Seattle and started selling fair trade, vegan, eco-friendly wares. Fair trade for people. We care about garment workers: that they are paid a living wage with … Continue reading →

Posted in Cruelty-free, eco fashion, Fair trade, Fashion, Jeanofalltrades | Tagged anniversary, cruelty-free clothes, Drizzle and Shine, eco boutique, eco clothing, fair trade, sustainable fashion, vegan, wrap top | 26 Comments

NW Trend Show – Seattle

Posted on February 7, 2019 by carmen

What a wonderful experience I had going to my first fashion trade show in Seattle! The event is for wholesale buyers and I got a peek into what it’s like to see fashion before it gets to the stores, I … Continue reading →

Posted in eco fashion, Fair trade, Fashion, Jeanofalltrades, jewellery, Seattle | Tagged Armed Angels, cruelty-free fashion, Drizzle and Shine, eco boutique, eco fashion, fair trade, Fashion Trade Show, Indigenous ethical fashion, NW Trend Show, organic, Seattle, sustainable fashion, Tasi jewellery | 30 Comments

Happy Anniversary DRIZZLE AND SHINE

Posted on May 25, 2018 by carmen

It’s been two years since my daughter Jean opened her eco-boutique in Seattle. “Drizzle & Shine is an eco-boutique that grew out of a style blog. While blogging about fashion, boutique owner Jean Coburn learned about major ethical concerns in the fashion industry. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Cruelty-free, eco fashion, Fair trade, Fashion, Jeanofalltrades | Tagged Armed Angels, cruelty-free fashion, Drizzle and Shine, eco boutique, eco fashion, fair trade, Jodie's Touch of Style, Skunkfunk ethical fashion, The Kind Life, Tonle Design, who made my clothes | 14 Comments

The Deadly Cost of Fashion

Posted on April 23, 2018 by carmen

Tragedy in Bangladesh – Five Years Ago We live in a global village and we all heard about it. Is it old news now? Not for the families of the victims who died and those who were injured. Devastations like … Continue reading →

Posted in Cruelty-free, eco fashion, Fair trade, Fashion, Jeanofalltrades | Tagged Amour Vert clothing, Blue Canoe, Drizzle and Shine, ethical fashion, fair trade, fashion with compassion, Jean of all Trades, Made in Canada, Made in USA, Salts Organic Clothing - made in Canada, Scrapbook Clothing, Synergy Organic Clothing, Threads 4 Thought, Weston Clothing - made in USA | 24 Comments

Dress Your Age

Posted on February 26, 2018 by carmen

Dress Your Age? What is that supposed to mean? I dress how I like, I wear what I want to. We should choose clothes that make us happy, that make us feel good and that suit our personal style and … Continue reading →

Posted in Cruelty-free, eco fashion, Fair trade, Fashion, Jeanofalltrades | Tagged aging, cruelty-free fashion, eco fashion, fair trade, fashion rules, youth | 19 Comments

My daughter: the animal rights activist

Posted on December 9, 2017 by carmen

Jean has always loved fashion and at a young age decided what she wanted to wear. Influenced by Little House on the Prairie at 4, she loved her little Holly Hobbie bonnet and had several dresses that would fit in … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, eco fashion, Fair trade, Fashion, Jeanofalltrades, Plant-based diet, Seattle | Tagged animal rights, animal rights activist, Animals, compassion, cruelty-free fashion, Drizzle and Shine, eco fashion, fair trade, fashion, fashion with compassion, heart jewellery, Jean, Jeanofalltrades, NARN, plant-based lifestyle, Seattle, Sunshine and Slaughter, vegan lifestyle | 10 Comments

A T-shirt Dress with Style

Posted on August 17, 2017 by carmen

This comfortable T-shirt dress is made by THREADS 4 THOUGHT, an eco-friendly company. It’s the comfort of wearing a T-shirt and very stylish. The fun black and white ink splattered print reminds me of Dalmatians. I bought it at DRIZZLE & SHINE in … Continue reading →

Posted in Active Lifestyle, Animals, eco fashion, Fair trade, Fashion, Jeanofalltrades, Nature, New York City, Photography, Plant-based diet, Restaurants, Scenery, Summer, Travel, Vegan restaurant, Vegetarian/Vegan Lifestyle | Tagged eco boutique, eco clothing, eco fashion, fair trade, frog, Harlem, Morningside Park, New York City, NYC, parks, T-shirt dress, turtles | 18 Comments

Black and White Fashion

Posted on August 1, 2017 by carmen

As every fashionable woman knows, black and white is a classic combination: always in style, never out of date, forever chic. You can’t go wrong with black and white, this duo will always be in vogue: takes us through every season … Continue reading →