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The Fashion Industry, as it stands

(from our 2021 Impact Report) From colonialism, extraction of resources, and widespread workers' struggles, the fashion industry, as it stands, is ...

Meet Our Makers: Liz & Georgie

The women who make the clothes we see on the high street everyday are hidden in the fashion supply chain, making it near impossible to track where ...

Behind the Scenes: SS21

Our new collection is a riot of colour. Made in super soft, sustainably sourced fabric, you can pick-n-mix cuts in different Fruit Salad hues. Fril...

A Brief History of the Statement T-shirt

At Birdsong, we make statement t-shirts and sweatshirts that are ethical and sustainable. ⁠⁠Our statement tees have been our bestsellers and cult f...

Pockets are a Feminist Issue

A brief history of pockets and why they're a feminist issue. We design pockets into dresses, skirts and trousers at Birdsong because we believe tha...

Design Story: A Sustainable Gingham

Our summer bestseller is bright and bold gingham, printed on the silkiest, softest of eco-fabrics. Here's how we dreamt up our designs, and worked ...

Behind the Scenes: Limited Edition Spring Drop

Taking you behind the scenes of our latest Limited Edition Spring Drop, and showing you part of our inspiration and process. Inspired by nature, fu...

Ideas for a New Fashion Industry: A Manifesto

The conversation about sustainability in fashion often offloads responsibility onto consumers and their individual choices, missing structural chan...

Deeds not words: How to be a feminist brand

What do Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg have in common? They were both pictured wearing a feminist tee at the centre of a sweatshop scandal. With ‘this ...

What’s happening in Myanmar?

In the run up to #InternationalWomensDay we're talking about the women who lead movements for better conditions for us all. We couldn't run the ca...

Sustainability 101: Organic vs Regular Cotton

 There’s a debate in the fashion world about the uses of cotton. You may think that as a natural fibre, cotton is inherently sustainable, but that ...

A social business gift guide

We're really proud and passionate about being a social business. ⁠⁠If you want to support more humane, thoughtful and kind means of economic recov...

The Gift Guide

When you buy eco-friendly, fairly made gifts from us, you also gift our makers with a Living Wage income. Whether that Ruhela who makes our shoes ...

Overcoming Fashion FOMO

 have a confession: I used to be addicted to fast fashion. It all started when I went to university. Having a student loan at my dispersal and att...

Sustainability 101: The Slow Shopping Guide

As you may know from the latest version COVID-19 government report into disproportionate deaths, Bangladeshi folks are twice as likely to die than ...

Birdsong 2020 Impact Report

Note from our founder: We founded Birdsong based on our experiences working with marginalised women on the frontline, in women's organisations in t...

the stay at home report

We founded Birdsong in 2014 as believers in taking action - against exploitation in the fashion industry, and the climate devastation it’s wreaked...

top COVID-19 tips from a scientist

It's handy having an infectious diseases scientist in the family at this time. Our founder shares the top tips from her sister, who has been patien...

UPDATE: How to help/Hope in the dark

Latest Coronavirus Update - 24th March Due to the government lock down and social distancing measures, our workshops and warehouse are now closed...

Sustainability 101: The Valentine's Day Self Gifting List

Who says you have to wait until next year to get the finer things in life bought for you? Treat yourself to some ethical treats if you don't get wh...

The Action Report: Q1 2020

We founded Birdsong in 2014 as believers in taking action - against exploitation in the fashion industry, and the climate devastation it’s wreaked ...

Sustainability 101: The Gifting List

For the festive season we’ve compiled The Gifting List, for everything you need for a sustainable celebration. We know that women want more from t...

Hello Soho: Our Social & Sustainable Concept Store

Our cult pop up shop is launching again in time for the festive season, this time in Soho.⁠ ⁠ Expect the best in social, sustainable & womxn l...

Sue by the sea

Birdsong's co-founder Sophie revisited her hometown on the North East coast to shoot her mother in this season's latest offerings. 

Is XR’s boycott the only way to reform the fashion industry?

At Birdsong, we’re all for revolution. We believe wholeheartedly in the wider aims of Extinction Rebellion: humans have taken too much from the ea...

LFW done differently

Hello everyone, We hope you're doing well and a MASSIVE thank you to everyone who's got us to 14% on www.crowdfunder.co.uk/birdsong so far - we're...

Daniela & Dodo in the Lottie Set

Made in silky, sustainable bamboo. Better for the environment and for your bod, bamboo fabric wick moisture away from the body, allowing your skin ...

Sustainability 101: The Wardrobe Basics List

We know that women want more from their wardrobe but that the world of ethical, sustainable and local fashion can be a minefield. We’ve tried ticki...

Sustainability 101: Khadi Cotton

For our latest collections, we used a traditional, hand spun and woven fair trade fabric called khadi. There are plenty of reasons to love khadi, f...

Sustainability 101: Bamboo

There’s no two ways about it. Fashion has had detrimental effects on humanity – from exploited women workers to materials and practices that harm ...