The Forge

We have some pretty awesome Southern reps for Raven + Lily from The Forge Showroom, located right here in Austin, Texas.  We chose The Forge Showroom because they are incredible, like-minded gals with a passion to promote companies with a social cause.  I love talking about the mission of Raven + Lily and the women in our partnerships, but I’m a terrible salesperson. Thank God for The Forge!  Here’s a little blurb about them:   

The FORGE is not a “what”, but rather a “who”. It’s not a company, but a community - a family.

We are brought together by our common goal to represent brands whose mission is to be a part of restoration and change. This restoration and change can happen by providing medication to those whose medical needs are not being met, by being a whistleblower for peace in Congo, by providing consistent access to fresh water for people groups in the farthest reaches of the earth, by feeding and schooling children in impoverished nations, or by simply using production practices that are good to the earth and to people.

Ultimately, our goal is to help others in need and to use the fashion industry as our medium by which to do so.

Sarah and Jackie, our lovely reps, are totally wonderful gals with great style.  We love them and their enthusiasm to introduce Raven + Lily to key boutiques throughout the south.  They represent 3 other fantastic companies:  FEED Project, Good & Fair, and Jedidiah. If you aren’t already familiar with these great companies, please check them out!  Starting in 2012 The Forge will also be sharing a permanent showroom with Toms Shoes at the Dallas Market.

The Forge has successfully opened accounts for Raven+ Lily with some lovely boutiques.  Some of our favorites (just to name a few) are:

Wildflower Organics (Austin, TX)

Solid Gold (Austin, TX)

One Green Street (Houston, TX)

Milk & Honey Boutique (Dallas, TX)

Shop Good (OK City, OK)

Roots Boutique  (Waco,TX )

Box Turtle (Little Rock, AR)

If you live in one of these cities, be sure to shop R+L at these great Southern stores!  And if you have a store in your city that you think should carry our collection, please let me know!   Of course, you could always tell the store owner about us too!

The moral of this blog: support your locally owned stores this Christmas…especially the ones that carry socially conscious brands like Raven + Lily.  Thank you!