While all of the designers we carry make amazing goods that are far easier on the planet than their conventional counterparts, and they go above and beyond in every way they do business to be responsible, it has irked me to no end that the majority of these items are shipped to us in a million plastic bags. I should say that not ALL of our designers use plastic bags, but thus far, more of the apparel companies use them than not. Helen E. Riegle ships her beautiful bags in a biodegradable plastic bag, while others simply pack theirs in paper. Have you, our customers, ever wondered why the clothing in your order is NOT in a plastic bag? The reason is that we keep them because I know we can reuse and recycle them here at Portland facilities, and not everyone, everywhere, has such facilities readily available. This has been standard practice for us, and unfortunately, we are never short in the plastic bag department, but imagine my delight when I unpacked our first Fall item from Anna Cohen, to discover that she did NOT ship her goods in conventional plastic bags, but rather, in biodegradable bags from a pretty cool company called Trellis Earth! Kudos to you Anna, for taking your sustainable mission to the next level. Here’s to hoping you can will serve as example for everyone else to follow.