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Video: Pure Couture - Ethical Fashion Documentary

Fashion's not-so-glamorous side is explored in this informative documentary. Source: Youtube, ethical fashion, recycling

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The dilemma of buying ethical clothes

Who would not like to opt for environmentally friendly and sustainable products when buying clothes? But despite these kind of products being quite abundantly available by now, the desire is not reflected in actual consumer behaviour. This is due to the discrepancy of ethical awareness - which is there - and ethical action - which is still...

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Tales of Thread: turning ethical sleepwear into a reality

It is never too late to make a change in your career, not matter what age or stage you may be at. Just look at Rebecca Fordham, award winning BBC journalist and UNICEF member, who decided to try her hand at storytelling via an entire new medium, namely fashion. “I guess you could say I had itchy feet and just wanted to run my own business. I...

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In Focus: Stella McCartney x PETA

London - British designer Stella McCartney is often cited as the leading advocate for sustainable and ethical fashion. Her namesake designer label is both fur and leather free and made with the most considered resources - but this does not mean that the designer shies away from featuring real fur in her advertisements - cat fur that is. As part...

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News|INTERVIEW

Q&A with Safia Minney MBE on 'Slave to Fashion'

London - Modern slavery is a subject most fashion businesses tend to shy away from. Although many deny its presences within the fashion industry, the fact remains that modern slavery is very much present in all areas of the industry. But what does modern slavery in fashion really look like? And what can be done to eradicate it once and for all?...

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Q&A with Safia Minney MBE on 'Slave to Fashion'

London - Modern slavery is a subject most fashion businesses tend to shy away from. Although many deny its presences within the fashion industry, the fact remains that modern slavery is very much present in all areas of the industry. But what does modern slavery in fashion really look like? And what can be done to eradicate it once and for all?...

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News

'Slave to Fashion' to eradicate modern slavery in the fashion industry

Safia Minney MBE, founder of fair trade and sustainable label People Tree is no stranger to both the environmental and the social issues plaguing the global fashion industry. In order to tackle the modern slavery within the fashion industry, she has launched a new campaign on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, entitled 'Slave to Fashion.' The...

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Fashion

Katharine Hamnett to re-launch Hamnett label

British designer Katharine Hamnett is relaunching her 90’s label Hamnett back to market. While it is first and foremost a streetwear collection, its trademark is that it is sourced and manufactured ethically and environmentally considered. Ever the campaigner, Hamnett stated: "Now is the time to make your voice heard. Changing the world with...

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Trends

H&M: cheap or conscious fashion?

H&M may be busy marketing its new Conscious Collection, due to hit stores in April, but that hasn't stopped the retailer from producing incredibly cheap fashion of questionable ethics. A sign in its Oxford Street window today advertises a skirt for just 3.99 pounds. One wonders how that would fit in the remit of a 'consciously' sourced...

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Fashion

Stella McCartney profits from not using leather

Faux snakeskin, leatherette, plexiglass: hardly the fabrics you associate with a luxury label, however at Stella McCartney they are the backbone of her accessories business, which does not use animal skins (read leather) or fur. According to the McCartney's CEO, Frederick Lukoff, her social ethics have paid off dividends, as accessories now...

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