Meet The Artisan Weavers Behind Pima Doll

Pima Doll is the creation of Ashley Hamedi, the company’s founder. The Pima Doll line features 2 distinctive categories the Pima Doll basics and the Pima Doll hand knits. With a background in fine art Hamedi approaches the cotton like she would a sculpture. The material is perforated, shredding, knotted and knitted. The hand knits are especially inspirational to Hamedi, she enjoys working side by side with her knitters. Together Hamedi and the knitters create new techniques that cannot easily be replicated.

Amour Vert: The Ultimate Eco Brand that puts Fashion First

It’s hard not to love Amour Vert. For one, they lay claim to nearly all of our sustainability badges on Modavanti. More importantly, they have a great look and story to boot.

How Many Gallons of Water Does it Take to Make Your T-Shirt?

This video from World Wildlife Fund and National Geographic’s “Make Each Choice Count” is another reminder of the high environmental toll of textile production.

This Video is What Sun Damage Does to Your Skin (Warning: It’ll make you Wear Sunscreen)

Fortunately Modavanti has some great all natural organic sunscreens to protect you from harmful UV rays. Here are our top 5 picks:

7 Reasons Why Organic Cotton is Better for You and the Earth

It’s great to see so many millions of Americans reject the nasty pesticides and chemicals in our foods. But what about our clothes? Pesticides from regular cotton have been known to show up in mother’s breast milk as well as have been linked as the main source of cancer in thousands of American farmers each year. If these pesticides can get into our blood stream, than how is it different than if we were to ingest them in our food. It’s not. Organic cotton is critical to our health and that of our planet.

Here are 10 ways that organic cotton is better for all of us.

North Face is under fire for what? Vegan leather made from what? Sky Scrapers built using what? The Weekly What is out!

 

#GetItInGreen | The Little Black Peplum Dress

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-Made in the garment district in NY, in fair labor factories
-Made from organic silk

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Allison Parris NY dresses: A must-have for the eco-party girl

“Live life in a party dress.” That is the motto of the always stylish Allison Parris and designer of her iconic namesake dress line. The eco-friendly and socially conscious Allison Parris New York Collection is built around the idea that “retaining moral values” and “being able to wear beautiful, well made clothing” are not mutually exclusive actions. While keeping a feminine and sophisticated appeal, APNY utilizes organic silks, fabrics made of recycled materials and factories within Manhattan’s Garment District in order to create a better clothing experience for their clients.

Fun and flirty, Allison’s dresses are proof that fun fashion can be good for you and the environment too!

Shop Allison Parris on Modavanti.com so you too can start living life in a party dress!

 

Stop Wearing Toxins, Wear Better Fashion

 

We love this image from Green Peace. It perfectly exemplifies what’s wrong with how are clothes are made and why organic fashion is so important. But fails to mention a major issue. Those 8,000 chemicals don’t just pollute our water and harm our workers, they also make us sick! Chemicals like formaldehyde and azo dyes (along with many many others) are dangerous known carcinogens that have caused rashes, allergies horrible burns, discomfort and even cancer (yes cancer) in thousands of people.

Think about that. Each day these toxins seep into your skin. Fortunately buying organic cottons and other organic materials can prevent that and drastically reduce chemicals in the environment and in your body. So remember: shop fashion that is good for you, good for others and good for the environment.

WhyItMatters | The Importance of Organic Cotton

When picking out that new top or cute dress, the style and fit are the obvious attributes we focus on. But how and where – and from what materials – that clothing is made is important too, especially when it comes to buying organic. We know about the health benefits of buying organic food and using organic cleaning products, but what about organic materials in fashion?