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Ethical Fashions
By shinychris on December 7th, 2011
With the arrival of giant pandas Tian Tian (Sweetie) and Yang Guang (Sunshine), eco fashion brand Rapanui has teamed up with Edinburgh Zoo to make eco-friendly, organic bamboo t-shirts for the two newcomers.
The zoo is conscious to raise awareness about conservation and have recruited Rapanui – winners of the RSPCA Good Business Awards – to make bamboo t-shirts that are going to be sold alongside the visitor’s attraction to raise money and contribute to their upkeep.
Considering pandas are quite costly to keep, it is understandable that the Zoo wants to find other ways to raise money for the tubby two.
Bamboo is hailed as a fabric of the future with Mart Drake-Knight, co-founder of Rapanui and designer explaining: “Bamboo is an amazing fabric, it is as soft as silk but half the price, it grows fast without water, pesticides or fertilisers. Bamboo has a lot of potential as a sustainable textile, not to mention the softness and kind-to-skin properties that make them feel great.”
Love the eco-cool panda shirts!
Available now from Rapanui for both women and men for £24.95.
Via Hippyshopper.com
Tags: edinburgh zoo, ethical fashion, giant panda, rapanui
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Designers, Ethical Fashions
By Andrea Petrou on November 8th, 2011
Leona Lewis has been joined by William Tempest in her search for the next big ethical designer.
The Bleeding Love hitmaker – who has teamed up with Talenthouse to launch a competition for young fashionistas to submit ideas for a new environmentally-friendly stage outfit for her to wear – will now be accompanied on her mission to find a rival to Stella McCartney by both British designer William and UK Glamour editor Jo Elvin.
Leona said: “I’m extremely thrilled to be joined by Jo and William. They are two people who are leaders in the field of fashion and that I’ve had the privilege of working with before.
“They take this competition to a whole new level.”
With William having dressed the likes of Victoria Beckham, Kate Moss and Emma Watson throughout his career as a designer and Jo having overseen thousands of fashion shoots during her time at the helm of Glamour magazine, the pair will help Leona pick out a future designer of tomorrow.
The winning design will be brought to life by a team of professionals and Leona will wear the outfit during an upcoming performance later in the year.
She also choose two runners up who will have their designs featured across her website and social media sites and receive $350 each.
Entries must be submitted by November 17th, and the winner will be announced on December 1st.
Tags: competition, ethical fashion, Glamour magazine, Leona Lewis, William Tempest
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By Elisabeth on August 17th, 2011
Summer seems to be over judging by the measly 14 degrees as I left the flat this morning. But that means autumn is just around the corner, and with it an abundance of big jackets and chunky, comforting knitwear.
If you’re after expanding your winter wardrobe but want to do it with a green heart and choose eco friendly fashion, Edun is the brand for you. The brand of Ali Hewson and Bono, offers an array of stylish yet sustainable fashion perfect for wintery fun.
Edun’s Autumn/Winter 2011 collection focuses on fashionable, utilitarian outerwear, particularly jackets and coats that combine leather and wool. The catwalk also showed textured knitwear made in Africa by nuns (!): dresses, cardigans, pullovers and skirts in variations of the classic Fair Isle pattern.
In contrast to the more heavy winter wear were girly draped dresses and blouses in intense patterns and vivid colours.
Check out Edun’s Autumn/Winter menswear collection here.
Tags: eco-fashion, Edun, Edun autumn/winter 2011, ethical fashion
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Celebrity Style, Ethical Fashions, Gossip, News
By Andrea Petrou on March 14th, 2011
Emma Watson has an “adventurous” side to her style.
The ‘Harry Potter’ actress has teamed up with designer Alberta Ferretti for new eco-clothing line All Pure Threads and believes the collection reflects her own personal style.
She said: “My style’s definitely evolved. I usually go for classic, simple things, but then I have this adventurous side.
“I’m always thinking and experimenting, and I make conscious decisions to try and support new talent and ethical fashion.”
Emma loves designing her own collection because she enjoys being in control, and also sees it as another outlet for her creativity.
She told Britain’s InStyle magazine: “I love having control. My job as an actress is to bring to life another person’s vision, but with clothes, I can express my own creativity.
“And I wanted to be able to buy fashion knowing it’s not harming the person who made it or the environment.
“I’ve always been involved in art and I love fashion – it’s just something I really enjoy.”
