By: Susie Dolphin

Susie Dolphin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:36:10 +0000

I am British but living in America. I have a Fair Trade business selling arts and crafts but have always followed People Tree for Safia’s Blog (inspiration), and for ideas. I agree with the refocus on the more urban, classic style of clothing. That is something that will keep Fair Trade clothing in style and demand over time. We are still working on that over here stateside!
Keep up the fantastic work!
Thanks

By: Fair shopping fairy

Fair shopping fairy — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:26:27 +0000

Dear Safia,
it’s great to be able to comment! I think that you run an amazing company and I have featured People Tree (PT) on my blog (http://shopfair.blogspot.com) several times.
I read the Daily Mail article and was sorry to hear that you had a rough financial year in 2007 but it’s good to hear that Jane Shepherdson is on your board. “She is encouraging Safia to move away from the more homespun, ethnic pieces and towards more tailored, smarter clothes that can be worn in the office” (quote from the Daily Mail)
I wholeheartedly agree with this. I think the market for “urban” looking clothes is much bigger than for “ethnic” designs. What I personally would love to see/buy is a shirt and/or scarf made with the wonderful handwoven plaid fabric that was used in the People Tree summer collection. I think plaid will still be “hot” next year; just look at Marc Jacobs’ Spring Collection 2009 on http://www.style.com

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