***** Update! We raised over £350 at Empower & Breathe! This money is going to directly support one family in their search for justice for their daughters and to stop this happening to other [...]
Explore this incredible piece of interactive journalism from The Guardian, The Shirt on your back. A year on from the Rana Plaza Tragedy in Bangladesh, explore who makes your clothes and the [...]
Last Thursday marked the six month anniversary of a garment factory collapse that killed 1133 people and injured a further 2500. Sadly the infamous Rana Plaza incident in Dhaka, Bangladesh is not [...]
Earlier this month I was invited to speak at the Open Institute London’s Future of Open event. I was delighted that they had included fashion in the mix as it is a vital part of our culture [...]
It’s the first Wednesday since I made my commitment to blog every week. So here I am! This week I want to share with you a documentary that was made by two young women, Christina Rebel (who [...]
Over the years I have shied away from sending e-mails. I know that everyone has bulging inboxes and didn’t want to add more to it. Instead I was sharing ideas and links through social media [...]
You can’t have escaped the news of the tragic garment factory collapse in Rana Plaza, Bangladesh where over 900 people have been killed. The really sad thing is that this is not the [...]
This year’s International Women’s Day and Women of the World festival was even more fun than the last time. I really love this time of year, as it is always such a celebration with [...]
Last summer as part of my Future Fashion series at Shoreditch House, I interviewed designer Kerry Seager about her adventures in up-cycling. Junky Styling, founded in 1997 was inspired by the [...]
Back in September as part of my Future Fashion series at Shoreditch House, I interviewed Tara Scott, the founder of vintage inspired label Tara Starlet. The brand specialises in late 30s to early [...]