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Sustainable Fashion Competition

Budding young UK fashion designers have now got a chance to create a new range of clothing for an established, sustainable fashion label.

The competition will be judged by nine leading sustainable businesses who will also act as mentors to the winners and includes labels such as streetwear hemp label THTC, the lingerie and women’s wear firm Enamore, From Somewhere, which uses recycled fabrics including cashmere, silk, cotton, jersey and tweed.

Three winning teams will then get the chance to work with their chosen mentor to create a collection in time for a catwalk show at London Fashion Week in September 2008.

“There has never been a more inspiring time to start a fashion business in the UK. The new generation holds the key to achieving positive change by creating products that are stunning in terms of design and innovative in terms of sustainability,” said Tamsin Lejeune, Founder, Ethical Fashion Forum.

For further information, visit makeyourmarkinfashion.org.

THTC organic t-shirts and hoodies

THTC organic clothing that's a result of fair-trade is where The Hemp Trading Company is coming from with their 55% hemp and 45% cotton organic t-shirts and hoodies. This season sees THTC collaborate with 2 leading movements sweet reggae music's Trojan Records and the guy's that "invent" hip hop The Universal Zulu Nation.

Trojan Records
Since its creation in 1968, Trojan Records has led the way in presenting the very best in classic Jamaican sounds, from Rocksteady and early Reggae sounds that dominated in the years of its launch, up to the modern styles of Dancehall and Jungle. Trojan record as released content from some of the leading lights of Jamican music including Bob Marley & The Wailers, Dennis Brown, John Holt, Ken Boothe, Toots & The Maytals and The Inner Circle. Trojan have also worked with legendary producers such as Arthur ‘Duke’ Reid, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Clement ‘Coxsone’ Dodd and Leslie Kong.

The Universal Zulu Nation
The Zulu Nation is an "international hip hop awareness" group formed and headed by hip hop godfather Afrika Bambaataa. Originally formed in the 1970s from reformed New York City gang members Zulu Nation began to organise cultural events for youth, combining local dance and music movements into what would become known as the various "elements" of hip hop culture.