Tips for Including Ethical Consumption & Purchasing in Your Lifestyle
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It’s an unavoidable fact of our lives that as consumers in the 21st century, a stressful dichotom...
Sustainability is a Responsibility
We are privileged to live in a world with increased environmental awareness. Our calendars are fi...
Why We Use Second-Hand Denim
It’s no secret that there is a lot of waste and contamination directly produced by the fashion in...
Head-Turning, Fall Wardrobe
Nothing screams fall louder than denim…ok, maybe pumpkin spice latte does, but denim is the hyper...
It’s Not Charity, It’s an Applause
When pondering about ways to empower women in poor sectors who come from low-income families, we ...
What About The Boys
I am writing this piece on Women’s Equality Day. Yesterday I was in my Women + Gender book club p...
The Ancestral Craft behind Our Marketplace Collection
Guatemala is a land rich in culture and folklore. One of the most interesting and diverse parts o...
How to Ethically Be the Envy of All
What if you could own denim that would be the envy of all your friends? First, let’s take a step ...
Beyond: Why Go?
Why Guatemala? Why Kenya? Why go beyond the country where your roots are?
There was always someth...
Did you Know? Interesting Fact about our Basket Products
At Montie & Joie, we care about fashion and looking good, but we primarily care about doing g...
How to Take Your Sustainable Fashion Game to the Next Level
Do you shop at thrift stores, swap clothes with friends or have a streamlined, capsule wardrobe? ...
Fashion Patches Through the Ages
Patches were originally used to cover a hole in a garment and were associated with the poor. They...
Why Fashion Isn’t Superficial
Just like art, music, design, or writing, fashion is a creative expression. It is a showcase of p...
Wearing Many Hats…or Pants
It is inevitable when starting a business that you will eventually do something that makes you wildly uncomfortable.
Mayan Numbers
As we have mentioned before, everything behind M&J has a story. Not just an ordinary story, a...
4 Reasons to Shop Second Hand
There is something about buying physical things that can feel very good. It rewards our pleasure ...
5 Reasons to Shop Your Values
“Shop your values” is a phrase that has almost lost its true meaning. However, as cliché as it so...
Women Behind M&J: Ana Maria the First M&J Artisan
All of the women behind our brand have a unique and remarkable journey. Many of our artisans come...
An Interview with Founders, Terrell and Sydney
Get to know the Founders of Montie & Joie in our exclusive interview with Terrell Sherman and...
An Inside Look: Becoming M&J
Inspiration for Montie & Joie came from Co-Founder, Sydney Sherman Arenas. It wasn’t her firs...