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Ethics Girls is an UK based online fashion and accessories shop, but also a magazine and a place for people interested in shopping Ethical Fashion, Fair Trade and Green living. Lately they have published a “10 top ten Ethical Fashion Pin Boards to follow in 2012” explaining that at Ethics Girls, we really love the [ READ MORE ]
From today in all Coop supermarkets all over Italy is much easier to be ethical in style. From the large and catchy phrases on the t-shirts the most fashionistas clients could guess that only a designer like Katharine Hamnett could have backed such an idea. YOU/ME, STOP AND THINK, TOGETHER IS POSSIBLE, KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, SAVE [ READ MORE ]
Going around Italy it is always a nice surprise to discover places, cities, shops and ateliers where sustainability and slow fashion are strongly considered or even a driving force in product production and buying choices. The eastern region of Italy, Friuli, is well known for its wines, hard working people and a nice combination of [ READ MORE ]
We all know the importance of work as a tool for social reintegration for detainees. This concept is the root of Cooperativa Alice a social cooperative working in Sanvittore and Bollate detention centers both in the Milan area. They run three workshops, two within the prison premises and one outside, employing detainees and professionals, tailoring [ READ MORE ]
Peace Steps is probably not the best translation of “Impronte di pace“, it would be better to talk about footprints or footmarks, but at the end of the day the meaning would be there: going somewhere towards peace. The idea behind this project is very much rooted in what really Fair Trade means. Peace can [ READ MORE ]
Just a month ago there was the grand opening of a new space with is the “Fabbrica del Vapore“: the Cathedral! Honestly a really nice and welcoming space, pity for the huge tent in the centre of the external garden hosting, since a few years now, the Ciak theatre. In the Cathedral itself for the Fuorisalone [ READ MORE ]
Soon after the presentation of People Tree SS11 collection -third collaboration between the Fair Trade brand and Emma Watson- rumors started about a possible new capsule by the Harry Potter heroine and Italian designer Alberta Ferretti. Of course Emma Watson objective was to continue the teenage sustainable fashion propaganda she started with People Tree. Doing [ READ MORE ]
A new shop has opened this autumn in Milan. Equo Logo is a nice and quiet space in the center of Brera, one of the most fascinating and art-prone areas of the city. Everything starts from Color Naturae a brand realizing garments knitted or in jersey, dyed with natural or eco-friendly colours, all Made in Italy. [ READ MORE ]
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