My Fair Gift Guide: Holiday 2014 Edition

I gave birth to two babies very recently, and both were late.

Translation: I am pleased to share that the Holiday 2014 edition of My Fair Gift Guide LIVES!

I invite you to peruse hundreds of green gift ideas for everyone on your list, curated by 12 of the kindest, most thoughtful eco-tastemakers I know. This year's guide would not have been possible without the women behind:

AARYNWEST.COM
AMERICANMADEGUIDETOLIFE.BLOGSPOT.COM

BEADSANDBRASS.COM

CLUTCHEDKEY.COM

ECOCULT.COM

HEALTHFULLYEVERAFTER.CO

JAXANDJEWELS.COM

LETSBEFAIRBLOG.COM

SPADESANDSILK.COM

THEDISTILLERIST.COM

THEPURETHREAD.COM

THETORTOISEANDLADYGREY.COM

USALOVELIST.COM

Stay tuned in the coming days and weeks to get up close and personal with a few of these fabulous guest curators, and to see even more last minute, ethical gift ideas for them and for you. 

In the meantime, sit down with a cup of hot cocoa, coffee or tea, get comfortable, and click through to peruse 36 pages of ethical items you'll love. Discover new brands, new blogs, and new online retailers who are churning out thoughtful content and products just for you. Shop for him, for her,  or for you, and above all, shop sustainably.  

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iPhone Bling {Made in the USA}

After spending at least two million minutes of my life fishing around in the depths of my bag for a jet black phone, I've decided it's time for a new case.

Aaryn West's Society 6 shop has me covered. Each case is manufactured in the USA of an extremely strong plastic called Lexan. According to Society6, Lexan is a stronger, lighter, more flexible, and of higher quality than other plastic cases on the market. Bonus: each phone case was designed by the talented Ms. West in Los Angeles, California.





I've narrowed it down to the few cases above, but I was also delighted to discover that all of Aaryn's designs can be purchased as eco-friendly throw pillows, hoodies, tote bags, and more. 

The hoodies are American Apparel, the totes are made from 100% post-industrial recycled cotton, and all other items are made in the USA.




Which one would you choose?

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Readers Show Their Style

Monica is wearing an Amour Vert dress that is made in the USA from peace silk. She was influenced by the Tambourine Tango color board.

What's Your Fall Color Mood?: Readers Show Their Fair Style

Ariana from Mode Marteau has a consigned (second-hand) ensemble inspired by the "Winter is Coming" color board on Aaryn West.






This beautiful collage by Amanda is inspired by the Glazed and Confused color board. The boots (Rag & Bone) and quartz necklace are made in the USA.




Loved this rockin' look from Cynthia, who wears an Amour Vert shirt made from peace silk in the USA. Peace silk ensures the silkworms are not harmed in the harvesting process. Also inspired by Glazed and Confused.

Suchi was a big fan of Shiitake Sunrise.  She is wearing an Amour Vert India Split Sleeve Dress in Floral Chiffon.  Made of peace silk in the US (similar here). Her eggplant envelope clutch is by Beth Springer and is made from upcycled leather and vegetable dye.

Waverly's top and skirt are thrifted (nice finds!) and inspired by the Day Glow color mood board on Aaryn West.

Check out these fair ladies! I loved all of your entries, and I will feature another set of entries in a separate post very soon, so keep checking back.

Also, due to the storm and power outages, I will be accepting late entries, so go ahead and send me your look if you'd still like to participate (rules here). 

Thank you so much to everyone who entered-- you all have beautiful, kind style and I appreciate you helping me and Aaryn West to show that everyone can be fair and stylish.

Remember-- if you don't see your entry in this post, you will see it in the another one soon, I promise!

xo

Rachel

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A Fresh, Minty Reminder

The fall style challenge & round-up deadline is looming, my fair friends. This is my fall color mood...what's yours?

My fair item is a bracelet made of sustainable materials by Mango Tree, and my inspiration is the Hint of Mint color mood board by Aaryn West (shown above).

Send me your outfit photo or style collage before midnight on Thursday, November 1st and you could be featured here on Fair Vanity (all entry details here, please read carefully).

Once you submit, don't forget to follow me on bloglovin' or like Fair Vanity on facebook to ensure you see when you're featured!

Photography by Victoria Corkhill. 

What's Your Fall Color Mood? See Your Style on Fair Vanity

On Sunday, I posted an homage to Aaryn West's inspirational color mood boards, then invited all of you lovely people to share your fall color moods and be featured here on Fair Vanity.

Well lo and behold, Ms. Aaryn West herself sent me over a little surprise, and of course I couldn't wait to share it with you. Her look is inspired by the Primary Agenda Monday Color Mood. And who better to give an example of how to enter than Aaryn herself?  Now it's an official Aaryn West/ Fair Vanity collaboration!

Aaryn resides in sunny Los Angeles, CA, and you can see that California spirit come through in her easy, colorful style. Aaryn also did me a major prop and made her whole outfit super Fair!

• T-shirt is made in the USA by Daydreamer L.A. (graphic by Aaryn West, of course)
• Skirt is thrifted vintage
• Necklace is handmade by Found (Aaryn makes jewelry for fun outside of her design studio)
• Bag is a hand me down by Kay West and is made in the USA

***Remember, to enter this style challenge, you only have to include ONE fair item in your collage or outfit photo (something vintage, borrowed, organic, vegan, made in the USA, fair trade, etc.), and mention which color mood goes with or inspired your ensemble.

The most important thing to remember is to make your image 640 pixels wide  (max 853 px tall) and to send it to fairvanitydc (at) gmail [dot] com by November 1st. I won't be able to feature your photo or collage and link to your lovely web site if the image is the wrong size, and I would very much like to share your style!