It’s hard to mark the beginning of the holiday season without first acknowledging Black Friday. This day is the name for the Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the United States (although Black Friday has become more of a worldwide phenomenon as of late). You probably associate the term with crazy crowds of people willing to …

As the world around us seems to get a little crazier every day and simple to-do lists spiral wildly out of control, it makes sense that we’re all craving a little simplicity. Your days are most likely filled making choices about a variety of things – from the mundane of what to feed the kids …

As a parkour athlete competing at world levels, you’re also a qualified bootcamp instructor, you’ve reached the finals in Ninja Warrior UK, and you have been a stunt women on film sets as well as featuring in many video campaigns for the likes of Nike, Tommy Hilfiger, Vogue and Protected Species! – what part of …

Following the ongoing media discussion over various online and offline retailers selling clothes at a price you wouldn’t think you could even buy the buttons for, we thought you may be interested in knowing a bit more about the inner workings here at Protected species. Now, I’ll start by saying we are a small brand, …

In the fashion world, things seem to change on a near daily basis: the new black can pretty much be any colour you can think of! One minute your trouser length trails the floor picking up whatever you’ve left on it, the next it’s grazing your ankle and then it’s over the knee (these usually …

Craving some sense of achievement, I recently decided to finish the Norfolk Coastal Path. I can’t pretend this was a challenge – the sort you need to train for, do lengthy preparation for or buy specialist equipment for – but it was just something that I had started but never finished. It’s a 47 mile …

With the weather currently set to changeable, thoughts turn to what to do when showers are in the forecast. Many cities look fantastic in the sunshine but sometimes the coast and countryside beckon on days when the sun is on its brightest setting.  So, on days when the sky is not so blue, perhaps it’s …

It’s no secret that the fashion industry was built on the backs of unsustainable, unethical and exploitative labour. But if sustainable fashion keeps moving into the mainstream as it has in recent years, those labour practices will be a thing of the past.  Over the last few years, we’ve seen major fashion brands as well …