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Pamela Anderson’s “sexist” PETA ad banned in Canada

By emilyborrett on July 15th, 2010

Pam's new PETA ad campaign This is the PETA ad campaign that has been banned in Montreal, Canada for being too “sexist”. Bosses were in a flap over the ad because they objected to Pamela’s body parts being labelled as if into joints of meat – their objection was that the campaign “objectified” women. Upon arrival to the city for the launch of the campaign, Pammy was denied entry to the event.

Pamela Anderson (if you’re reading Pam, I LOVE YOU) has been collaborating with PETA for several campaigns now highlighting the immoralities of animal cruelty. Everyone’s favourite vegetarian glamazon was furious at Montreal’s objection, saying :”In a city that is known for its’ exotic dancing and for being progressive and edgy, how sad that a woman should be banned from using her own body in a political protest over the suffering of cows and chickens. In some parts of the world, women are forced to cover their bodies with burqas – is that next? I didn’t think that Canada would be so puritanical.”

Dan Matthews, head of the PETA movement also added: “I think that city officials are confusing ‘sexy’ with ‘sexist’.” So what do you think? Sexy or sexist? Share your opinions by voting in our poll and adding comments below.

Tags: ethical fashion, pamela anderson, PETA
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Ad campaigns, Ethical Fashions

Jenna Dewan-Tatum to front new PETA campaign

By emilyborrett on July 14th, 2010

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Jenna in PETA'S new ad campaign

With all the fuss being kicked up about this business with Elle MacPherson using powdered rhino’s horn as a beauty supplement, it’s nice to see that some other celebrities are a little more animal-friendly. Jenna Dewan-Tatum, wife of Channing Tatum and female lead in dance-flick “Step Up”, has joined forces with animal rights group PETA to speak out about the immoral use of exotic skins in fashion. She stripped off, covered herself in scaly body paint and lazed around sultrily on a branch in a PETA photoshoot that aimed to highlight the cruelty to animals such as snakes and crocodiles for the sake of fashion.

Jenna was reputed to have burst into tears after watching video footage of alligators being used for their skins. She said on the matter: “In the video, there’s this part where they have baby alligators and they club them over the head, and they’re not even dead, and they start to skin them. You can see them writhing in pain and that was awful for me (to see). I couldn’t believe that is what happens for a wallet or a purse.”

She continued, “You see this video and you see the horrendous things that are happening and you can’t be ignorant about it anymore. There’s faux alligator, python, snakeskin – there’s a lot of different things to find, you just have to ask.” Maybe all of us should be a little more conscientious when shopping for a new handbag.

Tags: animal rights, exotic skins, jenna dewan tatum, PETA
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Beauty, Ethical Fashions, Gossip, Health

Elle Macpherson’s been putting her foot in it

By emilyborrett on July 8th, 2010

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Australian super-beauty Elle Macpherson upset animal rights activists worldwide by revealing, in an interview conducted via Twitter, that she uses a banned Chinese beauty supplement made out of powdered rhino’s horn. This clumsy confession left animal protection charities and organisations gobsmacked – Nicola Beynon of the Humane Society International condemned her behavior, describing Elle’s use of the medicine as “reprehensible”.

Elle has since made a public statement of apology, saying that she has “never knowingly consumed or encouraged the consumption of any products which contain material derived from endangered species”. Time will tell if she can win over those that she’s offended, but it looks like she’s in the dog house for now.

Maybe ditch the rhino horns and stick to more traditional beauty methods from now Elle, i.e. Boots moisturiser and toothpaste on your spots. You’ll be forgiven – you’ll just have to make this years Britain Next Top Model really good.

Tags: Elle Macpherson, Endangered species, unethical beauty
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Katharine Hamnet launches eco-friendly beachwear

By Andrea Petrou on June 2nd, 2010

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We’ve taken on a little bit of an eco fashion theme this week so we thought it only right to continue this with our next story. This time it’s British and well known eco designer Katharine Hamnet, which is doing her bit for the environment. She’s teamed up with online boutique Yoox.com to create a range of eco-friendly beachwear.

Save The Sea is an ethical and environmental luxury beach collection inspired by the golden age of glamour, named after 1950s bomb shells. As a tribute to the sea, the rigorously-sourced collection is composed of 14 styles, 50s-style one-piece swimsuits, bikinis, cover-ups, swimsuits for him and also beach towels as well as handmade oversized fabric beach totes, in different colours, playful polka-dot and stripes patterns, all with the slogan “Save the Sea”. All items are made with sustainable fabrics, organic cotton and with a minimal amount of recyclable polyester.

Katharine Hamnett siad: “I have called this collection Save The Sea as the sea that we all love, is dying due to the impact of human activities such as oil spill, sewage dumping, industrial pollution, agriculture chemical fertilizers and pesticide run-off, lack of fish stock management, over fishing, pirate fishing which can possibly lead to the extinction of species including the blue fin tuna.

“Acidification of the sea due to over absorption of carbon dioxide which can lead to the extinction of the corals, death of the sea, and ultimately the extinction of life on earth. It’s important as consumers and voters that we all know the facts, so that we can do what is needed to save it. Take action you can make the difference.”

