Sustainable style

I am officially undergoing a fast fashion detox. It’s been a long time coming as I’ve steadily meandered my way towards a more sustainable wardrobe. However, for all my second hand shopping and DIYing, the odd high street purchase just…

Following on from my recent trend of making my titles about as concise as one of Russell Brand’s sentences, today we have ‘vintage clothes that totally look designer’. The idea for this post came after my Auntie sent me a…

If there’s one thing I love, it’s an outfit that requires absolutely no bodily preparation. I grow weary of outfits that require me a depilate, buff or moisturise in advance. (Side note: Before we dive head first into this post,…

We may have reached peak revival. The fashion world is currently under the spell of four different decades: the 70s, 80s, 90s and present. (The early 00s are starting to elbow their way in too, much to my dismay but…

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…