If you don't know who Alexa Chung is, I suggest you find out. fast. She is my current obsession, and if she's my current obsession, she definitely should be yours too. 25 year old indie chick, part time TV presenter, model and arm candy of Alex Turner (he of Arctic Monkey and Last Shadow Puppets fame) this girl KNOWS how to dress. It is through Chung that I discovered MADE UK
MADE is the brainchild of Christina Cisilino who after having spent many years in fashion wanted to "give something back." MADE is all about fair trade, with the emphasis on trade not aid. Accessories such as necklaces, bracelets and earrings are designed by a range of influential designers, then all materials are sourced and created within disadvantage communities across East Africa. So committed to the cause are MADE that they provide full training of craftsmanship for workers, a fair wage and even use recycled materials such as brass door handles, bath taps and padlocks to create their products. All of this do-gooding would be enough to sell me on parting withmy hard earned cash, but here's ethical cherry on the fair trade cake - the accessories are GORGEOUS. Weighty brass chains with delightfully chunky trinkets adorning them? Skulls? Unicorns? Daisies? Yes please! No wonder the Alexa Chung desgned skull necklace has been out of stock almost constantly for a year. Chaos Magazine gives these accessories a big thumbs up, I've just ordered the Unicorn Pendant I'm sure I'll be MADE up with it.
MADE is the brainchild of Christina Cisilino who after having spent many years in fashion wanted to "give something back." MADE is all about fair trade, with the emphasis on trade not aid. Accessories such as necklaces, bracelets and earrings are designed by a range of influential designers, then all materials are sourced and created within disadvantage communities across East Africa. So committed to the cause are MADE that they provide full training of craftsmanship for workers, a fair wage and even use recycled materials such as brass door handles, bath taps and padlocks to create their products. All of this do-gooding would be enough to sell me on parting withmy hard earned cash, but here's ethical cherry on the fair trade cake - the accessories are GORGEOUS. Weighty brass chains with delightfully chunky trinkets adorning them? Skulls? Unicorns? Daisies? Yes please! No wonder the Alexa Chung desgned skull necklace has been out of stock almost constantly for a year. Chaos Magazine gives these accessories a big thumbs up, I've just ordered the Unicorn Pendant I'm sure I'll be MADE up with it.
