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The world now consumes about 80 billion new pieces of clothing every year, 400% more than the amount we consumed just two decades ago [source: True Cost]. It can’t go on, but what’s the solution? More of us are simply opting out of buying more, others are shopping second hand and some are committing to a capsule wardrobe of only well made garments. But with so many brands and SO much greenwashing out there, it can seem tricky to know where to start so we thought we’d put together a list of our favourite sustainable, independent womenswear brands to make it a little easier. Take a peek here:

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When I asked on my Instagram what being offline feels like to you, the responses were pretty intense: “liberated”, “grounded”, “productive”, “like I’m holding a secret”. There was one word that came up again and again, though: “free.” I say intense because it seems that being offline seems to feel SO GOOD for SO MANY of you. Armed with this information, added to the multiple studies signposting the links between prolonged usage of social network sites and depression and changes in self esteem, I felt drawn to write a little more on this subject.

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I’m sitting just across the room from you, cross-legged with my back against the wall, tepid coffee by my side. You’re in the corner, beside your favourite basket of toys, on your bottom – where you’ve been for the last 3 months.

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Dumpton Gap

Living in London, we’re fortunate to have access to beautiful green spaces within fairly easy reach – this is probably my favourite place ever and this spot is a new discovery. But every now and then though, I get an urge to stare in to the horizon and tap in to the immeasurable sense of peace that we feel around water, or what the marine biologist and author of Blue Mind, Wallace J Nichols calls in his book about the physical and psychological benefits of water, my “blue mind”. Heading to the sea is a chance to escape the hyper-connected, over-stimulated state of modern day city life, and I am ALL IN.

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