tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311353132012-02-16T10:24:11.876+02:00let me take you on a journey... from time to time you can join me to indulge in ideas, news, pictures, dreams and else...lets go!About Choolipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15752541415481185432noreply@blogger.comBlogger241100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31135313.post-81093786416831800552009-09-05T13:31:00.003+02:002009-09-05T13:35:59.317+02:00

"Having seen Annegret in action over the last two years, she is a beacon of light within the fashion industry, at the forefront of looking at ways that she can build the capacity of small business co-operatives in Africa. Since her initial visit to Ghana in 2006, Annegret has raised the profile of a number of batikers and seamstresses enabling them to market themselves in domestic and

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The Independent'We are buying Choolips at Topshop' The IndependentTreehugger'Choolips is a Green Fashion Success story' Bonnie Alterhttp://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/06/choolips-dresses-from-ghana-for-topshop.phpDaisy Green Magazine'Passion, drive and determination are all qualities you need to run your own business and the very lovely Annegret Affolderbach has these qualities in spades.'

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The beauties are in TOPSHOP NOW! Go and get your own CHOOLIPS @ TOPSHOP Flagship Store/London, Oxford CircusAdmittedly they have had quite a journey and we are ever so pleased they are looking georgeous! BIG Thanks to Juliana & Godknows, who have made them the marvels they are. Enjoy your own - that is the girls of course! And to all you men out there - the next collection holds surprises for you

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Bamboo BikesI am crazy about these Bamboo Bikes OUT OF Zambia - genius! I love my red Choolips Bike but this is a whole new dimension and well no harm in having a spare bike, right?http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8125274.stm

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CHOOLIPS revamps textiles traditions creating textiles & womenswear simply on trend, playful & pretty.‘Our ethics run much deeper than, well, this season’s fashion. The idea is to revive ancient textiles traditions by building fashionable Fairtrade collections reflecting the authenticity & beauty of the traditions we are working with.’CHOOLIPS’ ‘Golden Coast’ collection is entirely made in Ghana.

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CHOOLIPS & Its Ethical Relatives**'Ethical Fashions answer to Parkinson' Nina Baldwin, Centre for Sustainable Fashion, London College of Fashion The Ethical Relatives will be launched alongside the Centre for Sustainable Fashion’s Shared Talent India Competition with a celebration of ethical movers & shakers working in India.25th February 20096.30 – 8.30pmLondon College of Fashion, Rootstein

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Just in time for christmas! CHOOLIPS’ signature Coffee Bean fabrics have gone Doggie style with beautifully crafted Funky Mutts Dog Collars, Leads and matching hair bands for stylish dog owners...Get these treasures for your friends & loved ones as a sweet treat and directly support CHOOLIPS’ Ghanaian producers by purchasing these unique gifts. Its easy! Click www.funkymutts.co.uk browse the

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After a seemingly insatiable 30hrs sleep I am back on home turf withmy eyes peeled. Someone asked me how India was? Honestly...It deserves a new addition to my vocabulary. Sitting there in my mind shimmering full of sense & nonsense, lavish & unassuming that it makes Jaipur - The Pink City look as pale as milk. My impressions flow like lucid dreams glazing over with the sunshine of Mumbai, candy

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For these first few days India has been framed by my car window heading out for back to back meetings with academics, a government man who looks after the Loom Weavers of India, MY personal Entrepreneur of the Year – The Head of Fashion Council of India, the director of FabIndia the ‘Philip Green’ of India, countless studio visits & socials with established designer entrepreneurs working with the

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"Having seen Annegret in action over the last two years, she is a beacon of light within the fashion industry, at the forefront of looking at ways that she can build the capacity of small business co-operatives in Africa. " Claire Hamer, Buyer and Entrepreneur(former Buyer for Topshop)Cheering up those rainy London days...I am thrilled! CHOOLIPS just won 'Barclays Innovative Business of the Year

