Green Clothing: 1/25 of 25
Claire Farrell: ‘There’s no reason for Primark to ever go on the cover of a magazine’
Grace Philip
22nd May, 2012
The duo behind eco label Goodone, Nin Castle and Claire Farrell, aren’t afraid of taking on new challenges. Next up: showing the big boys that green is good and persuading the press to say goodbye to Primark and co more...
Five of the best…eco-friendly fashion brands for kids
Lisa Stephens
1st May, 2012
First women, then men: now children and babies are the latest to join the conscious clothing revolution. Lisa Stephens rounds up five of the best eco-friendly kids clothing brands more...
The Ecologist meets… eco designer Alice Asquith
Ruth Styles
28th February, 2012
The queen of green yoga wear talks to Ruth Styles about the brilliance of bamboo textiles and explains why it’s time to give your iron a break more...
Páramo
For more than 30 years, Nikwax has been a trail blazing company specialising in waterproofing products. Company founder Nick Brown pioneered a radical alternative to conventional waterproof fabrics in Páramo’s unique 'Directional' garments.Tel: 01892 786444
Web: www.naturallyparamo.co.uk
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PICK OF THE DAY: ReLUXE Upcycled Cherie Choker
The Ecologist
1st February, 2011
Totally on-trend and made from upcycled plastic bags, ReLUXE’s Cherie choker is top of our wishlistmore...
Eco chic summer t-shirts
Laura Sevier & Matilda Lee
22nd June, 2010
PHOTO GALLERY: The Ecologist picks its top ten t-shirts made from organic cotton, hemp or recycled materials more...
DIY couture: turning a T-shirt into a classic tunic dress
Rosie Martin
23rd March, 2010
If the mere idea of making your own clothes sends you running in panic to the high street, why not start with this really simple guide to re-fashioning a T-shirt as a dress more...
How to dye clothes using natural methods
Andy Hamilton
26th January, 2010
Armed with a hand blender, a bucket, some wild plants and various kitchen cupboard ingredients you can give old clothes a new lease of life more...
CASE STUDY: keeping fit and living green
Kate Herbert
15th September, 2009
On 4th October 'EnvIronman' Jon Alexander will attempt to prove that environmentalism and athleticism can go hand-in-hand at Challenge Barcelona. Kate Herbert meets the greenest ever Ironman to talk triathlons more...
Left luggage to designer fashion
Matilda Lee
1st October, 2009
Two designers were given the ultimate challenge: take suitcases full of unwanted clothes and create something meaningful. The results were on show at 'Reclaim' an exhibition at Eco Age in west London more...
Second skin: why wearing nettles is the next big thing
John-Paul Flintoff
20th August, 2009
John-Paul Flintoff journeys into a world of sartorial bliss, kitting himself out in eco-friendly fabrics of the future more...
Could this be the most ethical hat in the world?
Laura Sevier
6th August, 2009
All hail the rise of the Fair Trade Panama hat. Laura Sevier meets ethical fashion pioneer Carry Somers of Pachacuti more...
Green Clothing: 1/25 of 25
Can silver ever be ethical?
Matilda Lee
1st March, 2009
From country cousin to king gold, silver is slowly cleaning up its tarnished reputation, writes Matilda Lee more...
Sustainable style is a click away
Matilda Lee
3rd March, 2009
If you're looking for stylish yet ethically produced clothes you may leave the high street empty-handed. Online, eco-boutiques offer organic, 'reclaimed to wear', and fairly traded designer collections, ultimately making shopping more enjoyable. more...
What's the most sustainable fabric
Matilda Lee
6th February, 2009
Unravelling a garment’s green credentials isn’t easy, says Matilda Lee. Instead of fretting about what not to wear there’s a few simple things we can do (that could save money too) more...
On the crest of a green wave
Laura Sevier
28th January, 2009
A cleaner, greener, more ethical approach to outdoor gear, Finisterre swept into UK shops on a surfing brainwave. Laura Sevier meets the team behind the eco-active clothing company more...
Hemp on the high street
Laura Sevier
21st January, 2009
It’s versatile, environmentally friendly and has a 5,000-year-old pedigree in the fashion world. Laura Sevier can’t understand why it’s taken so long for hemp to hit the shops more...
Help fashion go organic
Ecologist magazine
1st January, 2009
The fashion industry listens to shoppers, even if governments don't. Use your power as a consumer to make safer, organic cotton more widely available:more...
The eco-shoes with soles of coconut
Laura Sevier
1st June, 2008
What do you get if you cross a shoe with a coconut? A bounty for the feet. Laura Sevier meets Sven Segal, eco shoe designer and founder of the Po-Zu range, who has found a novel use for waste coconut husks. . .more...
Isle of Mull Weavers
Matilda Lee
1st January, 2008
‘I’ve been to a fair number this – this is a fantastic place to be based,’ says the Soil Association’s Lee Holdstock, fresh from a trip to the remote south west corner of the Isle of Mull in the Inner Hebrides. more...
Seditious knitwear
Lilli Rose Wicks
1st September, 2007
Graduate Fashion Week offers the single biggest opening for students to secure a job in the highly competitive, international fashion industry. Award-winning recent grad Lilli Rose Wicks despairs at the missed chance to put ethics into mainstream aesthetics more...
Slow fashion
Kate Fletcher
1st June, 2007
Fast fashion is about greed. Kate Fletcher says it’s time to slow down and consider the true cost of choosing quantity over quality more...
‘I’m walking into the jaws of hell’
Katharine Hamnett
1st May, 2007
Katharine Hamnett tells how Choose Love, hernew line with Tesco, is her attempt to change the
nasty business of making and selling clothes more...
The most ethical shoe store in the world
Adbusters
1st September, 2005
The Blackspot Anticorporation was set up by media activists Adbusters to provide a shoe for consumers seeking an alternative to corporate brands like Nike. Blackspot’s latest design, the Unswoosher, has just been launched in the UK. more...
"My battle to green the clothing industry"
Katharine Hamnett
1st April, 2005
Katharine Hamnett is one of the UK’s leading fashion designers. In 1984 she famously wore a T-shirt opposing the purchase of US Pershing missiles at a reception attended by Margaret Thatcher. Since then she has campaigned on nuclear power, Third World debt, human rights, HIV and environmental issues. more...Members
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