Hemp is Cool

Going green is in and with it so is Hemp!

Hemp has been around for decades and is part of the eco-fashion world. Industrial hemp has thousands of uses, from paper to textiles to biodegradable plastics to health food to fuel. Hemp could be used to replace many potentially harmful products, such as tree paper (the process of which uses bleaches and other toxic chemicals, apart from contributing to deforestation), cosmetics (which often contain synthetic oils that can clog pores and provide little nutritional content for the skin), plastics (which are petroleum based and cannot decompose), and more.

"Hemp clothing has received a lot of negative press over the years and the time has come to give this amazing fibre a serious style makeover" says leading Hemp clothing fashion designer Jenny McPherson who sells the Enamore clothing line of hemp based clothing in U.K. Enamore is a creative hemp clothing label launched in 2004 by Brighton based fashion designer Jenny McPherson, her business philosophy is to design and create fashionable, beautiful, contemporary clothing from a wide variety of hemp based fabrics and recycled materials.

Hemp is is currently going through a revival and it’s market potential is being pushed further all the time. The industrial hemp textile market is expanding rapidly with new interesting fabrics being developed every year. More versatile than other natural textiles, hemp can be woven in a variety of weights from linen-like to canvas, and in a wide array of colours and finishes. The fabrics are luxurious and blended with other natural fibres such as silk, wool, yak hair and cotton, they feel great on the skin. Hemp fabrics are great for people with sensitive skin because of the lack of bleaching agents used in the processing.

Expect to see a number of retailers introducing hemp based clothing in the near future.
Links to Hemp fashion:


http://www.wunderland.com/WTS/Andy/Stoners/fashion.html
http://www.inbi-hemp.co.uk/