On The 3rd Day of Shopping, Offset Warehouse gave to me... The Carlotta Dress!

by Offset Warehouse on Friday, 19 November 2010 at 07:58

Our ethical, brightly coloured, figure-hugging dresses, are absolutely stunning and thanks to the clever paneling, are extremely thinning for all shapes and sizes!

Wondering what the price is for looking amazing AND being ethical this New Years?  Only £45!!  Who ever said ethical fashion had to be expensive?

 

If you're on a budget, but still want to look like an ethical superstar, you only need one party dress this New Year!  The bright colours and long sleeves are perfect for the snowy season.

http://www.offsetwarehouse.com/boutique/product/56/love-me-again-carlotta-dress  

Love Me again is an independent fashion label that uses entirely recycled textiles.  Made in Love Me's Bankley studios in Manchester, each design is carefully considered in order to make the most of the original garment.  After a bit of cutting, sewing and love they create unique, affordable clothes.   

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On the 2nd Day of Shopping Offset Warehouse gave to me... A Joanna Cave Necklace!

by Offset Warehouse on Wednesday, 17 November 2010 at 11:06

What's on your Christmas list?  Joanna Cave Jewellery Is!

 This Joanna Cave necklace is exquisitely beautiful, and is sure to add a feminine touch to your celebrations.

http://www.offsetwarehouse.com/boutique/product/47/joanna-cave-fish

"Joanna Cave jewellery has an inexplicable charm of perfect simplicity".

This unique piece is made from up to 90% recycled silver, and the rose-gold plating creates a gorgeous pearly-pink colour.  Made in Athens through a small production workshop, this necklace is original, personal and limited edition.

Joanna somehow transforms her inspiration into a unique sense of style; a refined taste that combines the refreshing and the random!  All her pieces create a sense of luxury and uniqueness from simple materials and designs, an inexplicable charm of perfect simplicity.

In their joyous, almost child-like, playful quality, Joanna’s creations may look simple but are certainly not easy.  All her pieces are time-consumingly, hand-crafted with precision and exquisite craftsmanship.  Her pieces are contemporary classics that transform ancient ideas into unexpected doses of cool modernism.

And the best news?  You can buy them from Offset warehouse NOW from £42! 

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On My 1st Day of Shopping Offset Warehouse Gave To Me... A Small, Chunky-Knit Handbag!

by Offset Warehouse on Tuesday, 16 November 2010 at 09:58

With its beautiful, quality, buffalo leather and chunky hand-knit detail, there's no convincing you that this ethical, Aura Que bag is every gal's winter-must-have this Christmas!

But better hurry - there are only a limited number available...!

http://www.offsetwarehouse.com/boutique/category/16/bags

Sold in two gorgeous colourways, black and chocolate brown, the small handbag is a functional, everyday bag and can be styled with its short handles or long, detachable, shoulder strap.  The detachable strap can even be worn as a corset belt or waist belt.  It sports a secure, handmade brass zip closure and inside zip pocket - so you won't have to worry about horrid pick-pocketers!

The combination of by-product, buffalo leather, reclaimed knit and antique, handmade buckle, makes this a fabulous, ethical addition to your wardrobe.  At Offset Warehouse, we support designers who are breaking the perceptions of "ethical" fashion and accessories as hippy looking and old-fashioned, and Aura Que is a perfect example of a brand at the forefront of trendy, unique design, changing these perceptions.

Even the lining is ethical; made from handwoven, banana fibre, dyed striped black or khaki brown with azo-free dyes.  The inside zip pocket is the perfect to secure you phone, keys and other valuables in.  Made from reclaimed Buffalo leather with a natural matt finish, each leather bag comes with a grey, shyama cotton dust bag with AURA QUE logo print.

At only £129, this is a fabulous, MUST HAVE, quality piece!  But get it soon - we've only got a select few available, so don't miss your chance!

PICK UP YOUR BAG HERE

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Organic Corduroy at Offset Warehouse!

At Offset Warehouse, we're extremely pleased to present our wide range of pure organic cotton and hemp mix fabrics, from denim, to corduroy, to canvases and calicos all in gorgeous colours, and with a minimum of one yard or meter, there is nothing stopping you from supporting the production of organic cotton!

In 2009, The Organic Cotton Market Report claimed sales of organic cotton had reached £2.47 billion!

With consumers becoming evermore concerned with the ethics behind the supply chains of the clothes they wear, media have been scrutinising and exposing the high street’s worst offenders.  Following suit, shoppers are beginning to understand the process behind cotton harvesting, and with the knowledge that the extremely harmful and environmentally damaging pesticides used to create cotton can be avoided completely, consumers are creating a demand for organic cotton, earning its respectful place on the high street.

DESIGNERS | showcase your "Ethical" black-tie design for OW Director to wear at GREEN AWARDS!

Offset Warehouse DESIGNERS | Our Offset Warehouse director, Charlie, has been invited to this year's GREEN AWARDS and is offering the exciting opportunity to showcase an ethical, black-tie outfit...

Charlie is looking to show off a "green" evening dress at the black tie event, in front of the likes of David Attenborough, Jo Wood and Wa...yne Hemingway, not to mention the plethora of paparazzi who'll be present.

The opportunity is open to both brands and non-professionals or students, so if you'd like her to promote your ethical design, please email us with your design at: info@offsetwarehouse.com

http://www.greenawards.co.uk/about/background 

http://on.fb.me/9kebAg

Inspirational Designer: Leaving Burberry, Mid-life Crises, British Mills & Why High Fashion STILL Isn't Ethical ...

Morgaine at an Ethical Workshop in London
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Morgaine Wade, designer of gorgeous, ethical jewellery label, "Morgaine Alexandra", recently took the time to talk to us about her story: the mid-life crisis that spurred her to leave her high profile job at Burberry and fulfill her dreams of her own ethical jewellery label!  Here's what she had to say ...

Katharine Hamnett Speech

We caught Katharine Hamnett on film talking at a recent Ethical Expo... Who's to blame for the lack of interest in unethical design in high fashion?

by Offset Warehouse (videos)

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Highlights of Katharine's speech:

"Everybody thinks it's the designers fault that a brand is sustainable, actually it's down to the head of finance and the CEO. So why isn't high fashion engaging in sustainability? Because people are idiots... and in their cocoons in lala land! They don't understand that 80% of M&S consumers and people that shop at Luis Vuitton, are actually concerned with corporate social responsibility and sustainbility, fairtrade, organic & not destroying the planet, so i think high fashion has to wake up and get with the program!

"The latest research shows sustainable isn't a passing fad, its not not a trend. You can be the biggest bastard in the world, but the only way to save your company is to be sustainable, so they'd better get with the program!

"There is a huge siege and what's fascinating is that the industry is being completely consumer driven. Brands are perceived on their reputation, so the future of high fashion is that ... it does cost you more.

"High fashion brand actually have a slack in their margins where they can absorb it - They can afford to do that. The younger gen is even more obsessed with sustainability and than we are.

"This what we have to do, or die"