Walk tall for the planet

You don't have to dress like an eco-warrior to support sustainable fashion. While some of us choose rustic or boho styles that advertise our green outlook, there are many fashionistas who simply want to remain au courant without contributing to environmental disaster. If you're a city slicker, you may not have considered cork shoes, but … Continue reading Walk tall for the planet

Re-use, recycle, re-imagine – the insouciantly green Ed Marler

Being green and sustainable without trying is truly the new cool, especially in fashion. Among the new blood in evidence at London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015, the catwalk debut of Fashion East's Ed Marler at the ready-to-wear Topshop Showspace turned plenty of heads, with opulent, cultish, designs Dazed described as "club kids turned vampires, clad … Continue reading Re-use, recycle, re-imagine – the insouciantly green Ed Marler

Can we do better than vegan leather?

You may love classic leather biker or flying jackets, rock chick leather trousers or luxury handbags. But if veganism is part of your way of loving the planet, you probably don't choose animal hides. Yet it turns out the vegan alternatives some of us have relied on for decades are eco-disasters. Most faux leathers are … Continue reading Can we do better than vegan leather?