I am a sustainable textile industry writer that has written for the past 13 years for media including Ecouterre and Participant Media to The Guardian, Fashionista and Taproot Magazine. I love getting people to think about where things come from and storytelling has always been my most effective medium. Since the pandemic, lots of folks have hired me to help with Zoom events to connect in a real way with people who need community. I’m getting pretty good at it which is something I never thought I would be.

Currently, I am the Sustainability + Communications Director for the leading natural dye retailer + production house Botanical Colors, as well as consultant for the 10,000 Pounds of Cotton Project and 2021 Hemp Project at TS Designs. I also consult on communications and sustainable strategies and have created + moderated events for the RISD NatureLab, the Stone Barns Center as well as Fibershed, Elizabeth Cline, Buffy Bedding and more.

In addition to being the former editor of EcoSalon and co-owner of a boutique, I’ve repped for dozens of sustainable fashion designers. (Repping actually made me realize how much emerging designers and brands needed help communicating authentically.)
Today, you can find me co-running the Southeastern New England Fibershed, learning a whole heck of a lot as to how to keep carbon in the ground, creating a digestible dialogue with farmers about climate change,  and creating a regional supply chain that supports Massachusetts and Rhode Island textile businesses.

People describe me as an international switchboard operator connecting good people.
That seems pretty spot on.

Shoot me a line at amytropolis[at]gmail[dot]com