There is no beauty in the finest cloth if it makes hunger and unhappiness
-Mahatma Gandhi
It was my first year of university and I had just settled into city life. There were lots of friends, parties - a great social scene. Burdened by the cost of having to support myself, I eyed the fancy clothes [...]

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I know that in Israel we do not yet celebrate this joyous week, but coming from blighty and being a big old fan of cloth nappies I am going to throw down the gauntlet for us sometimes slow-to catch-up Israelis.
England is celebrating Real Nappy Week from the 21st to the 28th of April: It’s the [...]

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It’s nice to know that on trendy Sheinkin Street in Tel Aviv, where many new clothing stores last only a few months, the Shtaim second-hand clothing store – a store with both an environmental and social conscience – has been able to thrive since 2001.
Located at 38 Sheinkin the store was opened by [...]

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Our clothes are an integral part of our lives–they can reflect the type of work we do, our beliefs and even our moods. So it may come as a shock to know that our clothes can also pose a health risk and do serious damage to the environment.
Most people prefer to wear 100% cotton clothes [...]

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Religious Jews read one portion of the Torah every week. These portions are divided up so that over the course of one year the community will read through the entire five books of Moses.
This weeks segment, Pikudei, describes the building of the Mishkan, the tabernacle. One of the aspects that is described is the clothing [...]

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Israeli clothing company Bagir outfits about 1 in 6 UK men. A fraction of those men are set to become more chic with Bagir’s Eco-Gir, a suit made from 100% recycled materials, 30 PET plastic bottles.
The company is also set to become the first in the world to label its products with a carbon label.
How [...]

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