MLo investigates a mysterious shiny shoe fashion phenomenon in Kampala and discovers a spirit of entrepreneurship and aspiration among young Ugandans.
It wasn’t immediately apparent during my first two days in Kampala that there’d be a substantial fashion story to cover. In fact, my initial wardrobe assessment after checking out red soil roads crowded with black-smog spewing trucks and plaintains transported on bicycles, was to go grunge. Read on…
Product design is an essential component to making the world a better place. How? Good products solve consumer problems and like TOMS, can inspire others, particularly within fashion trends. But more so, good design and material choice have significant impact on the environment and people working within the supply chain that produces it. Read more…
A love for bamboo, from personal heritage, eco-friendliness and poverty alleviation to sustainable clothing, tree-planting companies and skateboard adoration. Read more…
Within the Tianzifang arts district of Shanghai is a little shop called SHOKAY. SHOKAY is a luxury boutique and social enterprise specializing in yak cashmere fashion to bring economic growth to traditional herding communities in Tibet and Western China through design, supply chain and education…
A few years ago, I met Bonita Lim, head of Brown Rice Designs and the inspiration behind the NuoMi Shanghai label, through a friend’s introduction. Founded in 2006, NuoMi set out to help others through sustainable, eco-friendly, stylish fashion. At the time I was with TOMS Shoes, and eagerly exploring China’s teen fashion market.
The Social Entrepreneur Lifestyle 