Philanthropy Fashion

I love this store when they stick with clothes. Seems they are trying to be too «gift-​y» and «home décor-​ish» because that is what takes up the most of the store and less of their fabulous clothing and jewelry. The gifts, candles, and home décor are already on the street and have been so I just can’t figure out why they want to sell it, too. Their charity support is a great plus which another reason to shop here. Stay with clothes and jewelry — be unique to yourself!

Great staff, merchandize and support for charity! The concept ties in a mix of great items from fashion to housewares and the art of giving.

Not an inexpensive store. Damaged products sold on their sales floor. Terrible customer service after informing them of this. They have a no refund policy… but when you walk out, see the damage and walk back in and they deny you a refund or exchange for the same item with tags and receipt for a full-​priced item? Shame on you, Philanthropy. You should start caring about your PAYING customers before basically stealing money for your charities. Top bought went straight into the Goodwill pile… there’s your charity!

i love this place. the cause, the vision, the unique pieces.
each item in here, the purchase of it goes to enable, equip, and better the life of a person in need, either close by or far away in lands lacking the prosperity we have here.
i purchases a pair of sseko sandals that are made by women in uganda. with the money, ½ goes into a college/​education fund and ½ goes directly back to them to provide for living expenses (food, health needs, etc.).
there’s so many incredible stories in this store, so much hope, so much love.
the girls working here are truly impassioned as well. they tell you about each piece, the story of it, what the money goes to. one thing i really admire too, is they are not ashamed of their faith. they aren’t afraid to say «God, the Spirit,…» they share the amazing ways God is using these items to enable all of us to live out the gospel by helping those in needs, serving the widows and orphans, loving our neighbor (close or far away).
i mean, after all, none of us deserve to have cute items and clothing more than a mother deserves to feed her children; so why not buy cute items that enables women to feed their children, and empowers the young to access education they would not be able to otherwise. :)

Great concept.

I happen to love this store. And to be honest, I’m a little annoyed at most of the other reviews. Since when did giving to people in need become a bad thing? Either way, this store has a very cool, urban vibe with a variety of different items inside. They have great coffee table/​bathroom books, jewelry, hats and clothes. I actually got a really cool t-​shirt there to help save the Franklin Theater. Yes there are some Christian references in the store, but it certainly is not over-​bearing. I love the concept. Love the store!

I agree that I did find this store a little preachy and the Contemporary Christian music really did distract from my shopping experience, but the store is beautiful, and I think it’s great that this store is trying to be more socially conscious.
I found a couple of things I really wanted to buy. They are the only place I’ve seen with Hobo brand clutch purses, including some on sale. They also had plenty of soft, cute tee-​shirts and some unusual dresses.
What I would like to see is more information about how they contribute to charity and exactly why and where. I was a little confused about their message, I guess.

Nope, I don’t drink the cool-​aide this store is serving.
I think it is great that they are planning to help people in Sudan, and other places that need aide, but the amount of preachy merchandise and jesus music in the store seemed more suited for a church gift store (do they have those?) than a store on Main Street.
Carrying brands like Prophetic, Yield and Jedidiah, I found nothing of use or substance.
I’ll just keep giving money to Oxfam and loaning money on Kiva, and feeling good about that.

Philanthropy Fashion is more than just a clothing boutique, they are a clothing boutique that donates a portion of every sale to a particular cause. Based on which item in the store you purchase will determine which charity the proceeds go to. They carry a lot of t-​shirt designs that benefit the Hands and Feet Project for example.
The store is very cute and cool. I love the idea of mixing fashion with a cause. There should be some good reason for something to have a high price tag. Some of the other shops in Franklin should think about following suit.