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Belle + Blossom Review: Fair Trade, Sustainable Accessories and Lifestyle

Fairly SouthernAugust 10, 2021August 8, 2021
Belle + Blossom Review: Fair Trade, Sustainable Accessories and Lifestyle
I am a big advocate for fair trade labor practices and sustainability. When I learned that online boutique Belle + Blossom offers products that are both fair trade and sustainable, I was so excited! IContinue reading
6 Ways to be Health-Conscious AND Eco-Friendly
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6 Ways to be Health-Conscious AND Eco-Friendly

Fairly SouthernJuly 5, 2021July 6, 2021

Written in collaboration with Jeremy Bowler. Keeping fit and healthy is important for your overallContinue reading

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Eat More Sustainably with These 7 Tips!
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Eat More Sustainably with These 7 Tips!

Fairly SouthernJune 11, 2021June 11, 2021

Written in collaboration with Jeremy Bowler. Many people have lost touch with the environment andContinue reading

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How to Have a Zero Waste Picnic
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How to Have a Zero Waste Picnic

Fairly SouthernMay 16, 2021May 18, 2021

Originally published December 13, 2020. Updated May 16, 2021. Who else feels like they mightContinue reading

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Socially Conscious Living Room Makeover Part 3: Furniture + Decor Picks!
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Socially Conscious Living Room Makeover Part 3: Furniture + Decor Picks!

Fairly SouthernMay 8, 2021May 8, 2021

I am excited to share more progress on our socially conscious living room makeover asContinue reading

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Sustainable and Ethically Made Swimwear Guide
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Sustainable and Ethically Made Swimwear Guide

Fairly SouthernMay 5, 2021May 16, 2021

Last updated May 5, 2021. Originally posted July 14, 2019. When I first made myContinue reading

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Eco-Friendly Gardening Guide
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Eco-Friendly Gardening Guide

Fairly SouthernMarch 19, 2021March 19, 2021

Written in collaboration with Jeremy Bowler. With the crocuses and daffodils starting to sprout inContinue reading

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Socially Conscious Living Room Makeover Part 2: Space Planning
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Socially Conscious Living Room Makeover Part 2: Space Planning

Fairly SouthernFebruary 21, 2021February 20, 2021

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NakedPoppy Review: This Beauty Assessment Tool Matches You to Clean Skincare Products
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NakedPoppy Review: This Beauty Assessment Tool Matches You to Clean Skincare Products

Fairly SouthernFebruary 14, 2021February 14, 2021

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Small Joys: Volume 30
Small Joys

