The third and final part of my Future of Fashion report is on its way, but in the meantime I had to make sure you caught these little gems...
1. Want to know how a t-shirt can cost €5,000 a day? Amanda at Fashion Evolved will tell you.   more »

...or, a 'tale of two acronyms'.

Mike Barry is the Head of Corporate Social Responsibility with Marks & Spencer. You may know him from such campaigns as 'Look behind the label' and 'Plan A' their 5-year, 100 point 'eco' plan - because there is no Plan B for the planet.    more »

On Friday I attended an industry seminar as part of Fashion Evolution (Dublin's Ethical Fashion Week) held by Re-dress.

It was a fascinating and thought-provoking day, with talks from: * Katherine Hamnett, * Christian Kemp-Griffin (CEO of Edun), * Mike Barry (Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at M&S), * Ingrid Schullstrom (Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at H&M) and * Simon Ferrigno of Organic Exchange.   more »

Get 'em while they're hot! These 5 beauties are each worth 1 adoption element and can be used for any opted-in designer like so:   more »

Who needs E! News? Who? With their superfluous exclamation mark and their angry protestations about the paparazzi hassling of Britney-esque celebs, when all the while they feed said paps with cash sandwiches and status frappe lattes? Well, let's be honest - I did.    more »

This is Lisa Anne, the designer behind La Jewellery. Her profile page describes a commitment to craftsmanship and the environment, along with a pretty sweet life amid the Welsh mountains. In our interview we learned how a TV repair man helped to get the whole thing started, why charity is so important to the line and what's big in the world of organic fruit these days...   more »

The deal is: 90 seconds of your valuable time to show you care about sustainable fashion. It is Earth Day after all.
The petition is here: Fashion, evolved.   more »

In many respects, Catwalkgenius.com is like our baby.
As such it is our parental right to choose not to let it grow up in any old, haphazard way. No way. Instead, like the best meddling parents, we plan to tweak it, prod it, give it singing lessons and generally muck about with it until it meets with the approval of as many members of the general public as possible.    more »

... and they're off! A few more adoption elements have been sold and so it's only right and proper that we celebrate this fact with a table:   more »

I wandered into deepest Dublin City this afternoon to check out the Re-Think Re-Dress exhibition: It forms part of the Fashion Evolution awareness campaign that's hoping to get a bit more focus on ethical and environmental issues involved choosing the clothes to go on our collective backs.   more »

If you’re a designer who’s new to Catwalkgenuis.com and you’d like to hit the adoption target of 5,000 elements sold to raise €70,000 for your next collection, then here are 10 tips to get you started.    more »

We particularly like designers who care about the planet, what with it being single-use and everything. Lucy - pictured - is something of a champion in this respect. Her couture jewellery line, seraglia, takes ethics and environment seriously and looks sufficiently gorgeous to win a prize on our launch homepage competition. Read on to find out more about Lucy, her life, philosophy and rather saucy taste in jokes.    more »

I'm just back from Galway Fashion Week, where Claire O'Connor launched her new Lil'c Couture line to a suitably impressed audience at Tosh nightclub.

More pics, chat and clothing from Claire next week - in the meantime, check out the first few items in her shop for a sneaky peek at the A/W 08-09 collection.   more »

Yipee and yatarr!

We're about as excited as it's possible to get, because our first designer is off the marks and on the first step towards the €70,000 adoption fund!   more »

Well this is awkward. Problogger have announced that today is Blogger Appreciation Day.

The idea is that bloggers everywhere should take a moment to cheer each other up, given that it's the most miserable day of the week and that commentators everywhere are pointing out the health risks involved in obligating oneself to an online journal all the live-long year.

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Does the world need Lol Dogs? Why, of course it does. Especially when they reference Project Runway.



Thanks to Amanda for the tip. Visit ihasahotdog.com for more of the same.

So apparently all the cool kids have got a blog these days. I may be a bit late to the party, but rest assured that I'll still bring a nice bottle of red for the host, get tipsy and make a show of myself by dancing on a coffee table. I'm Helen, one of the founders of Catwalkgenius.com and I'll be blogging here for the most part. This is me:   more »

It’s a long journey from the Lord of the Rings, via Florence to developing an inclination towards regular injury in the name of art. That’s roughly how Kelly’s jewellery came into being. You can tell from the pictures that each piece is a labour of love – but read on to find out just how much hard work and care are involved in making them.   more »