Anya Hindmarch bag isn't so green after all
It's not like Anya Hindmarch has tried to hide the fact that they used conventional production techniques to make the notorious "I'm Not A Plastic Bag" tote but today the Evening Standard was up in arms over news that her sold-out shopper is made in factories in China.
Shunning the opportunity to make a truly ethical bag by using organic cotton and Fair Trade manufacturing practices has angered many with Martin Hearson of Let's Clean Up Fashion stating: "There is an incompatibility in claiming a product is ethical and then manufacturing it in China." A spokeswoman for Anya Hindmarch said: "We never claimed this bag is perfect. We have just tried to use our influence as a manufacturer of luxury goods to make it fashionable not to use plastic bags." Wonder how many we'll be seeing in charity shops once they have been declared passé?
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Not really surprising! And can I just say, everyone who seems to have bought one, seems to be earning A LOT of profit by selling it on eBay!! It's crazy I say!!
Posted by: Elaine | April 28, 2007 1:36 AM