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As the first National Women’s Day was celebrated to honor the 1908 garment workers’ strike in New York, it seems only fitting to continue to honor the women still protesting, those still seeking to improve garment makers’ working conditions, and those leading the way to change the fashion industry to one that is safer, more inclusive, and less destructive. Women in the ethical fashion industry are going beyond living wages to provide healthcare, sometimes childcare, potentially education, and safe and respectful working conditions. Women are moving the fashion industry, as consumers, producers, designers, and decision makers to a holistically ethical one. So let’s celebrate these women, and those that came before them by joining the movement to create a more ethical fashion industry, as designers, executives, and consumers of ethical fashion.

Here are a few big and small ethical style resolutions to get you started or keep you going in living a more sustainable, conscious, and mindful life, in style. Take a look at my Big List of Ethical Fashion and the Ethical Fashion Dictionary to get started. This is one of the best ways to eliminate fast fashion from your life and allows you to focus on high quality pieces that look good on you. Do the best you can, forgive yourself when you can’t, and make each year a little (or a lot) better than last year.

I spent years making the same resolutions – drink more water, make better decision (oh, my twenties…), leave the country at least once, swear less – you know the drill. I have put together a few ethical style resolutions, some simple, some not as easy, along with tips and resources to help out. Because we all have different values, goals, budgets, and priorities, I have divided this series into several different sections: Minimalism, Ethical Purchasing, Ethical Beauty, and Ethical style at home. And yes, I did eventually start making better decisions, although it took a lot longer than it should have :).

How about a Calming Lavender Heat Pillow for the start of a self-care ritual of relaxing at the end of a long day? And Moon Bath’s Sacred Smoke Bathing Ritual Set creates one that cleanses the body and mind all at once. And Slow Beauty: Rituals and Recipes To Nourish The Body And Feed The Soul, by Shel Pink is on my list. It is entirely about making time daily to practice the mindfulness, self-care, and wellness that make us glow from the inside out.