'Green' Clothing Anyone?

Kay_Peel

Does anyone buy hemp, organic-cotton, re-cycled, fairtrade etc clothing?

I'm looking for some trousers and t-shirts (women's) that won't break the bank.

k

clutterbunny

New look do a small range of organic cotton and marks an spencer do a fair trade range for kids and adults (although the womens range is very small and the jeans are pale cream:eek: )

The best stuff I buy is from charity shops.

HTH

ribenagirl

I have just posted a 15% discount code for Greenbaby.co.uk over on the Discounts board.

I use GreenBaby for organic clothes for my 12 month old, but I also get a few bits off of Ebay for her. I personally don't think so much of the ranges for adults, all a bit hippyish for my personal tastes! But you can get some lovely things for little ones!

COOLTRIKERCHICK

to me the best way of being green with your clothing is to recycle...rather than buy new green clothing....

charity shops have really upped their game in the last few years.... and are trying to compete with high street fashion stores.. so they are getting more particular with what is on the rails ( i personally hate this, as there is a buyer for everything..imo)

you can also re-vamp your older clothes etc.....

this way you are making use of what has allready been made.. so these items will not cause any more pollution/ stress on the planet ( until the very end of their recycled life)

where as if you are buying new 'green clothes' there is still an enviroment impact with these...

hope all that made sense .....

Kay_Peel

Thanks everyone.

The Baby Clothes site was enlightening - but I'm a bit old for that. You are quite right, though, ribena girl - the adult stuff is not inspiring. (and that's being kind)

Thank you Tricker for that reminder about the need to recycle and use charity shops. Not exactly what I'm after - I should have been clearer - I want some new clothes for my discerning student daughter (I live in charity shop goods myself, and do all the things that you recommended).

What I'm really asking is: where are the stockists for hemp clothing?
k.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

i have typed in hemp clothing in search engine and there is loads of places on line....

here is a link to just one of them...

http://www.thehempshop.co.uk/

prices seem a bit expensive to me.... but i am used to charity shop prices now....l.ol....

Justie

I've found that hemp clothing is great to begin with but as it heats up to your body temp it relaxes so I've had problems keeping trousers up before today :eek: :rotfl:

the high street is getting better at having organic and/or fair trade clothing
H&M do organic cotton in a limited range as do M&S and others - whether you class these as ethical though or not is a different story.

Annie_Fanny

hey there

i recommend
https://www.howies.co.uk

although with a lot of 'green' clothes they won't be cheap - they are trendy that's if you like the whole cutesy skater look - which i do!

hope this helps!

Annie

jo_b_2

Annie_Fanny wrote: »

hey there

i recommend
www.howies.co.uk

although with a lot of 'green' clothes they won't be cheap - they are trendy that's if you like the whole cutesy skater look - which i do!

hope this helps!

Annie

Yes, Howies ranges would probably go down well with your student daughter.
They are expensive but good quality. If you go on their mailing list, they do issue discount codes occasionally. Last year I was sent one for £10 off any order which worked on sale items too.

Alternatively, you could try buying second-hand Howies stuff from eBay - I suppose it depends how 'green' your daughter wants to be!

PabloNeruda

There is also a lot of stuff here...

http://www.naturalcollection.com/default.aspx

I've bought various bits and pieces from there and I've been very pleased with them.

Sarahsaver

The best is charity shops because even 'ethical clothing' has used water, fuel and so on. Most of us in this country buy clothing because we want it not because we need it!