ethical fashion – Deshocks

There's a story behind every item you're wearing

Opinion

There's a story behind every item you're wearing

Only a few things in life are universal. Birth, death, taxes, and clothes. You might not be interested in them; you may not spend much on them; but you wear them. And unless you’re a fashionista, or what might be unkindly termed a hippy, you probably haven’t thought much about where they come from. Whether they’re [...]

2018-12-01T09:54:47+00:00 February 8th, 2016|Categories: Opinion|Tags: clothes, clothing trade, Cork Fashion Week, designers, Emer O'Mahony, ethical fashion, fair trade, fashion, Fiona Kehily Ives, garment workers, H&M, Lisa Roberts, Lockdown Models, manufacturing, Motley Magazine, Primark, Rachel Muckley, style, supply chain, UCC, Verso Boutique|

Sisters, doing it for themselves

Opinion

Sisters, doing it for themselves

Meeting Kim and Carol from Banteay Srey Boutique with supplier Rani, of Jivit Thmey jewellery. Photo: Rory Coomey Our visit to a garment factory on Tuesday was a major contrast to today's interviews, with the founders and suppliers of Banteay Srey Boutique. A small online start-up store offering beautifully made classic garments - the [...]

2018-12-01T09:54:47+00:00 January 29th, 2016|Categories: Opinion|Tags: Banteay Srey Boutique, Carol Murphy, classic, conscious consumerism, Design, ethical fashion, fashion, Ireland, jewellery, Jivit Thmey, Netherlands, online retail, Perth, Rathavann Ke, seamstress, self-employment, Siem Reap, tailoring, tailors, wardrobe classic|