Article 2JH27 From cotton fields to high street racks, fashion bids to be 100% sustainable

From cotton fields to high street racks, fashion bids to be 100% sustainable

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Rob Walker
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Conservation charity WWF and online brand AwayToMars aim to make desirable clothes that have zero impact on the environment

It is not a brand synonymous with style, but WWF, the world's biggest conservation organisation, is teaming up with a London-based online fashion community to produce what it claims will be the world's first 100% sustainable clothing range.

Big-name stores including Selfridges and Harrods are being lined up to sell the range in the UK, but WWF wants to make this a global project. It is determined to prove to the fashion industry that it is possible to design and produce clothes with zero impact on the environment.

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