2 Mins Read Hong Kong preloved online consignment platform HULA has found a permanent home in Wong Chuk Hang with the opening of the city’s first warehouse dedicated to upscale & luxury secondhand fashion. Spanning a massive 3,500 square feet, the space showcases some of the best designer womenswear labels with over 50 brands and more than 5,500 […]
2 Mins Read Get ready to celebrate a day of women who make Hong Kong a greener place as part of the lead up to International Women’s Day with local social enterprise Encompass HK hosting Vol. 1 of their Green Women Festival this Sunday, March 3, 2019 in Wong Chuk Hang. In conjunction with Campfire, an interactive global […]
4 Mins Read The picturesque seaside town of Sai Kung just got greener with the addition of SEED, the newest zero waste shop and bulk food store to arrive in Hong Kong after Edgar and Live Zero. A charming haven for conscious consumers tucked away in the New Territories, this little shop of eco-friendly finds stocks a treasure trove […]
4 Mins Read Every year, millions of garments are discarded in landfills – left to rot and waste in dumps, absorbed by the air, seeping into the earth and diffusing its way to our local communities. Despite being almost 100% recyclable, textile waste continues to be the second biggest polluter of clean water and the environment! According to global […]
4 Mins Read Stop buying new clothes The fashion industry, and fast fashion in particular, is wrecking havoc on the planet. Buy less and buy secondhand when you do: Green Queen has a complete guide of where to shop preloved plus we just covered Hong Kong’ first luxe preloved boutique. Be like Tanja Wessels, a Hong Kong social […]
4 Mins Read April 10 2019 Update: Label Chic has closed down operations. In an airy, sun-drenched showroom overlooking a hub of popular cafes and stylish shops over trendy Gough Street, Héloïse Mendes looks effortlessly chic in an ivory silk Iro shirt, dark Les Prairies de Paris skirt paired with a smart navy blue sweater by J Crew. Gracefully gliding about the […]
10 Mins Read Why did you decide to stop buying clothes for a year? It started in Hong Kong on the 10th of May this year. I’ve always been interested in environmental matters, but this year things have really ramped up. I feel like I’ve been actively seeking more knowledge and at the same time that information has […]
6 Mins Read Our addiction to fast fashion is causing a global environmental crisis. Over 15 million tons of clothes are thrown into landfills each year in the United States alone. Globally the number is far larger (and very hard to track). Most cheap clothing is made from synthetic materials that don’t degrade for hundreds of years. The […]
3 Mins Read On September 7th the world’s largest sustainable fashion design competition, the EcoChic Design Award, took to the runway its annual Grand Final Fashion Show, as they showcased 10 waste-reducing collections from fashion designers across the globe. Live from Hong Kong’s CENTRESTAGE at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai, viewers were treated […]
11 Mins Read As humans, we make choices every single day that matter so much more than it may seem. Your life today is a result of a cumulative series of decisions you made yesterday. Collectively, as a race, we have made decisions – good and bad – that have brought our ecosystem to where its at now. There is no denying […]
5 Mins Read Let’s face it, being a fashionista and being kind to the planet are past-times that are frequently at odds. What should a clothes-obsessed lady to do? One easy answer is to purchase more pre-loved items. It used to be that vintage clothes shopping meant burrowing through dusty charity shops. No longer. The tech revolution has […]
4 Mins Read Christina Dean has literally changed the fashion landscape in Hong Kong. In a city where fast fashion and consumerism run deep, she has proven that what’s old can be chic and what’s green can be trendy. She proved that clothes shopping is optional when she embarked on her one year challenge to only wear used […]