Green Guide

The first commercially-manufactured NylonTM was developed in the 1930s, by a research team at the DuPont Fiber Company in Delaware, United States. Known as a ‘miracle fibre’, it was initially used in women’s hosiery, but has since made its way into every wardrobe. Because of its sweat- and dirt-resistant properties, it became the go-to fabric […]

Living a sustainable life in a world which seems hellbent on burning down or burning out can be exhausting. We can’t do everything at its best, all the time if we were to sustain living. So we get a little help from the cards to set our sustainable fashion agendas that help us live not just

Gifting is tough. We all want to surprise our loved ones with the most unique, thoughtful gifts; something they will cherish for a long time. But fresh ideas are hard to come by. Buying gifts for the men in your life can be even more frustrating, and not just because men are difficult to buy

Sweater weather… Festive dos… Wedding season… There’s a nip in the air, and the smell of naphthalene balls wafts out your trunks, as you dig out clothes that haven’t seen light of day in a while. It is also the time we start getting bombarded with season’s sales and offers, pushing us to buy more. According to a

At a workshop we recently conducted, we asked a bunch of young adults about the plastics present in their wardrobes. We got a lot of responses: Buttons, tags, hangers, packaging, suit covers… they were really going to town with their answers, but every one of them missed the nail. Completely! In fact, they were shocked

Have you ever felt the more clothes you have, the more muddled your styling choices become? When I look back to a time I had fewer clothes, I realise was able to make quicker, better styling choices—choices that reflected my personal style better. Over the years, though, I’ve accumulated more than I need, and have

Hemp, or Cannabis, is called a fibre of a hundred uses. From paper and textiles to oils, hemp gives us a whole host of products. Our favourite, of course, is the hemp fabric. The oldest piece of paper, which dates back to over 2000 years ago, was discovered in China and is made from hemp.

How do you figure out whether a brand or product is true to its claims or whether it’s just greenwashing its way through? Well, the one way to be assured of the traceability of the supply chain and the transparency of the manufacturing process is by looking for certifications. These third-party certifications and accreditations not

When the fun of smearing each other with gulaal has died down, the festival of colours can leave you, well, a bit colourless at the plight of your clothes. If you’ve been playing with natural, organic colours, which we hope you have, getting the colour out shouldn’t be too big of an ask. But a lot also

#SustainableFashion How sincere are brands who use that hashtag? Could they be hoodwinking you into believing they’re something they’re not? More specifically, could they be fooling you into believing they’re eco-friendly and that they stand for social justice when they really don’t? Portraying themselves as icons of ethics and consciousness when what they’re doing is