Mary Portas Living and Giving London shop opens

May 20, 2010 by Eleni Sardi · Leave a Comment

After a successful stint as a pop-up shop in London’s Westfield Shopping Centre, a brand new ‘Mary’s Living and Giving Shop for Save the Children’ is opening in Westbourne Grove and this time it’s a permanent addition to the area’s fashionable boutiques. Eleni Sardi writes.

Filed Under: Fashion, High Street, What's New
Tagged: beyond skin, charity, community, mary portas charity shop, Notting Hill, Organik Rocka, save the children, volunteer, Yellow Door

Football crazy, eco mad? Nike’s World Cup 2010 kits

March 9, 2010 by George Walker · 1 Comment

If you’re football crazy and eco mad, Nike’s World Cup 2010 kits are set to please this summer. According to Nike, their new kit will bring the “most environmentally friendly and technologically advanced kit in football’s history”. But can the kit really please eco-lovers and footy fans alike? George Walker spoke to Nike about the recycled plastic kits which both you and the likes of Ronaldo, Robinho and Ji-Sung Park can wear this coming World Cup season. Read more

Filed Under: All Fashion, Fashion, High Street, What's New
Tagged: ethical football, ethical sportswear, football, football kits, Ji-Sung Park, Nike, recycled plastic, Robinho, Ronaldo, sport, World Cup 2010

Fairtrade Focus: Topman’s new retro tees

March 4, 2010 by George Walker · 2 Comments

Topman has built upon its Fairtrade range for guys this Fairtrade Fortnight with a limited edition range of highly covetable t-shirts. The tees combine a sense of youthful energy, clever prints and Fairtrade cotton to give you guys a stylish ethical look. George Walker reveals why these limited edition tops are definitely worth snapping up. Read more

Filed Under: Fairtrade Fortnight, Fashion, High Street, Trends, What's New
Tagged: fairtrade cotton, Fairtrade Fortnight 2009, French, Greenwich village, katherine hamnett, limited edition, Men's gifts, mens ethical fashion, New York, Retro t-shirts, Rober Rauschenberg, Robert Frank, Spring, Summer, Topman

Fairtrade Fortnight fashionable daily pick: Topshop hot pants

March 1, 2010 by Eleni Sardi · Leave a Comment

Invest in spring’s hottest fashion item AND make the big swap for Fairtrade Fortnight with a pair of fashionable hot pants. It doesn’t get any better than this! Eleni Sardi writes.

Filed Under: Fairtrade Fortnight, Fashion, High Street, What's New
Tagged: annie greenabelle, ascension, fairtrade cotton, Fairtrade Fortnight 2009, high street, hot pants, petite, Topshop

Street Style at London Fashion Week

February 25, 2010 by Jennifer Butler · Leave a Comment

Big winter coats, denim and dark clothing were the trends at London Fashion week as visitors tried to protect themselves against some very changeable weather. Jenny Butler got her camera out to snap the latest street style trends. Read more

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Tagged: Accessories, coats, dresses, Fashion, London Fashion Week Feb 09, scarf, Shoes, style, tops, Trends, trousers

Street style at London Fashion Week

February 25, 2010 by George Walker · Leave a Comment

As ever, the crowds at London Fashion Week were full of chic, fashionable and sometimes eccentricly dressed folk. From classic looks to outlandish attire- the designers, bloggers and stylists I bumped into at London Fashion Week certainly showed how the British streets are some of the most stylish in the world. George Walker writes.

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Tagged: Chanel, designer, jewellery, Jil Sander, London Fashion Week Feb 09, Pea coat, Slurp Magazine, Somerset House, street style, stylist

Holland & Barrett pioneers high street bag ban

November 13, 2009 by Maria Kaski · Leave a Comment

handb UK High Street giant, Holland & Barrett, has announced a complete ban on plastic bags as of 1st January 2010, a move that makes it the first retailer to actively challenge plastic bag use on the high street. Maria Kaski writes.

Filed Under: Beauty, Fashion, High Street, What's New
Tagged: Holland & Barrett, large blue butterfly, Peter Aldis

Jo Wood’s Ethical Fashion Drive

October 24, 2009 by Jen Marsden · 1 Comment

Jo Wood has been busy this Autumn. When she’s not dancing with Brendan Cole on Strictly Come Dancing, she’s running her organic skin care business. But most recently she has been an active supporter of the Love Fashion Hate Sweatshops campaign. Jen Marsden writes.

Filed Under: All Fashion, Celebs, Fashion, High Street, What's New
Tagged: Bob Flowerdew, Dhaka, Gordon Brown, Jo Wood, John Pilger, Love Fashion Hate Sweatshops, safia minney, Ton Robinson, War on Want

LeJu brings colour to Oxfam’s fashion boutiques

April 21, 2009 by Maria Kaski · Leave a Comment

Colour fans listen out. As of July, you’ll find fabulous summer accessories right on your doorstep as Oxfam boutiques across the UK begin stocking LeJu’s famously bright jewellery.