document: Fashion for life : Why ethics girls have the best style Dearly beloved , I have been addressing you from my Sunday pulpit for years now , spreading the good news about hemlines , ponchos and small leather goods . Only rarely am I given to sermonising , save the occasional hymn to the latest variety of Mulberry handbag . But occasionally belief and fashion collide . It may be in the queue to pay for a top that costs less than a Sunday newspaper , or the moment when you peer into your wardrobe and see 32 pairs of shoes staring blankly back . It may be when you read about pesticides on cotton , or the pennies paid to the women who sew the seams on your jeans . It may simply be the epiphany when you realise that you have enough . Enough stuff , enough already ... until the thrill of the new sucks you in again and propels you to the till clutching a silk blouse in a must-have shade of olive green . All the while , though , there 's a lurking discomfort . Recent research shows that we Western women wear most of our clothes only a handful of times and throw before we sew . Over the past few years , though , thanks to better folk than me , plenty of alternatives have presented themselves . If you want to shop with a conscience , you can choose to buy from companies that work directly with producers -LRB- try People Tree or Gossypium -RRB- , or from Yooxygen , a dedicated area on yoox.com devoted to ethically sourced products . You can buy ` refashioned ' clothes at fromsomewhere.co.uk , junkystyling.co.uk or traidremade.com . And , if you have no fear of needles , you can always make clothes yourself with the help of websites like wardroberefashion.net or diy-couture . co.uk . If you want to shop with a conscience , it 's clear that there 's every excuse to make your fashion fairer Once you survey the scene , it 's clear that there 's every excuse to make your fashion fairer . I love Oxfam 's brilliant Curiosity Shop -- dreamed up by Annie Lennox and now in its second year -- which is on at Selfridges until next Sunday . The idea -LRB- like all the best fashion -RRB- is simple and stunning : donations from celebrities and fashion insiders , plus the pick of Oxfam 's vintage stock , are on sale at a pop-up shop in the store . At last year 's event , one lucky punter bagged Carey Mulligan 's Bafta dress -- a glorious Vionnet gown -- while Anne Hathaway donated a Vivienne Westwood and Beyoncé parted with some of her favourite numbers . In just over a week , the shop raised # 250,000 for Oxfam 's women 's projects across the world . This year , Livia Firth has donated her many red-carpet dresses -LRB- she 's been out there a lot , given hubby Colin 's ubiquity , and wore only ethical designers throughout -RRB- . Other donations come from Florence Welch , Helen Mirren , Dannii Minogue and Alice Temperley . Retail genius Jane Shepherdson is marshalling donations from fashion houses , and there are even styling classes hosted by editors , experts and A-list stars . This is where fashion 's feel-good factor really resides -- where glamour and humanity meet . Oxfam , bless its socks , has put the fun into fundraising . Get yourself down to Selfridges , and -- yes -- go in peace . BIKE IT , YOU 'LL LIKE IT Set to become West London 's one-stop style shop , Village Bicycle is the brainchild of fashion entrepreneur Willa Keswick . With red-hot labels including Mark Fast , Felder Felder , BodyAmr and Senso Diffusion -LRB- creators of these amazing wedges , right , # 149 -RRB- , this lifestyle store à la Paris 's Colette also offers music , art and furniture , with prices starting from just # 40 . 79-81 Ledbury Road , London W11 , imavillagebicycle.com SUMMER BREEZY Change is afoot at Joules . The label loved for its laid-back pieces in pops of bold colour has launched a Boutique line including limited-edition maxi dresses , silk shorts and cute playsuits -LRB- left , # 89 -RRB- . Incorporating vintage prints and faded florals with a contemporary twist , they 're perfect for summer weddings and beach barbecues . Tel : 0845 250 7170 , joules.com It 's darling !
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