The textile and garment fashion
industry is, of course, about fashion: the season’s designs that capture a
meme, statement, novelty or ethnic motif that creates beauty in the eye of the
beholder. Fashion is an enormous aesthetic and mercantile world. And fair trade
fashion is growing up rapidly in that world as the evolution of design in the
fair trade products lines is producing very attractive looks.
This is our daily aspiration at
Shopping for a Change: to curate high fashion, well made products into our collections
of handbags and purses, accessories, wraps and scarves, jewelry, apparel, and
even baby items. In the selection process for our products we are looking at
hundreds of options. Once we have confirmed they are made following fair trade
principles, our highest criteria is the design, look, and feel of the product.
It has to have a certain fashionable and inspiring look, and often our repeat
customers (familiar with the fashion design world) are invited to participate
in our selection process. Next, we are looking for quality. Not just any
quality that says this product is okay to sell, but one whereby you can easily
ascertain the fine level of materials and work(wo)manship. Our products are
built to withstand normal wear and tear with use as one of your favorite items.
Fair trade textile and garment
products don’t have to be dull. They can sizzle with design innovation and
beauty while also paying fair wages to their makers and being eco friendly to
the environment and ecology.
Please click here to take a look
at our purse and handbag collection. They are right out of a fashion
magazine, and several have been featured in travel magazines and holiday gift
magazines.
Enjoy your shopping and be sure to
recommend us to your friends. Shopping for a Change is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit
organization.
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