Eco Fashion World

I am not a great fan of virtual social networks –although I do believe real ones deliver wonderful and inspiring input to the world. However, I must admit Facebook just landed a great surprise on my screen this morning. I heard about bíbico, a cute, fair trade, designer-led brand, from one of my fashion students months ago. ‘It’s run by a Spanish designer and based in the UK!’ he said proudly. I remember surfing around bíbico’s site, while searching for some new young companies going for ethical fashion. The name Nieves Ruiz, bíbico’s soul and founder, didn’t tell me much until today, when I heard from a common childhood friend that she is actually one of our old mates at the little alternative school we studied at in Santander, a peaceful coast town in the north of Spain. I have not seen Nieves since my brother's birthday parties about 20 years ago, but I am somehow moved by the fact that we’re both working for a fairer fashion scene, that we both strongly believe in change, that we both shared quite a progressive education system at primary school and that, after all, this might have something to do with our common grounds. Facebook helped us re-contact and I certainly hope fashion and change brings us together again soon.

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