Small Joys: Volume 30

Fairly SouthernFebruary 7, 2021February 6, 2021

It has been a hot minute since I’ve had the chance to do a SmallContinue reading

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I retract my previous post; this is the only kilte I retract my previous post; this is the only kilted gent for me. #sorryjamie Beyond excited to get to celebrate my best friend’s wedding today for so many reasons - because she’s amazing, because she has married a perfect person, and because this wedding finally got to happen and we got to be there. 😭😭 Love you to the moon and back @erintrahey and @seanbourelle! #mybestfriendswedding #scottishwedding #scotland #kilt #scotlandwedding #standrews #kinkellbyre #travel #instatravel #travelgram
I’ve officially moved in at Lallybroch, so I gue I’ve officially moved in at Lallybroch, so I guess you could say this trip is going well and fulfilling all of my Outlander-inspired Scottish dreams. 😍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Y’all can now refer to me as Mrs. Fraser. Don’t worry, I’ll keep Wes around too. I mean Claire had two husbands too, right? #scotland #lallybroch #midhopecastle #outlander #outlandertour #travel #travelgram #instatravel #scotlandtravel #scotlandforever #uk #rothys #jamieandclaire #edinburgh #sustainablefashion #sustainablefashionblogger #ecofashion #sustainableliving #mrsfraser #jamiefraser
Just for fun - which color of Hawaiian sand is you Just for fun - which color of Hawaiian sand is your favorite? Traditional tan, red, or black? Being a big fan of the Carolina coast, I am obviously partial to tan sand BUT that black sand though.... Does it blow your mind that all three of these photos were taken on the same small island? Ugh I miss Maui so much. We don’t deserve Hawaii, folks. #sundaysand #hawaii #maui #sand #blacksand #redsand #redsandbeach #blacksandbeach #poll #vote #justforfun #happygram #happyplsce #smalljoys #beach #beachlife #travelgram #travelgoals #nc #beachgirl #outdoors
LABOR DAY - a day that is still oh so relevant tod LABOR DAY - a day that is still oh so relevant today! I’ll be honest, I didn’t realize the full extent of what this holiday represents until recent years. Growing up, I thought it was just a day to celebrate people who worked. 🤦🏻‍♀️ This day honors the labor movement in the US that brought protections to workers such as minimum wage, factory safety standards, workers compensation, and other health/safety/well being measures that most of us enjoy and often take for granted today. Not all workers in the US receive these same protections even today, and when you look abroad there are millions of workers with virtually zero protections at all. That’s the reason I started Fairly Southern - to highlight fashion brands that manufacture clothes using fair labor practices (such as Athleta, the Certified B Corp that made the shorts I’m wearing here). Because all humans deserve to be respected, afforded basic human rights, and paid fairly for their labor. Cookouts and pool parties are a fantastic thing to do always, but on this Labor Day, I also encourage you to a) take some time to be grateful for worker protections you and your family enjoy, and b) think about ways you can promote fair labor practices for vulnerable workers who still aren’t protected. We can’t wait for govt and big business to do it themselves without prodding because guess what - they ain’t gonna do shit unless they feel it on their bottom lines or in the voting boxes. Every time we as individuals spend our own dollars, we have the opportunity to vote for the type of world we want to see. By spending our money with brands that already source products and services ethically, we create more demand for fair trade and ethically made products, which puts more and more pressure on brands and industries as a whole to #dobetter. If you’re someone who already makes an effort to buy from brands that treat workers fairly, take the next step and find ways to get involved in policy advocacy for better governmental policies here and abroad that protect workers. In my stories today, I have some info about a bill currently up in CA to protect some of our most essential workers. Happy LDW, y’all! 😎
Actual footage of me walking away from the post ab Actual footage of me walking away from the post about abortion//Texas that’s been swirling in my head all day bc I’m not sure I have the mental capacity to handle the comments section, and I’m not sure there are many people out there with the capacity to see this as the complex, gray area, social justice issue that it is and engage in actually helpful dialogue about it. I feel like I’m looking at an animal sitting in the middle of a room, and on one side of the room half of y’all are screaming that the animal is a tiger while half of y’all are on the other side of the room screaming that it’s a lion and meanwhile I’m lookin at this cat and it’s CLEARLY A LIGER. 