It’s All About Ethical Knickers

Flicking through a magazine the other day I came across an advert for Who Made Your Pants? (I’ll refer to them as WMYP) which is a worker’s co-operative based in the UK where they make beautiful lacy knickers out of fabric that is sold on by big lingerie companies at the end of the season, … Continue reading →

Why must “green” clothes be different?

Eco fashion has come a long way. I quite want to make a timeline, and some day I will, but for now I’ll just say that I remember when all it meant was oatmeal coloured sack-dresses made out of hemp. Now there’s all sorts of high-end shenanigans involving vegetarian silk, elegant poses and lots of $$$. Celebrities … Continue reading →

Ethletic Trainers

This may look like a Converse shoe, but it’s actually an Ethletic. Now I would usually have qualms about the copy-cat nature of this, but these shoes have some serious credidentials worth taking into consideration. They’re made of Fairtrade and organic cotton, and the soles are Fairtrade and FSC rubber, and they are assembled in … Continue reading →

Organic Cotton

Look, you have to click on this link and read Katherine Hamnett’s page about organic and conventional cotton growing. It brought tears to my eyes. http://www.katharinehamnett.com/Campaigns/Organic-Cotton// Also good news: Organic cotton is definitely getting cheaper. My mum brought an organic cotton sheet the other day that was the same price as the conventional ones. And … Continue reading →