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ECO & ETHICAL FASHION GOODS
American Apparel organics - an organic cotton lingerie firm that avoids the use of toxic chemicals in cotton crops, to promote a healthy environment and to preserve our natural surroundings. Products are for both adults and children. Moreover, American Apparel has chosen the path of social activism while doing business: 100% of what it produces is sweatshop-free guaranteed. All information on line!
[www.americanapparelorganics.com] YXC
Armani Jeans collection - (denim and hemp trousers, jackets, shirts, etc.) is about fashion which respects the environment, where technology bows to ecology, as the production process aims at saving energy. All processes bear the European Oeko-Tex Standard 100 guarantee, which certifies that health-harming chemical substances are eradicated during production. [www.armanijeans.com] YXC
Blackspot Sneaker - produced by a dedicated organisation called Antipreneur (sister company of AdBusters), is not simply a shoe, but a grass-roots effort at reforming consumerism and the corporate structure at large: the initiative intends to be the first global anti-brand counterattack against multi-national and giant corporations by fighting the corporations head on. The shoes are manufactured with ethically produced materials, fair labour and eco-friendly production techniques. [www.antipreneur.org] YXC
Clothes made from scrap - here you’ll find nice clothes and accessories made from recycled plastic soda bottles and reclaimed cotton. And don’t miss to check their links section to discover more eco-friendly companies. To be visited! [www.clothesmadefromscrap.com] YXC
Coopa-Roca - a co-operative that uses cast-off fabrics to create cutting edge, award-winning garments and decorative products. The work of Coopa-Roca's women has been shown in exhibitions and fashion shows at international level. The co-operative now comprises 150 craftswomen and a great portfolio of work produced in collaboration with some of Brazil’s best-known fashion designers and artists. [www.coopa-roca.org.br/en/index_en.html] YXC
Ecodeco is a brand of ecological fashion and interior accessories. All products are made from organic recycled or fair trade materials. Ecodeco has worked for the past three years with assorted rain forest preservation projects in Costa Rica and Ecuador... [www.ecodeco.com]
Eco Fast Dress 2000 - Igam Ussaro, whose real name is Ugo Massari, is an Italian emerging fashion designer. A few years ago launched on the market Eco Fast Dress 2000, an entire woman-wear collection whose main characteristics are the ironical approach to fashion and a very peculiar yarn: textile is made from recycling of thermoplastic post-use items… [www.minaboutique.it/collezione.htm] YXC
Ecosandals - is a non-profit importer and reseller of sandals produced by Akala Designs Limited, a cooperative business based in Nairobi, Kenya. all akala sandals are handmade with used tire soles, glue, leather, and thread. Every sandal is produced only with materials available in the local marketplace. The sandal soles are extremely durable, likely to last a lifetime. [www.ecosandals.com] YXC
Genevieve Gaelyn and Atom Cianfarani – New York fashion design duo, their aesthetic is elegant and innovative. They seek to expand the possibilities of the ‘modern’, approaching traditional fabrics differently. Further, the process of creating their signature fabric, from what most would consider garbage (recycled bicycle tubes) speaks of Gaelyn & Cianfarani's commitment to preserve while creating. [www.gaelyn.com]
greenKarat™ - offers jewellery made from recycled precious metals. The company also supports efforts to develop ecologically and socially responsible 'ethical gold'. Those programs would support communities that are mining responsibly and working to restore degraded rainforest. [www.greenkarat.com] YXC
KEE Zippers - is the trademark of environment-friendly zippers that meet ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) standards. KEE zippers are exported to more than 30 countries worldwide.
[www.kee.com.cn] YXC
Maria Rudman jewellery - ethnic hand-crafted pieces created following the traditional designs of the Lapland tribes living in the Arctic Circle. Maria Rudman’s accessories combine several virtues - beauty, ethics, respect of nature and the transmission of a culture…
[www.mariarudman.com] YXC
Freitag bag - is a Swiss-made carryall manufactured entirely from recycled materials. Freitag.com contains portraits of 3,000 Freitag bags and their owners, most of whom are members of a generation that is as vain as it is critical of consumerism -a generation for whom the Freitag bag is the ideal brand-name product. [www.freitag.ch] YXC
Hempys – American company specialised in eco-intelligent bags, clothing and accessories. All made using hemp-Cannabis Sativa, organic cotton, and recycled fabrics. [www.hempys.com]
Made in dignity - looking for ‘fair trade’ clothes? Guaranteed by the NGO Oxfam, the ‘Made in dignity’ label assures the full respect of producers’ labour rights and the environment. Check the site to find out more about fair trade products… Highly recommended! [www.madeindignity.be] YXC
Patagonia – internationally well-known, is probably one of the most committed sportswear manufacturer worldwide. Surf their website to find out how long and in how many directions goes their commitment: from energy/waste minimisation to nature conservation, from fair trade to ecodesign and sustainable innovation …[www.patagonia.com] YXC
People Tree - a pioneer in fair trade and ecology fashion. It works in close partnership with 70 producer groups in 20 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. People tree helps marginalised producers to improve their lives, by giving design and quality skills, a fair price, regular orders, and advance payment as needed. [www.ptree.co.uk] YXC
Reciclar-t3 - ‘recycle, reuse, reduce’: these are the ingredients of this coloured and eccentric Brazilian clothing and accessories collection. Aside fashion products, the organisation offers workshops, lectures, courses, seminars… to raise awareness on waste production. Go and have a look! [www.reciclar-t3.org.br] YXC
Relan bag – a very creative company that proposes multiple-use bags, made from recycled billboards. A way to reduce stuffs while looking cool! [www.relanbag.com] YXC
Salewa sportswear - the German adventure sports manufacturer Salewa claims that they’re the first and only company to market Ingeo… Ingeo® is the only artificial fibre produced from 100% annually renewable resources. The textiles produced from them are entirely biodegradable. [www.salewa.de] YXC
Système biologique - clothes in organic cotton but also bio-cosmetics: all made in the respect of Mother Nature…
[www.systemebiologique.com] YXC
Treetap - an unimaginable line of products made with vegetal leather, directly from the Amazon! TreeTap® is totally water resistant, strong resistant to scratch, heat, light and traction; it's elastic and cold washable, but, above all, it's in accord to the growing request of ethical and innovative solution. [www.treetap.com] YXC
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