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Free shipping isn’t free, but Sympatico is offering it anyway

Posted by Rose on 26th Mar 2020

Free shipping Free shipping may not really be free, but shoppers have come to expect it. With the craft fair season on hold, Sympatico's joining the free-shipping club, at least for now. … read more

What size am I? An online clothes shopping guide for mature women

Posted by Rose on 11th Mar 2020

Ready-to-wear sizes have always been tricky, but here are some ways to get a good fit online. Like irises and fingerprints, no two bodies are alike. So it follows that the whole idea of univers … read more

What is slow fashion anyway?

Posted by Rose on 25th Feb 2020

Our language tilts towards treating the word “slow” as a negative — something to be avoided or fixed. Think, for instance, of the term “slow-witted.” But there’s another sense of the word that has … read more

Just how big do ethical clothing brands need to be?

Posted by Rose on 17th Dec 2019

Can sustainable clothing brands actually do what they promise and how big do they need to be to succeed? Nikki wears hemp head to toe in her Princess Top, hemp scarf and Curved … read more

As a women’s Tencel clothing maker, these sheets seem deeply wrong

Posted by Rose on 14th Nov 2019

Reading the 2020 edition of Green America’s Your Green Life, a story involving Tencel recently caught my eye. The article deals with greenwashing—the smoke-and-mirrors game played by some compani … read more

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