Cmoore11’s Blog

Red Mutha and team in their Brighton store

Red Mutha’s a design team who would laugh in the face of any assumption being that sustainable fashion is all hemp and neutral colours. The label is run by husband and wife team, Dan and Red Curtis, and specialises in recycling and customising unique, eye-catching clothing for men and women for all ages, shapes and sizes. Think old patches, frills, neon buttons and generally anything else they’ve managed to find whilst rummaging through charity shops and you’ll begin to get the picture! All the designs are one-offs and they’re more than willing to customise on request. Check them out! An interview with Red is coming soon!

www.redmutha.com

Ethical fashion from stylish Ciel

In our current economic climate a lot of re-evaluation has been put into how we spend money on clothing. Although going to buy a dress from primark is much easier on our moth-ridden wallets, are we wanting to spend our cash on something that will fall apart after a couple of wears rather than invest in higher-priced clothing that will last us? I’ve always associated high prices and designer labels with good quality, perhaps not wholly ethically produced but surely a world apart from the sweatshops we associate with fast, throwaway fashion? It was only when I read a report by Linda Grant that I started to question this general assumption. The report outlines Linda’s new year resolution to stop buying too many clothes, or buying them without thinking who made them, in what circumstance, or where. The journey she goes to discover harsh truths about how the high demand for luxury items is being met is shocking and thought-provoking.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/jan/29/fashion.ethicalliving