Ethical fashion does not have to be ugly fashion. The collections of Julia Smith, Trousers London, Christopher Raeburn and Henrietta Ludgate are proof of that. In the UK we buy around two million tonnes of clothing every year. The result is high energy use from washing and drying, excessive water use, toxicity from pesticides, tonnes of unwanted clothing in landfills, and labour, animal and trade inequities.

Ethical, environmentally friendly, fairly traded – these are all descriptions which are becoming increasingly popular. There are a growing number of designers, labels and fashion houses eager to incorporate ethical values into their work. However, what does ethical really mean when it comes to fashion? Jonida Gashi went to London Fashion Week to investigate.

Gin is truly a London drink and the term London Dry Gin is well known around the world as a mark of quality, but given that most of what we know of as London Dry Gin has never even seen the capital, what, if anything, does it actually mean?

You step on a crowded London Underground train in rush hour, and immediately to your right, there’s a guy with white iPod earbuds, and heavy rap music writhing through the stale underground air and around the sweaty heads towards you. Could this be hell?

A historical reason explains why the City of London offers such wide range of venues for events galore. All began in the 12th century when livery companies not only ruled the trade of goods but also the development of society. Nowadays there are 108 livery companies doing beyond business as usual.

London is a haven for buskers, especially in the summer. If you are a fan of unaffected folk music, the best place to listen – all year round – is the London Underground. On sidewalks and city streets, busking rules are as varied as the sounds these artists make.

Christmas, a time of love and care for our next of kin, of harmony and kindness, of loving words and… naaa… It’s the peak time of housing envy more like. It’s never easy to walk past all those nice houses, still owned as one (rather than having been split into several neat little “holes in one”), but now the proud owners are really rubbing it in. They simply can’t help but showcase their beautifully decorated Christmas trees in immaculately clean bay windows.

It has been raining a lot recently, but I’m sure no Londoner – native or temporary – will need to be reminded of that; and please don’t mention those shots of sunshine purely designed by some higher force to trick you into leaving your umbrella at home!