Fashion Group International-Sustainability:From a Trend to a Lifestyle

Sustainability: From a Trend to a Lifestyle

Join me September 26th for a panel discussion

with Fashion Group International-Jacksonville, FL Chapter

Organic Cotton from start to finish

It starts out as a seed popping it's head through the soil, reaching for the sunshine.....

naturally, without the use of any toxic chemical or fertilizer,

but it ends up creating beautiful threads to create your clothes.

At CATA we support the ongoing efforts and hard work of  the 

Texas Organic Cotton Marketing Cooperative

(Photos by: Kayla Pepper-CATA granted use)

Efficient bailing of cotton-protected from the weather until it can be delivered to the gin for processing and seed separation. 

After many steps it's turned into threads, then weaved into fabric and sewn into beautiful, chemical free clothes-sustainably!  All while supporting and nurturing Mother Earth.  Why would anyone want it to happen any other way?

Who Said Organic Clothes Were Boring?

Geometric Organic Cotton Interlocking Knit

We love this organic cotton interlocking knit created by Harmony Art Design.

It's colorful, sassy, flirty and everything but boring.

Keep It Natural, Keep It Simple, Keep It Organic

Organic and Natural fibre clothing is safe, sustainable and fashionable.

Organic Cotton Twill Dress

Organic Cotton Sateen Dress

Organic Cotton Muslin Dress

Dressing Babies in Safe, Pure & Natural Organic Cotton

Dressing your baby in safe, clean and sustainable organic cotton fabric is the right move to give you child a healthy start in life.

It simply does not matter if you choose to purchase chemical free baby clothes from a small conscientious  and integrity base company or have them custom sewn, what matters is the fact that you are choosing safe, toxic free clothes to start your baby's life in the best possible way.

At affiliate Silver Needle & Thread they custom sew an array of organic cotton clothes in the colors of your choice and design.  What a fun way to dress your newborn and infant.

Organic cotton voile 

Organic cotton gown, burping cloth and hat.

Organic cotton hooded towel set.

     
Learn more about Silver Needle & Thread

Organic Clothing is the Future of Fashion

Let's Face It.

Synthetic fibers and fabrics are made up of petrochemicals.  Fashion made from these fabrics are toxic to human health and detrimental to our environment.  There's no future in a business model like that...

Why are they so popular?

The answer is simple.  Greed.  It's cheap to produce and the ROI (return on investment) for fast fashion brands is huge and at the end of the day, nothing matters but the profit to these companies.  

How can you make a difference?

Shop small organic, eco-friendly clothing companies offering clothes made using sustainable. organic and natural fibres.  Companies that are humanity plus, taking into consideration the effects their products have on human life and the environment.  Working to add value to our lives instead of taking it away, harming our health or destroying the environment, country, city, community in which we live. 

See some of our favorites below:

CATA Spokesperson Elizabeth Tran wearing a 100% organic cotton knit navy and white custom sewn dress by
affiliate Silver Needle & Thread

Blue Fish Clothing is made in the USA using organic cotton, linen and other natural fibres

Farm Fresh Clothing Company makes organic cotton T shirts in the USA

Maggie's Organics makes organic cotton clothes

CATA Consumers Against Toxic Apparel creates awareness and educates consumers about the hidden dangers 

of the consumption and use of  synthetic, toxic clothing.  Learn more: https://www.facebook.com/cataorganic.

Organic Clothing is the Future of Fashion

Let's Fact It.

Synthetic fibers and fabrics are made up of petrochemicals.  Fashion made from these fabrics are toxic to human health and detrimental to our environment.  There's no future in a business model like that...

Why are they so popular?

The answer is simple.  Greed.  It's cheap to produce and the ROI (return on investment) for fast fashion brands is huge and at the end of the day, nothing matters but the profit to these companies.  

How can you make a difference?

Shop small organic, eco-friendly clothing companies offering clothes made using sustainable. organic and natural fibres.  Companies that are humanity plus, taking into consideration the effects their products have on human life and the environment.  Working to add value to our lives instead of taking it away, harming our health or destroying the environment, country, city, community in which we live. 

