Author Archives: Mantis World

Each month the Textile Exchange, a non-profit organisation that is committed to the responsible expansion of textile sustainability across the global textile value chain, spotlights one of their members in a post called the Featured Member. This month, they highlight … Continue reading →

The Ethical Fashion Forum held the SOURCE awards ceremony on the 4th December in a central London location. Mantis World was nominated in three different categories and on the night came away with the prestigious award for Sustainable Production, beating … Continue reading →

Our friend LaRhea Pepper, Managing Director of Textile Exchange tweeted this video the other day. It’s funny, but extremely serious at the same time. We love it, but going by some of the responses, it’s evident that this Follow the … Continue reading →

Today see’s the opening of the 4th Source Expo, this year it is being held online to cope with the global demand for this event. On one level it’s an opportunity to meet an array of ethical manufactuers and suppliers … Continue reading →

Word has it that it’s Javier Bardem as the Bond villain who steals the show in Skyfall.  Thanks to a feature by über cool writer Alice Wilby, Bardem certainly caught our attention on the red carpet at last nights’ Royal Premiere wearing a totally eco-friendly suit. … Continue reading →

Some very kind words from Udox about our newspaper the other day. Udox is a marketing agency, they specialise in street style and have a pioneering sneaker site called Crooked Tongues. In other words, they know a thing or two … Continue reading →

On an international level there was a time, not so long ago when the terms ‘Fashion’ and ‘Africa’ seemed mutually exclusive. While the continents’ cotton industry was attractive to all, the thought of looking to Africa for trends, design or … Continue reading →

This is the cover of a new Mantis World project. It’s about t-shirts or as it says in the title, well made t-shirts. It’s not just about our tees, although they’re in there too of course. It’s about the culture … Continue reading →

For us at Mantis World, one of the highlights of the Closing Ceremony was watching the Rio segment – a tantalizing glimpse of what’s in store four years from now. Of course, if you can’t wait til then to get … Continue reading →