LEARNING TO GIVE A DAMN
By Courtney Jones Happy fashion revolution week babes! This week is all about asking, “who is behind my clothes.” It’s about understanding the impact you have on someone else’s life when you buy clothes. We believe it is crazy important to ask who is behind our clothes but we also think there are other important …
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By Morgan Ginn What does it mean to be a feminist? Some people think feminists are anti-male or that they believe that women are better than men. But the true definition of feminism is the advocacy of women’s rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes. Feminism is about equality. As we recently …
By Courtney Jones and Morgan Ginn 2018, a year for the ladies! This January marked the one year anniversary of the Women’s March, and once again millions came out around the country to support equality for women. Recent movements such as the Women’s March, the Time's Up campaign, and the #metoo movement have created a …
It’s been one year. One year since we started on this journey of learning to give a damn. One year since we began to ask how can we do better? Because we have to do better. It’s been one year since you joined us on this journey, and we just want to say thank you! …
By Morgan Ginn & Courtney Jones In recent years, there has been a big onset of do good products and companies that allow you to do more with your consumerism. For example buying everyday products that give back to aid the world (think Dawn soap). But when we take a closer look at companies in …
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Every month we focus on a different topic related to ethical fashion that we believe consumers need to be aware of. This month we planned to write another piece about how the environment is affected by the fashion industry, but after the events in Charlottesville we wanted to do something a little different. We’ve always …
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By Morgan Ginn and Courtney Jones Whoever makes the mess cleans it up, right? This is a basic idea that most people are taught during childhood but it rarely translates into consumption. This is the same simple thinking that inspired the idea for MUD Jeans, the idea for a circular economy. A good pair of …
By Courtney Jones & Morgan Ginn The culture of the fashion industry today is a “wear once and throw it away” culture. We buy things to say something about who we are, to speak for us. And although we seem to know a lot about what the clothes we wear are saying about us, we …
Hi friends! Long time, no blog huh? Well, we wanted to write a short update on our lives, and upcoming blog posts. Since our last post, Courtney has graduated from college and has moved cross country to California to work for Krochet Kids! Morgan is also involved with KKi, going the whole way to Africa …
By Courtney Jones My journey into slow fashion started almost two years ago. I got the push after I got my first purchase from Krochet Kids. Never before had a company told me who was making my clothes. This made a lasting impression on me, as many of you can tell, and started me on …
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