Songa Designs Launches Accessories Club!
We were delighted to learn of our friends Songa Designs recent launch of their Accessories Club. What a creative way to create a steady source of income and develop a steady following at the same time! Based around a monthly subscription, Songa Designs offers three options: Annual $44.95/month; Quarterly $48.95/month; Bi-Annual $46.95/month. Every member receives […]
Opportunities and challenges of e-commerce platform
By Guest Blogger Rumi Takama (Founder, Jalak Bali) Originally from Japan I have spent half of my life overseas and have always been inspired by people, culture, traditions and food in different regions of the world and what nature has to offer to us. I currently live in Bali, Indonesia and have launched Jalak Bali, […]
Artesan profile: Darzah, West Bank – These shoes are made for showing off!
Darzah, an initiative of Child’s Cup Full, a non-profit social enterprise based in the West Bank, is a collection of tatreez embroidered products, hand-stitched by talented women artisans. By creating sustainable economic opportunities for refugee and low-income women, Darzah is building a consortium of artisan centers to not only have a long term economic impact […]
Insights into Ethical Fashion continued
Last Monday, I published a post on the growth of sustainable and ethical approaches within the fashion industry and I thought I’d follow up this week with an article I came across on the Ethical Fashion Initiative. The Initiative, which is a part of the International Trade Center, ‘partners leading designers with artisan producers […]
Ethical Fashion
Fashion, as an industry came into being with the mechanization of sewing and the ability to mass produce textiles and garments in factories. With the rise of the Industrial Revolution in the mid-19th century, clothing moved away from being a home-made item, or something one ordered from a tailor, to being more readily available […]