See some of our favorites below:

CATA Spokesperson Elizabeth Tran wearing a 100% organic cotton knit navy and white custom sewn dress by
affiliate Silver Needle & Thread

Blue Fish Clothing is made in the USA using organic cotton, linen and other natural fibres

Farm Fresh Clothing Company makes organic cotton T shirts in the USA

Maggie's Organics makes organic cotton clothes

CATA Consumers Against Toxic Apparel creates awareness and educates consumers about the hidden dangers 

of the consumption and use of  synthetic, toxic clothing.  Learn more: https://www.facebook.com/cataorganic.

Cheap Disposable Fast Fashion Devalues Personal Self Worth

There's nothing more uplifting than being able to celebrate YOU!

Your uniqueness.

Your happiness.

All the things that make you who YOU are!

For hundreds of years our clothes gave us the ability to create our own self worth in a small yet significant way. 

Unfortunately, we're living in a world fueled by globalization, international markets and the centralization of production, manufacturing and raw material sourcing; making it difficult for small clothing companies seeking to design and create more personalized products that connect buyers to sustainable and conscious purchasing.  The well known brands of the fast fashion industry is the driving force of this truth.

The goal of mass produced fast fashion is to fit everyone into a giant square box, fostering the notion that we should all look the same, fit within the same standardized size category, wear only the colors we're told to and when or risk being put on the National Fashion Bandit List.  To step outside the parameters. be conscious of SELF and express personal style is to open one self to being ridiculed and ostracized  by friends, family and even strangers.  Often being called old fashioned, out of time, boring, nonconforming, over the top, insane or described using the infamous sentence, "What was she thinking."

In a society where we put little effort into really dressing well (really) it's ironic just how much people are judged on their image. Being stylish and ON TREND plays out in our everyday lives in all facets of who we are and what we do.  Despite the fact that what's viewed at the time as stylish and trendy is a fashion catastrophe and disaster in itself.  But, because it's what we're told to wear by the powers that be no one seems to question it much and society just comply like robots.  As a result of  follow the leader, women dress in garments that are demeaning, non age appropriate, incorrectly sized, uncomfortable, made using inferior low quality synthetic fabrics they hate and can't wait to toss out only after a couple of wears. No wonder the landfills are piling up around us worldwide.

Expressing self worth and personal style require time, creativity, investment and standards that have existed for centuries. There's just certain facts about dressing well and expressing one's personality in an intimate way through our clothes that will never change. When a woman dresses well to express her personality you can see it in her eyes, the way she walks and how she carries herself.  Big fashion brands churning out poorly constructed, color restricted, size prohibited garments using the cheapest and lowest quality fabrics they can create will never be able to compete with a woman who chooses to uphold her personal SELF WORTH and dress well.  

Oftentimes, doing what's right for you is never what's right for others....that's the beauty and uniqueness of you being YOU! Are you up for the challenge?  

• What's your favorite color and how often do you wear it?  Can you find it in the retail stores?
• What's your body style?  Are you a Triangle, Pear, Inverted Triangle, Diamond, Circle or Hourglass?
• What's your favorite fabric and why?
• How long have you been looking for a garment but has never found it?
• Are you a different size on top and bottom?
• If you were granted three fashion wishes what would they be?  Why?

At CATA Consumers Against Toxic Apparel we encourage you to buy natural and organic fibre clothing (it makes you feel good and keeps you comfortable), seek small companies creating well constructed garments that are stylish-unique and may have a personal story, create a style or trend that's right for you and compliments your personality, invest in quality, be sustainable and LOVE YOUR CLOTHES!

To learn more about us visit:https://www.facebook.com/cataorganic.

Organic Clothing Companies Choosing to be Part of "The Solution"

Now more than ever it's time for business to act with pure integrity and intention producing and creating products and services that respect not only the overall health and wellbeing of people but the environment as well. 

CATA-Consumers Against Toxic Apparel and PIV-Pure Integrity Verified Seal is committed to finding those companies and presenting them to the public through unique and outside the box methods. As visitors tour the Sustainable Wellness Home on April 23rd they will find several new textile sponsors to include: Farm Fresh Clothing Co, Eureka Hemp Clothing and Blue Fish Clothing to name a few.

