Sustainable style

If no one sees you wear it, did you ever really wear it at all? The dilemma of a ‘wasted’ outfit is one I face daily. I mostly work from home and generally go straight to the gym once my…

Play Purse began its life as ‘no. 5’ in an ongoing project called Item No. The purses quickly gained popularity and took on a life of their own, so the London-based designer behind the collection introduced Play Purse as its…

London-based independent designer, Cléo Ferin Mercury, inherited her love for silk scarves from her Parisian grandmother. Her early adopted appreciation of attention to detail, quality and design translated over to her first ‘narrative-based’ collection of scarves, launched in 2010. Since…

For SS15, Riyka have taken their signature geometric panelling and added an infusion of fresh, zesty colours. ‘The collection takes its cues from ‘Rockers’, a documentary/film set in 1970s Jamaica. The atmosphere, colours, and the athletic aesthetic of Kingston’s reggae artists were a jumping…

Today is Fashion Revolution Day. A day when we’re encouraged to take a look at where our clothes actually come from and ask ourselves ‘who made my clothes?’. The movement came into being after the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh…

In the face of seasonal sale-related rage and quickly discarded gifts, Christmas is the perfect time to sit up and pay some attention to those who are choosing to do things a little differently. Sustainability can sometimes feel like just…

As we hurtle towards the season of out-and-out consumerism, I’m heartened to see messages spreading among my friends and peers about supporting independent businesses, designers, and makers. It’s easy to walk along the high street and buy everything in one…

I first worked with knitwear designer Kelli McGuinness on an editorial for BULLETT Magazine back in 2012, when she kindly hauled her entire graduate collection to the studio just for the occasion. The collection was an explosion of texture, print,…

For those of you who don’t know what the title is all about, let me refer you to this link and the gif below. I’ve been rocking a ‘mono or two recently and can’t wear one without instantly reliving that…

I’m quietly obsessed with abstract shape and prints. It’s been a case of actively searching them out and a Baader-Meinhof -esque situation where I’ve been happening to see them everywhere I look, drinking them in, appreciating every line and shape.…