Tags: Alberta Ferretti, All Pure Threads, Emma Watson, ethical fashion, fashion, Organic, style
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Fashion News, Gossip, News
By Andrea Petrou on March 7th, 2011
Emma Watson’s new fashion range for Alberta Ferretti was inspired by Jane Birkin.
The ‘Harry Potter’ actress – who recently released her third and final set of designs for ethical clothing brand People Tree – has worked with the designer on a “green” capsule collection and Alberta revealed 64-year-old actress-and-singer Jane was influential when Emma was working on the eco-friendly designs.
She said: “Emma had a Jane-Birkin-in-the-70s image in mind.”
Alberta also revealed she has admired Emma for some time and is impressed with her dedication to green issues.
She told WWD: “I’m grateful Emma accepted this creative partnership that can contribute to fashion and to the health of the planet.
“She’s an actress I’ve followed since her early days. I like her freshness, her spontaneity and simplicity. She is intelligent, with a strong personality, a young, modern girl of today but aware of social issues at the same time and very rigorous. This is a moment that demands strong attention to these issues and we can help in communicating them.”
Emma – who has worked on five pieces including two dresses, a shirt, a long skirt and a pair of denim shorts for her line called Pure Threads – spoke about her devotion to the ethical clothing cause and said she is delighted that Alberta has gotten involved.
She said: “I’m pleased that a luxury brand such as Alberta Ferretti has decided to create ecological clothes. I believe this is a big step forward for all of the international fashion industry, but also an important step for an increased sensitivity to the problem of ecology.
Tags: Alberta Ferretti, designs, Emma Watson, ethical fashion, ethical trends, fashion range, harry potter, Jane Birkin
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charity, Designer collaborations, Ethical Fashions, News
By Andrea Petrou on March 3rd, 2011
Last September we told you about a fashion collaboration between Speedo and sustainable fashion label, From Somewhere.
The pair joined up to create a collection of dresses made using surplus stocks of the revolutionary Speedo LZR Racer suit. Now they’ve got together once again for a new range combining retro 50s styling with a playful modern twist.
Taking practical swimwear and mixing it with high-end fashion trends, the aim is to create a look that’s designed to be equally at home on the beach or at a party.
Two collections will be available from Selfridges from 21st March and another two will be sold through yoox.com‘s YOOXYGEN’s brand. And not only is is great for those who love their ethical fashion, but a percentage of the proceeds will be donated to Green Cross International, YOOXYGEN’s partner.
We particularly love the Gussy dress, which is made out a selection of gussets from unsold swimwear. See gallery below.
Barbie dress exclusive to yoox-com
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Tags: charity, ethical fashion, From Somewhere, recycled clothing, speedo, sustainable fashion
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Ethical Fashions, First Looks, Gallery
By Andrea Petrou on October 8th, 2010
By Emily Borrett.
Cache Coeur Bra in Blush Pink
Eco-friendly fashion hasn’t got such a good rep in the past – often when we think of organic and world-friendly textiles, we think of a smelly old lady wearing a burlap sack. Or at least I have in the past – but now with Fair-trade designers like People Tree showing us that it’s easy to be kind to the earth and be fashionable at the same time, that’s beginning to change. Still though, “ethical” and “luxurious” are not two words that are normally put in the same sentence to describe fashion – and that’s where lingerie company Saumarez comes in to shake up our preconceptions.
It’s sexy underwear with a difference – beautiful, vintage-inspired lingerie and accessories that could have come straight out of a saucy French photoshoot from the 1930s, but made out of ethically-sourced and recycled fabrics. The site’s slogan is: “Who says being good can’t be fun?” Who indeed. A lot of vintage lace and recycled silks are used, so not only are you helping sustain the ethical fashion industry, but you’re wearing the real deal. Get ready to feel like Miss Von Teese in an array of slippery silk bras, adorable pants with ribbon ties and the coolest nipple tassels ever.
Check the gallery above for our favourites from the site, and get ready to banish that smelly burlap-sack lady from your head for good..
Tags: ethical fashion, green, lingerie, recycled, sexy, silk, vintage
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Ethical Fashions
By Andrea Petrou on September 15th, 2010
Ethical fashion is a topic we’ve been ranting about for a while now, and over the years this industry has grown from itchy, scratchy hemp trousers and tops to gorgeous ranges.
There’s ethical underwear, jewellery and H&M has also introduced an organic range to its line. Even celebrities, including Emma Watson who designed a range for People Tree, are getting in on the act.
And now there’s a new ethical fashion kid in town. Hot from successful concessions in ASOS and Topshop, Annie greeenabelle, has set up an online store offering a range of cute items from shorts to dresses made from organic and Fairtrade Certified Cotton.
