Update your winter wardrobe with eco-friendly fashion from the High Street

IT is not easy being green – but it is becoming simpler keeping your wardrobe eco-friendly.

Sustainable clothing is one of the biggest trends of the new season and does not mean bigger price tags or everything made from itchy hemp. CLEMMIE FIELDSEND has styled up the High Street’s best ethically produced buys and explains their credentials.

H&M: Best for occasionwear

H&M CONSCIOUS launched in 2010 and has gone from strength to strength ever since.

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• Cream blouse, £79.99, H&M Conscious -
• Skirt, £79.99, H&M Conscious -
• Boots, £119, H&M Conscious -

Conscious products contain at least 50 per cent recycled materials, and the brand announced that this year 57 per cent of the fabrics used by the H&M group are recycled or sustainably sourced.

Some items in the Conscious collection are so innovative that the fabrics are even made from orange peel or pineapple. H&M hope to be 100 per cent sustainable by 2030.

F&F at Tesco: Best for denims

THIS was the first UK supermarket range to support the Better Cotton Initiative, in 2016.

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• Denim jumpsuit, £28, F&F at Tesco -
• Camel jumper, £12, F&F at Tesco -
• Black boots, £30, F&F at Tesco -

At least half the cotton used in all its clothing, including women’s, men’s, kids and baby, is sustainable. But the brand’s biggest change has been its denim.

The range has been 100 per cent responsibly sourced since 2016. F&F also uses Jeanologia – a firm producing materials that use less water, energy and chemicals in their dyes.

Zara: Best for trend seekers

TWENTY per cent of Zara’s clothing has the Join Life label – which identifies pieces that are made using either organic cotton or recycled fibres, save water or reduce carbon emissions.

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• Cream denim jacket, £29.99, Join Life Zara -
• Skirt, £25.99, Join Life Zara -
• White shoes, £55.99, Join Life Zara - buy now

Zara use fabrics such as Refibra, which combines sustainable raw materials with scraps left from cotton manufacture, and Lyocell, which uses fibres made from pulp derived from wood.

Both of these make Zara’s cottons, its denims, strong, soft and versatile.

Debenhams: Best for winter must-haves

DEBENHAMS has released its first eco-friendly collection, in collaboration with Graduate Fashion Week designer Kate MacMahon.

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• Navy coat, £150, Kate MacMahon at Debenhams -
• Orange top, £29, Kate MacMahon at Debenhams -
• Blue printed skirt, £59, Kate MacMahon at Debenhams -
• Bag, £39, Debenhams -
• Burgundy boots, £59, Debenhams -

Each of the 12 pieces from the range contains a minimum of 50 per cent sustainable fibres – ranging from organic cotton fabrics to this navy puffer coat being made of recycled plastic bottles.

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M&S: Best for everyday essentials

ALL cotton M&S uses in its clothes is sustainably sourced - they have given farmers skills to use water more efficiently, cut down on chemicals and boost their own profits.

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• Navy trench coat, £89, Marks & Spencer Pure Cotton -
• Pink blouse, £35, Marks & Spencer Pure Cotton -
• Jeans, £29.50, Marks & Spencer Pure Cotton -
• Bag, £35, Marks & Spencer Pure Cotton -
• Trainers, £45, Marks & Spencer -

These products range across every department. You can pick up a T-shirt or coat and be doing your bit for the environment.

M&S launched its award-winning Plan A scheme in 2007 and has looked at everything from clothing production, and stopping landfill waste, to ethical trading.

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