A percentage of the retail price of the collection goes to help farmers in West Africa through the “Fashioning a Better Future” project set up by Katharine Hamnett and run by the Organic Exchange, a registered U.S. charity.

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Selfridges launches eco-bag range

By Andrea Petrou on June 2nd, 2010

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Yesterday we bought you the news that Debenhams had launched a range of designer eco friendly bags for life, and now it seems Selfridges is doing the same.
The high end department store has announced a range of bags in aid of UK charity Bottletop, which raises money to help fight poverty in the developing world.

The bags, which are the creation of Cameron Saul (whose father Roger Saul founded Mulberry), are made from recycled bottle tops salvaged from waste. These are then spun into high-fashion handbags by local communities.

‘I wanted Bottletop to be a cool brand. We’d sell sexy, high-quality products with a feel good factor, not things people brought because they felt they had to’, said Saul.

The new limited collection comes in five styles; the ‘Luciana’ clutch, the ‘Claudio’ luggage bag, the ‘Paris’ shoulder bag, the ‘Comprido’ clutch, and the ‘Bellani’ shoulder bag, each with the coveted blue ‘Bottletop’ logo.

You can get your hands on them at Selfridges now.

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Debenhams launches designer bags for life

By Andrea Petrou on June 1st, 2010

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Lovers of designers and eco fashion will be just as excited as we are to hear about Debenhams new range of ethical plastic bags.

The highstreet store has taken the “bags for life” concept that one step further and has teamed up with its in-house designers – John Rocha, Henry Holland, Betty Jackson, Ben De Lisi and Julien Macdonald to launch a range of bags.

The bags are priced at a bargain 5p each and are made from 100% recycled plastic. Each one is also said to encompasses the designer’s signature style and personality, with a glamorous creation from Julien Macdonald, a funky design from Henry Holland, an elegant style from John Rocha, a modish offering from Betty Jackson and a sweet yet chic design from Ben De Lisi.

Get those 5 pence pieces together and get the whole collection.

Tags: Ben de Lisi, Debenhams, designer bags for life, eco-fashion, fashion, Henry Holland, John Rocha
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Asos to launch recycled fashion market place

By Andrea Petrou on May 5th, 2010

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Not content with being one of our favourite online shopping spots Asos is pushing the fashion boat one step further.

It’s announced plans to launch an online marketplace for people to buy recyclable clothes and encourage us to shop in a more eco-friendly way.

The new site will let shopaholics trade their own clothes through a virtual online marketplace, and unlike auction sites such as Ebay all prices will be fixed. Asos will also give you advice on how to sell items and how to display them as well as watching out for counterfeit goods.

We can’t wait to give it a go when it launches later on this year.

Tags: ASOS, ebay, Online auction business model, recycled clothing market place
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Fashion Council moves to help ethical fashion brands

By Andrea Petrou on May 5th, 2010

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In our last post we told you about a fantastic new eco-fashion brand that had popped up in Selfridges.

However, although many of you are more than happy to do something that helps the environment we know that these items are often far more expensive than your average highstreet brand.

We can only put this down to the fact that sourcing the materials and making them in an ethical fashion is more expensive, and requires lots of time and effort.

However, we’re not sure if this reasoning quite works with our credit cards. Thankfully we’re not alone in our thinking. Harold Tillman, head of the British Fashion Council, has realised that many of us are shying away from ethical fashion due to the price so he’s started a campaign to help us out.

He has gained the support of Vivienne Westwood, Monsoon and the London College of Fashion‘s Centre for Sustainable Fashion, and is pushing the Government to give brands that push eco-fashion tax breaks, which could help them reduce their prices.

“If UK citizens can get tax breaks on more energy efficient cars and other sustainable products, why can’t they wear their values with pride and get tax breaks on ethical fashion?”

Would you buy more ethical fashion if it was cheaper? Let us know by leaving your comments below.

[Via Elle]

Tags: British Fashion Council, ethical fashion, fashion, Harold Tillman, London College of Fashion, Selfridges, Vivienne Westwood
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Selfridges to stock eco-fashion brand Issi

By Andrea Petrou on May 5th, 2010

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We heart environmentally ranges here at ShinyStyle. Not only do they help the environment but they also ease our conscious when we decide to go on big spending sprees. So you can imagine our glee when we found out that one of our favourite department stores, Selfridges, has just signed up eco-fashion range Issi, which will now be appearing instore.

The Issi accessory range contains designs from top-class artists who accepted the challenge to create chic products from materials that would have otherwise gone to waste, hence the brand’s slogan of “waste not want it.”

There’s a range of bags and purses made from old fire hoses, recylced parachute silk and reclaimed leather. However, it gets better. Not only are you helping to reduce fashion’s carbon footprint but 50% of all profits are donated to waste-related charities, with money from the fire hose pieces going specifically to the Fire Fighters’ Charity.

What more could a girl ask for?

