It’s the time of year when marketing campaigns are really ramping up. Christmas, one of the best selling times, is in sight. Black Friday, an import from the USA which pushes bargains at us and incites a frenzy of shopping, will happen on 29th November. Every year more retailers jump on the bandwagon as customers …
We were honoured that our founder Jo Salter was invited by Clementine, the living fashion doll, onto her sustainable fashion feature on BBC 1 Inside Out. Did you miss it? You can catch up on BBC iPlayer at 19 minutes and 25 seconds. Here’s the link: Published November 6, 2019 & Filed in Jo Media,Jo’s Soapbox,Media …
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Do you remember the old phrase ‘Cheap and Cheerful’? Every day we are enticed to buy cheap clothing but we now know that this doesn’t leave the farmers and garment makers feeling cheerful at all. Plus there’s the devastating effects of pollution and waste on our planet, a frightening and growing concern. But is there …
There’s less than two weeks to go until our Fashion Revolution 2019 events at the Museum of Brands, brought to you by Where Does It Come From? and Ethicalhour – we’d love it if you could join us! We have three events across Friday and Saturday of Fashion Revolution week. Friday 26 April Future Fashion Focus: LIVE Mastermind In …
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The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals are a key way to map and measure our positive impact, not only as businesses but as individuals too. You can check out how we map against the goals in our article Where Does It Come From? and the SDGS. In this interview Clare Lyons from The Frugal Family interviews our founder Jo Salter …
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A reflection on the ‘big things’ that have happened in ethical fashion in the 5 years since Where Does It Come From? launched our first collection – by Lucy Kerry, Where Does It Come From? Product Manager It’s hard to believe that it’s only been 5 years since Where Does It Come From? launched onto a fledging …
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Can your clothing affect your health? Where Does It Come From? founder Jo Salter was interviewed by Stephanie Webster for Urban Health podcast. Many people take great care to put natural and organic substances into their body but do not explore the benefits of putting sustainable clothing on their biggest organ, their skin. The discussion also covered …
An invitation to Breakfast…. When I first received the invitation to breakfast at the Pure London exhibition at Olympia I was perplexed – why were they inviting an ethical clothing brand owner and influencer to an exhibition designed to sell large amounts of mass-produced clothes? Then I looked at the key speakers – Caryn Franklin, …
Have you been waiting for the UK Government Environmental Audit Committee Review into Fast Fashion? Exciting news – it was published this morning! Where Does It Come From? gave input into the first stages of the review back in September and last week I was in the audience of a discussion between committee chair Mary Creagh …
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Guest Blog by Natalie Wilson We often live for our clothes, yet as consumers, we are not as educated as we should be when it comes to how our clothes are made and why it matters. Fashion is the second most polluting industry, only behind oil, so sustainability has never looked and felt so good. …
4 Changes You Can Make To Your Wardrobe To Reduce Your Plastic Read More »