Luxury

Sustainable Christmas gifts and treats

A different kind of wrapping…. The Travelwrap Company Which brand links the Royal Family, Charlotte Tilbury, Kate Moss and Jo Malone? All are fans of The Travelwrap Company, whose sustainable cashmere wraps designed for both [...]
Fashion

Chic Chats #27 – On Good Authority

Sara Lewis is co-founder of a new fashion start up, On Good Authority, which makes premium rainwear using fabrics made from recycled plastic and non-toxic chemicals. Lawfully Chic caught up with her this month to [...]
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Pebblefestive – London’s biggest ethical market

Time to get (Pebble) festive! Saturday 30 November  Ever wished your High Street was more ethical, so you could do your Christmas shopping with a clear conscience? That’s what Pebblesfestive is offering: a huge ethical [...]
Art

South African gallery premieres globally relevant works at PAD London 2019

Southern Guild in South Africa works closely with a diverse roster of multi-disciplinary designers, fulfilling the role of mentorship and incubation, facilitating production where necessary, and acting as a conduit between South African artisans and international galleries seeking local production capabilities. [...]
Travel

Riding the waves: sustainable surfing in Portugal

It’s not always the best waves, least crowded breaks or the longest rides that make a surf trip memorable. More often than not it’s the people we share moments in the water with who make [...]
Interview

Chic Chats #26 – When being an Outsider is sustainable…

Never feel that the small changes you make don’t mean something, if we all make changes, we will contribute to a better future. This is not only a fashion industry problem, we need to look at the way humans interact with our planet as a whole.  This requires joined up thinking... [...]
Fashion

An evening with Clare Press and Fashion Roundtable

As sustainability continues to remain on the top of the fashion industry’s agenda, this Lawfully Chic writer recently attended a Q&A and Workshop Evening with Clare Press (presenter of the Wardrobe Crisis podcast, Global Ambassador [...]

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Agriturismo to Know (Part II)

In her second blog on agriturismo or agrotourism (‘agriculture’ plus ‘tourism’), Nina Rennie looks at two further communities in Ibiza and Italy that are dedicated to providing food for the soul in beautiful settings. Click [...]
Fashion

Do shoes get any more sustainable than Veja?

They’ve been mooted as ‘the most sustainable sneakers in the world’ by CNN and their popularity is beyond doubt, even extending to British royalty (Meghan, Duchess of Sussex). Veja is the brainchild of two 25-year-old [...]
Fashion

Tim Walker’s ‘Wonderful Things’ at the V&A

Colour illuminates all that is vague and dreary. The primary colours intrude into the most dismal soul, plunging the senses into a multi-sensory feast, swelling with satisfaction. This is one perspective on the V&A’s upcoming exhibition [...]
Art

Chic Chats #27 – Monica Perez Vega

Amanda Gray recently caught up with artist Monica Perez Vega to talk about her career, the process behind her artwork and her inspirations. LC: Where did it all start? MPV: My aunt is a figurative [...]
Art

Brave New Visions: the émigrés that changed the British art world

‘Brave New Visions’ is part of the Insiders/Outsiders festival conceived by Monica Bohm-Duchen. The exhibition celebrates the contributions made to the art world by the émigré art dealers, the artists they supported and the émigré [...]
Interview

Chic Chats #26 – Akamae

New York entrepreneur Cara Boccieri is committed to freedom, both the cultivation and the promotion of it. She founded Akamae in 2014 with the explicit aim of transforming the fashion industry by co-creating high-end fashion [...]