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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