New York

It has been a while since there was some proper entries on here so what else could be a better topic than my recent visit to New York city? Having spent the past weeks there, I am still feeling the great buzz of it all! Especially as the Earth Couture concept got such a great response. While spreading the Earth Couture word I had the pleasure of meeting Julie Gilhart (pictured below).

As the fashion director of Barneys New York with a passion for more ethical fashion, this was quite simply the most amazing experience ever! We talked not only about the problems that currently face ethical fashion but also the great opportunities that need to come of a greenerfashion industry. Truly a discussion of green power!

I know that style.com had done an interview with Julie back in April 2010 concerning this topic so have a look as it's well worth reading:

http://www.style.com/stylefile/2010/04/the-future-of-fashion-part-five-julie-gilhart/

Along with meeting Julie Gilhart, I also had the pleasure of meeting with all the other major department stores in New York city...and although I cannot discuss future stockists as of yet, I can confirm the very exciting news that Earth Couture will be entering the US markets soon!

Watch this space :)

ONLINE SHOP

THE ONLINE SHOP IS ACTIVE PLEASE VISIT OUR NEW, IMPROVED ONLINE STORE!

WWW.EARTH-COUTURE.COM

PRESS - Elle, UK

OUR COMMITMENT - Donating Mosquito Coils

Yesterday was a great day - we distributed 240 boxes of mosquito coils to a school with underprivileged children in Nigeria, Africa. As each box contains 10 mosquito coils, a total of 2400 mosquito coils went out yesterday for much needed use.

As recently stated by UNICEF, malaria is a serious health problem that is behind 20% of child deaths in Africa. In Nigeria alone this preventable disease kills just under 500,000 children each year. Hence our work for donating mosquito coils is increasingly important. Although there are many different types of insect repellents available, mosquito coils are a traditional but more importantly also the most trusted mosquito repellent. The coils burn like incense and produce a light smoke that is very low toxicity to mammals while being a highly effective repellent for mosquitoes and other flying insects.

Each coil lasting between 8-10 hours, they help provide a peaceful nights sleep to these children, enabling them to have better concentration levels and learn more at school the following day.

Thank you again to everyone who has made and keep making these donations possible!

Please click here to read the full article on UNICEF's work on tackling malaria in Nigeria.

PRESS - Drapers

Looking forward to receiving our final ss2010 samples...and January when our online store opens!!

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