A few weeks ago, in a small Swiss town of Rolle on Lake Geneva, I found a charming high street boutique whose window display advertised clothes ‘made in respectful traditions’. Needless to say, I went straight in. The boutique’s owner turned out to be a fellow Australian Theresa Hamilton who has been running her boutique A … Continue reading
Last Friday, I attended the 2013 SOURCE Summit organized by the Ethical Fashion Forum. What started as an informal gathering of a handful of UK-based members a few years back has today grown into a full-day conference that brought together over 200 industry insiders from all corners of the world, from major fashion brands to … Continue reading
Even though I called my blog ‘green stilettos’, my favourite colour is actually blue. I love its many shades and hues: cornflower and periwinkle, cobalt and sapphire, royal and navy, blue-grey and sky blue, and even turquoise and teal which also belong to the blue colour family. It’s no accident that for my About page photo shoot I chose … Continue reading
This week’s letter is T, and we are talking sustainable textiles! The subject is both timely and serendipitous, as I have just written my first piece for the Ethical Fashion Forum’s SOURCE Intelligence Magazine on this very topic! Titled ‘The Fab Five: Fabrics That Help You Cut Your Environmental Footprint‘, it is an interview with … Continue reading
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