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I am just back from Ghana with a suitcase full of newly printed colours. Re-united with Juliana, our Batiker, we have just completed prints for the Spring/Summer'09 range using our award-winning new stamps produced in the UK. CHOOLIPS' latest innovation, a new Batik stamp development has brought excitement to Juliana's eyes!Besides getting to grips with the new stamps we also had TRIPLE

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Having had a fabulous couple of days hosting two Fashion loving winners at my studio, I thought it best to get news from the horse’s mouth. I cannot wait to present these ladies their personalised Batik fabrics, garments & accessories!...you have been splendid & I look forward to a nice glass of Champagne & Catwalking glamour when I see you next!!‘I couldn’t believe I’d won such an amazing prize,

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This month's 'New Ideas for Africa' will be hosted by Choolips offering the opportunity to interact with exciting individuals from a range of professions who share a passion for Africa and are committed to working on practical action to see it develop.Organized by 'Africa ++' an organisation set up to promote collaborative action as a means of addressing specific socio-economic needs in Africa.

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Fancy yourself as the next big fashion guru? Here’s a chance for you to win a day with Ethical Fashion Designer CHOOLIPS of behind-the-scenes fashion insight and design. You’ll dream up the perfect dress, bag, T-shirt or tie, have it beautifully tailored and sent to you! The day is open to both beginners and experts.‘Coca-Cola’ & CHOOLIPS have teamed up for ‘Coke’ ‘Live Olympic’ to bring you 2

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Have you ever heard of the 'House of Fairytales'* - THE most innovative festival set in the magic grounds of Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire?Over the August bank holiday weekend over 3000 people of all ages, will be taken on a seamless journey, a groundbreaking interactive artwork created by 500 artists, performers, educators, musicians, acrobats, puppeteers, designers, philosophers, writers

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Creamfields, the ‘crown jewel of dance festivals’ & CHOOLIPS teamed up to bring you ‘Fashion Fields’ in the latest edition of Creamfields magazine. View www.cream.co.uk/hosted/creamfields08/magazines/02/CHOOLIPS is presenting a cherry picked selection of festival attire alongside CHOOLIPS’ Stylesurgery open between July & August ONLY! helping you prep your festival wardrobe. For those who like

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Let me tell you about the brief, lusty life of the Mayfly. They have a life expectancy of only one day. Are they miserable about it? Not one bit. With just a few hours to live, these swarming insects, who’s home is the water, have only one thing on their minds. They cram every moment full of the things they love. They simply embrace life & make the most of it.When their time comes to emerge, the

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I have been finding shoes all my life and admittedly most times they have found me...some of them so good I kept them on when going to sleep!...Its an infatuation with shapes, colours and comfort, but most of all having yummy shoes provides me with the sense that my feet are a delicious part of me. All the shoes I have stay with me too...they stay and they get worn! And when I have worn them out

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While I am diving into future pursuits, I felt like sneaking back into the near past … my heart skips a beat when I see these beauties.This time last year I was recovering in snowy Germany after a hot December spent in Ghana working with Global Mamas on making my award winning ‘Design 4 Life Ghana’ dresses a FAIRTRADE reality for retailer TOPSHOP. I slept for ten days, tugged inside the blaze of

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Well…I am super pleased and the smile in my belly is growing by the day! I have just returned from Paris as a winner of the Tabeisa - Design4Life Ghana competition run by the Ethical Fashion Forum www.ethicalfashionforum.com - check out my last Blog. My CHOOLIPS coffee bean & fish scale designs have been awarded ’Best global commercial dress & print design’. Admittedly I much love this title and

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The past two months have been filled with so much joy and never ending days, with nights and sleeps so deep the memory of them remains at the bottom of the sea. There has been so much work and woolf-like hungers from having the opportunity to bring together my love of Africa & textiles in some dress designs that are set out to make a difference…an ethical difference for African business women &

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The past 8 months have catapulted me into the land of holograms where CHOOLIPS has taken its first creative steps towards 3dimensions…What if you had the power to alter or disguise your appearance and surroundings simply by means of a piece of material? Imagine a t-shirt with a tiger leaping from your chest, or perhaps a carpet in your sitting room that appears to be a meadow spread out, complete

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