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On the sustainableness of Boom
Here's some of the green products that I sell so that I can totally greenwash my environmental image! But, seriously, let's have a chat about sustainability. It's often said with clothes, you can choose two of affordable, sustainable and ethical - and with clothes for fat people, you're lucky if you even get to pick one. When I started House of Boom, I made a very clear choice - I wanted to be ethical. But I have to qualify that - my ethics centre on what I have control over, here in NZ. My fabrics come from overseas. Most of...
The moneygoround: a mini essay on prices
Let me tell you a bit more about where the money from clothes go, because I’ve just been working on reconciling my bank accounts so I’ve got a good picture of this.
Season Five is here!
I’m very proud to bring you my new collection, A Love Letter To Myself. I named it that cos I’ve had a hard time this year – it’s hard to work two jobs even when you love what you do – having issues with suppliers and dealing with criticism (some valid, some not so much) and worrying about money and all that stuff. But this collection is a reminder of why I do this, and why I’m proud of what I’ve achieved so far.
But where are the clothes?
House of Boom is a clothing store, and yet there are no clothes listed. YET. What goes on?
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