Sheherazade Goldsmith
Sheherazade Goldsmith
Sheherazade Goldsmithis a British environmentalist, jeweller and columnist...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionEnvironmentalist
Date of Birth14 March 1974
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Despite my love affair with skyscraper heels, luckily for my feet I rarely wear them - preferring, instead, the comfort and child-handling practicalities of a pair of trainers.
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Even though I avoid buying clothes that are 'in fashion', choosing things I fall in love with and wearing them till they fall apart - and generally going for vintage when it comes to evening wear - I still, like every woman I know, suffer from occasional pangs of 'clothes guilt'.
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When I'm in London, I get a veggie-box sent up every week, with the latest pickings.
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Open shelving may be fashionable, but a closed cabinet door is the best way to stop grease and dust collecting in the first place.
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I want to know where my food comes from and the conditions in which it's grown. I also want to embrace traditional British produce, and seasonality.
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Little children love bright, shiny things - and in my experience, most grown-up women aren't very different!
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For many of us, Christmas lunch is the most special meal of the year - and I certainly want nothing but the very best for this celebration.
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Doing the eco-accessory thing doesn't have to mean giving up designer labels. In fact, quite the opposite.
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If you really want to help make a difference while getting a true travel experience, consider a community-run trip.
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Consuming less is the fastest way to eco-fashion redemption - particularly if your preference is for leather, not hemp.
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There are a lot of irritating aspects about large supermarkets for the wannabe eco-warrior, but the one that gets most of us hottest under the collar is packaging.
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Gadgets - our houses are filled with them: ones we need, ones we think we need, and others that were a good idea at the time, but have never made it out of their boxes.
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The planet's environmental woes tend to be overlooked as we scramble for the latest high-tech gizmos - and conveniently ignore their energy consumption.
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Consuming less means throwing away less, while reusing things actually helps to save the planet as well as the pennies.