At our first birthday party, we did a clothes swap – our pretty guests brought along once-cherished clothes and accessories, got to try on others’ duds, and take home some real gems. I came away with new jeans, a World skirt, a Ruby hoodie, and more! All for free and all good for the environment. (btw we’ll be taking the left over duds to the sallies).

Considering how much space our wardrobes take up, how much resource used to produce garments, and how much chemical waste and electricity used to care for our clothes, clothes are a big issue for the environment. (Not to mention the evils of child labour and distorted body image rife in fashion.)

Watch this video – it give tips on buying clothes, as well as suping-up old clothes instead of throwing them away. Kathmandu does some nice ranges of organic and recycled plastic clothing (at least I think they still do), and Duncan & Prudence jeans in Wellington does organic denim.