Monday
Mar162009

Amisha Ghadiali, An Elegant Rebel

Elegant, Rebellion. These two words feature on Amisha Jewellery's logo, and when I meet up with its designer, Amisha Ghadiali, I discover they are an apt choice to describe both her and her ethical jewellery.  Established in 2007, at 26 Amisha has quickly put her stamp on the jewellery world as an emerging design talent to be reckoned with. We met up with Amisha to find out more.

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Wednesday
Feb182009

Estethica's Curator, From Somewhere

Orsola de Castro is a force to be reckoned with, and her energy is palpable. She bounces into the shop to meet me. "I'm jumping all over the place today" she exclaims, with an engaging smile on her face. Not surprising really. Orsola needs energy to sustain not only her original recycled fashion label From Somewhere, but also to fuel her deep commitment to support eco style designers and notably, her role as co-founder and curator of Estethica. She tells of a passionate struggle to get the ethical fashion world noticed. This is Orsola's story.

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Wednesday
Feb182009

Meet Jeff Garner, He's Prophetik

Jeff gets off his horse, literally. We've met once before over a coffee with eco super model, Summer Rayne Oakes, and I immediately remember his warmth and love of animals. "This is one of two stables left in London. We need to support Hyde Park Stables as the economic climate threatens its survival." Jeff is a young man who has an affinity for good causes, and sustainable style is one of them. Prophetik, his eco conscious label, is about to hit UK shores any time soon. Meet Jeff Garner, he's prophetik, in more ways than one.

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