Organic Cotton Shirts for Nazi’s?
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Blog, Fashion | 2 Comments »Okay, more and more people are getting to know about organic cotton. But organic cotton Nazi shirts? I just read on a post on the german blog Korrekte Klamotten that some Nazi postorder company sells nice Nazi shirts made from ...
Obama’s organic cotton tees
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Fashion, Politics | No Comments »From an early stage, US presidential candidate Barack Obama has been an object of style, and inspired artists in many different disciplines. Lately with a new clip featuring organic cotton celeb Bono and circus. As a style icon, Obama's ready ...
Free Tibet Shoes by Komodo
Thursday, August 21st, 2008 Posted in Blog, Fashion, Products | No Comments »I just had a good long lunch with Gereon from Komodo and afterwards picked up these cool Free Tibet shoes at their new Berliner showroom in the Oranienstrasse. They are going to be on sale in February next year so ...
DDT Threatens Organic Cotton in Africa
Thursday, July 10th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Fashion, Politics | 2 Comments »In Uganda spraying of the highly controversial insecticide DDT has spoiled organic crops in Uganda. As Ecotextile News states in their report, over 11,000 farmers in Uganda are now stuck with cotton after it was rejected by buyers from the ...
Canadian Athletes to Olympics with Eco-Friendly Uniforms
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Fashion | 1 Comment »The Canadian athletes going to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will wear sport clothing made from organic cotton, bamboo and Cocona, made from Coconut waste. Not that all bamboo is always so environmental friendly (it consumes a lot of water and ...
Treches by JBR: New Organic Streetwear Label from Berlin
Monday, May 5th, 2008 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Blog, Fashion | No Comments »It's getting a hot spring for eco-fashion in Berlin. We choose a good time to kickstart our own label Pamoyo. Yesterday we where on the show of the new organic streetwear label Treches, a label by designerin "JBR", ...
Reports from the BioFach: in Search for Organic Cotton
Friday, February 29th, 2008 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Blog, Fashion | 5 Comments »Everything organic on the BioFach? Maybe for food it mostly was. But visiting all the textile related stands on the BioFach, I had some remarkable encounters. At a stand where they had a good looking offer of organic cotton materials, ...
Organic Exchange & MADE BY Celebrate Organic and Sustainable Fashion in Europe
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Fashion | No Comments »Organic Exchange and MADE-BY are joining forces to launch a series of training sessions for brands and retailers, to support the growth of the sustainable fashion industry. Both organizations work on the support of a more sustainable fashion industry. On ...
"The Children Behind Our Cotton" - Report on Child Labour by the Environmental Justice Foundation
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Fair Trade, Fashion | No Comments »With all the positive news about new ethical fashion trends, one sometimes forgets to also stay aware about the negative sides of clothing production. In December the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) published a new report on child labour in the ...
Berlin Fashion Week reports: Room to Roam, Young Organic Fashion from Munich
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Blog, Fashion | 1 Comment »Room to Roam - "the new breath of freedom blowing through a well-assorted wardrobe." Actually there is more cool, German ethical fashion labels than one might think. On the Premium exhibition, we met the people behind the label Room to Roam. ...