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SS24 - Drop 2

Washed surplus linen sets, tailored & pleated trousers and a quilted organic cotton gilet complete the SS24 season.

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SS24 - Drop 1

Softened and washed, white linen is tailored into a selection of easy spring and summer tops.

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AW23 - Drop 1

Our AW23 Drop 1 Collection - Organic and surplus cottons with easy drape and soft mid-weights to keep you warm this winter.

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Interview—Morgan Meaker, journalist

Award-winning freelance journalist, Morgan Meaker, shares how she began her career in investigative journalism, the importance of sharing humanitarian stories and her approach to developing a piece in our October interview.

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Interview—Melanie Christou, ethical make-up artist

Melanie Christou is an ethical make-up artist, who regularly works on creative editorials and brand campaigns. She has assisted on shows at London, Milan and Paris Fashion Weeks, alongside her work with the Fashion Revolution Campaign. Melanie shares how her artistic background has influenced her work, her experience working with ethical cosmetics within the wider fashion industry, and what’s special about an individual’s relationship with make-up in our September interview.

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International Women's Day 2019

This International Women’s Day we’ve collected stories from our archives that showcase the work of extraordinary women in fields ranging from humanitarian photography to sustainable fashion, artists and entrepreneurs.

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Interview—Gemma Hampton, Illustrator

This October, we talked to the Cotswold-based illustrator, Gemma Hampton about how she developed her signature free-flowing style, her working life and the organic growth of her career.

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Interview—Besma, founder of Curiously Conscious

Besma documents the places she explores and the stories of those who are "doing a little more" though her blog Curiously Conscious. She shares with us the stories behind her approach to mindful living, tips on how to live more sustainably and gives an insight into her top natural beauty products in our interview below.

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Interview—Eleanor O'Neill, founder of STUDY 34, Part One

Sustainable fashion designer and columnist at The Huffington Post, Eleanor O'Neill, chats to me about the challenges of building an ethical fashion business and shares her thoughts on the future of the fashion industry in this two part interview. In Part One, Eleanor and I talk about what inspired her to start Newcastle-based STUDY 34 and discuss the ins and outs of running a small fashion business.

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Interview—Hazel & Roberta, editor-founder & creative director of Bedboat magazine

Bedboat is a quarterly print magazine, representing and promoting a range of creative talents. Integral to its ideology is the theme of “living fearlessly”. Hazel and Roberta (the editor-founder and creative director) tell me how this represents an honest look at fears: how human interaction, connecting with strangers, and being welcoming are often the bravest things we do. We talk about the process of developing the first issue of Bedboat, how they’ve gone on to represent a plethora of independent brands and their thoughts on living a sustainable lifestyle below.

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Interview—Niina Sarma-Hintikka, founder of Kielo clothing

Niina's long-standing passion for creativity, coupled with her need to make positive environmental choices after becoming a mother, inspired her to create Kielo, her synonymous ethical label. Through local production & working with beautiful-quality Ahimsa silk, her designs affirm her ethics whilst being effortlessly wearable. We discuss her thoughts on the future of sustainability & the changes in her life that led her to become a designer below.

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Interview—Freya Dowson, humanitarian photographer & Nishaantishu blogger

Freya Dowson lives in London and travels the world, documenting the beautiful places she visits and sharing candid portraits of the people she meets. Working on behalf of NGOs, she records the plight of animals to promote their welfare or communities in, often, developing contexts. On her blog, Nishaantishu, she shares these images alongside editorial & lifestyle shots of life in London. We chatted about how she began her photography career, what inspires her and how she captures the personality & warmth of her photographic subjects. She shares tales about her travels & thoughts on sustainability below.

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