JoC Pick of the Week: Beyond Skin ethical footwear

Mondays are dull and mundane. To spice it up, JoC is launching a Pick of the Week feature for our readers.  Be it a must-have item, a must-see event, or a cause to watch; our picks are guaranteed to be ‘cool with a conscience!’

Our first pick…..

Beyond Skin vegan shoes proves to fashion skeptics that [...]

Calling All Treasure Hunters!

Check Out London’s Pop-up Vintage Circuit

Take a break from the hum-drum of Sunday markets. The Affordable Vintage Fair and the New To You Vintage and Craft Fair (both on only today), are sure to satisfy!

What: The Affordable Vintage Fair

“By no means a rag and bone jumble sale but a popular and un-missable fashion event that [...]

No Money, No Problems: One man’s life inside a cave

Daniel Suelo/ Picture: Mark Heithoff from men.style.com

Daniel Suelo has been living in a Utah cave without touching money since the Fall of 2000. He’s happy, healthy and promoting his lifestyle through his website and blog—which he updates for free at the local library. There’s definitely a lesson to be found in his story for [...]

Watching The Ethical Fashion Movement Grow

Now that the High Street sales are in full swing, and the F/W collections are slowly starting to appear on shelves, I thought now would be a good time to reflect on the past few months of ethical fashion design news that has been on the JoC radar.

UK Ethical Fashion Initiatives
Do You Remember?

Earlier this [...]

London Fashion Week: UK launches Sustainable Clothing Action Plan

Esthetica: Noir Show (Stephen Hird,Reuters)

London Fashion Week (February 20-25) opened Friday with its sixth season of Estethica, a showcase of sustainable fashion. Esthetica is an opportunity to launch new European eco-friendly designers, a clear sign that the trend towards sustainable fashion is only growing. This year provided the platform for Defra minister (Department of [...]