Store Profile: Melijoe.com
Melijoe.com Company name : Melijoe.com Website : ww.melijoe.com Social media links: @melijoe.paris Date of creation: 10 years ago Country of origin: Paris, France Country (ies) of delivery : Worldwide Name of owner/founder(s): Nathalie Genty Number of employees: Approximately…
UK government rejects 1p tax on clothes
A proposed levy of 1p per garment on newly sold clothes items has been dismissed by UK ministers. The Environmental audit committee (EAC) had recommended the plan in order to raise £35 million for helping to reduce the impact of fast fashion which sees 300,000 tonnes of clothing…
Sunday video: Judith Kerr in her own words.
Judith Kerr the beloved children's author and illustrator of 'The Tiger Who Came to Tea' died this week aged 95. Last year she talked to the FT newspaper about her five-decade career, working as she did in the same room, producing all her books from the same table. …
Demand continues to rise for gender neutral childrenswear
According to Euromonitor demand for genderless or gender free clothing for babies and children under the age of 12 continues to rise. With Millenials now accounting for the majority of new parents, and Gen Z heading speedily towards parenthood the demand for children's clothing…
Sunday Video: How cities can heal themselves
From the Financial Times 'FT Rethink' is an interesting video series produced by Alpha Grid on how the sustainability revolution affects every aspect of life and business – from healthcare to data management, transport and energy. Media :…
Catwalk to creation – Part 1 & 2
Following on from their initial film Charney Magri and Ramzi Moutran have shared the second part of Catwalk to creation - a fascinating and informative film looking at solutions for sustainability in the fashion industry. The Fashion industry produces over 150 billion garments…
The Face magazine returns after 15 years
The Face - Iconic youth magazine that defined culture and style for those growing up in the eighties returns after 15 years. The Face magazine today launched an online version of their famed magazine, with a print version due to come out later this year in September. Once the…
Designer Paul Smith to publish first children’s book
Fashion designer Paul Smith has teamed up with illustrator Sam Usher to publish his first children's book, Moose and Mr Brown from Pavilion books. The book is a laugh-out-loud story of animals, travel, design and finding inspiration in the most unlikely of places. The main…
Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Children’s point of view.
Whilst Katie was away at Playtime New York, Lulu and Hattie spent a week (with their Dad) at the world famous Edinburgh fringe, or The Fringe as it's known. With well over 3000 shows taking place about the city Edinburgh claims to host "the single biggest celebration of arts and…