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global garbs A SUSTAINABLE FASHION MAGAZINE Issue 3 | Spring/Summer 2021

GOING ZERO-WASTE FOR A YEAR

BUILDING A B-CORP BEAUTY BRAND With the Human Beauty Movement

BUILDING COMMUNITY IN SUSTAINABLE The Sustainable Fashion FASHION With Forum x Conscious Chatter

GLOBAL GARBS Editor-in-chief Lauren Tanaka-Fortune

In partnership with

Head Designer Marketing Contributors & Interviews

The Sustainable Fashion Forum & Conscious Chatter

Yasmin Momeni Melanie Kuo Jordan Clark Ash Castrol Jennifer Norman Rachel Kois Marisa Simoes Samantha Dong Aimee Cabakoff Maddie Whitney Bauck Kestrel Jenkins Brittany Sierra Julie Habelmann

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SPRING / SUMMER 2021 - ISSUE 03

KRNACH MAYDI WASHED ASHORE The Human Beauty Movement Kathryna Hancock

GLOBAL GARBS Issue 3 | Spring /Summer 2021

TABLE OF CONTENTS 05

EDITOR'S LETTER

LIFESTYLE GIFTS FOR 08 HOUSEWARMING THE SUSTAINABLE SHOPPER

SUSTAINABLE SWAPS

5 things to add to your beauty routine

EAT. DRINK. SHOP CONSCIOUSLY - LOS ANGELES EDITION

EDUCATION 18

BUILDING A B CORP BEAUTY BRAND With the Human Beauty Movement

GOING ZERO WASTE FOR A YEAR By Rachel Kois of Simple Switch

WHY CORK FABRIC IS THE MOST SUSTAINABLE FIBER

THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE FASHION IS SLOWING DOWN By Samantha Dong

INTERVIEWS FEATURED PARTNER: CREATING COMMUNITY IN SUSTAINABLE FASHION

With The Sustainable Fashion Forum x Conscious Chatter

WHITNEY BAUCK Sustainable Fashion Journalist

THE NEW INFLUENCERS

Sustainably Aimee and Maddie

BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE RESORT BRAND With Noble Sands

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

It’s when we come together as a community that we can actually start creating bigger change which is ultimately everyone’s collective goal. The word community can mean so many different things depending on whom you ask. It can be as simple as a group of people living in the same area, or a feeling of fellowship with others. It can also mean sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals, which in my opinion is the best way to describe the sustainable fashion community. For our third issue of the magazine, we wanted the theme to focus on such an important part of the sustainable fashion movement, which is ultimately driven by the community. And who better to partner with

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than two women creating such incredible

The Human Beauty Movement

communities: Brittany Sierra of The

Photographer: Kathryna Hancock

Sustainable Fashion Forum and Kestrel Jenkins of Conscious Chatter. Recognizing the need to continue these important conversations beyond their conference and podcast, these two leaders have now joined forces to create Group Chat, an online membership community for the consciously curious. While we as individuals are always striving to learn more about what we can do in terms of being a better consumer and shopping more sustainably, it’s when we come together as a community that we can actually start creating

Whether you’re a sustainable fashion brand owner, writer, activist, or consumer, our community is what brings us together. Community is a big part of Global Garbs’ mission as well. Our goal is to amplify those founders and voices who are doing their best to change this industry we all love. We know that we can do better together rather than individually and it’s through our community that we can collaborate, organize and ultimately take action.

bigger change which is ultimately everyone’s collective goal. Being in a community is what helps us learn and grow. It’s what helps us to understand different perspectives and dive deeper into topics that create curiosity and meaningful

Lauren Tanaka - Fortune

relationships.

Global Garbs founder

LIFESTYLE

With growing awareness of global warming and the dangers that single-use plastics and other disposable products have on our environment, it’s becoming more important than ever to consider eco-friendly and sustainable products as part of our everyday routine. Beauty products are used frequently, and as the world becomes more aware of the importance of sustainability, brands are creating innovative ways to introduce eco-friendly options into our daily beauty routines. To support this initiative, we’ve put together a list of our favorite beauty products to add to your makeup routine.

ECO-FRIENDLY BEAUTY PRODUCTS FOR YOUR MAKEUP ROUTINE

REUSABLE MAKEUP REMOVER CLOTH

MakeUp Eraser easily removes all makeup, eliminating the need for makeup wipes, makeup remover pads, and makeup remover. With this MakeUp Eraser, you only need water to remove your makeup and you can also use the opposite side to exfoliate your face. Stop using 3,600 makeup wipes by switching to a MakeUp Eraser!

