When the arm of my beloved 80s vintage shades broke, I wish I had known about Peep Eyewear – what I thought was an irreparable crack, they could have fixed with ease. At least now […]
Category: SUSTAINABILITY
Too big for their planet
I am lucky enough to get a weekly delivery from Riverford. Each order is accompanied by a letter from Guy Singh-Watson, who is at the helm of the organic farm in Devon. The letters are […]
Plastic Free July
Another month, another challenge. No moustaches needed, you can drink all the booze, you don’t have to give up anything you love as an act of contrition. All you need to do is avoid plastic. […]
kankan: soap in a can
Every now and again a genuinely revolutionary idea comes along. An example: Kankan – refillable glass bottles + soap in a fully recyclable can. Bathroom waste is one of the biggest polluters on the planet, […]
Sustainable ideas for schools
I was recently approached by my children’s school to be the parent representative on the school’s Eco committee. I am not a natural team player so usually give any institutional groups a swerve, but I […]
Where to buy vintage and secondhand wedding dresses
Dreamy, unique, sustainable and (mostly) affordable… why aren’t more brides wearing secondhand or vintage dresses? Often it’s simply a case of not knowing where to find them. So we’ve done the hard work for you. […]
The Little Book of Repairs
Repairing. Easy in theory but bloody difficult in practice… it’s so hard to find people who mend things these days. I love it when people share their hard-won contacts, so here are a few of […]
Secondhand September
It goes without saying that Manifesto Woman supports #secondhandseptember … a wonderful initiative of Oxfam’s launched this month. To take part is simple (in theory) – you pledge to buy nothing new for the whole […]
Slow Fashion Season
If you are having a bit of a panic about climate change but really have no idea what to do, a good starting point is signing up to the Slow Fashion Season initiative. The concept […]
Look around. All that clutter used to be money. All that money used to be time.
The ultimate guide to getting rid of moths
If you live in the UK, particularly London and the South East, there is a strong chance you’re waging a battle (or, more likely, a war) against moths. It can feel like an insurmountable task; […]
Nothing New: an inspirational story for 2019
Buying #nothingnew is a growing movement, and about time too. But if you’re new to the game, or simply toying with the idea, it can feel a bit overwhelming… how do you even start? In […]
SECONDHAND GIFT GUIDE
I recently ran an online poll that yielded very encouraging results: 75% of you would happily give somebody a secondhand gift and 93% of you would be happy to receive one. And yet every gift […]
The Manifesto Woman story
As is the case with many start ups, I set up Manifesto Woman as a result of not being able to find what I needed. I was becoming increasingly uneasy with how I shopped for […]
Style Yourself Sustainable
No need for a boring wardrobe. Manifesto Woman will be one of the many amazing stores selling at Style Yourself Sustainable on Saturday 22nd September from 10am – 5pm at Hackney Showroom E8 2BT. Book […]
The power of talking
I recently did a talk at a Featured in Fifteen evening, where the focus is on celebrating little people with grand plans to change the world, all while working your way through a cocktail menu. […]
The Big Clothes Switch
I’ve just bought my ticket to The Big Clothes Switch being hosted by these two mega babes from Stories Behind Things. If ever there was an embodiment of ‘a force for good’, they are it. […]
235 million items of clothing are sent to landfill every 3 months in the UK
Fix your shades & jewels
Most people have a local cobbler & dry cleaner, meaning easy access to clothes & shoes repairs. But what about things like sunglasses and jewellery? Once they’re broken you have to ditch them, right? In […]
Love and Salvage
I am all over Love and Salvage. This is the future people… be part of it! Eli, the founder, is one of a growing number of people who have had enough of waste. Even better, […]
Plastic Free Friday
Friends of the Earth have launched a new initiative #plasticfreefriday. It operates under the same principles as the hugely popular and widely adopted #meatfreemonday, but on a Friday and avoiding plastic not meat. Sounds simple […]
Shapeshifting: turning old into new
We all have an old favourite – that item of clothing we have worn until it falls apart. Mine is a silk dress from Plumo, which split down the front…. never to be worn again, […]
Nothing New: a project for our Peak Stuff times
Emma Playsted is living my kind of aspirational life: she is buying nothing new for the entirety of 2018. I think it’s fair to say that the majority of us are at Peak Stuff – […]
Manifesto Kids: stylish, preloved clothes
One of the primary misconceptions about secondhand kids’ clothes is that they’re a bit grubby, ‘cheap & nasty’ and deeply unstylish. One of the principal aims when launching Manifesto Kids was to dispel this myth. […]
Clothes worth £40 billion sitting unworn in our wardrobes
The statistics on clothing waste in the UK are astounding: UK households binned more than 300,000 tonnes of clothing in 2016 (read more here) We send an estimated 235,000 items of clothing to landfill each […]
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