Casual spring outfit

Look funky in this eco-friendly outfit, while staying warm in this in-between weather; spring can often feel like winter in NZ!

Hug Fair Trade deep indigo organic denim pencil skirt $60 from www.micahclothing.co.nz

Freeset Fair Trade organic cotton white fork t-shirt $35 from http://store.liminal.org.nz

Tightology Australian made botanica grey organic cotton/nylon/elastane full tights from www.tightology.com.au AUD$39.95

Etiko Fair Trade black canvas Alparagatas AUD$65 from www.etiko.co.nz

Untouched World NZ made black stretch organic cotton seaside jacket $129 (on sale) from www.untouchedworld.com

Trade Aid Fair Trade black silk satchel with red tag $69.99 from www.tradeaid.org.nz

Pele Accessories wooden beaded earrings, handcrafted in Samoa, $16 from http://www.pelebags.com/

Mamarua NZ made recycled resin rata red heart pendant $30 from www.aotearoa.co.nz

Rapanui

Rapanui is an ethical, eco-friendly clothing company based in the Isle of Wight, UK. The company was set up by brothers Mark and Rob Drake-Knight early in 2008. They are now aged 23 and 25, and the company is about making eco-fashion cool for young people. Check out their website, www.rapanuiclothing.com.

They make men and women’s clothing from eco-friendly materials like bamboo (eg the women’s panda t-shirt pictured above), organic cotton, hemp, and modal in a wind-powered Fair Wear Foundation accredited factory. They also have a cool thing called Traceability – for each piece of clothing, you can see the journey the piece of clothing has taken, beginning from where the fabric was grown.

The range is pretty cool; it consists of t-shirts, polo shirts, long-sleeved tops, jumpers, hoodies, jeans, boxer shorts, socks, vests, leggings, and pashminas. Prices range from GBP£9.95 - £69.95. And yes, they do deliver to New Zealand.

It’s great that there is a company that is making ethical, eco-friendly clothing for young people.