REUSABLE SHADOW SHIELD

AVAILABLE ON MAKEUP ERASER, SEPHORA, ULTA BEAUTY

ShadowMoon is a femalefounded brand started by sisters that introduced the eco-friendly and reusable alternative to disposable eye makeup shields and shadow shields, the innovative Reusable Shadow Shield, ShadowMoon. ShadowMoon catches eyeshadow fallout, eliminating the need to clean your face after application, acts as a makeup stencil for a perfect winged liner and a flawless crease, and additionally, can be cooled in the freezer to de-puff your under-eye area. It’s an adorable pink moon made from food-grade silicone for easy cleaning with soap and water that will last for thousands of makeup applications! AVAILABLE ON SHADOWMOON, AMAZON 11

CREATING COMMUNITY

SUSTAINABLE FASHION How two leaders are shaping deeper conversations and building relationships within their new community driven online platform.

ive years ago, sustainable fashion was still such a niche part of the fashion industry as a whole. Sure it existed, but the conversations, education, and brands were pretty nonexistent. This issue’s featured leaders are two amazing women who are both true pioneers in opening up the conversation around sustainable fashion. Chances are you’ve heard of them either by listening to their podcast, or attending their live conference put on every year in Portland Oregon. They are Brittany Sierra, founder of The Sustainable Fashion Forum, and Kestrel Jenkins founder and host of Conscious Chatter. Although each of their backgrounds and experiences leading up to their current career paths were very different, they are now both leading some of the most important and inspiring conversations surrounding sustainable fashion through both of their individual platforms and now together with their new venture Group Chat. Kestrel Jenkins, hosts Conscious Chatter - a weekly podcast with over two hundred episodes which covers everything from the latest sustainable founder’s story to deconstructing how oppressive systems have impacted the sustainable fashion space. As a listener since the very beginning, Kestrel was literally one of the first podcasts talking about sustainable fashion. Her interviews are not only incredibly inspiring, well edited and thought provoking, but open the door to deeper conversations that help to learn and unlearn what we’ve been taught over the years. Brittany Sierra, the founder of The Sustainable Fashion Forum who calls herself “an outsider to the sustainable fashion industry”, worked in the fashion industry within marketing for the majority of her career. Her curiosity to find more answers about sustainability pushed her to create an event featuring a panel of experts with companies

like Eileen Fisher jumping on board to speak. What started out as a small event was shared with multiple people and over 150 people showed up. The rest you could say is history. With a following of over 190k and five conferences under her belt, she has taken her once local Portland event to a global level with her most recent conference being held virtually.

GETTING THEIR START Kestrel grew up as a young girl very interested in fashion, who then went on to pursue a career in Global Studies and International Journalism. “I was really interested in the idea of how people or products or ideas flowed around the world, and influenced other people and environments along the way.

INTERVIEWS

THE NEW INFLUENCERS Influencer marketing has become one of the go-to marketing strategies for brands in the past decade or so. And while the term "influencer" at times can have a negative connotation, brands are flocking to work with them. However, what about sustainably-minded influencers? With the #sustainablefashionblogger adding up to over160k posts, there's a new crop of influencers who are using their platforms for GOOD as opposed to just posting their latest #ootd. In a new reoccurring section of the magazine, we are calling "the new influencer" we are highlighting two very different content creators to learn more about how they got started in the sustainable space and how distinguishing their brand as a place to share only ethical products has shaped whom they work with and more importantly don't work with.

AIMEE CABAKOFF @sustainablyaimee Sustainably Aimee

WHAT IS YOUR BUSINESS ALL ABOUT? Sustainablyaimee is a social media community and blog where I share ways for people to reduce waste and live with the planet in mind. I want people to know they don’t have to give up luxury in order to remain environmentally friendly. I actually find it is the opposite. I officially launched this new platform and blog in July 2018 for the Plastic Free July Challenge.

I’m originally from Los Angeles, California but grew up in Columbus, Ohio where I’m based today. I grew up in a very privileged area and knew that definitely wasn’t the picture of the rest of the world. However, I started to see my city from a different view and all this creative energy, community and opportunity in the sustainable space since very few people were talking about it at the time. It made it exciting to stay when I returned from overseas to have an impact at the local level. We have a lot of opportunity for small businesses here and people are taking notice so Columbus is definitely popping up from under the radar, I definitely miss the ocean though so I know I’ll move closer to it down the road. I grew up with very supportive parents that encouraged my sister (I have a fraternal twin!) Rachel and I, to see the world and life beyond our bubble. I knew I wanted to travel and finally made the choice to do so when I turned 18 and went out to Arizona for University. Fast forward my early twenties were spent in Miami and New York, 5

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months in Europe and eventually made it overseas living abroad in beautiful Sydney, Australia. I spent 3 years there which shaped me to be the person I am today and focus on this aspect of work educating around the planet. Sydney has such a large part of my heart I hope to go back when things open up. Travel is the best teacher when it comes to learning about yourself, other cultures and how we live and interact with this planet.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS – WHAT DO YOU DO AND WHAT AUDIENCE DO YOU CATER TO? I have two sides to my business. I work as a social media influencer/advocate (I prefer this term) in sustainable living and reducing personal waste and living more consciously on the front end. And I am a social media manager and consultant for small sustainable businesses primarily for Instagram and will

“….I WATCHED A DOCUSERIES CALLED THE “WAR ON WASTE” AUSTRALIA AND I WAS SHOOK, YOU COULD SAY THAT WAS WHEN I WOKE UP TO THE VERY REAL PROBLEM.” 55