Fair Trade | Ethical Fashion and Clothing Blog

Hands up who’s fed up with the weather? seems to be a prime topic for conversation both on and offline at the moment.

I getting pretty much fed up with waiting for summer to arrive that I might as well move onto autumn and winter, I am already feeling like I need a coat on. Last year when I bought myself a new coat , I really struggled to find anything ethical or sustainable that I liked so ended up just buying a really high quality coat that would last me for years. I don’t actually need a new winter coat or raincoat / mac this year but have seen some really lovely styles so I thought I would share just in case there is anyone else feeling the cold as well.

Classic Trench Coat – Nomads

The Original Seasalt Raincoat - Seasalt Cornwall

Black Charlotte Coat - People Tree (also available in Blue)

Alpaca Coat – Wall London

Organic Cotton Full Length Jacket - Rauffauf

Herringbone Cape – Reluxe

Monsoon Coat Return of the Mac Coats for Autumn Winter 2012 Wilfred Coat – Monsoon

If you are looking for a winter coat on a budget, don’t forget to check out the local charity shops or Oxfam fashion online where you can often find pretty amazing stuff!

with wamrest wishes

Ceri x

ps this post contains affiliate links!

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I just wanted to share with you another fantastic ethical brand that I have come across. Marlandia is the exclusive U.S. online distributor for Retalhos Cariocas, a progressive Brazilian fashion house that transforms flip-flops with recycled and sourced
fabrics into sandals with a vibrant mix of Brazilian beach and urban style. They are now shipping worldwide!

Founder Silvinha Oliveira was born into the Barreira do Vasco slum, far from the beaches of Ipanema. With extraordinary determination, she worked her way through fashion school, returned home and created Retalhos Cariocas, which translates to “Rio Scraps.” Her vision is to empower local women by teaching them sewing skills and offering fair wages. She explains, “People from the favela… There’s a destiny of being poor, not being able to go to university, or get a good job. We’re fighting to destroy the mentality that a person from the favela doesn’t have the right to be someone.”

Today, the women of Retalhos Cariocas are fighting their way out of Brazil’s slums and creating economic opportunities to lift their community out of poverty. Through their use of fair trade labor and sustainable materials, Retalhos Cariocas has gained worldwide acclaim for empowering local women from Brazil’s slums, as featured in Cosmo India, Look Magazine U.K., Origin Magazine, and Forbes Magazine Blog as well as Rio Fashion Week.

The story behind these sandals is pretty amazing, you can see more in the video below but what I really love with this sandals is that they look amazing and really unusual. As you can see from the video, it is not just about fair trade, the design is also of huge importance.

I hope that you are having a lovely weekend. Please don’t forget if you have not already entered, my outfit competition ends today. I am enjoying my last day of freedom (in terms of what I wear) before I start on the Labour Behind the Label 6 Items Challenge. I will post more about this tommorrow but if you would like to read about it, you can do so here.

With warmest wishes

Ceri x

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