Jane Shepherdson picks her favourite pieces from the SS08 collection.
Archive for February, 2008
People Tree celebrates Fairtrade fortnight – from a Fair Trade pioneer’s perspective
According to the Fairtrade Foundation 20% of people said they’d support Fair Trade but they just hadn’t made it their habit yet. For goodness sake the easy thing is buying it from a supermarket shelf – it can take years for a Fair Trade product and industry to benefit from being mainstreamed like this. The least you could do is buy Fair Trade.
Making Fair Trade and Ecology make a difference In Nepal
I’m in Nepal where I was working with People Tree producer groups who make hand-knit wear and handicrafts along with three People Tree designers. It seems like the only thing that Nepal has going for it economically is Fair Trade – the economy has slid backwards.
London Fashion week – My Favourite show Bora Aksu
It’s that time of year again I fly in from Nepal (coming in next blog) straight into London Fashion Week. Where People Tree presents its AW08 collection at Estethica.
