Book Review: By Hand - The Fair Trade Fashion Agenda by Safia Minney of People Tree

Cover image of People Tree By Hand book photo

The journey of the UK ethical fashion label People Tree has been a remarkable one. As founder Safia Minney says in the introduction of her new book By Hand the story started in Japan in 1991 "and 14 years later I found myself sitting at the World Economic Forum in Davos." It is an amazing achievement for a grass roots Fair Trade fashion company to have such an influential voice on the world stage.

In the intervening period between Japan 1991 and Davos 2008 Safia Minney and a team of d...