6 Ways to Join the Fashion Revolution
- Mata Traders
- 22 Apr, 2019
This Fashion Revolution Week let's unite to make fashion a force for good! Check out our handy resource guide on ways you can get involved... Read More ››
10 WOMEN OF INDIA WHO CHANGED HISTORY
- Mata Traders
- 28 Mar, 2017
Happy Women’s History Month! As March comes to an end, we want to recognize the skilled female artisans who craft many of Mata Traders’ pieces,... Read More ››
WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES IN HONOR OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
- Laura Mobley
- 08 Mar, 2017
Today is International Women’s Day, a day to acknowledge the perseverance and determination of women everywhere. What better way to celebrate than by supporting your... Read More ››
Behind the Seams: A Special Q & A with Jonit
- Katie Gavenda
- 13 Oct, 2016
When our founder Maureen started Mata, she had two best friends, Jonit and Michelle, by her side on a ’round the world trip. While she knew... Read More ››
MATA AND 360° FAIR TRADE
- Mata Traders
- 02 Oct, 2016
As a member of the Fair Trade Federation, Mata is happy to use Fair Trade Month as an excuse to introduce a new way of talking about what... Read More ››
10 TIPS ON HOW TO START SHOPPING CONSCIOUSLY
- Mata Traders
- 24 Aug, 2016
So, you’ve read about the environmental and social damages of fast fashion and the failure of retailers or factories to adequately improve working conditions and you’ve decided to make the... Read More ››
FAILURE AFTER RANA PLAZA
- Mata Traders
- 11 Jul, 2016
Retailers and Factories Fail to Live Up to Promises to Improve Worker Conditions Three years after the infamous Rana Plaza factory collapse killed over 1,100 garment factory... Read More ››
THE IMPACT OF FAST FASHION
- Mata Traders
- 07 Jul, 2016
When you think of the word “fashion,” what comes to mind? Bright lights, bumping music, and models stomping down a white runway? Read More ››
CELEBRATE WORLD FAIR TRADE DAY AT DALEY PLAZA!
- Mata Traders
- 03 May, 2016
If you are in the Chicago area, join us for the biggest fair trade event in the USA! Chicago Fair Trade’s annual 2-day World Fair... Read More ››
TALKIN’ BOUT A FASHION REVOLUTION
- Laura Mobley
- 18 Apr, 2016
On April 24, 2013, 1,124 people were killed and over 2,500 injured when the Rana Plaza garment factory collapsed in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Fashion Revolution Day was started to... Read More ››
DRESS TO IMPRESS
- Laura Mobley
- 15 Dec, 2015
Exciting news! The Mata Dressember team has already reached their fundraising goal of $1,000! Thank you so much to all those who have donated – your support... Read More ››
DRESSING UP FOR DRESSEMBER
- Mata Traders
- 03 Dec, 2015
What are you planning to wear this holiday season? A few of our employees have already picked a theme for this month: Dresses! Why? Because... Read More ››
UPDATES FROM OUR ARTISANS
- Mata Traders
- 01 Oct, 2015
If you read our blog regularly, you know that one of the perks of being a member of a fair trade cooperative is the opportunity... Read More ››
WORLD ELEPHANT DAY
- Mata Traders
- 12 Aug, 2015
Did you know that today is World Elephant Day?! An estimated 100 African elephants are killed daily by poachers seeking ivory and meat. Today, people all... Read More ››
CELEBRATE WORLD FAIR TRADE DAY!
- Mata Traders
- 30 Apr, 2015
Hi Guys! I’m Hyunmin, a Mata Traders intern from Korea, and I’m back on the blog to celebrate World Fair Trade Day. Yay! Read More ››
THE LABEL DOESN’T TELL THE WHOLE STORY
- Mata Traders
- 23 Apr, 2015
A few weeks ago, we discovered a campaign created by the Canadian Fair Trade Network. It highlights the point that a garment’s tag really doesn’t tell... Read More ››
WHAT YOUR LADY WANTS FOR V-DAY
- Katie Gavenda
- 01 Jan, 2015
First things first–this post is meant to be forwarded. Send to your friends, your boyfriend, your husband, your girlfriend, your wife, your galentines, or whoever might... Read More ››
ADDRESSING SLAVERY
- Mata Traders
- 12 Dec, 2014
There are 35 million people enslaved all over the world today. In fact, there are more people in slavery now than in any other time... Read More ››
WELCOME TO DRESSEMBER
- Jonit Bookheim
- 01 Dec, 2014
Last year I found out about Dressember too late. It was already the end of December, just a few more days to go for the hundreds of women... Read More ››
#CHISWEATFREE
- Jonit Bookheim
- 13 Nov, 2014
Big news this year for Chicago Fair Trade: we passed an ordinance in Chicago that will restrict the use of sweatshops in the production of apparel purchased... Read More ››