The Independent has a nice review piece on organic clothing. It explains how cotton may be natural, but it’s far from planet-friendly.
It has a few links of labels to wear with pride…
- American Apparel – “worker-positive” cooperatives recycling fabric scraps and using sustainable cotton.
- Bamford & Sons – vintage and new items, inc. organic Japanese cotton & ecological leather.
- Edun – “trade not aid” ethical clothing launched by Bono et al.
- Gossypium – organic and Fairtrade cotton.
- Loomstate – pre-industrialised farming and manufacturing methods used to weave raw organic cotton yarn and labels embedded with wildflower seeds.
- People Tree – organic and Fairtrade-certified cotton clothing made to high ethical and environmental standards.
- Reflective Circle – “a political and social participant, responsible for all levels affected by design, including ethical and aesthetic areas”.