And ladies who like to have a one off will be pleased to here that because the collections are not mass produced there isn’t many of each item around. On the downside you’ll have to get in there quick to get your hands on one of the fab items.
View the small gallery below for some of the collection.
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Tags: Annie Greenabelle, ethical fashion, Fairtrade, organic fashion
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Ethical Fashions, Gossip
By emilyborrett on July 15th, 2010
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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Ethical Fashions
By Andrea Petrou on May 5th, 2010
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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Ethical Fashions, Gallery
By Andrea Petrou on February 2nd, 2010
t’s February, and that means only one thing; the shops and the internet are gearing up for the biggest love event of the year. If like us, you have no idea what to get your other half then why not go for something that you can both enjoy as well as easing your conscious at the same time?
“Life is Not Fair but my Knickers Are” is the latest range of Fairtrade nightwear and underwear by By Nature and each piece in the range has been designed by and made from certified Fairtrade cotton.
Not only is the collection gorgeous and reasonably priced but it’s also doing a lot to help saves lives in developing countries.
According to By Nature, two billion people – a third of humanity – survive on less than $2 a day. Unfair trade rules keep them in poverty, but they face the global challenges of food shortages and climate change too. Fairtrade certification gives developing world producers more control of their own lives, by getting a better deal for the work that they do.
We know we’ll feel a warmth in our hearts at helping someone this Valentines day and if you want to keep this feeling for that little bit longer than why not visit our eco friendly website Hippy Shopper, to get more ideas for valentine’s ethical gifts this year.
Buy the underwear now from Fashion-Conscienceor By Nature. Prices range from £10 to £25.
Click on the picture below to begin the gallery.
Tags: By Nature, ethical fashion, ethical gifts for valentines day, Ethical underwear, Valentine's Day
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Ethical Fashions, Gallery
By lotte on December 2nd, 2009
Ever feel eco-guilt over marching out of Primark, arms weighed down by thirty quid’s worth of tops and dresses you might only wear a few times? Us too. But there is a way to feel better: if we all cut down on disposable fashion and chose eco-friendly clothes every now and again, the world would probably heave a little sigh of relief (and so would we).
Not that we’re trying to guilt-trip you. Ethical shopping can be just as enjoyable as a trip down the high street – the only difference is you’ll have to do most of the shopping online instead. Everyone’s aware that there’s loads of choice on offer these days, but you might not know where to look, so we’ve compiled a gallery of some of our favourite ethical clothes on sale now, to suit most budgets. Some are fair trade, while others use sustainable or organic fabrics, and all of our picks make a lesser impact on the planet.
It’s a good idea to go for more classic designs when picking eco-friendly fashion, since the point of it is to invest rather than buy something you won’t wear in a year’s time. Our picks are the sort of items of clothing that have timeless cool.
Hopefully it will inspire you to look slightly more further afield for your next fashion fix. Make sure you check out the online stores we’ve featured. (And don’t forget second hand is just as good, so hit up the charity or vintage shops too this winter.)
Click the picture below to start the gallery.
Tags: classic clothes, Eco friendly fashions, ethical fashion, winter trends
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Celebrity Style, Ethical Fashions
By Andrea Petrou on October 12th, 2009
Fashionistas can now get Cheryl Cole’s look and keep their conscious clean.
Neon Collective, launched last month, is an eco friendly veggie website aimed at people who want to be ethical yet stylish.
The company says all its items are ‘responsible luxury’ and are made completely free of animal of animal products. There is also no sweat-shop policy.
This has not only grabbed us, but also Cheryl Cole who was pictured wearing this pair of shoes from the site. They aren’t the cheapest at £367 but think about the animals you’ll be saving by purchasing these.
Tags: Chery Cole, ethical fashion, Neon Collection, Vegetarian clothes
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denim, Ethical Fashions
By Andrea Kiliany Thatcher on April 23rd, 2008
We’re big offenders of loving the glossy fashion mags despite all the trees they waste and all the terrific content online. But the eco-chicks chastise us, and now we’ve found a great outlet for our magazine lust that doesn’t require a subscription.
VivaTerra, a great online store for a whole variety of environmentally and ethically responsible products has launched an online magazine ecosalon. With fashion, decor, wellness, artisan and lifestyle sections there’s plenty to read and discover.
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Tags: eco-fashion, ecosalon, ethical fashion, organic jeans, Sharkah Chakra jeans, VivaTerra
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