**"Take pride in clothes that make a difference."

Hello there!

Hope you had a good Monday! Ours was very exciting. We just got back from attending a presentation about justice for garment workers. In honor of this, our FASHION FIXATION du jour is fashion that gives back to others. This cause is very important to us. We believe that fashion can serve a greater purpose than just being trendy. There are so many companies, organizations, and movements that exist solely for the purpose of creating merchandise that, when purchased, donates the proceeds to people around the world in need of money and clothing.
TOMS Their 'One For One' movement, created by Blake Mycoskie, donates shoes to a child in need of a pair with your purchase of  TOMS shoes.
Made With Love Made with Love In Brazil. In Africa, In Haiti: Mary Jane Marcasiano purchases women's crafts in poor communities and sells them to raise money to support women and children in poor communities. She also supports NGOs (non-governmental organizations). Made with Love in Africa works with the A.S.A.O. (Association du Sénégal de l'Afrique de l'Ouest) who created L'Empire des Enfants (an organization to help impoverished children in Dakar, Senegal) to help women and children in West Africa. The products on this site are beautiful handmade crafts such as jewelry and key chains.
Alta Gracia Apparel Alta Gracia is an athletic apparel company, sold on college campuses, that gives its workers fair wages and treatment that inevitably helps them to provide for their families which they were unable to do before. On campus, we were able to have a skype conversation with two of the people employed by Alta Gracia. They were very thankful for the opportunities that the company provided for them and were happy to share their information with the audience.
Japan Relief Effort Many fashion houses and companies have created limited edition merchandise to be sold to raise money to help after the recent disasters in Japan.
There are even more companies out there that have a mission similar to these and we absolutely love them. It is so important to recognize the power that you have, not only as an individual, but as a consumer as well. Knowing where your money is going to is invaluable. We hope that this post inspires you to involve yourself in these, as well as other, movements.

Stay Flawless and Fabulous!
Love,
Lyndsey and Jenn
:)

"Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance."
          -St. Francis of Assisi

**the slogan of Alta Gracia Apparel