Nokshi Crafts is a fair-trade brand showcasing ethically-produced and hand-painted silk scarves made in Bangladesh. The brand was founded by Maisha Samiha, a Bangladeshi-born Canadian, after the Rana Plaza disaster in 2013, in which 1,133 people died and another 2,500 were injured, making it the fourth largest industrial disaster in history. The disaster affected her […]
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Gårdendal is a sustainable Swedish accessories brand that produces handcrafted vegetable tanned and organic leather goods. The brand was founded in 2015 by a former architecture student, Andreas Gårdendal, whose designs are inspired by building shapes and structures. In the brand’s own words “traditional methods and modern design merge to form timeless, minimal collections”. Gårdendal […]
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Ferway Designs is an exceptional web-boutique that provides a platform in Europe for Nicaraguan ethical fashion brands. The brands showcased in this online platform are both designed and handcrafted in Nicaragua under fair working conditions. Ferway Designs’ vision is “to make ethical the standard within the fashion industry”, something that they consider “far from a modest goal”. […]
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Nette Rose is a gorgeous handmade intimates brand from South Africa. The brand was founded, designed, and produced by Megan Miller, using local fabric suppliers in Cape Town. In an Elle South Africa article she described how she named her brand “Nette Rose” (pronounced Nettie Rose) after her two “sensational and stylish” grandmothers, Nette, who bought her first pair […]
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A little treat for you lovelies! Sashka Co is a fair trade glass beaded bracelet brand whose products are handcrafted in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal by local artisans. Every bracelet is handmade carefully, bead-by-bead, by skilled artisans. This brand partners with several organisations in Nepal that train and employ hundreds of artisans in rural communities. […]
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On our second day in Cornwall we visited St Ives. I think it is probably the most beautiful town that I have been to in the UK so far. The houses – a mixture of shades of white, cream, and blue; the cute little narrow cobble stone alleyways; the rejuvenating salty breeze of the clear turquoise sea – […]
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About a week ago I saw one of the most spectacular views that I have ever seen in my life. My mother and sister came to visit from Thailand, and as they have been to London a few times now, and I haven’t travelled around the UK nearly as much as I should (having lived here for almost […]
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Castellano is a UK-based fair trade sustainable luxury brand that collaborates with indigenous artisans in northern Colombia. The brand was founded by Colombian born Daniela Castellanos. In Daniela’s own words, Castellano “was born from a desire to use fashion to reconnect women around the world with the elemental factors of nature and spirituality, to inspire and empower […]
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This post is the product of day dreaming for weeks about beach bumming to the max – very much needed! Having spent most of my life in countries where the beach is literally at your door step, living in London for the last few years and now in Oxford, is a bit of a change to […]
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In this country you have got to take advantage of every second the weather is sunny and higher than 16C degrees, because chances are it will drop unexpectedly and storm the next day. The Dress: This dress is by far my favourite daily casual summer dress! I have had this 60’s inspired babydoll silhouette dress […]
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