
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
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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
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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
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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
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Fashion conscience: Stella McCartney
Matilda Lee
1st May, 2009
Stella McCartney talks to Matilda Lee about designer activism and the release of her second 'eco collection'.more...
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
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Charity shop chic
Laura Sevier
17th April, 2009
High-street fashion at bargain prices, charity shops are the ethical way to accentuate a wardrobe. All you need is a sense of adventure… By Laura Sevier
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Good Clean Fun
Matilda Lee
30th March, 2009
It began as a student project: environmentally-friendly underwear with a message. But Green Knickers has taken off - to the delight of its founders. Matilda Lee reports
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Rubber Rules
Matilda Lee
14th March, 2009
A pioneering ethical fashion company is helping maintain traditional livelihoods and prevent deforestation in the Amazon, writes Matilda Lee
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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.
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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)
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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
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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
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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...
Designer rubbish
Matilda Lee
15th December, 2008
‘Recycling since 1997’ reads its motto. This year, two tonnes of fashion waste was diverted from landfill and into the funky, fresh designs of the From Somewhere label.
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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...
Topical T-shirts: a selection of current eco-fashion
Laura Sevier
1st May, 2008
Bright, bold and branded with a logo... It’s time to wear your ethics on your eco t-shirt. By Laura Sevier
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