Slow Clothes is a Spanish brand in the frontier of Slow Fashion Movement. The brand offers clothes made out of natural materials, linen, and cotton clothes inspired by Ibizan style. Fabrics are adorned with embroidery made by artisans practicing centuries’ old tradition. What is the ideology and inspiration behind Slow Clothes Since the time Slow Clothes was founded, we were convinced that we have to work being conscious of the origin of the products, We were cautious to give more importance on how the products are made and also not being in a hurry to mass produce and fall into fast fashion. These thoughts got us in to the slow fashion movement, working with artisan people and natural cotton. What...
Lisa Jaspers and a circle of friends turned the idea of Folkdays into a business in August 2013. Her previous work as a development aid consultant had taken her to some of the worlds most interesting and remote places. During this time she was exposed to a wealth of different cultures, stories and talented people whose skills deserved to be shared. Tell us a bit about Folkdays, the ideology behind it and what inspired you to start Folkdays? FOLKDAYS is a fair fashion label from Berlin. It is made for those who appreciate new ways of consumption, travel and living. Our passion is finding original sources of high quality materials and handcrafts with an authentic story behind them. In our design choices we aim to keep the traditional style of craft and...
Thank you for the response at the Ethical Fashion Show. Thank you for showing great interest to our line of Organic and Non violent collection. We had a great time meeting some old friends, making new friends, new business connections and lovely clients.
Looking forward to greater things ahead!
Fairkonnect will be at the Ethical Fashion Show happening at Berlin, Germany from 28th June to 30th June 2016. We will be premiering our collection during this time. Our collection features apparels made out of Non violent silk (Eri Silk) and Organic Cotton. The collection appeals to today's modern women with traditional fabrics hand loomed by Indian weavers and craftsmen. The silhouettes are for the modern women who is always on the move yet not forgetting to be fashionable, yet ethically responsible by making use of their power of choice to be the agent of change. Visit us at the Ethical Fashion Show to know more about us and our collection, all Fair Trade, Ethical and sustainable. If you would like to book a...
Fair Trade puts people first. As explanatory by itself, its principles ensure the trade is fair. Fair Trade proves itself to be a solid contribution to the battle against economic crisis, climate change and economic impoverishment. Fair Trade is a movement ensuring development of marginalised producers and workers by ensuring fair trading practices, better conditions and secured rights. The ten principles of The World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO), a global network of organisations representing the Fair Trade supply chain explains the concept through the ten principles that Fair Trade Organisations must follow in their day-to-day work and carries out monitoring to ensure these principles are upheld. Read it here. As an organisation working alongside the concepts of Fair Trade, Fairkonnect...
