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Article: Style with compassion ECO-FRIENDLY FASHION Everyone from Bono's missus to Gap in the fashion world is waking up to a green conscience and the green pound, so whether you are after an organic hemp suit or the chance to support employment in an African village, your fashion choice can now make a real statement
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- The Sunday Herald
- Article date:
- August 13, 2006
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WHILE eco-conscious consumers are keen to spend green,
increasingly, many top-notch designers are committed to fair trade
and low environmental impact. It may be hard to find lots of examples
on the high street just yet, but online, an ethical world awaits the
clothes shopper.
You can quite literally improve your ethical footprint by joining
the glamorous devotees of Beyond Skin's classic and sexy footwear
designs.
These are "produced in a manner that is non-exploitative to
humans, animals and wherever possible the wider environment". Those
already going Beyond Skin include famous veggies Phoebe Philo,
Chrissie Hynde and Sadie Frost. There are a lot of flighty styles to
choose from such as ...