As these companies display their clothing in the Wellness Home for visitors to see they will also participate in "The Solution" film documentary created by CATA Consumers Against Toxic Apparel and PIV Pure Integrity Verified.  

The film was created to bring consumers solutions to the everyday problems we face in regards to the toxic and hazardous chemicals we're being exposed to daily in our environment and especially our homes.   Toxic chemicals are being put in our food, clothes, personal care products, water and just about any product imaginable.  These chemicals serve the purpose of creating fillers, cheaping products and their production cost for big companies allowing them to gross higher corporate profit margins with no regard for human health, life or our environment.

There are hundreds of small companies around the country working with integrity and pure intentions to create healthy, sustainable products void of all the toxic and harmful chemicals.  "The Solution" film will show you who those companies are, interview experts in all industries providing answers and resources for those seeking a better lifestyle.

Help fund the film.  See our Indiegogo Crowdfunding Campaign, Donate and Contribute.  You can also become a referrer for the chance to win one of two amazing prize offers.  To learn more visit: https://igg.me/at/livehappybepur/x.

LIVE HAPPY.  BE PURE! THE SOLUTION FILM

Sustainable Wellness Home Tours Showcase Organic Clothing and Organic Food

March the 19th marked the third Wellness Home Tour in Eureka Springs, AR where visitors tour the home that's filled with all things sustainable, organic and natural providing education for conscious consumers wanting to transition their lifestyles to be healthier and cleaner.

Each month the attendance grows as our grassroots efforts increase with company sponsors and supporters of the home.  Visitors have the opportunity to mingle, see products up close and personal, witness demonstrations and take home samples as they tour the home.

The home was conceived and created by +Organic Guru Lynnette Marie  and +CATA "Consumers Against Toxic Apparel" Organic Clothing-Organic Cotton.  It's part of a three fold event project and will lead up to the Gala & Organic Festival May 6-8 where speakers and vendors from around the country will descend on the progressive town of Eureka Springs creating awareness and educating conscious consumers who want , need and are actively seeking cleaner, healthier products and services.

A few sponsors of the home include: +pHresh Products , +Cuisinart , +Barlean's ,  +Bear Creek Nursery & Landscaping, +Fed By Threads LLC , +SILVER NEEDLE & THREAD , +IMAGINE GreenWear  and more.

Photos of latest tour:

Learn more about our home:  http://www.livehappybepur.com/wellness-home.html

Be a sponsor: http://www.livehappybepur.com/sponsor-kit.html

Learn about the Gala: http://www.livehappybepur.com/gala.html

Learn about the Organic Festival: http://www.livehappybepur.com/organic-festival.html

Be a vendor at Festival or Gala: http://www.powerpresskits.com/PPKs/indexC.aspx?PPK=16311

Speakers for the LIVE HAPPY. BE PURE! Gala & Organic Festival

LIVE HAPPY. BE PURE! Gala & Organic Festival

Speakers

WOW!  Listen to experts from around the country speak on subjects covering sustainability, organic farming, natural healing, exercise, health, organic clothing, toxic chemicals in our lives, healthy cooking, clean water and more during the Gala & Organic Festival, May 6-8 at the Inn of The Ozarks Convention Center, Eureka Springs, AR.

The event is presented by Fuel for The Body and hosted by CATA Consumers Against Toxic Apparel & Pure Integrity Verified Seal.  

*Alok-Fed by Threads*Patrice-USDA Certified Organic Farmer*Elizabeth-US Miss Earth Eco

*Dr.  Jenna-Holistic Kidney *Debra-Host of  Toxic Free  Talk  Radio *Macy-PhDc 

*Chef Coty-International Organic Chef  *Patricia-Consumers Against Toxic Apparel

*Raffi-Rosicrucian and Hermetic Medicine Scholar *Darryl-Real Salt Spokesperson

*Lynnette-Organic Guru and Pure Integrity Verified *Jorge-Natura SMA  *David-Survivor

*Dr. V-Breast Cancer Conqueror *Donovan-Personal Trainer to Dr. Oz *Mike-Economist and Master Gardener.

In conjunction with the Sustainable  Wellness Home  Tours the Gala  &  Festival   will   serve  as  the   finale  for  a  five  month project  of creating  awareness,  educating, showing  and telling visitors of the home and festival how to  live a  more sustainable life by maintain better health and being  more  conscious  of the products and services we use to respect the environment. 

