Be Good, Be Beautiful: The Fashion Show

The words ‘Fairtrade Fashion’ often conjure up images of hemp sacks and tie die, but the world of Fairtrade fashion and beauty is far from that. With beautiful jewellery, on trend fashion and fantastic choice the Fairtrade community is bursting with vibrant produce. ‘Be Good, Be Beautiful’ events aim to promote this. This year Sheffield’s Blue Shed will be the home, for two nights only, of ‘Be Good, Be Beautiful: The Fashion Show’ a night of local and national fair-trade goods. Hosted by Sophie Mei and Ruth Amos this will be an event not to be missed, with partners such as People Tree, Ethics Girls, Bishopstons Trading, The Body Shop, The Co-operative Society and The English Rose Bakery. Live music from Hayley Toothill and other live acts. All ages are welcome and all proceeds raised will go to Habitat for Humanity. Habitat for Humanity works around the world with volunteers from all backgrounds, races and religions to build homes together with families in need.

Yes you read correctly, Be Good Be Beautiful is having its first ever Fashion Show!

27th and 28th April The Blue Shed, Sheffield 7.30pm-9.30pm

if you would like to be involved, their are three ways:

Attend- come along, bring friends and family and enjoy :)

Have a Stall- If you have your own FairTrade business and would like to be involved, please email me.

Model-We are looking for about 20 volunteers to act as models for clothes and accessories over the two evenings. Previous experience preferred, though not essential!

You must be: · Over 18 years old · Enthusiastic · Able to attend both evenings (7.30 – 9.30 p.m), a walk through meeting on Saturday 23rd April and a rehearsal from 3.45 p.m on the afternoon of Wednesday 27th April · Willing to follow direction and wear allocated outfits and accessories · Able to provide plain black top and trousers/leggings for yourself

If you are interested in taking part please contact Ruth Amos by email at ruth@stairsteady.net and we will get back to you with further details. There will be no payment for taking part, but an entry ticket for one evening will be given so that a friend or member of your family can come along for free!

All proceeds from both evenings will go to the charity ‘Habitat for Humanity’

Tickets are £5.00 they can be bought from http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1570961789 please spread the word and please attend :)

Thank you and hopefully see you soon,

Ruth

Be Good Be Beautiful!

On Wednesday 21st we had our second Be Good Be Beautiful night, this is an event that we put on once a year to promote fairtrade fashion, makeup, jewellery and anything that would appeal to a female audience looking to be more ethical. It is held at my church, but we set u the hall to have a cafe feel with little stalls around the side.

This year we had, a Tradecraft stall, Bodyshop, Exclusive Roots jewellery, Ethical Girl clothing, Banana Bobs fruit and veg boxes, a selection of ethical books, Tradecraft and Tearfund jewellery, a meadowhall map with fairtrade shops marked, and a ethical lookbook for autumn and winter.

It was a lovely night, with a chilled atmosphere and lots of chocolate!!!
Also we have just signed u for the 90 kg Rice Challenge as a circuit, The challenge, to sell 90 kilos of fairly traded Malawian Kilombero rice, represents a great way to make tangible the impact we can have on Developing World producers by buying fairly traded products.
If a Malawian rice farmer sells 90kilos of rice at a fair price he/she makes enough money to send one of their children to high school for a year. Only 1 in 3 children can currently afford to go to high school in Malawi and as education is a vital tool in overcoming poverty, any increase in this statistic is extremely valuable.
This is an ongoing challenge and on the night we sold about 20bags, but we are hoping to continue this and maybe do an event or meal especially for it!
......Also a big thanks to the men, who sent the night in the kitchen doing drinks!

Now its time to start organising the next one!