Organic September

This month the Soil Association are running their ‘Organic September’ initiative to raise awareness of the benefits of organic. When you hear organic, it’s generally fruit and veg that springs to mind but organic cotton is steadily becoming more prevalent in the fashion industry too. Used by Stella McCartney, Zara of all people, and H&M, who frequently top the list as the world’s biggest user of organic cotton. Organic production involves the use of natural pesticides and as well as being good for the environment, has proven to provide more jobs and through reducing exposure to harsh chemicals, better health and general quality of life for farmers.

I was asked by the lovely Noorin to do a guest post for the Outsider blog featuring one of her lovely organic cotton shirt dresses, which are beautifully soft and so easy to wear. To find out more about Outsider read my interview with Noorin here, and click here to see the full blog post over on the Outsider blog.

Wearing:

Vintage bag

Vintage dress layered over Outsider Shirt Dress

Birkenstocks

rêve en vert

After experiencing my annual pre-summer wardrobe meltdown I’m taking it back to basics with a boyfriend shirt and skinnies, made all the better with my new clunky summer 'slides' (sorry). After years of trying to persuade me to buy a pair of Birkenstocks, my Mum had just about given up. Now here I am buying them of my own accord, well, with a little help from Instagram... They’re doing that great (and right now much needed) thing of bringing in a new dynamic that helps me see old clothes in a new light. I’ve had my eye on them for a while but it was this article on The Distillerist that had me racing to the shops. Who knew Birks were eco?

Those of you who follow me on twitter might already know, but for those of you who don’t, spot the obvious visual clue above by way of an official introduction. I’m really excited to be interning with sustainable e-tailor rêve en vert over the summer! I’ll be getting to know more about the workings of the ethical fashion industry through REV founders Cora and Tash and will have lots of exciting things to share on here so stay tuned..

Second hand GAP shirt

Old Zara jeans

Birkenstocks