In defence of hemp lingerie

"A world of hemp lingerie? No thanks," says Melanie Reid in The Times today. While this is not the place to pick a fight with the eco-deniers, we don't need the weight of international scientific opinion behind us to stand up for hemp knickers. The columnist describes a "narrow, grey, scratchy world of recycled car tyres and hemp lingerie" - clearly, she has never experienced the softer side of eco friendly smalls. Lots of lovely things in our Greenleaves department, of course, including these silky hemp tie side knickers by Greenknickers and Eco-Boudoir's deluxe hemp and silk shorts.