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The New Sharing Economy – 6 Initiatives That are Changing the Way We Consume Fashion

It’s official sharing is the new buying with a greater focus on sustainability and climate change, austerity measures and rising costs of raw materials. The sharing economy is currently valued at £22 billion in the UK and it looks like … Continue reading

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Sustainable Fashion Outfit Competition Round Up

Big congratulations to Vicky of Owl and Accordion who has won our sustainable outfit competition and £100 to spend on shoes at Spartoo. I loved the colour combination and pretty accessories in her outfit which combined vintage and charity shop … Continue reading

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Vogue Festival 2013 – Can Fashion Change the World?

It was fantastic to see such an important question ‘Can Fashion Change the World?’ being asked as one of the talks for this years Vogue Festival 2013. Amidst the glitz and glamour and talk of fashion, it was completely appropriate … Continue reading

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How People Tree are Making a Difference in Bangladesh

Here at style-is.co.uk we were hugely saddened to hear about the factory collapse in Bangladesh which has caused so much death and injury. Bangladesh’s garment industry is booming and is one of the country’s biggest employers and foreign exchange earners but … Continue reading

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Future Fashion Dress – Could Snakeskin Provide a Sustainable Alternative to Fast Fashion?

In our new series Future Fashion Dress, we investigate possible sustainable alternatives for fashion. In our first post, we check out Shed Me Clothes, a project using biomimicry as a possible solution to the problem of fast fashion and consumption. … Continue reading

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Sustainable Style for Earth Day

Happy Earth Day! Earth Day is a global event with over a billion  individuals, communities, organizations, and governments getting involved to acknowledge the amazing planet we call home and taking action to protect it. For further information and to see … Continue reading

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Sustainable Fashion – The April Round Up

There has certainly been lots of talk and media attention around sustainable fashion this month and with spring finally on its way there are aslo lots of lovely new sustainable and ethical fashion collections to check out. Here is our … Continue reading

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Seasalt Cornwall for SS13

Seasalt Cornwall is one of our favourite brands, not only are their collections inspired by the beautiful coast of Cornwall but many of their clothes are also made around the UK helping to preserve some of the traditional clothing industry … Continue reading

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The Sustainable Fashion Outfit Competition

Follow my blog with Bloglovin We are really pleased to announce our Fashion Blogger Sustainable Fashion Outfit Competition for April. Show us your sustainable style for the chance to win £100 of vouchers for Spartoo. Spartoo have a fantastic range … Continue reading

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Fair Trade Fashion for Fairtrade Fortnight

Today is the beginning of Fairtrade Fortnight, a campaign organised by the Fairtrade industry to raise awareness of the benefits and great reasons to buy its products. We thought we would celebrate Fairtrade by sharing some of our favourite Fair … Continue reading

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