Theme of the week-- Fair Trade

How would you feel if you are not paid for the work you do or your talent is significantly under paid. That's exactly what happens with a lot of hardworking artists around the world when they are treated unfairly. Thank god we have Fairtrade Foundation . This is an organization that ensures this injustice does not continue. Of course, this is an over simplified definition of Fairtrade. Feel free to visit their website for all the details http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/

These days a lot of retailers are adapting Fairtrade products and kudos to them. When we came across this concept at Terra Trendz, we loved it since the idea resembled our values. We strive to have at least 20-30% of our handbags & jewelry to be fairtrade.

I spent some time hunting cool, chic & elegant fashion accessories made by fairtrade artists. I plan to feature most of these in coming weeks...So stay tuned! Having said that, let me introduce a couple of my favorite fairtrade accessories on TTZ. Take a look.

Opal Clutch is my personal favorite. I just love it. This pretty clutch is one of our best sellers and rightly so! Opal Clutch in one happy looking fashion accessory that is imported from Madagascar by Mar Y Sol (Mad Imports). We love this clutch and to be honest, I fought hard with our marketing team to have a special price on this one since I want more people to have it for holidays. For a limited time, you can get this clutch for only $59.99.


Aqua Heart Necklace is one gorgeous piece of jewelry that you will love.
This fairtrade necklace is made in the Himalayan region of India. Artisans in the region source local stones and metals to create this beautiful work of art. I assure you will surely love this necklace!

Like I mentioned, this week I will feature some of my favorite Fairtrade fashion accessories whether or not its available on Terra Trendz.

Who are we? What we stand for?

What is Terra Trendz?

Its been a long time that we updated anything on our blog. I am not a great writer but I thought let me put some thoughts together and take a fresh approach introducing ourselves to our readers, followers, customers & friends.

We are a bunch of friends that strongly believed in making a difference in an area which is a little unconventional. Let me explain. Most of us have heard about using green technology for power conservation, preservation of natural resources etc. While we believe in ALL of these, we thought of using this concept in areas of style, fashion & home. Let's be honest, most of us are addicted to buying our fashion accessories more often than any other non-essential item. Having said that, if we ask a simple question to ourselves..."Can I make a lil difference being concious is what I am buying". In other words, there are certain fashion accessories that most of us end up buying....no matter what the environmental or socio economic impact is. No one asks one self.. "Can this stylish accessory be replaced by an equivalent alternative that causes less harm to nature or rather is produced in a way that might benefit some others"....Sounds stupid right? Well not really. We surveyed 80 friends (& friends of friends ) to find an answer. Surprisingly enough, while no one thought about the question stated above, 72% of them said they would love to buy an alternative fashion accessory if it doesnt compromise on style or looks.

The result of survey was an eye opener and the idea of Terra Trendz was born :)... Like a typical small business, we struggled for funding, awareness, investors, finding right vendors etc. I dont mean to bore you guys with these details but in the end we got a green, fashionable & socially concious website going. We feature everything from natural handbags & fairtrade handbags to recycled glass jewelry & clay jewelry .

What do we believe in?

We are open minded individuals constantly looking for vendors, artists and free lancers who are environmentally & socially concious. As simple as that :) We strive hard to constantly look for chic looking fashion & home accessories which are not only "green" but also look hot :)

I like to boast about some of prettiest stuff that sometime is available exclusively on our website :) Check out a few cool jewelry & handbags below. Rest assured, each one is a green fashion accessory. Click on them to find their story.

Let me know your views. I plan to share a lot of stories, products & nice work done by artists (regardless if we sell them or not). See you soon!