Ethical clothes?

npsmama

Can anyone recommend where to get ethical clothes?

I'm in Kent if that matters.

thanks

jo_b_2

npsmama wrote:

Can anyone recommend where to get ethical clothes?

I'm in Kent if that matters.

thanks

I can recommend www.howies.co.uk They are an online company based in Wales and deliver all over the country.

Their products include organic clothing and recycled cotton items. They can be a bit pricey but had a good sale recently.

superdog_3

Any charity shop. Recycling, supporting a charity and not supporting sweat shops/child labour all in one go!:j

npsmama

Any charity shop. Recycling, supporting a charity and not supporting sweat shops/child labour all in one go!

Good point.
Thanks

dolly_day_dream

superdog wrote:

Any charity shop. Recycling, supporting a charity and not supporting sweat shops/child labour all in one go!:j

Oh how I agree with that :j When you buy from a charity shop you are reusing something that could have ended up in the landfill, prevented precious resources from being used to create a new product, in this age of globalisation prevented many air miles from being used shipping it from an area of cheap labour, not added to the profits of the big multinationals who are (in my humble view) sucking our world dry, and giving money to a worthwhile cause as well.

If you look in any charity shop you will realise the huge amount of clothing that is thrown away, some hasn't even been worn. I am generously proportioned (Ruebens would have adored me) and I manage to find all of my clothes there. I get to buy clothes that I can afford with a clear conscious. (sp?)

arkonite_babe

There are some links for ethical clothing in the useful links sticky (at the top of this board) if you do have to buy new

sarahtobin_2

https://www.bishopstontrading.co.uk are ethical and some stuff is organic.

Charity shops are obviously a lot cheaper as are car boots

thirtysomething_2

dolly_day_dream wrote:

When you buy from a charity shop you are reusing something that could have ended up in the landfill, prevented precious resources from being used to create a new product, in this age of globalisation prevented many air miles from being used shipping it from an area of cheap labour, not added to the profits of the big multinationals who are (in my humble view) sucking our world dry, and giving money to a worthwhile cause as well.

Well said and I agree totally

Contains_Mild_Peril

I buy most of my clothes from charity shops. New clothes marketed as fair-trade, ethical, green etc. can be expensive, so those of us on a tight budget usually have 2 choices: buy new clothes which are probably low quality and won't last a year, made by underpaid workers in a sweatshop somewhere, or buy good quality brand-name garments at bargain prices while helping good causes and "recycling" in the best way possible.

ailuro2

I agree- food miles are becoming more talked about- but what about clothes miles?

The numbers of clothes that are produced in Morocco,for example, apart from the sweatshop and child labour aspect of it- it all has to be shipped into our ocuntry, and of course, I'd rather support my home economy and workers than overseas,considering the dire state of manufacturing here at home.

we got Tshirts made by Sandbag from the last REM concert we were at- usual price for a concert T shirt,but sweatshop free and British made.:D Well done to REM for going down that route.:T

http://www.sandbag.uk.com/

hardpressed

I don't like to think that people are having to work in sweat shops to provide me with clothes but I do wonder if it is better for them to work for a pittance than have no income at all. Please don't think I'm condoning it but it's something that has bothered me for some time. What do others think.