People Tree
I chose this clothing company because they really believe in leaving the smallest footprint they can when producing their products. Their entity works to provide artisans from around the globe with a better life while bring beautiful one of a kind articles of clothing to people who care about where the things that they purchase come from and want to make sure they were designed and manufactured under optimum healthy and beneficial conditions. They go above and beyond "Fair Trade" because they work closely with 50 Fair Trade groups in 15 countries, from growing cotton, weaving, dyeing, embroidery, stitching etc. which translates to helping reduce poverty in the world's most oppressed communities. This makes their collection special and unique because of the hand woven fabrics, hand screen printing and hand embroidery, you would be hard pressed to find any garment similar to the ones found at People Tree. I love their mission statement, "People Tree's aim is to use fashion as a tool to help the world's most marginalized people."
The use primarily Organic Cotton fibre in most of their products, as Organic cotton farming is not only less destructive to the environment, but provides better income for farmers and is sustainable long term.
Eco-friendly rating: 5 (made all around the world, not in China)
Sustainability rating: 5
Price: $$


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