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" Picture courtesy of Marks &amp;amp;amp; Spencer Sustainable-brand expert and campaigner\u00A0Livia Firth has partnered with Marks &amp;amp;amp; Spencer to curate an eco-friendly capsule collection, in parnership with her consultancy, Eco-Age.\u00A0 Firth\u00A0worked closely with the M&amp;amp;amp;S buying and design teams to pull together a capsule collection designed to meet the needs of working women. Entitled the Edit, it features a range of wardrobe essentials, handpicked from the existing M&amp;amp;amp;S autumn collection and assessed by Ego-Age. \u201CI am so excited to finally be\u00A0partnering\u00A0with a high-street retailer\u00A0and it was very clear to us why it had to be M&amp;amp;amp;S,\u201D says Firth. \u201CI have very much\u00A0admired the\u00A0astonishing\u00A0work that M&amp;amp;amp;S has done\u00A0over the years\u00A0\u2013 seriously, transparently and with huge commitment\u00A0throughout the whole company \u2013 in\u00A0both\u00A0environmental and social justice. On top of this, the M&amp;amp;amp;S eye for quality in its garments and production cycles means this is not fast fashion. I have been an\u00A0M&amp;amp;amp;S customer for many years and I look forward to now telling the\u00A0wonderful\u00A0stories behind their clothes.\u201D Already well known for developing its ethical-business model, the collaboration highlights Marks &amp;amp;amp; Spencer&amp;#039;s commitment to providing stylish products made with integrity. The Edit will be on sale from 8 October in select stores and online at marksandspencer.com ***MORE FASHION Inside Livia Firth&amp;#039;s Met Ball diaryLulu Kennedy for Marks &amp;amp;amp; SpencerPreview: David Gandy for Marks &amp;amp;amp; Spencer \u00A0 "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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