Beulah London Tigris Dress, £356
Yesterday, I spoke with a friend who has lived and worked for a nonprofit in the red lights district in Amsterdam about the complications of the sudden upswing in awareness and campaigning against human trafficking. While awareness is important, she said, the movement isn't necessarily offering up answers for those who survive the industry after brothel raids.
These people who survive sex trafficking have been hardened, or don't know where to turn. They may have even been "freed," and are sending money to impoverished families in home countries.
The women, an acquaintance of my friend said, consider themselves survivors, not human trafficking victims. And to take any means away from someone empowered enough to believe they have the will to survive is a dilemma in itself. There has to be another option, one that offers long-term surviving.
This is where I find the Beulah London model interesting. While the clothing reads a bit more mother-in-law than hot new style (and is a bit above my price range, of course), the mission behind it is worth a gander. Here is what its CSR states:
"Alongside every purchase of Beulah, a canvas bag is given which has been made by women victims of trafficking in India through a project based in Kolkata. The women are provided with fair wages, health insurance, and training schemes that help them start their journey towards freedom. Currently the project employs circa 150 women. Natasha and Lavinia's vision is to further the women's textile skills so that one day they can be involved in the whole process from start to finish. In the meantime, all the clothes are being made through ethical means on a separate production site."
Peony Skirt
With some wedges and a chambray tank?? Just maybe ...
Plus, all kinda British celebs are lovin' up on Beulah London:
Learn more about Beulah London here. And please let me know if you have heard of a company or mission that you think addresses this issue as well!
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