🤔 That’s not to say that I don’t align with either of the “pro life” or “pro choice” platforms because yeahhhhh I am squarely more aligned with one over the other but dang y’all, the hollering, inability to see abortion as anything other than black and white, and lack of capacity to really engage with the issues and explore definitions and moral gray areas of such a VERY important and high stakes issue is frustrating and wearing me out. To me it feels like there is no safe space within this nationwide conversation. Scratch that - it’s not even a conversation - it’s a food fight, and the babies and women everyone is claiming to try to protect are getting hit by the food. The last week has felt superrrr heavy for a lot of us for many reasons. I’m hoping we can all find some peace and healing and recovery this weekend. I’m mentally walking off through the sand to the line where the sky meets the sea and taking some deeeeeep breaths. #deepbreaths #weekend #selfcare #healing #abortion #texas #socialjustice #dialogue #hhi #hiltonheadisland #beachtherapy #oceantherapy
7 YEARS! Everyone in Hawaii was congratulating us 7 YEARS! Everyone in Hawaii was congratulating us on our wedding and wishing us a happy honeymoon...I’ll take that as a good sign that we still look young + in love. 😆 I couldn’t ask for a better partner in life for the fun adventures as well as the not-so-fun times (like frantically taking the ATL tram to every single terminal trying to find me GF food, or spending a day of vacation bouncing from pharmacy to urgent care to pharmacy for my UTI relief tabs and antibiotics while I sobbed in the car because #reallife). Happy anniversary to my ride or die! Here’s to many more and all that the future will bring for us. Je suis prest. 😉 #anniversary #7years #love #hawaii #kaanapalibeach #kaanapali #maui #lover #jesuisprest #sustainablefashion #sustainablefashionblogger #ecofashion #thrifted #ecofriendly #sustainableliving #ecoliving #sunset #travel #travelgram #partnered
This vacation has been 💯and we thought about hi This vacation has been 💯and we thought about hiding in the hotel closet this morning and hoping no one would find us and make us leave; but our overwhelming need for doggie cuddles with our baby #rufuspupnc has motivated us to get on the plane! We are also excited to check out progress on our new house since we’ve been gone! Hoping the kitchen and bathroom cabinets may be installed, or scheduled for this week! 🤞🏼 Anyone else snuggling a furry friend or working on a home project for their Sunday Funday? 📷: @sacredspacesphotography #dogsofinstagram #rescuedogsofinstagram #rescuedog #whorescuedwho #adoptdontshop #newbuild #underconstruction #homeconstruction #southern #ethicalfashion #ethicalfashionblogger #ethicallymade #reuse #constructionsite #southernhome #sundayfunday #sundayvibes
Please pardon this brief interruption of Hawaii co Please pardon this brief interruption of Hawaii content for a quick reminder of these amazing fair trade + sustainable accessories I styled for Belle + Blossom Boutique!! Not gonna lie, I am totally wearing these same earrings RIGHT NOW on the other side of the world. Loved them enough to give them a spot in my very limited carry-on-size bag, so you know they’re good! Check out my full review of Belle + Blossom (with links to each item as well as a DISCOUNT CODE) at the link in my bio! #sustainablefashion #sustainablefashionblogger #fairtrade #fairtradefashion #ethicalfashion #ethicalfashionblogger #ethicallymade #discountcode #fairlysouthern #vacayvibes #outfitinspo #ootd #accessories #belleandblossomboutique #sustainableliving #travelfashion #macrame
By y’all’s request, I give you: Wes’s sustai By y’all’s request, I give you: Wes’s sustainable swim trunks! Yes, I am not the only member of this family serving up a sustainable swim game on vacation! Link in bio for this sustainable men’s swimwear brand, Fair Harbor. Wes is wearing the Bayberry trunk which is made from upcycled plastic bottles! They actually met a tragic fate last week after a run in with a security gate (RIP, and no this was not an issue with the quality of the trunks - they got doused in completely unremoveable chain grease). We will be purchasing another pair once we get home because they are 😍😍. Wes also has some trunks from fair trade/sustainable powerhouse Patagonia, which he also loves. How does sustainable fashion play out within our relationship dynamic? Wes is someone who rarely buys new clothes; I often end up gifting him clothing that he really needs for his birthday or Christmas, and of course I always buy something ethically or sustainably made. Beyond that, he only buys clothes occasionally and decides what to buy himself seeing as how he’s a grown ass man. I let him know about brands on my radar and we regularly discuss ethics and sustainability. I recently got him turned on to Poshmark, which he used to buy some items for this trip! For the most part, Wes chooses to buy ethical and sustainable fashion with some back up support from me sharing resources and brands. Major 💙💙 to my #mancrushmonday! #fairharbor #sustainablefashion #sustainablefashionblogger #sustainableswimwear #ecofriendly #ecofriendlyfashion #ethicalfashion #ethicalfashionblogger #upcycledclothing #upcycle #oceanplastic #mancrusheveryday #hawaii #oahu #northshore #travelgram #instatravel #beachlife #clearwater #mensfashion #mensswimwear
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