Colour me up!

Yes the weather may not be sunny everyday, but that doesn't mean our outfits need to be drab too! Grab yourself one of these brightly coloured chokers to add a bit of sunshine to your life! 

These chockers are made from upcycled high street store plastic bags, I know who would have thought it.....

Available at Fashionconscience.com at £45 each

Angela Clayton

Vivienne Westwood Limited Edition Dress

This uber cool dress has been designed by Vivienne Westwood, and what's even more great, it's made from 100 percent fair-trade organic cotton, made by People Tree!

Priced at only £28.00 it's a bargain and for every sale, £7.00 will be donated to the Society for Human Development, which supports the women of the Garo tribe, who live in the Madhupur forest region of Bangladesh.

I can see this being the must-have dress for Summer!
Angela Clayton

Do One Good Thing

The One Foundation could be the easiest way to help third world countries. The idea is so simple. You don’t have to sign up to any monthly donation or fill in any forms. No, all there is to it is buying One products and 100% of the profits goes to the One Foundation projects. (Check out their website to see how they achieve this at www.onedifference.org)

Ideas for the products come from the main issues that need tackling in poorer countries. One bottled water funds water pumps for clean water, One soap and toilet tissue fund sanitation facilities and One condoms fund HIV care. The most recent products to be added to the family are eggs and vital water (water with yummy fruit juice flavours.) These help toward funding vegetable gardens, seed banks and chicken farms.

Another extremely important issue that needs tackling is the prevention of Malaria, which is spread through mosquito bites. This can easily be prevented with mosquito nets so if you think you have an amazing idea for a product that relates to this issue then get involved with The One Foundation by going to www.onedifference.org/contact or post your ideas here!

One products are available at most supermarket chains such as the Co op, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Asda. So next time you run out of toilet tissue or soap, think about putting One products in your trolly instead and you could be helping someone else in the world. It's as easy as that!

Alanna Skelton

One Hell of a Show!

 

Images from Amelia's Magazine 

Welcoming us on board pretty hostesses treated us travellers to an amazing Courvoisier Punch that was not as summery as Pims but certainly more delicious! Take off promptly started at 19.30 with the Models pounding the catwalk to music from DJ Hudge,  hair by Declan at Andrew Barton and make up by Green People.

Prompting my neighbor to declare God each one is more beautiful then the other. Definitely not sure whether she meant the models the clothes or just the show as a whole. Peppered by a host of paps, academia, press, artist  and the crème de la crème of Ethical Fashion it was heaving. Spring designs were presented together with the Ju.St limited edition of Autumn Winter 2011 and classic junky styles.

Things I loved and just need to buy were the catuits and playsuits in silk , breeches with bomber jacket bottoms and the better then pringle maxi length dress in red for women!

For the  boys trying to figure out seriously how to woe my man into the all in one catsuit which I love and now comes in a load of different styles and colours they are so sexy! Also Krt jewels recycled glass pieces which are so beautiful and covetable might end up in my section instead.

We were promised special show rate for pieces at the show and believe you me I searched and searched for someone available but reckon was beaten to the post, but I have a list which I am hanging on to! So will be hotfooting to shop this week.

Lupe Castro

New Dresses for Spring at TRAIDremade

Take a look at TRAIDremade’s new dresses in for SS11.

The dip dye dress is perfect for right now. Perhaps wear with some chic biker boots for an edgy look. The lovely cinched waists and below the knee lengths gives these dresses a great fit and a demure look to the fun prints. And yes these are ONE OFF pieces made from second hand textiles that would otherwise be thrown away.

They are also an absolute steal at just £27.50!

Alanna Skelton

Prophetik AW11 Catwalk Show

Yesterday, designer Jeff Garner (Prophetik) showcased the new AW11 collection and it was FABULOUS!

Dresses had flowing trains in beautiful silks and velour. The more casual clothing was all about patchwork quilting, especially for the men, and all with a hint of medieval glamour as the root to the shapes and cut.

The finale dress was hand sewn with ostrich feathers (that naturally shed twice per year) onto white silk with a modern thigh high split, which turned this gown from pure and sweet into something entirely edgy and sexy.

The footwear swayed towards equestrian but with beaten and worn looking finishing’s that were more rock and roll rather then squeaky clean, complimented the patchwork details and ripped tights completing the looks. One word it ROCKED!

Alanna Skelton