{Note: I wrote this before the Vice article came out and once it did I was tempted to not publish this. However, I decided to continue my support of Everlane because let’s be honest no one is perfect. Yes actions by management were a mistake, but the CX team did the right thing to unionize. Now they’ll definitely be heard and Everlane will have to work with them to come to an agreement. It’s hard trying to be an ethical company in a capitalistic society, and even though brands like Elizabeth Suzann do it well not everyone can afford them. And in the end I can’t just “cancel” a brand that has helped my blog grow in the beginning. I will continue to hope that they work to be a better brand in all aspects of their business. Leah also addressed this in her post here and I think she did a really great job.}

I’ve loved you Everlane from the very beginning (well not your beginning but my beginning of this blog). You were one of the first brands I reviewed and one of the very few that have endured. And that’s because I truly believe you make great products at reasonable prices, and you are always trying your best to be better. You’re open to feedback, you listen to your customers, and you try to do your best by them. So as I wind down Temporary Housewifey (don’t worry all my old Everlane review posts will still be available under my new blog name once I figure out how to migrate everything), I wanted to write a little thank you letter to you. And no, Everlane did not pay me a cent to write this.

So thank you Everlane:

-for being the “gateway” to more ethical clothing and conscious consumption

-for not giving me the digital marketing job 5 years ago when applied (I made it to the phone interview round and they were right not to hire me, I didn’t know what I was doing lol). Because of that I went to General Assembly SF and took a digital marketing course. This led me to be my own digital marketer when I started GoSilver (the Airstream business) with my husband (now no longer ours). It’s because of you that I had heard of digital marketing in the first place.

-for shipping the $1 pink tank top 3 years ago that I knew was a mistake on your end. But I always respected you for honoring the order.

-for being the brand that helped launch this blog in terms of reviews. Thanks to you and google search, I was able to take my first steps towards making money off of doing what I love (writing and judging, lol) with this massive reviews post.

-for being the first brand to gift me items. And for continuing to gift me items despite my sometimes severely delayed reviews and my sometimes critical review of your stuff.

I hope that we may both learn, grow, and continue to strive to do better so that we may both be even greater in the future <3