Sustainability in Fashion: How We Can Make a Difference
Did you know that the fashion industry is the second largest polluter in the world? That's right, it's responsible for 10% of the world's carbon emissions and 20% of its...
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The Importance of Quality over Quantity
We talk a lot about choosing quality over quantity. It’s one of the pillars of slow fashion and a tried-and-true standard that we lean on. Choosing quality over quantity means...
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Why Ethical Manufacturing Processes are Key to Sustainable Clothing Production
When it comes to sustainability in the fashion industry, ethical manufacturing processes are one of the most important factors to consider. While many brands claim to be "sustainable," it's important...
The Importance of Quality over Quantity
We talk a lot about choosing quality over quantity. It’s one of the pillars of slow fashion and a tried-and-true standard that we lean on. Choosing quality over quantity means...
Taming Impulsive Shopping Urges
Photo by Gabrielle Ribeiro on Unsplash The odds feel stacked against us in our consumer rampant society. Shopping is easier than ever. We do it in the comfort of our...
How to Spot Greenwashing
Photo by Jack Millard on Unsplash There’s a lot of buzz around the words sustainable, ethical, natural, and environmentally friendly. With more focus and demand for sustainable practices, less sustainable...
Five Habits of Intentional Consumerism
The urge to splurge is a real human struggle - whether our bank accounts are tight or plenty. In our society, we're naturally pushed towards consumerism. Retail therapy is always...
We're B Corp Certified™
After nearly two years of working towards our goal, we are thrilled to announce that Franc is now B Corp Certified™! What does that mean? When a business has a...
The Environmental Costs of Shipping
Photo by Mikaela Wiedenhoff on Unsplash Our economy relies on shipping. Everything we buy uses one mode of transportation or another. From farm to truck, truck to ship or plane,...
Five Ways to Support Sustainable Fashion (without actually buying anything)
We love sustainable clothes. We love creating them, we love wearing them, and we love talking about them. With sustainable fashion on the rise (and we love to see it),...
What’s Stopping Fast Fashion from Paying a Living Wage?
Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash It’s no secret that fast fashion is all about cheap labour. Those price tags are too much of a clue. Clothing that’s sold at...
A Case for Pace
I recently turned 30. (Woohoo!) The start of my new decade came with a couple of weeks of depression. (I’m good now.) It didn’t have anything to do with me...
How We Can Confront the Climate Crisis
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash Anyone else completely overwhelmed by the news, what’s going on in the world, and the predictions of where we’re heading? 🙋♀️ It doesn’t look...