Companies from around the country meeting the strict guidelines of CATA and PIV are represented in the home and hundreds of vendors will be represented during the festival as we bring you, "The SOLUTION."

Want to know how you can become a vendor?

Would you like to sponsor the Wellness Home?

Visit our website:

LIVE HAPPY. BE PURE!

Be Part of The Solution

2nd Sustainable Wellness Home Tour February 20th

CATA & Pure Integrity Verified Seal to host 2nd Sustainable Wellness Home Tour

Sustainable Wellness Home, Eureka, Springs, AR

WOW!
We can't believe it's time for the next Sustainable Wellness Home Tour already.

Over 100 people are on our roster to visit the home this Saturday, February 20th.  Unlike the first tour in January where visitors had to brave freezing temperatures, ice and snow Saturday's forecast is lot's of sun, clear skies and temperatures in the 70's, the perfect weather to get out, come visit us, eat organic food prepared by International Organic Chef Cody as he demonstrates safe cookware, helpful appliances and much more in the kitchen.

Chef Cody's organic horderves will be delicious and divine!

We have some new products to demonstrate............

Home sponsors- Lodge Cast Iron Cookware and Cuisinart added some additions to the kitchen. 

Cuisinart small appliances are designed to save you time and use less energy.  Their food choppers and prep machines are the perfect tools to use when preparing raw foods, smoothies and juices.  They even offer a gorgeous line of lead free wine glasses to sip your favorite wine in.  http://www.cuisinart.com/products.html 

Did you know that cast iron cookware is one of the safest, most durable and long lasting cookware on the market?  The company practices sustainability all through their manufacturing process as you can see on their website: https://www.lodgemfg.com/about-us/eco-responsibility.asp

There's new additions to the bedroom, zen room and all throughout the house.  We know you're going to love them.  These are easy additions you can make to your home and support sustainability.  We can't show it all!!!!!!!!! You gotta come to the open house.

And of course you'll see all the new organic clothing 

and textiles from participating sponsors too.

To learn more visit: 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sustainable-wellness-home-tour-tickets-21474048457?aff=ebrowse

See our website at:

http://www.livehappybepur.com/wellness-home.html

Stay updated at:

https://www.facebook.com/CATA-Consumers-Against-Toxic-Apparel-228930320651616

Sustainable Wellness Home Tour Phenomenal Success | Organic Food-Clothing-More

Wow! Our first public tour of the Sustainable Wellness Home was a phenomenal success. 

Over fifty  people attended  braving  the  ice  and  snow.     Due  to   the    weather   much  expected inventory  did  not  arrive  in  time  for our  tour  today.  We  didn't  let  that  stop  us!  We were   so busy  walking  people through the home and interviewing with local papers we forgot to  stop   and take more photos of the crowds.   As  you  can   imagine  everyone  had   lots   of  questions.    Pure Integrity Verified  Seal and Consumers Against Toxic Apparel  is on  a mission to show consumers just  how easy it is to live a sustainable life.  We're bringing you "The Solution."

Below we're sharing photos from our first open house tour. 

See just how much fun we had.  

Organic Chef Cody attended culinary school in Lyon, France

Everyone's  talking  about  organic,  sustainability  and  living  green  in bits  and pieces.  We've brought it all together, just for you.  The lifestyle is far from being boring, ugly, tasteless and all the other labels you often here to describe  living  healthy, clean, being kind to the environment, conscious and  mindful  of  the products  you use, the  food you  eat and how  it all  affects other people.  

We will be setting the date for February's tour soon.  Stay with us and follow the progress..........

Our organic cotton table was a hit.  People had the opportunity to see, touch and feel organic cotton supplied by the Texas Organic Cotton Marketing Cooperative.  Color grown cotton in beige, green and brown was supplied by FoxFibre a CATA affiliate company.

Organic clothes in all the right places

Organic undies, socks, t-shirts, silk scarves and more

Organic sectional by CATA affiliate Mountain Air Organic Beds

Cupboards are filled to the edge with organic goodness


Next tour date is February 27th.  
Stay with us and follow the progress..........

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