The way you shop, and the way you care for your clothes can help you live more in alignment with your values. You buy organic produce and grass-fed meat. You’ve invested in improvements to your home to make it more energy efficient. You bring reusable bags to the grocery store. You own at least one […]
sustainable fashion
Women candidates: Who made your clothes?
Politics and fashion don't usually mix well. Politicians of any stripe are not known for their style. Public scrutiny of personal grooming and style are familiar territory for women in the public eye. It's an unfair judgment levied disproportionately on women over men in every realm of public life. But what if we could […]
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Video: Our first Manuma Salon conversation
A few weeks ago we inaugurated an occasional series of salon-style conversations with fascinating people in design and sustainability, hosted live on the Manuma Facebook page. A recording of our chat with Mary Ruth Shields, fellow Hartford-area fashion social entrepreneur, is now available on YouTube – and you can watch it here: […]
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For Earth Day, the why in Manuma
I realized recently that my fashion schooling was punctuated by several significant events– disasters, really– that mark the intersections of my values system as a citizen of the world and as a fashion designer. They were landmarks on the map that lead to me to build Manuma. Animesh Basnet […]
What’s it to me? Fair Trade Month
Solidarity Center For 2 years, I worked as a social work case manager, helping newly arrived refugees and survivors of human trafficking adjust to their new lives in the U.S. On a regular basis, my co-workers and I would discuss our work, new issues that came up with clients, new things we learned, but always circling […]
What is Fair Trade Certified?
Oliberte Fair trade is the market-based answer to charity. Instead of perpetuating the charity cycle, which just creates dependency on handouts, fair trade principles ensure that farmers get a fair price for their harvest, based on the market, i.e. supply and demand. Trading is done directly, without a middleman, which would otherwise take a chunk out of the […]