MATA GIRL IN THE WORLD: JENNY
- Mata Traders
- 24 Jul, 2014
What do Mata Traders and West Elm have in common? Our good friend and fair trade advocate Jenny Gootman! We met Jenny through her previous... Read More ››
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What do Mata Traders and West Elm have in common? Our good friend and fair trade advocate Jenny Gootman! We met Jenny through her previous... Read More ››
When planning our nuptials, we knew we wanted something small and personal. And since we decided to have the wedding at my in-laws’ Montana home,... Read More ››
Hi, all. You might have heard by now, but we’ve ventured up to the land of milk and beer. We’ll be at Summerfest in Milwaukee... Read More ››
As any fair trader knows, running a business like this is hard work! There are Skype calls, sketching, stacking, packing, the list goes on and... Read More ››
Have time on your hands and need some new digs? In search of a few hours of meaningful job-doing and could use a fresh pair... Read More ››
You might remember when this happened a couple years ago, but it happened again. Mata Traders was on NPR! We had a booth in Daley Plaza, right... Read More ››
“Have you ever put something on and felt it was made just for you?” asks fair trade fashionista Shannon, ’cause that’s how she felt in... Read More ››
You may have noticed from the (ware)housewarming party invites that we recently moved into a new space! It’s more than double the size of our old office/warehouse... Read More ››
Did you know we’re on Instagram? Stay up to date and get behind the scenes by following us there! Read More ››
Travel expert Kendra Thornton has a challenge a lot of us can relate to; day-to-day a busy lady and mom of three, she needs the perfect outfit... Read More ››
As most of you already know, our garments are all individually stitched in small workshops, with one seamstress creating an entire garment rather than repeating... Read More ››
I’ve been counting down the days of winter and now that the snow has cleared (in most places, sorry Chicago), I’m ready for spring fashion!... Read More ››
Here at Mata we are firm believers in fair trade and advocates of human rights, which is why we wanted to spend a little time... Read More ››
Yesterday Forbes posted an article on the importance of women in the future of ethical fashion. The author writes about women as power players in the effort... Read More ››
The Moonrise dress must be a blogger fave because Hannah from Lifestyle Justice is styling it, too. She has been a long-time Mata fan and promotes lots of fair trade on her blog –... Read More ››
Hello again! Today’s blogger style post is brought to you by Marisa from Shades of Monet, who decided to take our Sailor Moon dress through sun, leaves, snow and... Read More ››
So how many of you out there have shown up at work one day to find a mobile eye clinic has been set up in... Read More ››
Yup, time for me. I originally hadn’t planned on doing a wish list, but after sorting through everyone else’s I realized there are things! And... Read More ››
We know, we know. Lotttts of October Rebel this season. But we can’t get enough of her, can you? Today she incorporates elements of nature and some holiday... Read More ››
To be honest, it’s been quite fun seeing what everyone here wants for Christmas. And yeah, time’s ticking, but we’re going to keep posting our... Read More ››
October Rebel is back, working her magic on the Sylvia blouse from our fall collection. To her the blouse says, “I’m little fairy tale, I’m a touch Little House on... Read More ››