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Livia Firth (wife of actor Colin Firth) graced the 69th Golden Globe awards with Giorgio Armani’s contribution to her popular Green Carpet Challenge.  Other heavy-weight participants include....READ MORE!

Recently, I was delighted to be asked to design and make some bespoke jewellery for DJ, Model and Presenter Lisa Snowdon.  I was even more thrilled when she chose to have her pendant made from Fairtrade Gold.

When I explained about there being a Faitrade gold option now, and what this menat, Lisa was keen to learn more and then quickly chose…

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Celebrity endorsement amongst mainstream fashion and luxury is something which has become increasingly popular in recent years. According to Esther Freeman of mswandas.co.uk, input from famous faces would cause a dramatic shift in attitudes towards…

Recently, I went to the Ethical Fashion Forum‘s Source Expo in London and what an inspiring time  it was. I chatted to the international suppliers and manufacturers all making the textile industry a fairer place to work.

Check out this weeks Eco Fashion Designer overview on amazing, Italian luxury, polymorphic label Lemuria, producing these multi purpose designs at http://www.ecofashiontalk.com/2012/01/lemuria/…

As we start 2012, to help you make your wardrobe sustainable, we launch the 12 Rules To Dress By Poster and Wardrobe Shopping Checklist!

I have been following these Rules To Dress By since 2008 when I started working in the Ethical Fashion industry as part of the team on the RE:Fashion Awards, and then later for the Ethical Fashion…

By Rushanara Ali MP, Labour Shadow Minister for International Development, UK

Bangladesh is changing so rapidly – I see this every time I visit. Growth rates are at about 7% a year and it is now one of the countries identified by Goldman Sachs investment bank as ‘The Next Eleven’ (or N-11) - countries who have the potential, along with the BRICS, to become the…

This weeks Eco Fashion Designer overview on Eco Fashion Talk is on Stewart + Brown's lovely, layered, quirky collection at http://www.ecofashiontalk.com/2011/12/stewart-brown/  As always feel free to like, comment, post and Tweet as you see fit, and check out Stewart and Brown's own website…

Check out this weeks Eco Fashion Designer overview on the exquisite collection of John Patrick Organic at …

Somthing that is often on my mind, is what the fashion industry does with last season's lines.

Now I am a jeweller so we are quite lucky.  If we do ever end up with precious materials that haven't sold, we can melt them down and make them into something else!  Also as most of what we make is a bespoke design or a one-off design so we almost never need to do this.

However we also do have some lines of…

The lovely people at Green Baby are having a Childrenswear and accessories Christmas sale! See the banner above for full details. Visit their Network Profile here or…

It is a worrying time for the Kimberley Process.  Many of us in the jewellery industry are baffled that Marange diamonds are available for export.

Simon has written a great blog about the current situation with the Kimberley Process explaining it all which is well worth a read.

I know our own diamonds…

We'd like to introduce one of our new Fellows! Rachel from Funky Jewellery & Bags has recently joined the Fellowship 500, our new collaboration with pioneering innovators in…