{"id":15106,"date":"2018-03-23T08:00:42","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T12:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fashionwithaconscience.org\/?p=15106"},"modified":"2018-04-02T22:54:01","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T02:54:01","slug":"online-shopping-shop-greater-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fashionwithaconscience.org\/consciousandchic\/online-shopping-shop-greater-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethical Online Shopping with Greater Things"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Every purchase has a purpose” – Greater Things<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Greater Thing is a socially conscious online retail store based in the United States. Their online marketplace offers premium handcrafted accessories for both men and women as well as artisan-made home decor. Their desire to create this enterprise came from witnessing the impacts of extreme poverty during their travels.<\/p>\n

“Every time we would return home from a trip abroad, the needs and the hurt in the eyes of the people we met would weigh heavy on our hearts.” – Greater Things<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

They didn’t allow the magnitude of this issue to overwhelm them, however, but instead, it compelled them to create a solution: Greater Things<\/a>.\u00a0 Today, through this marketplace they help women provide for their families and bring hope to their communities.<\/p>\n

The Greater Things team carefully curates socially-conscious and ethically-minded goods that have a direct impact on the livelihood of artisans around the world. Take the Mamuye tote I am wearing here as an example. It was made by ABLE<\/a> who manufactures fashionable accessories and clothes right in the communities they want to impact. They believe that by employing women in impoverished areas they can end generational poverty.<\/p>\n

‘Through your purchase, you are\u00a0ABLE\u00a0to empower women and give them a job with dignity.” – ABLE<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Moreover, the Mamuye tote was named after one of the amazing women ABLE works with.\u00a0It comes in a wide range of colors for spring such as cognac, chestnut, fog, olive, pink sand and dusty rose which is the one I have. Because I carry my laptop, amongst other things, on most days, it is the perfect everyday tote for me.<\/p>\n

In this look, I paired my dusty rose Mamuye tote with a gray blazer layered over a grey sweater, an off-white cropped top, black leggings and suede pumps.<\/p>\n\n\t\t