You Say You Want a Revolution
It’s Fashion Revolution Week and we’re questioning how and where we source our clothing, read on to get involved…
"We all want to change the world
You say you got a real solution
Well, you know
We'd all love to see the plan"
Revolution, The Beatles 1968
In the words of the fab four we all want to change the world and Fashion Revolution Week is the perfect place to start.
Lets start a revolution
All week long events are taking place across the UK and globally to raise awareness and celebrate Fashion Revolution Week 23-29 April. Making us question our attitude to fast fashion, how and where we source our clothing. We want to know that the clothes we buy don’t come at the cost of people or the planet.
The manufacturing of clothes uses up massive amounts of water, energy and land with so much of our clothing ending up in landfill. "The average British woman hoards £285 of clothes they will never wear, the equivalent of 22 outfits left hanging in valuable wardrobe space, or, £30 billion of unworn clothes. That’s a lot of unloved clothing" Fashion Revolution.
Stats by Fashion Revolution
Our Fashion Love Story
Begins with vintage denim - the look, the feel, the tones. A little 80s stonewash, a lotta denim on denim. Pull it out the closet, ease it on and greet it like an old friend. The more you wear this classic, the softer the feel - it just gets better with age.
The perfect denim jacket can last a lifetime, will never date and can take you anywhere. The journey of my well-loved vintage jacket has seen me through boogie nights and babies, pairs beautifully with my grandad's ancient paisley scarf and my recent Pucci style vintage day dress (best find ever) and even shows up in our latest Spring/Summer campaign. Source a vintage treasure and you'll never look back. Cool wash and hang dry for best results.
be the change
Sign the Manifesto, Ask a brand #WhoMadeMyClothes or do a Fashion Love Story like us.
Let's make a difference and #BeTheChange
Jo
We Got Bottle
Did you see Blue Planet? Then you'll know single use plastics have got to go. Find out what we're recycling our plastic bottles into...
Photo by Giuseppe Famiani on Unsplash
Did you see Blue Planet? Then you'll know single use plastics have got to go. For those that didn't, eight million metric tonnes of plastic is dumped into the ocean each year and it's harming both the sea creatures and the environment.
Soon our seas will be more plastic than fish.
Photo by Linus Nylund on Unsplash
Globally we go through a million plastic water bottles a minute. BPA is thought to leach into food, drink and harbour bacteria - the time is now to switch to a reusable bottle or cup!
We'll be upcycling those bottles into our new cleaning cloths.
Our exclusive Peep branded cloths are made from 100% recycled PET plastic bottles and are the perfect way to keep yourself smear free. Soft, durable, anti-static and washable on a low temp - everything you could ask for in a cloth.
Clean your glasses while saving the planet.
All in a day's work,
You're welcome.
Jo