FRANCIS + BENEDICT

My clothing has always been colorful. Maybe it's my personality or maybe I just love bright colors?  So when I was in Franklin, TN at a Homeschool Conference I met a friend named Kelly. She had on the most beautiful, long, and vibrantly colorful skirt. The second I saw it, I knew it was unique and had to know where it came from.  She told me about this Fair Trade & Non-Profit company called Francis + Benedict who provides jobs for seamstresses in Togo Africa. I absolutely fell in love with their skirts, dresses, company, and mission.

African wax fabrics are truly unique. The colors are incredibly vibrant and the prints are one of a kind. You will most likely never see the same prints twice.  Each skirt and/or dress is handcrafted with inventory limited. Once the size is gone in that print. It is gone! I learned that the hard way when I waited too long to order a skirt that I had my eye on for some time.  The picture to the right shows me wearing a "mini skirt" in a size small.