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Archive for February, 2011

Esthetica 2011- Five full years of ethical fashion at the heart of London Fashion Week

Esthetica 2011- Five full years of ethical fashion at the heart of London Fashion Week

posted in Eco Design , Ethical Fashion

Tenth edition of Estethica - quite an achievement. Five full years of ethical fashion at the heart of London Fashion Week. Once more, I expectantly attended, and my eager interest ...

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Ore-Inspiring - Gold gets a comprehensive Fairtrade & Fairmined makeover

Ore-Inspiring - Gold gets a comprehensive Fairtrade & Fairmined makeover

posted in Contemporary Jewellery , Fair Trade Matters , Product of the week , Style Guide

The last piece of jewellery I bought was from the workshop of a Brazilian craftsman in Costa Rica. It was one of those ʻmust-haveʼ moments I suppose but, aesthetics aside, ...

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Ladies, you are invited to an EcoChic Swish, our clothes swapping fundraiser

Ladies, you are invited to an EcoChic Swish, our clothes swapping fundraiser

posted in EcoChic Events/News

Ladies, Your special invitation to Swish for Sussex  St Mary's C E School, in our Clothes Swapping Fundraiser. When: Sunday 26th June 2.30pm - 5pm Where: The White Horse Hotel, 2 The Square, ...

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Fairtrade Gold on mainstage for first time at LFW

Fairtrade Gold on mainstage for first time at LFW

posted in Contemporary Jewellery , Fair Trade Matters

Diary of an ethical stylist. When I visited Estethica and EcoLuxe during London Fashion Week back in February, I of course did it with excitement and an open mind. I knew ...

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The Fairtrade & Fairmined Gold launch - a day to remember

The Fairtrade & Fairmined Gold launch - a day to remember

posted in Contemporary Jewellery , Ethical Fashion , Ethical Weddings , Fair Trade Matters , Human Rights

"I have a dream" Martin Luther King. There are days in all of our lives that we store as treasured memories and Wednesday 9th February 2011 is among one of my ...

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The World’s Biggest Gold Story 2011 - Fairtrade & Fairmined Gold

The World’s Biggest Gold Story 2011 - Fairtrade & Fairmined Gold

posted in Beautiful Trends , EcoChic Uncovers , Ethical Fashion , Ethical Weddings , Fair Trade Matters

About half the worldʼs gold, once itʼs been mined, refined and traded, finds its way into jewellery. Itʼs a long way from a dusty valley in Colombia to the City ...

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The authentic voice of the Fairmined Gold pioneer in Sierra Leone

The authentic voice of the Fairmined Gold pioneer in Sierra Leone

posted in Fair Trade Matters , Fashion Expose , Human Rights

Sierra Leone is apparently one of the poorest countries in the world. Definitions of poverty of course vary dramatically from the rather spurious measure of GDP per capita (gross domestic product ...

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