Comments on: Ethical Shopping http://www.ecostreet.com/blog/ethical-fashion/2008/07/02/ethical-shopping/ Raising Green Consciousness since 2002 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:46:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Baby hats http://www.ecostreet.com/blog/ethical-fashion/2008/07/02/ethical-shopping/#comment-68729 Baby hats Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:21:10 +0000 http://ecostreet.com/blog/uncategorised/2008/07/02/ethical-shopping/#comment-68729 We've just launched an ethical baby hat website if anybody fancies a look, it's www.hellishat.co.uk We’ve just launched an ethical baby hat website if anybody fancies a look, it’s http://www.hellishat.co.uk

]]> By: Linda http://www.ecostreet.com/blog/ethical-fashion/2008/07/02/ethical-shopping/#comment-68360 Linda Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:43:31 +0000 http://ecostreet.com/blog/uncategorised/2008/07/02/ethical-shopping/#comment-68360 Here is a recent blog from my website which follows on a bit from the last couple of comments. http://www.sonesuk.com/BLOG/tabid/557/EntryID/141/Default.aspx It seems that the Primark story is set to run and run and I was interested to read a report from an Edingburgh paper today. The story was about the apparent backlash against fast fashion and made the point that although it was cheap to buy the price was far too high. Last month, the BBC Panorama undercover investigation programme Primark On The Rack exposed child labour, with young Indian children working long hours for little pay in foul conditions to finish off our high street clothes. The programme resulted in demonstrations and condemnation, and according to fashion buyer Sarah Murray, of Thistle Street store Jane Davidson, our appetite for pile 'em high and sell 'em cheap clothing is waning."A couple of years back it was almost cool to reveal just how little your outfit really cost when someone commented on how great you looked, but actually it's not cool – especially when you realise that a child working in horrific conditions made it. So a shift has occured and it is no longer fashionable to buy cheap clothes. Sometimes the cheap purchase can be a quick fix to satisfy the urge to shop till you drop, but there's nothing more satisfying than investing in a quality piece of clothing you know will last longer than one wash. So classical designs that cost a bit more but don't get thrown out after one season are making a comeback. Clothes are mean't to be worn and loved not thrown out like a disposable meal after being worn a couple of times. Here is a recent blog from my website which follows on a bit from the last couple of comments.

http://www.sonesuk.com/BLOG/tabid/557/EntryID/141/Default.aspx

It seems that the Primark story is set to run and run and I was interested to read a report from an Edingburgh paper today. The story was about the apparent backlash against fast fashion and made the point that although it was cheap to buy the price was far too high.

Last month, the BBC Panorama undercover investigation programme Primark On The Rack exposed child labour, with young Indian children working long hours for little pay in foul conditions to finish off our high street clothes.

The programme resulted in demonstrations and condemnation, and according to fashion buyer Sarah Murray, of Thistle Street store Jane Davidson, our appetite for pile ‘em high and sell ‘em cheap clothing is waning.”A couple of years back it was almost cool to reveal just how little your outfit really cost when someone commented on how great you looked, but actually it’s not cool – especially when you realise that a child working in horrific conditions made it.

So a shift has occured and it is no longer fashionable to buy cheap clothes. Sometimes the cheap purchase can be a quick fix to satisfy the urge to shop till you drop, but there’s nothing more satisfying than investing in a quality piece of clothing you know will last longer than one wash. So classical designs that cost a bit more but don’t get thrown out after one season are making a comeback. Clothes are mean’t to be worn and loved not thrown out like a disposable meal after being worn a couple of times.

]]> By: laura http://www.ecostreet.com/blog/ethical-fashion/2008/07/02/ethical-shopping/#comment-68359 laura Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:42:19 +0000 http://ecostreet.com/blog/uncategorised/2008/07/02/ethical-shopping/#comment-68359 Some ethical fashion designers I've spoken to have said that the credit crunch has really affected their business. When the times are good the majority of people don't mind parting with some extra pennies to take the moral high ground but when times are tough consumers become less picky. Let's face it when you can buy a t-shirt for £4 compared to an ethical one for £20 it's hard to justify spending the extra money! We can but try to convince people to stick with ethical and green products in hard times! www.ethicalandgreen.com Some ethical fashion designers I’ve spoken to have said that the credit crunch has really affected their business. When the times are good the majority of people don’t mind parting with some extra pennies to take the moral high ground but when times are tough consumers become less picky. Let’s face it when you can buy a t-shirt for £4 compared to an ethical one for £20 it’s hard to justify spending the extra money!
We can but try to convince people to stick with ethical and green products in hard times!

http://www.ethicalandgreen.com

]]> By: Linda http://www.ecostreet.com/blog/ethical-fashion/2008/07/02/ethical-shopping/#comment-68355 Linda Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:49:54 +0000 http://ecostreet.com/blog/uncategorised/2008/07/02/ethical-shopping/#comment-68355 You have a point! You have a point!

]]> By: elisa http://www.ecostreet.com/blog/ethical-fashion/2008/07/02/ethical-shopping/#comment-68340 elisa Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:23:21 +0000 http://ecostreet.com/blog/uncategorised/2008/07/02/ethical-shopping/#comment-68340 I think if it doesn't have a label bragging about the clothing's ethical manufacture, you can probably bet it was produced with a "race to the bottom" goal in mind.... ethical is more expensive so it behooves the manufacturer to tell us about it.... I think if it doesn’t have a label bragging about the clothing’s ethical manufacture, you can probably bet it was produced with a “race to the bottom” goal in mind…. ethical is more expensive so it behooves the manufacturer to tell us about it….

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