Model, writer and contributing editor to British Vogue, Laura Bailey, browsed the People Tree Collection and chose her favourite pieces…
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Safia Minney talks about recycling, green choices and her new book
Ferne Arfin, editor of energyrethinking, interviews People Tree founder Safia Minney about her new book.
Naked Fashion – the new sustainable fashion revolution
by Safia Minney, with Emma Watson, Vivienne Westwood, Orla Kiely and many more…
The People Tree Wheelchair Campaign
The People Tree Autumn / Winter jewellery collection has been created at Bombolulu, a ground breaking project in Kenya which gives valuable employment to disabled artisans. Here, we give an insight into the problems facing the workshop and how you can help…
July Sample Sale
Calling all friends in the London area this weekend! Fair Trade Fashion & Accessories…
Laura Bailey’s Hot Picks
Fashion model Laura Bailey is a great supporter of People Tree. Laura chooses her top picks from the Summer Collection…
Fair Trade Community
We had the pleasure to be involved in some great projects this past few months including Fairtrade Fortnight, Fashion Weeks across the world and the Best of Green Awards! All of which show a great community spirit of all things Fair Trade…
History of People Tree
People Tree set out to prove that organically grown, hand-made, community-produced fashion could be successful. Read about the evolution of Fair Trade Fashion as told by founder Safia Minney…
10 year anniversary
People Tree was founded 10 years ago in the UK on a new idea – that people and the planet would always be central to everything we do. People Tree has always believed and proved that fashion can be a tool for Change. Fashion through Fair Trade, can lift people out of poverty, give them a route to sustained employment, earn a living wage, develop their communities and invest in protecting their environment.
Safia’s Sustainable Christmas shopping?
Some of us fix a limit on how much we can spend on each other – forcing us to be more innovative and creative. We’ve never formalised that rule in my family but my favourite Christmas present last year was definitely my brother’s chutney – (imagine a doctor with two small children who makes time to make chutney! – so cool!). Anyway my mate Andrew the Jamaican taxi driver filled me with the joy of buying and stockpiling for Christmas and I realised I hadn’t started anything… I like getting excited about what I’m going to give people, rarely find it a pressure and well if I hide away special organic Christmas food it’s more likely to be me raiding the special box in the middle of the night than my teenagers!
So this Saturday – aside from my People Tree Fair Trade presents, Natalie my 14 year old daughter and I set out in South London to find things that would bring a smile to her grandmother’s face – that’s where we’re all spending Christmas. I find a hip flask, some second hand records and some gorgeous second hand shoes – completely impractical for my Yorkshire Xmas, maybe People Tree Christmas party though!
Local charity shop - a treasure trove of fun!
I find some cute junk jewellery and purses for my nieces
Here are a few of my Christmas present rules -
Rule 1. Never buy plastic and non-biodegradable. You can only buy plastic if it’s from a charity shop and recycled. (I buy a football hat game – where you chuck a ball at someone’s hat the ball attaches itself with Velcro to the unfortunate persons head!)
Rule 2. If you buy new, buy Fair Trade and organic! I’ve bought friends good organic wine and other foods and consumables – I want to make mince pies – veggie of course. I’ll treat everyone at People Tree’s Christmas sample sale on 10th/11th December – so come along! Homemade rules – so save those jars!
Rule 3. Buying ethical fashion can mean, buying Fair Trade or second hand (or vintage I you have a bit more money to spend). I’ve bought my Mum a gorgeous silk dress that I’ve been imagining she’ll wear on Christmas Day – glamorous and colourful.
Rule 4. Don’t forget the important things – it’s different depending on your age, my teenagers want a drum kit on eBay for £100, my mum wants to see her grandchildren more than anything for Christmas – and all I want is a good long bubble bath (organic bubbles please!) and 2 days off to cook together and drink red wine.
Rule 5. Don’t spend money, only spend time!
