Stella McCartney’s climate credentials bang on trend in Paris
Fashion industry cottoning on to sustainability agenda as designer shows collection
Life and style
Burberry: a fashion label or a barometer of Britishness?
Riccardo Tisci’s third collection for UK’s luxury brand celebrates Victorian era’s boldness and fragility
‘I gave a blueberry facial to a vegan dog’: inside the pet pampering boom
From cat spas to dogs Fitbits, pets are more fussed over than ever. What’s behind the mini-me phenomenon?
Sali Hughes’s 40 best sustainable beauty brands
From packaging to ingredients, the Guardian’s beauty editor picks the top brands doing their bit for the planet
Dark crystals: the brutal reality behind a booming wellness craze
Demand for ‘healing’ crystals is soaring – but many are mined in deadly conditions in one of the world’s poorest countries. And there is little evidence that this billion-dollar industry is cleaning up its act.
By Tess McClure
Ethical fashion campaigner Livia Firth: ‘We have turned a corner finally’
With the Green Carpet Fashion Awards opening in Milan, the eco pioneer explains why the once-unfashionable concept is a winner