Feb 23& Other Stories ReviewI recently went into a roomy & Other Stories store in Coal Drop yard, King’s Cross, London. & Other Stories was my favourite shopping destination before I committed to a year of buying secondhand clothes exclusively. I’d almost forgotten how much I love this brand — they just get everything…Other Stories5 min read
Feb 18Are fashion B Corps really sustainable?If you love clothes but don’t love what they’re doing to the planet and people, it can be difficult to know which fashion brands to choose. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) recently announced an investigation into greenwashing in fashion, to cover claims that individual items of clothing are better…Bcorporation7 min read
Jan 16Three sustainable fashion brands you can affordMaybe you want a more sustainable wardrobe, but are put off by the cost. During my peak Zara years, I dismissed sustainable fashion because I thought it meant paying 200 quid for a poncho made out of recycled linen, or similar. As I write about in this article about privilege…Sustainable Fashion3 min read
Jan 4B Corp — what and why?You might have noticed a logo appearing a lot more lately. An elegantly simple black B on white background, surrounded by a circle and underlined: It’s the B Corp logo: This Christmas I went shopping in Covent Garden. The black B appeared in shop windows (All Birds and Finisterre). I…Bcorporation5 min read
Dec 20, 2021Don’t Buy, Borrow!“The average drill is used for 12 minutes,” says Sophie. “12 minutes per year?”. “No, 12 minutes ever!” Stats like these make it hard to argue with the brilliance of the concept behind The Borrow Shop, a new-ish business in the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham: Why buy something that you’re going…Circulareconomy2 min read
Dec 9, 2021Why behaviour must change to stop climate changeDuring WWII the public was exhorted to ‘dig for victory’ and women were called upon to ‘come into the factories’. More recently, we were told to ‘stay at home, protect the NHS, save lives’. …Behavior Change9 min read
Nov 15, 2021The three best sustainable fashion innovations of 2021‘Time’ magazine recently published its list of best inventions of the year. It’s remarkable how many of these incorporate sustainability thinking. Everist’s Waterless Shampoo Concentrate is 100% plant-based, plastic free and eliminates the water which makes up 70% of the contents of a standard shampoo bottle. …Innovation4 min read
Nov 11, 2021Primark enters the circular economyCritics of fast fashion often reach for Primark as an example of everything that’s wrong with the industry: exploited garment workers, clothes made from damaging synthetic materials and garments designed to be worn just a few times before being dumped into landfill. Primark seems an unlikely partner for the Ellen…Circulareconomy5 min read
Nov 3, 2021Fashion brands that will repair your clothes and accessoriesLevi’s slogan back in the day was “The more you wash ’em, the better they look and fit.’” Favourite jeans you’d worn in looked better than a brand-new pair, so Levi’s were designed to withstand years of washing and wearing. Making a virtue of clothes lasting years is making a…Circulareconomy4 min read
Oct 13, 2021Can the Circular Economy solve fashion’s environmental problems?The fashion industry generates a huge quantity of waste. One of the most quoted statistics regarding the environmental impacts of clothing is that 300,000 tonnes of clothing find their way to landfill every year in the UK, a finding by WRAP in their excellent 2017 report ‘Valuing Our Clothes’. Unfortunately…Circulareconomy7 min read
