Fair Trade Clothing Brands & Human Rights ... the Ethical Consumer Movement

[Estella*]

i've been meaning to say i love this thread for ages.....
here are some links for (german) fair-trade and organic clothes, i have some things from hess-natur and the quality is very good. the problem i have with most of these sites is the styling, you really have to have a good eye to see which pieces would look lovely in another context ... i don't know if that is a german thing only but fair-trade/organic stores seem to go for a very special clientel that is mainly over fourty, has children and whose taste is a mixture of conservative and hippie....??

however:
www.deerberg.de
www.maas-natur.de
www.hess-natur.de
www.waschbaer.de
www.gudrunsjoeden.de

 

[sea of stitches]

thanks for the links anna! i am guessing a lot of this stuff is geared towards older ladies because they have the money to buy the stuff. but i dunno, younger, more stylish people also care about where their clothes come from (and have the money). hello, open market!

 

[cerfas]

shopworthwhile.com
!!!

Great thread
we had something similar on my old community

 

[DividedMoow]

Also Kuyichi is a brand that has fair-trade clothing.
Though in the Netherlands this brand is extremely hot.

 

[cerfas]

this isn't fair trade but i can't find another place to put this

www.organicclothes.com
has basics, AND they also sell fabric!
(tees, tights, etc)

 

[cerfas]

Just some updates, from old links posted

black leather fair trade wallet from traidcraftshop.co.uk
£12.00

traveller wallet - can fit a passport & pen & cards
£15.00

 

[cerfas]

sea of stitches mentioned Johanna Hofring, and I thought I'd post some pictures:
sorry, they're really hi-res

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www.johnannahofring.com

 

[cerfas]

more:

**EDIT: Pics that are too big need to be resized or attached.**

 

[cerfas]

also from her website

I had no idea she opened Art Fiend! I love that store!

 

[cerfas]

Pencil skirt from People Tree
ptree.co.uk

Gaucho skirt from People Tree

Deerstalker skirt

apron skirt

wave skirt

 

[cerfas]

Tie ribbon shirt

Bengal flower blouse

 

[cerfas]

alpaca looseknit top

roll collar cardie

if you're into anthropologie you should definitely buy your stuff here instead

 

[cerfas]

moss stitch cardie

sash scoop neck

i like this one! there's a picture of a model wearing it and the bow falls in a way that doesn't look like a girly bow.

 

[cerfas]

wrap cape

raw edge camisole

 

[cerfas]

from wildlifeworks.com:
an organic cotton jacket:

Proceeds go to protect the environment as well

used rubber wallet

 

[cerfas]

Loyale works with only organic cotton...activewear

thermal cotton robe

http://www.loyaleclothing.com/

 

[cerfas]

Loomstate (www.loomstate.org) makes organic, trendy jeans

 

[cerfas]

www.howies.co.uk
organic cotton

 

[fashionista-ta]

the wave skirt is cute ...

 

[brian]

i strongly support this.