Gorgeous ethically made clothing to lift your spirit
Who are Conscious Apparel? We are two friends who share a passion for ethical fashion and stylish artisan clothing. Please click here to read our story.
- We aim to help women get out of a rut of wearing clothes that make them invisible (which we were both in), and help them find clothes that they look and feel fabulous wearing - clothes that take you anywhere - to a special occasion, a professional meeting. to wear on holiday, or just every day! Clothes that lift your spirits.
- We aim to be inclusive -we stand against fashion ageism and sizeism
- Above all we are about having a free spirited approach to life and fashion.
Click here to shop online with Conscious Apparel. All our clothes are artisan made. We carry a small stock to avoid wastage so if we have sold out of something you like, or don't have your size, please get in touch with us by email and we will see if we can get something similar. Our email is shopmorekindness@gmail.com
If you are in North Yorkshire and want to see a selection of our collection in person in York or Malton to try on - do send us an email.
We like to use real women rather than professional models in our photo shoots (photographed by Deborah Stevenson). Our stylish photo shoots have been featured in the Yorkshire Post
Our most recent photoshoot was inspired by the Monet exhibition at York Art Gallery, and a wonderful garden belonging to one of our models/friends Jan Walmsley who is a fused glass artist. Artist Ruth Claydon is the real artist of this beautiful impressionist painting. Ruth makes stunning jewellery under the name Moth & Magpie for Conscious Apparel's collections - and helps with styling. The Monet themed shoot was hers and Jan's idea and we had great fun with it!
Conscious Apparel launched our own beautiful new collection of recycled saree dresses, tunics and kimonos named after the states, cities and rivers of India, to honour our sisters, the women of India - who wore these sarees before. All styles will fit up to size 22.
We have eight styles: Kerala, Kashmir, and Mumbai dresses, Ladakh and Darjeeling tunics, Indus and Ganges kimonos and Bolero Jackets. If you hover over Conscious Apparel in Shop - you will see a drop down menu for each of the styles - so you can see what we have in stock in your size.
More about our brands and designers......
Nila Rubia are an ethical fashion brand who manufacture in Jaipur. They are well known for their beautiful hand block prints and jacquard woven jackets and coats. Nila herself is an incredibly talented designer who is based in Brighton - and we are huge huge fans. Click here for our Nila Rubia collection
As well as the gorgeous Ruby Dress and cool Sahara Pants we have chosen two new styles - the stunning Tama dress and the elegant and cool Nalada dress.
Cofur are a Danish company who design beautiful clothing made from recycled sarees. Click here to see the Cofur collection
The clothes designed by Cofur will literally take you anywhere - they are beautiful but also not overly dressy - so you feel really comfortable wearing them. We particularly like the tie dye collections from Cofur and also some of the gorgeous vintage prints.
Yavi has a great following and the clothes are wonderful. If you want to splash out on something truly stunning for a special occasion then Yavi is amazing. Like Cofur the clothes are arty looking and the textiles are wonderful. Click this link for Yavi
Afterlife are an ethical brand based in Calcutta who are totally against the exploitation that goes on in the fashion world. We met them at Pure, before the pandemic, and they have been making wonderful coats and jackets for us since then in hemp, linen and velvet - all lined in organic cotton. Check out our coat and jacket collection
Clearance/Sale items
We do offer some of our beautiful timeless clothes on sale/clearance.
Upcycled Jewellery by artist maker Ruth Claydon (Moth & Magpie)
Fine art trained Ruth Claydon creates truly beautiful unique pieces from her mud larking finds, archeological artefacts and vintage jewellery under the name Moth & Magpie. Ruth’s passion is mud larking and what might look like something rusty, old or broken will be transformed and incorporated into jewellery that is most definitely of its time now and will be treasured for years to come. View the Free Spirit collection online here
We have created what we hope is the perfect dressing gown with Nila Rubia. Generous, flowing and practical. Saving fashion wastage - made from left over fabric rolls from previous collections.
Please click here to see our dressing gown collection
Curvaceous Apparel and Conscious Petite Apparel
We aim for inclusivity for beautiful curvaceous and petite women (like us!).
Please click here to see our clothes for a petite woman of 5ft 2 or under
Please click here to see Curvaceous Apparel collection
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Our email is: shopmorekindness@gmail.com
Please let us know what you think of our collections, ethos and brand and contact us by email to stay connected. We would love to hear from you!
Karin and Sylvia