Keira Knightly Anya Hindmarch “I’m not a plastic bag”

By Megs Mahoney Dusil • Mar 2, 2007

Everyone is on the environmental train lately, which I am loving. Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” made its way to the masses, hybrid car sales are on the rise, organic food and clothing is catching on, and now handbags are making an environmental statement. Keira Knightly may be laying off the meat, cheese, and carbs, but is also laying off leather bags by sporting the Anya Hindmarch “I’m not a plastic bag” tote from the environmental line of handbags. This tote bag is merely made of cotton and merely costs a scanty Â£5.00, but you better believe it is on eBay going for as much as $150 USD. Tell me how that makes sense! I suppose it is the story of supply an demand, and who will argue that a bag for the environmental cause is on high demand. Keep checking Anya Hindmarch for updates on the “I’m not a plastic Bag”.

Thanks to cheapthrills for posting the thread!

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Alana

16 years ago

I think her bag is ugly and I would never pay any amount of money for that thing! It’s cheap and sloppy. 😯

Jennifer

14 years ago

Reply to Alana

It’s not about how crappy she looks, it’s about the fact that billions of plastic bags get used every day clogging our waters, and killing us slowly by ruining our environment.

Who cares what she looks like if we are faced with more serious problems than makeup and how “cheap and sloppy” her bag looks.

Buy a cuter one that looks “nice”, as long as you don’t take home plastic from the grocery store and try to recycle.

Queen of Preen

16 years ago

She looks like DEATH in that photo. 😯

Lauren

16 years ago

Yeah I agree with Alana – it’s hideous!

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Julie

16 years ago

Get a life you lot! Where the heck have you been lately????? This bag is THE bag of late!!! EVERYBODY wants one because they want to do their bit for the environment-tell me how this bag could ever be a bad thing? It’s pretty, it’s environmentally sound, and it’s hot hot hot. Now go back to sleep!

preppyrich69

16 years ago

wow ur crazy ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ !!!! this bag looks like it would be at claries on the dollar 50 rack opps did i say that out load

charisse

16 years ago

yea, she “looks” environmentally conscious, but i bet she makes the bath water run, uses up too much electricity at her home, rarely recycles, etc…If she does practice what she preaches, kudos to her, but I HATE CELEBRITY HYPOCRITES.

Kenn Jordan

16 years ago

Allow me to introduce the Anya Hindmarch Â£5 re-usable shopping bag â€“ designed in collaboration with We Are What We Do. The eco shopper that lets you divert plastic from landfill while cutting a diverting dash.

Our Action 01 is Decline Plastic Bags. Every person in this country uses, on average, 167 plastic bags a year: that’s approximately ten billion bags all told. This is unsustainable. But then so is carrying a dozen oranges without a receptacle (believe us, we’ve tried). Which was why we at We Are What We Do approached the UK’s leading accessories designer Anya Hindmarch to help us create a product that was not only beautiful and beneficial but would better help us Live Our Actions. While plastic bags will take up to 500 years to degrade your Â£5 all cotton and recycled plastic bag is durability itself and will withstand the wear, tear and the covetous looks of fellow consumers for years to come.

We at We Are What We Do are not about creating more â€˜stuffâ€™ for an already over-saturated market. The reusable shopper is the incarnation of our 01 Activism and will provide the cornerstone of our campaign to rid the nation of plastic bags later this year. Our formula at We Are What We Do has always been that small actions x lots of people = BIG change. And that change needn’t be cataclysmic or grand, that it can be chic and small and perfectly formed.

The limited edition, Anya Hindmarch bag will be launched at London Fashion Week, available in participating Sainsburyâ€™s stores from April and online through the We Are What We Do shop as part of an exclusive pack with the original inspiration for the bag, Change the World for a Fiver. (Retail price Â£10.) The designer bag will cost Â£5 and â€“ in now inimitable We Are What We Do fashion, why not go to our shop now and leave your email address and we will let you know as soon as they arrive – no one involved in the project will make any profit from the sale of the product.

The â€˜Iâ€™m Not A Plastic Bagâ€™ shopper is designed to put the ‘productivity’ firmly back into the product and we hope that it will be the first of many such items enabling us to make small changes, and big differences. For more details about how to get involved with the Action 01: Decline Plastic Bags campaign email Becca Leed at Becca@wearewhatwedo.com

Shane Bennett

16 years ago

Hi Everyone

I think the bag is a great idea but it is not alone. We are about to launch a similar concept but the bag will be FREE

We are having sponsors on the bag and that will pay for the manufacture and distribution.

All profits will be going to Charity and Enviromental Causes.

Please go to http://www.millionbags4life.com and register your interest. We will keep you updated on the project and where you can get one from.

Thanks

Kerri

16 years ago

I think this back is a brilliant idea and creates a fabulous look at the same time.
How dare anyone mock this bag, when they dont even know the cause behind it! This is not just a bag, it is someone trying to do better in this world! Go Anya Hindmarch!

feeeeeeee

16 years ago

You lot are mentalists!
I have been on the phone all morning to harrods and harvey nichols trying to reserve one of them bags, but to no avail!
I want one! I have to wait till april like everyone else now.
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