H&M or Hennes as I grew up calling it, is only in Ireland a few years, yet we seem to have all been fans for much longer. A first destination for many of us when shopping abroad, its presence on these shores has been a godsend for the short-of-cash fashionista. And when I viewed the new spring/summer collection last week, it was clear these low

This is Fairtrade week so now’s the time to support developing countries by buying  their goods and services wherever possible. Fairtrade fashion has struggled for years to gain the popularity of mainstream design and this was mainly due to low initial demand and expensive raw materials (organic cotton, for example). But now the industry has taken off and is offering much more fashion forward –