Ethics
London College of Fashion teaches Teeline shorthand
Tue, 06/05/2008 - 12:01pmThe London College of Fashion has introduced compulsory short-hand training for students on its BA Fashion Journalism course. A course teaching traditional Teeline shorthand recently commenced and students are now beginning to use the technique in interviews.
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Sustainable fashion in China
Mon, 28/04/2008 - 12:30pmThe label 'Made in China' in clothing currently triggers consumer concerns over workers' conditions, formaldehyde resins and dodgy environmental practices, but this could be set to change with the establishment of the Sustainable Fashion Business Consortium in Hong Kong.
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The Centre for Sustainable Fashion launches
Tue, 15/04/2008 - 12:39pmThe London College of Fashion has launched the very first Centre for Sustainable Fashion headed by Dilys Williams with Caryn Franklin as an ambassador and announced its first conference in October 2008.
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Design Your Own Ethical T-shirt in 2008
Tue, 08/01/2008 - 2:54pmIt is not just artists and celebrities who have the opportunity to guest design T-shirts, all of us can design our own ethically-produced T-shirts in 2008 and you do not need an ounce of training, just inspiration.
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Strange skins
Wed, 05/12/2007 - 12:51pmThis season has seen designers and labels offering us accessories and clothing in some very strange skins. You might think that using the skins of exotic and tropical animals was an extinct practice in 2007, but it seems that reptile skin in particular, is back on the agenda.
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WWF's Deeper Luxury Report
Thu, 29/11/2007 - 12:09pmThe WWF has published a 52 page report which could herald a huge change in the way global luxury brands operate. Entitled Deeper Luxury, the report has been written by Jem Bendell and Anthony Kleanthous and claims that there has been a powerful paradigm shift in the way luxury is perceived by consumers.
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Fenchurch Bottletop Bag Collaboration
Wed, 21/11/2007 - 1:24pmIn July of this year we were impressed with Rubbish Bags, made by a co-operative of Filipino women wanting to clean up their neighbourhood. Now, UK charity Bottletop has teamed up with British brand Fenchurch to bring us the, rather aptly named, Bottletop Fenchurch Bag.
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Sharkah Chakra - ecological jeans for life
Tue, 16/10/2007 - 11:33amLast month saw the launch of a new London-based denim company which specialises in handmade fairtrade jeans designed to last a lifetime. Sharkah Chakra (which is Hindu for 'hand made life') jeans will be available to buy online and in branches of Harvey Nichols from Thursday October 18 priced £195 and each pair comes with a handbook explaining every aspect of its production.
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Marshall Artist's M is For Music Series
Thu, 23/08/2007 - 4:43pmMarshall Artist has personally chosen a handful of creative folk he respects from the world of broadcast, art and music, to contribute designs for series of charity T-shirts, 'M is for Music' available now.
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Kate Moss, Topshop and those sweatshops we suspected
Tue, 14/08/2007 - 1:51pmAt last, our own suspicions that Kate Moss's range for Topshop is being produced in factories which exploit vulnerable textile workers have been confirmed.
Back at the end of April 2007, fuk.co.uk reported that we couldn't endorse Ms Moss's range for Topshop as we could find no guarantee that the clothes had been made in decent working conditions and were not in fact made by children.
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