Phew! Last week was a busy one. To start with it was London Fashion Week and People Tree were there showcasing our Spring/Summer 2009 collection. Sorry, I can’t show you the clothes just yet but believe me it will be worth the wait! Just have a read what two fashion journalists thought about the collection…
“People Tree’s mainline collection is their best yet – the style ethos of the designer collections has filtered down into the mainline pieces, bringing a new confidence and simplicity to the designs.” The Guardian
“Notably impressive” Vogue.com
London Fashion Week continues to lead the way by having estethica, the area of the shows for ethical and Fair Trade collections. Throughout the week there were so many evening events celebrating and debating the ethics of the fashion industry.

Safia, Matthew Rock (who chaired the event), Jen Ruppert and Ed Gillespie at the Feelgood fashion event at the British library.
I was really pleased to join Ed Gillespie from Futerra and Jen Ruppert from Revamp on a panel at the British Library Feelgood fashion evening where we talked about entrepreneurship in the ethical fashion business. It was a fascinating evening and you can watch it online along with a snippet of the Revamp and People Tree fashion show held after the pannel discussion.
Later in the week I was invited to be a judge on a panel for ‘Make Your Mark.’ Young deisgners created a new range for some of the most established sustainable fashion brands. Congratulations to the winner Miawi and to all of the finalists! It was a great afternoon, and made me really excited about the future of ethical fashion designers.

The wining design from Miawi.

The ‘Make your mark’ pannel with the finalists