Ethical Fashion Brand List

As I mentioned in my Rapanui post, I'm trying to be much more conscious when it comes to fashion. I want to purchase my clothes from ethical sources, making sure they are both fair trade and environmentally friendly.

One easy way to shop ethically is buying from charity or vintage shops - your money is going to a good cause, and you're helping to reduce the extreme waste caused by fast fashion. (The clothing industry is the second largest global polluter, only being beaten by oil), but there are also a growing number of ethical brands out there, so I though I would try and collate as many as possible in one place. This post has gained its own tab on my blog navigation bar, and I'll keep it updated as I stumble across new ethical fashion gems.

Do let me know if you have any favorites, or any other additions for the list! :)

Wearing: Ankle Boots from Vegetarian Shoes

I'd been looking for a good, non-leather, pair of boots for ages. You can find lots of leather free shoes on the high street, but they're often cheap alternatives that disintegrate when they face a tiny bit of bad weather. I wanted to find something that had leather's durability, but none of its cruelty. With Vegetarian Shoes' 'Jeanette Boots' I found it.