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Why Black Friday Sucks

Posted by JAKE WHITTALL

Black Friday sucks for our Planet and for your Health and Wallet. We explore why this is, and why there is a better way!

The UK’s 9 Best Sustainable Menswear Brands For 2025

Posted by JAMIE STANLEY

The UK’s 9 Best Sustainable Menswear Brands For 2025
Here’s our list of the best sustainable men’s fashion brands in the UK. Whether you are looking for sustainable men’s shirts, organic cotton t-shirts, sustainable jackets or recycled men’s outerwear, or anything in between, these brands have got you covered!

UK Menswear Brand Showcase: Top 5 Sustainable Men’s Sweatshirts and Overshirts for Autumn/Winter 2024

Posted by JAMIE STANLEY

UK Menswear Brand Showcase: Top 5 Sustainable Men’s Sweatshirts and Overshirts for Autumn/Winter 2024
As the nights draw in and we step out onto freshly fallen leaves, we’ve picked out our must-have sweatshirts, hoodies, and overshirts from each of the leading sustainable men’s fashion brands in the STIX community. 

Top 5 Sustainable Men’s Jackets for Autumn/Winter 2024

Posted by JAMIE STANLEY

Top 5 Sustainable Men’s Jackets for Autumn/Winter 2024

The STIX Style Team have hand-picked five items from our autumn/winter collection. Here’s our guide to the top five sustainable men's coats and jackets, to help you layer-up in style this October.

STIX - A Journey From Podcast to Now!

Posted by JAKE WHITTALL

STIX - A Journey From Podcast to Now!
What's the story of STIX? What's our mission? And what are we doing to change fashion? Our Co-Founder, Jake, tells the our story. 

Material Guide: What Is TENCEL? And Is It Sustainable?

Posted by JAKE WHITTALL

Material Guide: What Is TENCEL? And Is It Sustainable?

Could a man-made fibre be a key contributor to cutting the fashion industry's impact on our planet? Let’s find out - meet TENCEL Lyocell!  It’s an increasingly popular material due to its flexibility, versatility and sustainability and can be used to make pretty much any garment you can think of.  So what is it? Why is it such a great material to make clothes? And is it good for our planet? The Name We’ve got to start with this! What does it mean?!  TENCEL is a brand name. Lyocell is the actual material. Lyocell itself was developed in 1972 by...

Materials of Fashion - The Good, The Bad, and The Inbetweeners!

Posted by JAKE WHITTALL

Materials of Fashion - The Good, The Bad, and The Inbetweeners!
A big reason fashion sucks for our planet is the materials used to make the clothes and how these are made and sourced. Here's our short guide on which are The Bad, the one's that are The In-between, and those that are The Good.

Earth Day 2024 - how to take action and make a difference!

Posted by JAKE WHITTALL

Earth Day 2024 - how to take action and make a difference!
It's Earth Day, a time to reflect on how amazing and how vulnerable our planet is. Does the fate of our planet make you feel overwhelmed? Do you feel powerless, out of control? Not sure what to do and where to start to make a difference? This is how our Founder, Jake, felt 4 years ago. He shares 4 steps he has taken to take back control, take ownership and feel powerful again whilst making a difference!

Regenerative Agriculture - what is it?

Posted by JAKE WHITTALL

Regenerative Agriculture - what is it?

Ever been in a relationship where you felt the other person was just take, take, take? Where you felt like they never gave back (if my wife reads this, this is not referring to you!)? That's probably how the Earth feels about Fashion. An industry that constantly drains its resources, does a great job at flushing pollution everywhere from soil to sea, and at the end just dumps everything back on it. Basically it's an abusive relationship!  So what can the industry do about it? How can it give back to the Earth? One way is through regenerative agriculture. You...

Why Recycled Plastic is NOT the answer to Fashions Planet Problem

Posted by JAKE WHITTALL

Why Recycled Plastic is NOT the answer to Fashions Planet Problem
You'd think using anything recycled is a good thing right? It's not that simple with Fashion's use of Recycled Plastic. Here we dive into why.

Stix Insight - for those who want to learn about sustainable fashion

Posted by JAKE WHITTALL

Stix Insight - for those who want to learn about sustainable fashion
Do you want to look great, but not at the expense of our planet? Do you want to know more about how you can influence the fashion industry to change? Want to feel empowered by knowledge to make that change? Then Stix Insight is for you!

3 Ways YOU can change fashion

Posted by JAKE WHITTALL

3 Ways YOU can change fashion
Huge amounts of cast-off's are dumped every year in literal mountains of clothes across the developing world. It doesn't have to be this way. Here are 3 things YOU can do to change that.

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