Green Guide

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

“Why are sustainable clothes so expensive?” whined a Twitter user on my feed, about a year ago. “If you feel those clothes are too expensive, just don’t buy,” I replied.  “But I need sustainable clothing!” she got back. So, I started making a list of things that could be done, so you could have ‘sustainable

The most sustainable garment is the one already in your wardrobe.’ – Orsola de Castro, co-founder, Fashion Revolution  Sustainability can often be achieved by just carefully observing and correcting little things we do every day. Like our laundry! The average family does anywhere between 8 to 10 loads of laundry a week. According to WRAP UK,