This week we are chatting to Jessica Abraham from Tasi Travels, it has been a pleasure working with Jess over the past year and we are excited to share more of her story with you. “You know, sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage. Just literally twenty seconds of just embarrassing bravery. And I promise you, something great will come of it.”
Each week we are going to speed date one of our inspiring brands so you can get to know them a little better. From how they started ...to what are their weirdest quirks, the challenges of running a business and...Favourite movie quotes.
This week we are speed dating Ahimsa Collective, new to the eco.mono, Ahimsa Collective was born out of the desire to look trendy AF (As co-founder Tessa would say) without wanting to blow up the world, because climate change is real people! Three young women with a goal to change the way people shop and to educate customers about eco-friendly fabrics. Ahimsa Collective use sustainable materials such as Pinatex® and Dead Stock fabrics.
We chatted with Megan and Sharna from The Fabric Social about what International Women's Day means to the fashion industry. Now, more than ever, there's a strong call-to-action to press forward and progress gender parity. There's a strong call to #PressforProgress motivating and uniting friends, colleagues and whole communities to think, act and be gender inclusive.
"We communicate who we are through clothing, it is fundamentally a part of what we wish to communicate about ourselves" true words spoken by Orsola De Castro.
So, at the Golden Globe Awards this year Hollywood came together and wore black to stand up for the #MeToo campaign. Fashion is conversation starter, and often, as it was during the Globes, it’s the simplest clothes that pave the way for constructive dialogue.