presenting an opportunity for student collaboration and local action on a global issue; the unethical practices entrenched within the textile industry and the over-consumption of mass-produced, poor-quality clothing.

Our aim is to get students dressing with style; by which we mean selecting garments consciously:

1. With an awareness of the origin and manufacture the garments worn.
2. As something altered to express personal taste.
3. From a local business or charity retailing garments with traceable, clean histories.

As such, we may define “Style” as the selection of clothing with an awareness of a garment’s manufacture, marked by an individualised touch and with a view to a long life – something rather less fickle than fashion.

Tuesday 29 March 2011

*INTRODUCING*

Delectable 'recipes' to inspire you to whip up your own styles

A simple starter to show you how easy it is to make your clothing your own:
We discovered that local charity shops are trading a treasure trove of rare buttons for mere pennies.
Or take a gander to Edinburgh car boot sale, every Sunday morning from 9am on Lothian road, for a genuine military fastening.

Hold your needles for more how-tos to be shared shortly...
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