Take It Up Wear It Out

It’s no secret that fast fashion is bad for people and the planet. From river systems polluted with toxic dyes and the exploitation of work...

Last year, people in the U.K. sent 350000 tonnes of clothes to landfill. I don’t know about you, but I find this impossible to visualise. E...

Any fashion or costume creative will tell you that design is about telling stories. You are creating a mood, setting a scene, filling it wi...

Hello again! Take It Up Wear It Out has been on hiatus for a few months because I’ve been moving house. I found my dream eco-home last ...

Our coats have a tough life. Out in all weathers, protecting us from the elements for six months of the year, then all but abandoned for th...

I was really pleased to see Elle Magazine’s sustainability issue in September, it was the first glossy fashion magazine I had bought for ye...

Hello, dear reader. I hope you are wearing your most comforting clothes, because I bring chilling tales from the realm of fashion, both pas...