Bibico is a fair-trade clothing brand based in the UK. This means the people that make their clothes are paid fairly and work in a safe and healthy environment. Spanish designer Nieves Ruiz Ramos, otherwise known as Snow, had been working in the fashion industry for leading...
Some interesting facts about Human Trafficking from the website: http://www.stopthetraffik.org/ Every year men, women and children are trafficked within their own countries and across international borders. Trafficking affects every continent and every country. Every country is affected by human trafficking, whether it's an origin country where people are...
(Sponsored Post) Hearts is an ethical fashion brand that designs exclusive handbags, jewellery and fashion accessories for both men and women. Hearts upholds the ideals of “people and the planet first” in order to provide consumers with alternatives to the traditional fashion supply chain. The company supports...
With cheap clothing being relished in Australia without much thought, I was extremely impressed that 60 minutes decided to air this story on Sunday night, exposing by name the corporations within Australia who are demanding these price driven products within the Bangladesh manufacturing industry. K-mart,...
Eco Bird is a freshly minted online sustainable and ethical eco-boutique in Australia. Selling a carefully curated selection of Australian and New Zealand Designers such as Kowtow, Monolog, and Bachhara, most of their product list is made from premium 100% certified fair trade organic cotton. The owners of...
Hearts is an ethical fashion brand that designs exclusive handbags, jewelry and fashion accessories for both men and women. Hearts upholds the ideals of “people and the planet first” in order to provide consumers with alternatives to the traditional fashion supply chain. The company supports...
I've noticed myself having heated conversations lately about the price of clothing. Mathematically, fabric production + printing & dying + garment worker wages + shipping + retail mark-up in most cases does not reflect the true value of a garment.The TV ad below has been...
The Dharma Door is a leading source for contemporary fair trade and sustainable homewares and gifts offering high-quality handcrafted products made by talented artisans in developing countries. While the business is lead with integrity, it focusses on two main aspects of production, those being fair trade...
Cambodian Threads is a socially responsible company that offers handmade fair-trade silk scarves created by a group of artisans called the Hengs family, who live in a small rural village called Prek Bongkong.The company buys the products from the artisans at a fair price, then...
Not the first of it's kind, but alas a great concept, Sweat Shop Paris is alikened to an internet cafe, sewing machines in place of the usual 10 or so pc's available for hire by the hour.Parisian customers can drop in for a cup of...