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.

Friday, 31 October 2014

The Best-Dressed Horror Icons

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Happy Halloween! It's the time of year when, funnily enough, many of us think seriously about what to wear... just not in a typical fash...
Wednesday, 29 October 2014

Kering Makes Sustainability Their Business

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Big news from luxury fashion conglomerate Kering this morning. Vogue is reporting that the high-end brand, which includes names like Guc...
Friday, 24 October 2014

Ten Years Of Bite-Back

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I was lucky enough to be freed from my writing cage at the bottom of Pier32 this week, accompanying Guru Ian and Super Sandi to an very ...
Wednesday, 22 October 2014

Bag It Up: How Hand-Weaving Could Solve The Plastic Bag Problem

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Here at The Pier, we believe that recycling is a big part of the future of sustainable fashion. Cradle-to-cradle thinking along with some...
Friday, 17 October 2014

The New Normal

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We've talked before about the need for ethical fashion to become more than just a niche product. At the moment it's a kind of wort...
Wednesday, 15 October 2014

You Say You Want A Revolution

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Revolution. It's a loaded word, filled with connotations, expectations and threat. The notion of revolution is not something you throw...
Friday, 10 October 2014

Run Through The (Urban) Jungle with The Great Gorilla Run!

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I was talking yesterday about how events at this time of year have a tendency to catch up on me unawares. I only realised that this is Wool...
Wednesday, 8 October 2014

Wool Week

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Image by yr humble author Wow, it comes round fast. Almost before you realise it we're into the last quarter of the year. For any di...
Friday, 3 October 2014

Clean Clothes And Dirty Money: how fast fashion is helping to launder drug profits

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Fast fashion is responsible for a lot of unpleasantness in the world: from sweatshop and slave labour conditions, to environmental damage, t...
Wednesday, 1 October 2014

Doing It For The Kids

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In a recent article for The Guardian, fashion activist Rachel Kibbe makes the case that ethical brands need to engage with a growing and i...
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