Fair trade fashion

All you need to know 

* Whats it all about?

   Fair trade is about:

   - Better working conditions

   - Better prices

   - And fairer terms of trade.

   Fair trade is about stopping injustice in working.  

   

* Why buy fair trade?

   There is currently a massive cheap cotton industry that is putting the poor cotton

    farmers ( who live on 1 dollar a day ) out of business. This is very bad news for the

    workers who need the money they earn to survive.

    If the cheap cotton industry was removed then it has been estimated that west and 

    central African countries could earn an extra $94m - $360m from cotton production.

    So by buying fair trade products you are helping these people.

   

    

    

A cotton plantation 

* Where?

 Fair trade clothes are produced all over the globe but to name one place - Mali

    Highlighted in light blue, Mali is one of the poorest countries in the world.

    Cotton is Mali's most important exports with around 200,000 cotton farmers in the

    country, but with the worlds cotton prices falling Mali's farmers are struggling to make

    enough money.

    

* I bet you didn't know.....

   There are currently more than 1500 cotton products licensed as fair trade.

  

   75% of all fair trade producers are smallholding farms.

   68% of the UK's population recongnise the fair trade logo

   20 million fair trade cotton garments were sold in 2008

   

      

 Thanks - choose fair trade         

The Bustle

The Bustle

The Bustle first came around in the mid 19th century just after the crinoline went out of fashion.

A wire frame supports many layers of underskirts & a hooped up over skirt.

These are some examples of a bustle, ranging from the middle one - a expensive model for the posher lot - to the rather humble make on the right - a smaller bustle for the less important -. On the right is a bustle made of cloth instead of wire, which makes for a more comfy ( if smaller ) bustle.

Here is a drawing of a high class lady wearing a large bustled skirt.

You could often tell how high up the lady was, by how big her bustle was. 

i.e the bigger the bustle, the higher up she was.

The bustle finally went out of fashion in 1905 when the long corset came in.

The era of big bums was over.

Hanbok - the Korean traditional dress

Koreans nowadays only wear the Hanbok at special occasions

and festivals but it used to be the everyday dress to wear up until
100 years ago.
Children wear a Hanbok for their 1st birthday and adults wear it on
their wedding day & their 60th birthday.
The Hanbok is also worn for funerals and religious services.
The Hanbok is coloured using natural dyes in colours such as pink, red and blue.

The tight jacket and billowing skirt is considered very beautiful and enhances
the wearers beauty.

The design of it is original with unique lines that are smooth yet sharp.

Koreans have lived with nature and favour smooth curves rather than straight lines as they 

think curves are more beautiful.

Every Hanbok is more beautiful on and when the wearer is dancing!

So next fancy dress party you know what to make!

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