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Made in Canada: The Ultimate Guide to Canadian Fashion Brands in 2025
Buy Canadian: How Supporting Local Fashion Can Combat Trade War Impacts In the complex and often unpredictable landscape of international trade tensions, there’s a powerful and deeply personal way we can make a meaningful difference: by consciously choosing to support Canadian fashion. This isn’t merely about making a political statement or casting a vote with…
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Can Slow Fashion Be Affordable? Yes!
Insider Tips for Shopping Sustainably on a Budget Sustainable fashion has gained popularity in recent years, as more people become aware of the negative impact of fast fashion. However, one of the biggest concerns people have about sustainable fashion is the cost. My response is always: “Yes it is more expensive than H&M/Walmart/Shien/whatever—that’s the actual…
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Gorgeous Canadian-Made Dresses That Are Infinitely Better Than Reformation
I think the title speaks for itself. On to the dresses! Birds of North America For those seeking a more fitted dress that hugs and snatches in all the right places (and none of the wrong places!), take a gander at Birds of North America. I own four (!) of their dresses and each one…
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Comfy, Chic, and Ethically-Made Brands for Winter
These Classic Cold Weather Pieces Fit into Any Capsule Wardrobe The combination of working from home for 8+ years and now being very, very pregnant for the first time had me reassessing my wardrobe. I know many of you may find yourself at home more and more these days! Or perhaps you simply want to…
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Sustainable Autumn Packing List: 1 Week in San Diego (While Pregnant!)
Traveling While Pregnant: What to Bring to a 1 Week Oceanfront Stay I guess you could call this our “babymoon” though it really was a business trip for my husband. We decided to stay in a very isolated area, away from the busy downtown and right on the water. Specifically, on an island peninsula. Coronado…
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Chic & Sustainable Vegan Winter Wear for Ethical Fashionistas
Ethically-Made is the New Black. As always, my focus is on ethical luxury. So everything on this ethical luxury guide is vegan and uses some form of conscious-manufacturing or design. All of the following items are either created locally, made from organic materials, created from repurposed materials and/or are manufactured in an ethical way. Don’t…