Rainforests play a vital role in maintaining a stable global climate which is a continuous battle; therefore Vivienne Westwood and Marie Claire have teamed up to create a limited edition T-shirt dress exclusively for Marie Claire international readers. This eco friendly T-shirt dress does not only exude empowerment, but all proceeds from the sale of the T-shirt dress will support the forest tribes in Bangladesh, whose lives and livelihoods have been endangered by deforestation. 2011 has been declared the international year of forests by the UN General Assembly in the hope that awareness may be raised, and people become more aware of their importance in the world. so wear with pride.
This global collaboration will combine the sale of the T-shirt dress with a special Rainforest editorial section, Guest Editor, Vivienne Westwood, which will be published in 24 editions of Marie Claire from May 2011.
The Fair Trade organisation People Tree has partnered with Vivienne Westwood and Marie Claire to make the T-shirt dress available on-line. People Tree only uses 100% organic fair trade cotton and all their clothes are made by hand completely, helping to create livelihoods for disadvantaged groups in Bangladesh, India and Nepal. So please show your support and buy this Vivienne Westwood Limited Edition T-shirt dress for only £28 from www.peopletree.co.uk and £7 from each sale will help support Forest Tribes.Make the world know that things need to change and fast.
Photos courtesy of Laura McCuaig, Vivienne Westwood
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