bibico. ethical fashion. summer sale looks
Posted by sally, July 27, 2010
CHECK OUT THE BIBICO SS10 SALE!!! DON’T WAIT UNTIL THE SUMMER GOES! X
Shared Talent India
Posted by sally, July 15, 2010
Last year bibico’s designer Nieves Ruiz-Ramos travelled to India with a group of UK designers selected by the Centre for Sustainable Fashion of the London College of Fashion. The purpose of their visit, to collaborate with Indian designers and create a number of pieces that would showcase sustainable Indian textiles. These are some of the gorgeous garments that came out of the Shared Talent India project.
Mustard yellow top by Anjana Janardhan in organic and Fairtrade certified cotton jersey from Pratibha Syntex and yellow trousers by Shahil Jaisingh using hand woven silk and linen blends supplied by Samant Chauhan from cooperatives in Bhagalpur, Bihar Mustard yellow top by Anjana Janardhan in organic and Fairtrade certified cotton jersey from Pratibha Syntex and yellow trousers by Shahil Jaisingh using hand woven silk and linen blends supplied by Samant Chauhan from cooperatives in Bhagalpur, Bihar
White shorts by Nieves Ruiz Ramos (Bibico) in organic and Fairtrade certified cotton canvas from Zameen and cream mini skirt by Esther Miles and Anne Marie Van der Ven in tussah silk from BVTsilks, Bangalore
The project was run by the Defra led Sustainable Clothing Road Map in partnership with the Indian government.
Summer Sale
Posted by tim, July 9, 2010
We’re in the throws of Summer and there are oh so many reasons to get out in the sun and make the most of the golden, lazy-hazy days. And the rainy ones too. Here are 10 suggestions for whiling away the time….
1. Slurp a raspberry mojito
2. Sew a summer dress
3. Go wild swimming
4. Throw a street party
5. Take a walk with the wild life
6. Loose yourself in a book (give books away, get books you want @ bookmooch)
7. For those rainy days, sign up for free cinema tickets
8. Go on a road trip
9. Have a French Feast for Bastille Day, July 14
10. Take advantage of the bibicos fair trade clothing summer sale: up to 50% off fair trade dresses & fair trade tops
No more dirty looks
Posted by sally,
Journalists Siobhan O’Conner and Alexandra Spunt are dishing the dirt on what’s lurking inside our lotions and potions. After sharing a horrible hair experience (namely having formaldehyde lathered on their locks, aka the Brazilian Blowout) they did some digging. ‘No More Dirty Looks’ is the result of two years of research into the biochemical concoctions that are our shampoos, moisturisers, mascaras etc. It’s a bit of a frightening tale. However friendlier alternatives are suggested, and these incidentally are also often the cheaper option.
Siobhan and Alexandra say “we wanted to write something for women much like us – that is, women who love products but who also care about the planet, and don’t want to sacrifice their health for their looks (or vice versa). We’ll tell you now: our year of experimenting with what we call ‘clean’ beauty garnered better results than almost everything we’d tried before. And we’ve tried alot.”
So, if you’d like the truth about your beauty products, info on the safest and most effective products on the market, or just some DIY recipes,then this gem should be at the top of your reading list.
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