A Beautiful Event at Cavallo Point!

For those of you not able to attend Mercantile Artisan Day at captivating Cavallo Point, here are a few photos of the event.  We happen to think the clothes look amazing!

Mercantile Artisan Day at Cavallo Point Lodge Featuring Indigenous

 Fall Fashion - Saturday, November 12 11AM-4PM

Featuring: 

Indigenous & Forty-Nine Square Miles 

For more information: 415-339-4740 | mercantile@cavallopoint.com

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Slow Money Body Language

Indigenous Co-Founders Scott & Matt had a great time presenting at this years Slow Money National Gathering at Fort Mason in San Francisco 

Thousands of Americans have begun affirming a new direction for the economy. It's called Slow Money, and people have literally started to embody the movement. 

 Slow money national gatherings are quickly emerging as a significant new venue for field building, investing and social change. 

The Slow Money Alliance is bringing people together around a new conversation about money that is too fast, about finance that is disconnected from people and place, about how we can begin to fix our economy from the ground up. 

What would the world be like is we invested 50% of our money within 50 miles of where we lived? 

What if there were a new generation of companies that gave away 50% of their profits? 

What if there were 50% more organic matter in our soil 50 years from now? 

We can bring money back down to earth! 

Indigenous founders Scott Leonard and Matt Reynolds are long-time members of Social Venture Network, an association of innovative, influential entrepreneurs who are using the power of business to solve social and environmental problems (www.svn.org).

Scott and Matt will be joining fellow SVN members Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield of Ben & Jerry's who will be speaking at SVN's upcoming fall conference in Philadelphia on Oct. 29th. Just before Ben & Jerry's plenary session, Lynne Twist of the Soul of Money Institute will be hosting a benefit for SVN's Bridge Project. Social Venture Network's Bridge Project is an initiative to support entrepreneurs of color, women entrepreneurs and young leaders who are transforming the way the world does business. Research has shown that these particular business people face greater barriers to growing their ventures and ultimately changing the world. Scott and Matt have donated beautiful Indigenous shawls and blankets for The Bridge Project fundraiser

Indigenous Fall/Winter 2011 Collection

We've been busy putting up some of our best pieces from our Fall/Winter 2011 collection on our web store, and we're so excited about sharing it with you that we've decided to extend our Step into Fall sale into October! Just use coupon code 'FB128' at checkout to receive 25% off of your entire purchase. That is in addition to our every day free shipping!!

The line is looking better than ever with a diverse collection of eco friendly knits in a wide variety of silhouettes.

Starting with our light weight jersey collection, you've got great stand out tops and skirts and ultra comfortable layering items.

Our jersey is super soft and made from 100% organic cotton.

See our entire jersey collection here!

Looking for something a little warmer? Try a cozy cardigan made from the softest baby alpaca.

All of the alpaca we use is sourced from free range herds in Peru, where alpaca has been raised for thousands of years. It's as warm as wool but as soft as cashmere and has a unique texture and feel all of its own.

Explore our current alpaca styles here!

Our most recent addition to the line is our super soft, luxurious organic cotton fleece.

Made from the same fine organic cotton as our jersey, this fleece is the softest we have seen.

 This year there are several great fleece styles to chose from, like the Fleece Weekender, seen here!

On a tight budget? We've got some great styles on sale for pretty serious discounts. 

Visit our sale page for up to 50% off on sale items. And yes, you can use your coupon for items that are already on sale! 

And of course, we haven't forgotten our Men out there. Come see what's new in our fair trade + organic men's online store - like this super lightweight long sleeve polo in three great colors!

Shop our entire collection of men's tops here! 

WAKE UP AND DREAM

We'd like to invite you to take a moment to explore our good friend Gregory Wendt's blog WAKE UP AND DREAM. 

 "If you're paying attention to what's going on around the planet, and don't have your head in the sand, you can see that things are rather chaotic in the human mind globally.

People have two reactions to such chaos - surf the chaos, or attempt to hold on to old identities during the transition.

It's not unlike a metamorphosis - there's a liminal state between caterpillar and butterfly where neither form is readily apparent. How we steer our attention through such a transitions is particularly important."

Read On! 

Territory Ahead Enhances Fall Apparel Offering with Styles from Indigenous Designs

Multi-channel clothing retailer, Territory Ahead, teams with Indigenous to offer a collection of artfully original, handcrafted women's garments. Indigenous clothing is organic and preserves rich South American textile traditions, with fair trade standards and wages.

This Fall, Territory Ahead is offering a collection of Indigenous clothing including sweaters, coats and accessories. The assortment features the chromatic Cowl Sweater - and organic cotton and Tencel blend in a hand loomed reversible knit. The dual color sweater, which falls to the top of the thigh, boasts contrasting color on the reverse side of its cowl neck, cuffs and hem.



Both Territory Ahead and Indigenous design unique, quality clothing from the threads up. Their garments attract customers who care that their clothing is produced responsibly. The partnership allows Territory Ahead to augment its fall offering with styles that are in line with the brand's core values and reach new customers.

Read the full article in the SF GATE.