Tags: eco-fashion, Environment, fashion, Fire Fighters Charity, Issi, selfridge
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H&M announces ethical clothing and beauty range

By Andrea Petrou on March 18th, 2010

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We heart H&M. It’s cheap(ish), kooky, and collaborates with top designers, most recently Jimmy Choo and Sonia Rykiel, creating cheaper ranges for us to get our eager paws on.
But just when we thought the store had done all it could to get us in it’s good books, it’s gone that step further, announcing a range of ethical ventures.

First up is it’s collection of floral and feminine fashion made from sustainable materials including organic and fair trade cotton. However, we hope this collection doesn’t backfire like it’s last ones where the chain was accused of using contaminated cotton for it’s organic ranges.
Ann-Sofie Johansson, Head of Design at H&M said: “We are extremely proud of our Garden Collection for women, which has organic and recycled materials in every single garment.

“The mix of floral prints and khaki classics works brilliantly for day to evening wear.”

Continuing the ethical traill the store will also launch its first ever range of skin care with certified organic ingredients. The range of everyday essentials includes shower gel, body scrub, body lotion, hand cream and lip balm, all of which are based on natural, organic ingredients and certified by Ecocert – Europe’s biggest certification body for organic and natural cosmetics.

We think a little bit of ethical spending may be in order here.

Tags: Cotton, Fairtrade, H&M, Jimmy Choo, Lotion, Organic certification, Shower gel, Sonia Rykiel
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Designers, Ethical Fashions

Vivienne Westwood designs limited edition plastic bottles

By Andrea Petrou on March 4th, 2010

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Plastic bottles aren’t exactly what we would call fashionable, but add an iconic designer into the mix and you’ll get something pretty special.

Dame Vivienne Westwood has paired up with SIGG, the makers of the original Swiss reusable aluminium bottle, to build awareness around the unnecessary waste and harm that is caused to the environment by purchasing and throwing away plastic.

And the strange, but kooky relationship between the two has created a limited series of design bottles.

The three Limited Edition Vivienne Westwood bottles will be launched later on in 2010 and will coincide with the main fashion shows in June and September.

These limited editions will be exclusively available to invited guests and backstage at the shows, as well as a few available in selected stores.

Get drinking ladies. It’s good for fashion and the environment.

Tags: designer bottles, LFW, Recycling plastic Dame Vivienne Westwood, SIGG
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Designer collaborations, Ethical Fashions

Jean Paul Gaultier and Melissa team up to make a recyclable 10cm plastic stiletto

By Andrea Petrou on February 15th, 2010

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We didn’t think there was anything better than an eco-friendly pair of shoes.

That was until we heard about Melissa’s and Jean Paul Gaultier’s plastic collaboration. The Brazillian footwear label, best known for its partnership with Vivienne Westwood has announced a new range of footwear with Mr Gaultier, which includes a recyclable 10cm plastic stiletto.

The JEAN PAUL GAULTIER X MELISSA stilleto, which launches in June comes in black, beige, lime and tangerine and will cost £160.

Tags: ethical shoes, Jean Paul Gaultier and Melissa, Plastic
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Ethical Fashions, Footwear, charity

We heart Converse’s RED RED LOVE collection

By Andrea Petrou on February 5th, 2010

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Wear your heart on your feet and step into Valentines day in creative style with Converse’s new collection. The retro footwear designer has launched RED RED LOVE, which includes a range of heart adorned trainers sporting a “I heart ………” logo.

The idea is you fill in the blank with whatever it is you love with a waterproof fabric pen.
And if you think that sounds good then you’ll be even more pleased to hear that proceeds from this creative range go to fight AIDS in Africa.

We think we may have to buy more than one of these pairs as we just can’t decide what it is we love the most (yes, we know, any excuse).

Tags: AIDS, Converse RED RED LOVE, converse trainers, Footwear, Valentine's Day
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Asos launches ethical Asos Africa collection

By Andrea Petrou on February 4th, 2010

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We’re going down the charity and ethical fashion route today and next on our list of companies doing good deeds is Asos.

The online shop has launched Asos Africa, a clothing and accessories collection that has been designed, sourced and produced by community groups in Africa.

The range has some gorgeous pieces of clothing including funky jumpsuits and blazers all crafted using traditional African techniques.

And if that wasn’t enough to get you rushing to your PC, all the workers are also given training and fair pay.

Tags: ASOS, Asos Africa, ethical clothing, fair trade clothing
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Designer collaborations, Ethical Fashions, Fashion News, charity

Dita Von Teese teams up with Moschino to design an eye mask for charity.

By Andrea Petrou on February 4th, 2010

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Another famous figure has put their designing hat on for charity and this time it’s Dita Von Teese. The burlesque dancer has teamed up with Moschino to create a luxurious eye mask with 30% of the proceeds from each one going to amfAR, a charity that funds AIDS Research.

The handy sleeping accessory is made out of silk-satin with a spotted lack overlay and pictures of eyelashes we can only dream about as well as the words ‘Dita for Moschino’ in rhinestones.

We think its a perfect way to look good while you’re sleeping, and a great way to shut out any light or disturbances. We just wish someone would think about creating some designer earplugs to match.

Buy the mask exclusively from Moschino now for £100.

Tags: AIDS, Amfar, burlesque dancer, charity, Dita Von Teese, eye mask, Moschino
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