The View From The Pier

An independent blog looking at ethical fashion, sweatshops, organics, sustainability, charity and the third sector. The world of apparel and its worldwide impact, mixed with articles about fundraising and charities. Written and produced by Rob Wickings.

Wednesday, 25 June 2014

Boho City: fuss-free ethical fashion!

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If we want ethical fashion to become the norm, then it's important to make sure that it's normal to buy ethical fashion. Stay with...
Friday, 20 June 2014

Adidas: A Strikingly New Approach To Industrial Dispute

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We know the story. Impoverished garment workers caught in a struggle for fair pay and conditions against a corrupt and greedy management,...
Wednesday, 18 June 2014

The End Of The Big Society

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Last week saw the final nail knocked into the coffin of David Cameron's Big Society. It's been coming for a while: coalition aust...
Friday, 13 June 2014

Fashion On The Frontline

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Cambodian garment workers, caught in a struggle against government forces and vested outside interests, have found a new way to voice their ...
Wednesday, 11 June 2014

It was twenty years ago today...

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Well, kind of. We don't have the exact date to hand, but we do know this: in June 1994, Gerry Hayter changed the name, location and et...
Friday, 6 June 2014

This summer, reach for the Summit!

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If you're an active type like me (quiet at the back there) you'll be on the lookout for new outdoor clothes to help you make the ...
Wednesday, 4 June 2014

The Fix Is In With Droog

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I'm about to make a confession. It's not something of which I'm particularly proud—in fact, as the author of an ethical fashio...
Friday, 30 May 2014

Clean Clothes

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We were talking earlier in the week about smart fashion: that is, clothes that do more than keep you warm and flatter your shape. On the f...
Wednesday, 28 May 2014

The New Black: fashion, technology and the future

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If, like me, you're interested in what the future holds for the fashion industry, then you need to set a bit of time aside to watch th...
Friday, 23 May 2014

Gap Does More? Hardly...

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The blowback from the Rana Plaza collapse rumbles on, as many Western retailers implicated in the disaster continue to hold out on paying t...
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