Ethically Rebellious and Elegant: Amisha
What was the inspiration for your designs? I think inspiration just comes from life. A moment, a feeling, an experience. Most of my collections have been just that. Some have been influenced by stone combinations »
The Best and Worst of UK High Street's Living Wages
Ethical Fashion: High Street Wages [/caption] Fashion comes at a price: around the world, this can mean low pay and poor conditions for millions of workers. In the past decade, campaigners have pushed to reveal the »
Fair and Ethical: Is it Possible to Certify Values?
Fair and Ethical Fashion These two terms invoke different emotions in each of us, indeed your idea of what is fair or ethical is likely quite different to other people you know, and definitely varies between »
Marks & Spencer's 'Shwopping' Revolution
The ultimate goal for M&S is to recycle 350 million items of clothing a year, as many items as it sells, sending none to landfills. This could be a huge change for Marks & Spencer, its competition, and the »
Interview with Liesse Jones, Lingerie Designer
Pope Joans Lingerie; Eco Fashion Leslie: I noticed that you took inspiration from a lot of natural elements in your designs. What made you want to focus on the environment and nature? Liesse: My whole line is »
EcoFashion
This series hopes to shed some light on the eco fashion industry by exploring elements such as the sustainability, culture, ecology, psychology, labour and future of fashion. Our authors explore to what extent eco fashion is on the cusp of becoming the next big trend.
The 4 Dos of Clothing Swaps
Going green can be a bit tough on those who see grey every time they look into their closet. “All the clothes in the world, but not a thing to wear” is a problem faced by many. »
The NICE Consumer Project: Sustainable Fashion Consumption
The Danish Fashion Institute, BSR and Nordic Initiative Clean and Ethical (NICE) have conducted a series of consultations with fashion industry and trade experts, civil »
Handbags Made From Bottletops: Ethical and Stylish
While visiting Uganda in 2002, Cameron Saul discovered a wire frame handbag made by local craftspeople using recycled bottle tops. Struck by the idea that this could appeal to the haute couture market, he developed the »
Veja: Sustainable and Ethical Fashion
Using organic cotton from agro-ecology initiatives in North Brazil, wild Amazonian rubber, and acacia tanned leather, Veja produces trainers and accessories which respect both the environment and workers’ rights, »
Gucci: Sustainable Luxury at its Finest
Gucci, one of the world’s most iconic Italian brands, is changing the face of fashion by showing us that luxury does not have to come at the expense of people and planet. Today I catch up with Rossella Ravagli, »
Reconstructing Junk Into Style: Annika Sanders and Kerry Seager
Junky Styling is an ‘innovative, design-led label’. All garments are made from the highest quality second hand clothing, which is deconstructed, re-cut and »
Smart Fashion
This May 17th Urban Times celebrates Technology Day so we are sharing with you some of our favorite new innovative technologies that are helping reduce the environmental impact of clothing as another grand addition to our Eco Fashion series. Thermo-Molding Vacuum »
Ethical and Empowering Lingerie: Charini
Sri Lankan native Charini Suriyage is the mastermind behind sustainable lingerie line Charini. She is an inspiring member of the fashion world who understands a woman can be sophisticated, provocative and ultra »
Observer Ethical Awards 2012: Fashion
Last week, the Guardian’s Observer unveiled the shortlist for their annual ethical awards. Given Urban Times’ keen interest in Eco Fashion we connected with the founders of the nominated fashion brands to »
One-Off Wonder: Lu Flux
Amidst tidily folded stacks of printed fabrics, cozy knits and an impressive collection of vintage bottons, Lu Flux speaks to me about what it means to be a sustainable fashion designer, ‘Englishness’, and why she’s a big hit in Japan. Elizabeth: Your »