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Sustainable fashion

Did you know that the fashion industry produces more CO2 emissions than the air and transport sectors combined? Wow! Reason enough to opt for sustainable and fair fashion. But what should you pay attention to and which (online) addresses and fashion brands should you visit to buy clothes that benefit everyone?

The best second-hand shops in Leiden

  • 17 October 2025

The best second-hand shops in Leiden! Whether you are looking for clothes, home accessories, a gift or complete furnishings: Leiden is the place to be....

Superwash: wool with a layer of plastic?

  • 15 October 2025

Wool that you can machine wash at 40 degrees, just like the rest of your clothes? That's handy! That way it becomes even more...

Mohair: luxurious wool with a black edge

  • 13 October 2025

The wool of angora goats is called mohair. Originally, this wool comes from Turkey, just like angora wool from rabbits. To avoid confusion, the wool was given...

Is there sustainable angora wool without animal suffering?

  • 13 October 2025

Angora wool is super soft and wonderfully warm. No wonder, therefore, jumpers, hats, blankets and even underwear are made from it. Or ‘were’ we should say. Because.

Why is there so little clothing made of Dutch sheep's wool?

  • 12 October 2025

In our search for sustainable woollen clothing, we noticed something. Wherever we looked, Dutch sheep's wool was rare. While there are some 850 here...

Sock darning (or hole in knitted jumper)

  • 3 October 2025

With socks, you know one thing for sure: you will lose one at some point or one will lose it to another. Ai, a hole. Throw it away? Well no!....

A sustainable cardigan you knit yourself with knitting yarn from Dutch wool

  • 1 October 2025

We previously delved into the environmental impact of wool and discovered that behind that seemingly sustainable wool there is quite a footprint (pawprint?)....

Day of sustainable shopping in Sneek

  • 22 September 2025

Sneek - or Snits, as the Frisians say - is the largest city in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân. Known for Sneekweek and the famous...

The nicest second-hand shops in Haarlem

  • September 3, 2025

Anyone who has played Monopoly knows the biggest shopping streets in Haarlem: Grote Houtsraat, Barteljorisstraat and the Zijlweg. But besides these shopping streets, Haarlem has a lot more...

The nicest second-hand shops in Amsterdam's Rivierenbuurt neighbourhood

  • 23 August 2025

The Amsterdam Rivierenbuurt is one of those neighbourhoods where you immediately feel the village atmosphere, but in the middle of the capital. No nutella shops or crowded shopping streets here,...

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