Your sustainable swimwear guide for summer is here! I know words like 'sustainable', 'eco’, 'green' and 'conscious' are being thrown around everywhere – and not always with transparency – which can make shopping confusing. Ideally, we should be looking for brands that are both sustainable AND ethical too.

Veja is an ethical footwear brand born in 2005. Co-founded by school friends Sébastien Kopp and François Ghislain Morillion, its goal is to create trainers that are ecologically conscious and fairly produced.

Most shoes are made of complex materials and glues which can only be down-cycled or thrown into landfill. It's a massive, global problem and thankfully manufacturers like Adidas are now seeking to tackle it …

With environmental issues becoming much more prominent in the mainstream media, a quick google into the textiles and fashion industries will provide you with endless reasons to choose slow fashion. If you didn't follow Fashion Revolution and the #whomademyclothes movement go and check it out, alongside the documentary The True Cost.

On the 5th anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse, which killed 1,138 people and injured many more in 2013, I encourage you to ask brands #whomademyclothes and demand greater transparency in the fashion supply chain.

Lets take it slow, be responsible, maybe even commit to a long term relationship? After all, loved things are worth repairing.