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POP UP SHOP SPECIAL

Written by Jen Marsden - Saturday, 13 June 2009

Permanent shops? That is so last season.

Since last year we’ve seen more and more eco popup shops bringing the latest and, sometimes the best of vintage, to our streets. Here’s a highlight of our favourite to date, including some happening this month!

CURRENT

Mary’s Living and Giving Shop is a pop up charity shop on the first floor of The Village at London’s Westfield mall. Motivated by the current television series Mary Queen of Charity Shops that’s presented by Mary Portas on BBC Two, they aim to raise money for Save the Children, with support from Grazia. There’s already been a mad rush of philanthropy and tens of thousands of British pounds raised. You can grab yourself a high street or designer second hand bargain that may have been formerly owned by many of the generous celebrities taking part, designers including Orla Kiely, Luella Bartley, Nicole Fahri, Sienna Miller’s Twenty8Twelve and high street brands such as Nike and Gap generously giving over some of their own goods. This pop up shop is open until June 27th – expect a Super Saturday this weekend with style experts on hand.

If you’re looking to make a statement, the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) are opening their pop up shop doors at London’s Carnaby Street who are hosting their Swinging 60s celebrations. They’ll be selling their incredibly fantastic exclusive charity organic t-shirts that have been designed by Luella, Giles Deacon, Zandra Rhodes, John Rocha, Betty Jackson, Christian Lacroix and Allegra Hicks for £25. The ‘White Gold’ event will not only be sporting the t-shirts sported by Lily Cole, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Nic Hoult and Ashley Jensen, it will also offer a preview of a new photo exhibition and offer regular screenings of ‘White Gold the true cost of cotton’.
You’d better act quickly – this event is on for three days only, Friday 12th to Sunday 14th June from 10am – 7pm.

Not a pop up shop per sé, Colombia road’s lovely ethical jewellery and accessories boutique Cerise are playing host to what they are calling ‘an afternoon of eco inspiration’ this Sunday 14th June. They’ll be offering the (shop)floor to Beate Kubitz, co-founder of luxury knitwear Makepiece who will be talking ‘sheep to chic’ in her experiences of fashion and farming, and ethical shoe designer Hetty Rose will be offering a sneak preview of her latest collections. Ethical stylist Lupe Castro of Ethical Heaven will also be offering her top style and makeup tips. If you would like to go, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Next month, on Thursday 30th and Friday 31st July, in true East London fashion, there will be a market stall on White Cross Street Market, EC1 offering a wonderful array of second hand designer and vintage clothes, all in aid of a minibus for St. Luke’s Centre, so why not go hunt that out too?

Watch this space - there are many more exciting pop up shop developments on the card.
And, if you know of any other eco fashion pop up shops in your part of town, then do contact us!

ONGOING

Eco Age in Chiswick brings you ‘face to face with fashion’ as part of the monthly 12 Degrees pop up shops focused around a particular theme, the brainchild of Livia Firth, fashion designer Orsola de Castro, journalist Lucy Siegle and ethical fashion expert Jocelyn Whipple. Just sign up to the news updates on the Eco Age website to know what’s happening and when.

Eco Age, 213 Chiswick High Road, Chiswick, London W4 2DW

Eco textile guru Annie Sherburne is hosting twelve exhibitions in her shop. She’s created a space called ‘the back of the shop gallery’ that will focus on an eco theme within the textile and fibre world.
For more info on what’s coming up, contact the shop: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Annie Sherburne, Unit 1:10 OXO Tower Wharf, Bargehouse Street, London SE1 9PH

May 2009

Online fairtrade and organic fashion retailer Bochica teamed up with Emmeline4Re in her Soho Boutique and had their pop up shop just off Regent’s Street for a short period.

February 2009

Gossypium unveiled a lovely fairtrade pop up shop in the historic lanes of Brighton to coincide with Fairtrade Fortnight, selling their lovely organic and fairtrade cotton womenswear, childrenswear and fabulous yogawear. They also stocked up their ingenious ‘DIY’ cloth kits.

December 2008

The OurEcoShop made Westbourne Grove the place for Christmas shopping with over 40 companies under one roof. Designers such as Goodone, Eloise Grey, Borgeouis Boheme, Feral, Poule de Luxe, Lovecow and Still..., and jewellery and accessories from the likes of Amisha, Bags of Change , Bobelle and Catarina Vassalo made it one incredible one stop, friendly and funky spot.