Alterre Blog

Contributor: Harmony Richards Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19th, marks a pivotal moment in American history—the announcement of the end of slavery in Texas in 1865, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued. This day symbolizes freedom and the ongoing fight for equality. Similarly, the modern footwear industry...

Contributor: Katelyn Chef   Do you feel a little cringy when you take a plastic bag at the grocer? Yeah, you probably should as 350 million tons of plastic is produced each year. The second part of this bad news is that 2.3% of that signal use plastic ends up...

contributed by Katelyn Chef If you’re like us, you re-use and recycle. Whether you’re still re-using that plastic tub from the deli down the street or (still) feeling guilty for forgetting your canvas grocery tote from the other day’s grocery run, we are all trying to live a little more...

Meet Alterre, founded by Shilpa Iyengar and Harmony Pilobello. Iyengar and Pilobello are creating sustainable footwear collections sourced and manufactured ethically while empowering consumers to participate in designing their own footwear and ...

by Malikah Kelly contributor     Since I’m finally starting to feel like we may actually be able to start leaving our houses on aregular basis again, I’m ready to start freshening up my wardrobe. It’s been aminute since I’ve done any shopping - largely because I’ve been so unmotivatedby...

A behind the scenes look at life as a small business owner in the fashion and art industries with Janelle Abbott, founder of Wardrobe Therapy and Femail Forever. Janelle and I first met at Parsons the New School for Design in the sustainable section of the Fashion department. Watching our...

Where do we go from here?  Ethical and environmental improvements to a small business can be challenging and seem even more urgent during time of crisis.