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i have a problem. seriously.i have long been a proponent of green living and have previously survived on strict shopping diets: no clothing from known or potential sweat shop supporters, only sustainable/organic textiles, vintage, vintage, vintage. but this soon became really expensive & somewhat creatively stifling. and so, like on any diet , i eventually crashed and madly gorged myself on cheap fabrics sewn by even cheaper labor wondering why i had deprived myself of such wonderfully afforable & trendy treats for so long. after the frenzy i took a step back to analyze the situation and one main question emerged: how do we truly feed our chosen form of creative expression through clothing and still feel socially responsible? slowly the pool of affordable, ethical clothing choices is widening... i have seen some organic cotton at h&m. but serisouly, it better get wider soon b/c i'm still binging at every turn on these guilty pleasures just waiting for my conscious to catch up with me again & enforce another strict diet. 
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05:53 PM
i hear ya babe, but...
like you in days past, the key piece i am missing is the green paper stuff that unfortunately makes our world go round. trust me, once i get a lot more of that, it will be much easier for me to make more responsible fashion decisions.
anybody have any affordable suggestions?
03:53 PM
One way to be ethical
This is one reason I buy clothes made in places like Italy. They're more expensive for a good reason, the workers are paid a fair wage and live decent lives.
So instead of buying 5 dresses at H&M. I buy one made in the US, Italy, France, or etc.I feel a responsibility to support well paid, decent jobs in places that are dedicated to high standards of living.
That's the same reason I shop at my corner store and spend a little more supporting someone in my home town than saving a couple of bucks at Walgreens and putting them out of business.
Of course there were times when I couldn't afford to do this. Like when I had to eat Grapenuts for a month.
03:38 PM
Don't beat yourself up
Don't beat yourself up, be as reponsible as you can. I have decided no diamonds ( I have never owned any) for me! However let me say this one thing and I hope I don't offend anyone...but .....
Sweat shops are I hate to say a better alternative to what happens in areas where sweat shops have been erraticated. Once sweat shops go there is usually an increase in prostitution ( and child prostitution) and other illegal activities. Also the wages in sweat shop are poor by U.S. standards, but by the standards of the countries there in they are some of the best paying jobs.
I still try so my best to be ethical when purchasing, but again don't be yourself up.