Press
Denver Post: April 2009
“Businesses specializing in "green" fashion are among those on the upswing. Unity was Denver's first fashion boutique offering clothing made in America from environmentally sustainable fabrics clothes when it opened… Now owner Megan Smith, 25, is launching a second location, at 1550 Platte St. in the burgeoning LoHi neighborhood…She used eco-friendly materials in the new space, including beetle-kill pine...Our average item is under $50.”
Rocky Mountain News: October, 2008
"Last March, Sarah Hussion and Megan Smith opened Unity,
a jewel of a store that specializes in socially responsible clothing.
They carry lines like ISDA White Label and 2 Red Hens handbags"
Time Out Chicago: August 2008
"Save the planet and look good doing it with the ecofriendly
and fashion-councious clothing at Unity"
Denver Post: 4/22/2008
"Customers like the idea of clothes that are made from
environmentally sustainable fabrics and support domestic
manufacturing jobs..."
Westword: March, 2008
"Here's where you'll find sexy, swingy, swanky modern clothes
for the skinny in you: slinky graphic tees, contemporary artisan looks,
fabulous hippie bags, recycled masterpieces and even menswear...
There's another angle to this place, which is lit by energy efficient bulbs
and strives to carry lines that give back to the community by donating
to charities or by using sustainable materials. Every purchase leaves the
store in recycled wrappings, and that's an idea we can really dig :
Unity is one clean, green machine".
Denver Magazine: March, 2008
"Only in their 20's, these entrepreneur's recently opened Denver's
trendiest boutique"
Washington Park Profile: April, 2007
"The aim at Unity is socially responsible commerce from all angles.
The bags and tissue paper your purchase is packaged with are recyclable.
Women's clothing by OK 47 and men's wear by Brahman are all made from
Organic Cotton. If recycling is your thing, the women's skirts, shirts and dresses
by Super Lucky Cat are made from recycled vintage scarves, fabrics, draperies
and men's vests"
Rocky Mountain News: April, 2007
"The store sells women's and men's clothing made from eco- friendly fabrics
such as bamboo, looks for companies that use fair trade labels and supports
such local firms as 2 Red Hens, which donates a portion of its handbag sales
to cervical cancer research"
