Yearly Archives: 2014
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A Green Business with Transparent Aspirations …….
Posted on October 24, 2014 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.By Jo Salter, Founder of Where Does It Come From? (www.wheredoesitcomefrom.co.uk) created for ‘Green Aspirations’ (www.green-aspirations.co.uk) At Where Does It Come From? we definitely have Green Aspirations! We have other aspirations too, all around offering ethical, traceable products made without detriment to people or planet and where the customer can actually find out how and […]
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Comfortable in Your Clothes? Article in Let’s Talk
Posted on October 16, 2014 by Jo Salter in Jo Media, Media Coverage, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Terry Redhead from ‘Lets Talk’ Magazine published a great article about the business (and me – at least I think that paragon is me…..). We met for a lovely cup of tea and chat and I showed him some of the Where Does It Come From? collection. Just click on the link below to read […]
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Dress like a Filmstar!
Posted on October 8, 2014 by Jo Salter in Media Coverage, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Fantastic News! The same ethical fabrics used in the Where Does It Come From? collection will now be gracing the stars of Hollywood! Warner Bros have selected MoralFibre Fabrics, our partner in Gujarat, to supply the fabrics for their latest movie ‘Peter Pan’ starring Hugh Jackman! Khadi, a handspun handwoven fabric famously promoted by Ghandi, […]
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Beautiful and Practical – for Everyone Involved………
Posted on September 11, 2014 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.(Blog created for Yours Sustainably) People like to buy beautiful things, either for themselves or as gifts for the people they love. Beautiful things are often eye catching and unusual, or simple and well designed, but generally they must also fit the purpose for which they were intended. What use would a beautiful vase be […]
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COOL CLOTHES MADE IN MY (GLOBAL) VILLAGE
Posted on July 9, 2014 by Jo Salter in guest blogs, Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Guest Blog by Shaillini Sheth Amin, Founder of MORALFIBRE It started with a small message left by us – MORALFIBRE to one of the LinkedIn groups. It was a standard message describing the unique handcrafted fabrics we promote made by the artisans based in remote villages. We had a pretty standard first response from a lady […]
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BBC Radio Suffolk Interview
Posted on July 7, 2014 by Jo Salter in Jo Media, Media Coverage, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Jo Salter, founder of ‘Where Does It Come From?’ was interviewed by Lesley Dolphin on BBC Radio Suffolk on 1st July 2014. Here is a recording of the interview.
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It’s a Small World…
Posted on June 27, 2014 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Isn’t it amazing that we can travel all over the world for business or pleasure, we can Skype with family down under or across the pond, but it is still not easy to link up with the people who make our clothes. Clothes are pretty personal – they touch our skin, they send out messages […]
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Ethical Brand Launch in the Ipswich Star – Where Does It Come From?
Posted on June 26, 2014 by Jo Salter in Jo Media, Media Coverage, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Ethical Brand Launch The Ipswich Star published an article today (26/6/14) on the launch of our ethical brand Where Does It Come From? Click on the photo to link to the article.
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Can We Love Our Clothes Like We Love Our Carrots?
Posted on June 20, 2014 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.You might think that asking someone to have a better relationship with their clothes is a bit strange. Well it’s actually more of a re-awakening of old values. Do you remember being told to ‘treat your clothes with more respect’ when you chucked them on your bedroom floor? Right now Fast Fashion means that it’s […]
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