In Love Charity

Labour Behind the Label

Labour Behind the Label is a Bristol-based charity founded in 2002, entirely focused on empowering workers and improving their working conditions in the global garment industry. They target a variety of areas, through a few specific campaigns, and although it is highly worth going through their website, I have given a rough summary of their target areas below:

Brand Responsibility & Accountability:

Labour Behind the Labour takes a strong focus on making garment companies aware of the specific labour and human rights issues found in the countries they source from, assisting them in working out Codes of Conduct that adhere to the International Labour Organisation …

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In Love Fashion

Eco Fashion Week 2016 – Ethik

It’s not often that after I see something I have to immediately figure out how to get it. I try to keep my fashion purchasing fairly deliberate, practical, and cohesive with what I already own. Plus, I’m petrified of spending too much money on a whim.

However, after Ethik’s bags swung lazily down the catwalk, the vibrant colours and geometric prints reminding me that summer was almost nigh, I had to figure out how to get my hands on a particular bright pink clutch. Unfortunately for me, an eccentrically dressed woman adorned with numerous brightly coloured baubles seemed to have the same idea – somehow …

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Eco Fashion Week 2016 – Sanskar

It’s not surprising that beautiful things come from loving hands – I held my breath for almost the entire Sanskar show of Sonam Dubal’s, one cascading wrap after another walking serenely down the runway.

While my own style tends to be apprehensive about the mixing of various prints, my imagination pre-emptively prepared for what might appear out of the mind of a New Delhi-based designer: hustle, colour, and cacophony of ideas. Dubal’s designs were more subdued than I anticipated, more calm – a melding of traditional Chinese qipao elements and flowing saris, and definitely more effortless than either. And while not every woman can incorporate …

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