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A Peaceful Christmas: 8 Ways to Destress this Festive Season

There is just over a week to go now before the biggest day of the year for all those who celebrate. The countdown is on! ⭐️⭐️⭐️ While for some this is a purely exciting and magical time (mostly the...

The Best Low Cost Festive Activities this December 🎄

In the run up to Christmas, time often feels short and frantic as you try to juggle your day-to-day life with the seemingly endless planning and preparation that goes into creating a perfect Christ...

The Best Sustainable Gifts This Christmas

As we all know, the festive season can feel like an overwhelming period of overconsumption, where we often buy lots without actually finding anything we really love.  Those last-minute gifts that ...

The Amazing Work of Future Dreams! Revolutionising Breast Cancer Support

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness of how breast cancer can affect people, the services available for those diagnosed, the impact of research surrounding the diseas...

Breaking up with Plastic Fashion - A Deep Dive into Polyester

What is Polyester and How does it contribute to environmental degradation? Since the conception of the first synthetic fibres at the end of the 19th century, the fashion industry has consistently l...

Embracing Ethical Marketing during Mental Health Awareness Week

Next week is Mental Health Awareness Week (13-19th May 2024), a special time for us at Y.O.U to reflect on what matters most – your wellbeing!  We’re not just about creating stylish and comfy under...

The Comfort of Cotton: Why Opting for Cotton Underwear is a Win-Win for You and Fairtrade Workers

In this series of blog posts we’re going back to some of the key principles behind how we work to explore different elements of our business – and why they’re important to us. The first of those is...

Love, Kindness, and Self-Appreciation: Celebrating Valentine's Day and Random Acts of Kindness Day Together.

This year, Valentine’s Day and Random Acts of Kindness Day are just 3 days apart, on 14th and 17th February respectively. We’re taking that as a sign and have compiled some practical ways that you ...

Underwear as Outerwear, the Pantastic trend hitting the runways

If you have your finger on the fashion pulse, you can't have missed an awful lot of undies being worn with little else recently on catwalks, red carpets and even maybe your local high street! In th...

Dry January - our favourite planet-friendly no / low alcohol drinks

Now that we are halfway through what may be a very dry (or perhaps just a little damp) January for some, we thought it would be a good time to share with you some of our favourite low and zero alco...

New year, new underwear

As the calendar turns to another year, many of us find ourselves making resolutions, setting goals, and embracing the idea of "new year, new you". The process of reflection and introspection can be...

Why men love receiving gifts: Our sustainable gift guide for men!

Following on from our Movember blog last week, we are continuing the important theme of raising awareness for men's mental health. Society has traditionally placed expectations on men to be stoic, ...

Behind the scenes at our Movember photo shoot

Have you noticed that there are some gorgeous new faces on our website? Last weekend Katie met some amazing Oxford University students for a photoshoot with a difference! Led by Ollie, the Universi...

Why being kind makes you happy: Lessons From Denmark

World Kindness Day: November 13th is World Kindness Day - a movement that aims to inspire individuals and communities to create a more compassionate and caring world by fostering a culture of kindn...

Demystifying the Menopause with Emma Thomas: A Hormone to Harmony Journey

Last Thursday we had the privilege of welcoming menopause expert Emma Thomas to our Covered Market shop for a session on Demystifying the Menopause. Emma is the Founder of Managing the Menopause as...

Are Menstrual Cups the Answer to Period Poverty?

Firstly, what is period poverty? Period poverty refers to the lack of access not just to period products themselves, but also associated information and resources such as adequate education around ...

How can I get involved in Organic September? Plus an exciting giveaway...

Organic September is a month-long campaign which aims to raise awareness of organic products, and the brands, producers and farmers who bring them to us in the UK. Organic September is organised by...

Visible Mending (Sashiko): it’s cool to care.

As of 2023, it is estimated that fashion and textile production accounts for 20% of wastewater and 10% of annual global carbon emissions (Somerset council, 2023). Of the 100 billion garments that a...

Sustainable Barbie Fashion

 In 2023, we are certainly living in a ‘Barbie World’. The highly anticipated Barbie movie, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, is currently dominating the box office, and has driven social me...

Sustainable Summer Holiday Essentials

Time to dust off your cases and rucksacks, summer holidays are looming! Whether you're a last minute packer or an organised planner, this blog shares some must-have sustainable essentials to pack f...