On the blog we've written before about how Lisa, Fran and the Festival Shop team hand select all the stock they take to each festival over the summer. But, if you've not yet visited one of our shops perhaps you didn't know the team also sell the most BEAUTIFUL nana blankets. Hand-knitted and donated to Oxfam by some very generous volunteers.
As with all the clothes picked by the festival shop team, a lot of time and...
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We love a bit of DIY Fashion and crafts, and at Womad Festival we wanted to show that the clothes you have can be loved for longer.
The lovely ladies at Mollie Makes craft magazine joined us on site to give us some top tips on how to get crafty with the clothes from the Oxfam Festival shop.
Alongside material covered buttons, t-shirt scarves and friendship bracelets - we've decided to share one of our fav on site activities,...
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Fairground meets Fairtrade, Sunshine meets Spa treatments - the World of Music, Arts and Dance festival is no ordinary affair.
Each year Charlton Park, in Wiltshire, is taken over by Womad to showcase the very best artists and performers from around the world.
However, this year is a special year for the festival, which is celebrating 30 years since first opening. Since then it has gone on to host 160 events in 27 different countries.
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We are now half way through the festival season (and the summer ha!) after the Festival Shop team got stuck in the mud at the Isle of Wight and created this beautiful shop at Latitude (rainbow c/o weather)
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During July, I have been participating in the Six Items Challenge with Labour behind the Label. The challenge involves wearing just six pieces of clothing for the whole of July although you are allowed some additional items including nightwear and accessories. It aims to create an awareness of the current situation regarding fast fashion, how consumption needs to slow down and the pressure on workers and the constant precariousness of jobs and...
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A unique clothing collection made by Brighton's Oxfam North Street volunteers launched on Friday.
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I recently tweeted that the most stylish kids of our generation are dressing like their parents used to. A lot of people actually agreed with me, which sparked off an internal debate about whether or not vintage shopping is becoming 'easier'.
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Tucked away in the darkest depths of the Latitude Festival forest, Antonia Halse from the Make Market team, is a shining a light on the concept of up-cycling. Based in the colourful and vibrant 'Faraway Forest' the site is decorated with bespoke bunting and packed full of life. Amongst an array of weird and wonderful music, cabaret and ethereal sculptures, The Make Market team have been championing the reuse and recycling of old fabric....
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Come rain, come shine, we were out and about spotting the most stylish people at Latitude Festival.
There were plenty of Barbour jackets on show (and on sale in the festival shop!) but we were pleased to see so many Oxfam items.
Back in the festival shop we started the Oxfam line of style and pinned up our favourite fashion spots around the tent.
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