Fashion
Greenknickers
Wed, 06/06/2007 - 2:53pmRun by designer Sarah Lucy Smith and fashion merchandiser Rose Cleary-Southwood, Greenknickers is, just as it sounds, a company specialising in ethical undies. Based in south London, production takes place in India using organic cotton and the UK using hemp and silk, as well as in China (but still fair trade and ethically made the website states).
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Carolyn Massey
Tue, 12/12/2006 - 2:15pmCarolyn Massey is an RCA graduate who designs menswear. Her first full menswear collection is due to be shown in Paris in January 2007.
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Laundry Room
Wed, 02/08/2006 - 5:54pmNorwich based online menswear fashion by twins Oli and Alice Pointer including brands Acne Jeans, Margaret Howell and Umbro by Kim Jones. It says its purpose is 'to bring together the traditional and the innovative, fusing fashion and anti-fashion...' and with a mixture of English made shirting, cult Swedish denim and artisan sportswear this site makes for an interesting shop.
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New Designers Online
Thu, 13/07/2006 - 9:13amThis is a good idea, badly executed. Each year hundreds of graduating and recently-qualified designers from across a range of disciplines including fashion, showcase their work at the Business Design Centre in Islington.
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Junkfunk
Tue, 11/07/2006 - 1:23pmhttp://www.junkfunk.com/shop/index.htm
Independent online boutique based in sunny Croydon showcasing vibrant print tees, polos and hoodies. Junkfunk claim to source their blank tees from ethical non sweatshop suppliers and offer free UK postage. Prices from £25 - mostly aimed at guys but girls could get away with a size small.
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Funkshop
Fri, 08/07/2005 - 2:48pmAn independent online boutique which sells limited editions and short-runs by individual designers. You can get Kate Berman's handcrafted Swing Gang hats (very different and reasonably priced), Rob J Madin's amazing canvas and rubber shoes which he paints with acrylic paints, markers and fabric pen. You can also Nichol Malia's handmade bags and artwork by Rosie Robinson.
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The Style Doctors
Wed, 23/03/2005 - 3:26pmElin Davies and Kim Saxelby met at Manchester University where they were both studying fashion and, after spending yonks sorting out their mates' wardrobes, launched a specialist service and their own - Style Doctors. Prices start from £65 an hour and you can opt for a one-on-one session with a wardrobe analysis and shopping tips, to a full day package with a shopping trip for £400. The website has some seasonal trend info and examples of recent makeovers.
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Cool Girls Japan
Tue, 06/07/2004 - 10:51amwww.coolgirlsjapan.biz/index.html
A site made by 100% pure stylish Japanese girls - not all of the English translations work, but this is definitely worth a look.
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Iron Tribes
Wed, 19/05/2004 - 10:44amRight, well apparently the relationship between women and the metal iron is pretty important to some French folk so they developed this website dedicated to "Woman and Iron". Check out the images of iron-clad women in films and Iron Tribes' own range of strange headwear, body armour and corsetry and find out where you can buy these unusual items (not many places and definitely not your local ironmongers).
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The New York City Anti-Hipster Forum
Tue, 06/01/2004 - 4:48pmAimee Plumley lives in New York and has a thing about 'hipsters'. Not the trousers, but the know-it-all trendy types infesting Aimee's world. The Anti-hipster Forum is her weblog railing against these people. Read Aimee's and other anti-hipsters' accounts of overheard conversations and incidents.
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