MADE launches premium range fair trade jewellery

Made, retailers of ethical fair trade accessories are launching their new premium fair trade jewellery collection, ‘Made Boutique,’ on 8th October. With their tried and tested formula of enlisting famous designers and celebrities to design for the fair trade jewellery brand, ‘Made Boutique’ will use higher quality, individually hand-made materials to produce bold statement items and limited edition designs. So, if want to be simultaneously ethical, unique and flawlessly stylish, this collection is one worth adorning. Whether you want something delicate, layered and elegant, eye-catching and heavy, or somewhere in between, the first ‘Boutique’ range designed by Pippa Small is perfect for daytime divas and nocturnal knockouts.

HER Designs: Exquisite bags for ethical beauties

For budding and ethical fashionistas alike, bags are vital accessories that add something extra to a stylish outfit. Finding fantastic, chic, cruelty free and eco-friendly bags is getting ever easier. HER Design contemporary bags by Helen E Riegle are winning over celebrities and the general public alike, combining inspired design with conscious sustainability. HER Design was launched in 2004 with the aim of promoting cleaner, greener living that embraces style. Helen Riegle makes the most of organic and sustainable materials, producing bags with that wow factor, but without leaving a huge imprint on the planet.

It’s clear that innovation is key at HER Designs, with novel materials such as EcoSpun (made from recycled plastic bottles) and Treetap® (“wild rubber,” a sustainably made, fair-trade leather substitute from the Amazon) showing that we don’t have to rely on bog standard run of the mill fabrics.

Here’s a rundown of my top 3 HER Design bags. Relatives and boyfriend note, these are on my Christmas list!

1.’Iris’ - in microsuede with vegan leather trim, $118 (out of stock at HER Designs but available at Thegreenloop.com).
2. ‘Lily’ (md) in Linen – in natural, with vegan leather trim and EcoSpun lining, $129.
3. ‘Lily’ (sm) in Organic Cotton – in turquoise, with Treetap®, $69.