Ethical Menswear! Shirts by Arthur & Henry

Posted on July 20, 2012 by admin

I don’t often post about ethical menswear, partly because there is very little of it around and partly because it is an ongoing battle for me to persuade Mr Style Eyes to shop around for more ethical clothing. To be fair to him, I think shopping ethically is particularly challenging for men in terms of availabilty and choice. Which is why I was so pleased to hear about a new brand Arthur and Henry, which has some great fairtrade and organic mens shirts, high quality, beautifully made, with proper collars and with single and double cuffs, just what Mr S insists on for work!

Their website says:

We believe that every man needs a good shirt and so we founded Arthur & Henry to provide beautiful, ethical, men’s shirts.

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I think Mr S will also love some of the other features of these shirts that have been so well thought out. The shirts are ‘long-fitting’ as research by Arthur and Henry indicated that one of the points about a man’s working shirt that drives men mad is when a shirt is too short. They are also not too long though so that you don’t have the ‘bunched-up’ look when the shirts are tucked in.The shirt seams are sewn with 20 stitches per inch, which compares with the more standard 14-15 stitches per inch giving more compact, elegant seams that resist rucking and make it easier to iron and makes the shirt more durable.

All buttons are attached with thermo-fused thread with lock stitches. In simple terms,
we have taken enough care to ensure that buttons are secured for the life of the shirt. Additionally, the last button of every shirt has a ‘horizontal bottom buttonhole’ (sounds slightly rude!). It is not however. It just means that you don’t have the ‘splaying’ effect while sitting down. arthur and henry 3 Ethical Menswear! Shirts by Arthur & Henry

Above all these shirts are beautiful to look at and and wear and made to last.

The first collection of shirts has just launched and includes 10 styles of classic, contemporary and casual shirts in 10 different fabrics. The shirts are made in India from Organic and Fairtrade cotton and also linen, the least environmetally damaging fabric of all. They are dyed using Azo free or vegetable dyes and manufactured according to the labour standard codes, including the stringent criteria of SA8000, covering issues
such as health and safety, wages and working hours and providing decent working conditions. The founders Arthur & Henry – Mark Lissaman, Clare Lissaman and
Sreeranga Rajan (Ranga as he is known) – are strong advocates of ethical and
environmental business practices with a wealth of experience in textiles, Fairtrade and environmental issues.

You can check out this fantastic new collection at www.arthurandhenry.com

What do you think? does your man buy ethically? or does he just love a really smart shirt?

With warmest wishes

Ceri x

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Ethical Fashion Sales and Discounts for Summer

Posted on July 3, 2012 by admin

One thing that I often here people say is that they don’t buy ethical fashion because it is too expensive. I always see it as an investment as a beautiful piece of high quality clothing will tend to last for much longer and as the styles are often more individual or classic and less trend led, they don’t really go out of fashion. That said I do often try and shop for ethical fashion in the sales as I like saving myself a bit of cash as much as anyone else. There are some amazing sales on at the moment allowing you to shop a great range of fantastic and affordable ethical fashion for summer. Here are just a few.

(just to let you know, this post does contain some affilate links, you can read more about my advertising policies here)

People Tree have up to 60% off in their summer sale with some beautiful Fairtrade fashion including dresses, t shirts and accessories.

Fashion Conscience have up to 70% off in their summer sale including the amazing prints by Fair + True.

Monsoon have up to 50% off in their sale including womenswear, childrens wear, accessories, homewear and even some wedding dresses!

Ethical Superstore have up to 70% off in their sale. They have a great selection of ethical clothing including brands like Monkee Genes, Komodo and Frank & Faith.

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Seasalt have up to 40% off selected organic cotton items including some very cute seaside style and pretty prints.

Bibico have up to 50% off their simple and effortlessly stylish ethical clothing. So perfect for summer.

With warmest wishes

Ceri x

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30 Days of Ethical Fashion – Bibico

Posted on December 14, 2011 by admin

Bibico is a deign led ethical company with clothing designed by Nieves Ruiz. The clothes are the perfect balance of contemporary and classic. Easy to wear pieces that can be dressed up or down depending on the occasion and are made extra special by the attention to detail including hand-woven prints, embroidery and artfully crafted knitwear.

Bibico clothes are made by women in World Fair Trade Organisation certified cooperatives using tradition techniques including sewing, knitting and hand stitching to produce a high quality garment. The Fairtrade clothing sold by Bibico helps to support vunerable communities.

I hope that you are having a good week and keeping warm.

With warmest wishes

Ceri X