Julia Smith is an up and coming designer on the British fashion scene and a Future 100 young entrepreneur. She showcased her autumn/winter 09/10 collection with Vauxhall Fashion Scout at London Fashion Week 2009. Her capsule collection, Made in Africa, is currently in Topshop’s Oxford Circus Store.
How was your first show at London Fashion Week?
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BCSF spent last Thursday night at Shoreditch Town Hall surrounded by celebrities, cocktails and clothes at the RE:Fashion Awards, the world’s first ethical fashion awards. Founded by Anti-Apathy, the Ethical Fashion Forum and Futerra Sustainability Communications, RE:Fashion’s mission is to “transform social and environmental standards in the fashion industry within a decade.”
Eleven awards in three [...]
Yesterday, the Guinness World Record for the Largest Gathering of People Wearing Underpants was broken, and BCSF was there to witness it. Pants to Poverty, the campaigning movement/underwear retailer, used the promise of free pants, bacon butties and shots of whisky to entice 116 brave souls to bare (almost) all at chilly St Pancras International. They [...]
Adili, the ethical and sustainable fashion, beauty and home products retailer, relaunched its site today.
Established in 2006, Adili stocks brands such as People Tree, Karen Cole, Patagonia, Howies, Edun and Terra Plana. For the relaunch, new brands have been introduced and product ranges expanded.
The labels sold through Adili have succeeded in overturning the notion that [...]
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