Working in wonderful an ethical fashion boutique in York I became more adventurous in my style. I began to see the advantages of wearing clothes I loved every single day. I was always telling customers in the shop just to wear the dresses they bought for special occasions every day – wearing velvet for example...
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Artisan techniques: Hand block printing & Kantha work embroidery
We’re often (try always!) being told that ethical and sustainable clothing is too expensive. It IS expensive, but only compared with certain high street brands. If an item costs practically nothing, you can guarantee it’s costing the Earth, environment and the quality of life of the producer. Not the seller, not the high street, which...
Summer 2019
Thanks to all our fabulous customers – and friends, who have bought from us this summer. You look gorgeous!
Invisibility and the ‘Sack’ part 2
Yesterday Sylvia mentioned the ‘sack’ and how I’ve now been converted. The absolute truth of the moment is that I’ve had a revelation. I’ve noticed that women of a certain age, especially if they are….more curvaceous, become invisible, to everyone. Especially if self-esteem goes down and they feel irrelevant. For years, I’ve skulked about in,...
The ‘Sack’ – my favourite dress
Styles and fashions change but my favorite dress at the moment is the Roshan dress by Nila Rubia. I have three – and I wake up in the morning and wonder which one I should wear. I remember these dresses first coming in when I used to work in Maude and Tommy, a fantastic ethical...
Accessorising with a shawl
For a special occasion a shawl can be the perfect accessory. A cosy wool shawl will keep the winds at bay and also look fabulous. Nila Rubia’s jacquard weave shawls, with their vibrant colours and striking motifs, can make a real style statement. Here the leaf and jungle bird motif shawls are shown with hand...
The five choices you can make to be more ethical in the way you dress
It has never been more important to start make more ethical choices in terms of what you wear. Here are five choices everyone can start making. Choose environmentally friendly fibres grown from sustainable crops. Hemp, linen, bamboo and organic cotton are all positive choices. Tencel is also environmentally friendly. Eucalyptus trees are grown in planted...
How to be just a little bit more ethical in your fashion choices
My passion for ethical fashion started in 2011. An inspiring speaker had just opened a boutique in my local city and organised a fashion show for my WI. I was bowled over by the clothes and style. Gorgeous textiles and clothes that looked different from the same brands on every UK high street. But it...