Tara Scott and Stacey Dooley
When it comes to fashion it's not always easy being green. With rumours of budget high street store, Primark being linked with illegal immigrants, we all have to take a harder look at where our favourite items are made and by who.
Spearheading a campaign to get everyone shopping greener are Ethical Pests, Tara Scott and Stacey Dooley. The two fashion-forward girls were first seen on BBC series, Blood, Sweat and T-shirts, when they swapped the high street for Indian's cotton fields and clothes factories.
Tara and Stacey dealt with hazardous conditions, long hours and unrealistic targets of making two garments a minute, all in the name of fashion!
Now, self-confessed fashion addicts Tara and Stacey want to get everyone more concerned about how factory workers are treated. They have teamed up with the Ethical Trading Initiative, a global organisation which ensures workers are treated fairly.
Stacey, 20 a shop assistant from Luton says: "We think it's really important that shoppers think about where to spend their money when they go shopping. More people are becoming aware of what can happen to workers who make our clothes and we want to do something out it."
In the noughties the label of 'disposable fashion' has grown massively and items can be bought for next to nothing. Tara, 21 from London dreams of being a fashion designer. Her mum, Joanne Scott designs concessions label, Tara Starlet for Topshop, and Tara is keen to follow in her footsteps, ethically of course!
Tara says: "Compassion and responsibility should be fundamental in trade. Businesses have a responsibly to their customers and to the workers who make their products."
With fashion evolving at such a fast pace it's inspiring to see two young people standing up for something, and trying to make a difference to an industry powered by profit.
With the experience of their eye-opening trip to India behind them, Stacey and Tara are set to make a huge difference in promoting ethical fashion.
FemaleFirst - Stacey Malvern