Op-Ed

When talking about ethical and sustainable fashion, it’s never long before the subject of cost comes up. It’s understandable, as ethical fashion costs significantly more; posing a serious financial barrier to a huge amount of people. I’ll discuss the social…

Somehow it’s October already. If we keep flying through the months and years at this rate I’ll be retiring soon and, frankly, I could do with it because I’m extremely tired. Anyway, this month is all about money. Money is…

Of all our human needs, water is the most basic. It sustains us on such a fundamental level that it’s perfectly reasonable to expect it to be treated as a precious resource; preserved as stringently as historical buildings and valued…

You know when you find that new thing, the thing that revives your wardrobe? The thing that makes you love clothes again and renews anything you pair it with with a sense of creativity and excitement? You found the thing…

Although I’m currently sat with what I’m sure are some of the last remnants of golden summer sunshine pouring through my office window, there was a distinct chill in the air at 8 o’clock this morning when we loaded Vashka…

Emma Watson, Livia Firth, Stella McCartney. Those are some of the names you might reel off when asked to list a sustainable style icons. You’d be right, of course, but you’d be missing off one woman who’s been flying that…

Oh, hi, welcome. It’s nice to have you but please take your shoes off. OK. So, this is my new website! I write this introduction with the strained expression of someone who’s spent untold hours deleting line after frustrating line…

Synthetic fabrics are in the spotlight. News of the damaging effects of microfibres – the tiny particles of plastic our synthetic garments shed in the wash – has been swirling. With each wash, hundreds of thousands of microfibres enter our…

You’d be forgiven for thinking that the high street is leading the fashion revolution. Almost any sustainable shopping feature you’d care to read will feature H&M, hailed for their yearly sustainability reports and commitment to upping their use of recycled…

Some fashion insiders have recently started to argue that trends are dead, or at least outdated, within the modern fashion cycle. They say we’re increasingly guided by personal style and that, in the face of shifting show and buying calendars,…