Sustainable chic

Beyond Skin prove that vegetarian shoes can indeed be sexy. Their new collection is the best yet, featuring black and red patent (non-leather of course) and some wonderful fabrics

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People Tree continue to lead the way with Fairtrade fashion, next season bringing a collaboration with Bora Aksu. If their simple shirt and green tunic dresses aren't a sell out next autumn I'll eat my organic cotton hat

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Green Knickers bring a whole new meaning to global warming - one pair of their pants changes colour to show the effects a rise in sea level would have on the planet. All their pants are Fairtrade and organic

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Terra Plana lead the way in dealing with leather ethically - using recycled cast-offs, non-chemical dyes and making their soles from old bicycle tyres. Their autumn/winter collection is particularly strong, including some gorgeous grey suede boots with a detachable strap. Accessories with their very own accessories ...

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There can't be many industries more riddled with corruption and appalling working conditions than gold and gemstone mining - and few designers more impressive than Vivien Johnston of Fifi Bijoux when it comes to sticking to her principles. She only uses fairly-traded gold and stones from ethically responsible mines - and insists that her suppliers do the same

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She even recently signed up Goldgenie - a company who specialise in gold-plating accessories for maximum bling - to support ethical gold mining. Photograph: David Levene/guardian.co.uk

Junky Styling take cast-offs and unwanted fabrics and turn them into unique gems. From charity shops and jumble sales to fashion shows - you can see behind the scenes at their recent show here

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Norway's Fin label showed a very strong collection, with beautiful prints. But top marks go to their new fabric for autumn/winter - wild silk. Conventional silk production sees the silk worms killed while still at the pupae stage, whereas these ones are free to grow to adult mothhood and fly away. Free-range silk, in fact.

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