Since arriving in London, I have been on a quest to hunt down the best sustainable fashion designers the UK has to offer. It has been a roller coaster, to say the least. A lot of ups - a few of downs - a few moments of utter disappointment, but, thanks to this season's Estethica, the...
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We are thrilled to be collaborating with Divine Chocolate to run a Sew It Forward event at their Covent Garden pop-up shop. It's going to be held on Thursday 7th March in celebration of Fairtrade Fortnight and Oxfam’s...
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Estethica is the platform at London Fashion Week dedicated to promoting the best 'cutting edge designers committed to working eco sustainably'. I visited early in the...
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I recently took part in my first webinar. To be honest, when I registered, I didn't even know what a webinar was. This particular online get-together was in aid of the 2013 SOURCE Brand Preview....
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How would you like it if you went to a restaurant, ordered a flame-grilled steak, and it came smothered in fatty gravy, slopped onto the plate with a dubious skin on top, like a 70s school dinner? And when you queried whether this really was the dish you ordered, the waiter replied, “It IS a...
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Week thirteen in London. A new year. New friends. A new place to live. A new bedroom (thankfully with a window this time). New housemates. I should be excited, right?
But I'm not.
Unfortunately much of the excitement and optimism that wrapped my first blog post has disappeared...
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In 2011 I was asked to be a bridesmaid for the first time. My dear friend, the bride, who had been a bridesmaid an impressive eight times, assured me I wouldn’t be asked to wear anything I find repellent (a fate that has befallen her on numerous occasions). She added however that...
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Sew It Forward is an initiative that we launched recently to encourage people to share their sewing, mending and knitting skills with their friends, family, neighbours, or anyone else who is keen to learn or willing to listen. It is about grabbing these skills while we can, before they are...
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At the end of last month we celebrated our new website by launching the Sew It Forward initiative. This week, as we celebrate our one month birthday, I would like to say a huge thank you to all those that supported us with our launch event.
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Eight weeks ago I landed in London. I was pleasantly surprised to see the sun high in the sky, as I had been preparing myself (after strong advice from some English friends) for the worst. I arrived with my backpack, 'Monty,' a very small amount of luggage (mainly summer gear, far more suited...
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