Who Made Your Clothes? - Ethical Fashion - Working with Artisans

Who Made Your Clothes? - Ethical Fashion - Working with Artisans

April 27, 2018

We believe in true partnerships with the artisans, pattern cutters and stitchers who make your clothes. We provide our employees with economic stability so that their families—and communities—can survive and flourish.

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Mehera Shaw’s Block Prints Set the Table for Summer

Mehera Shaw’s Block Prints Set the Table for Summer

April 18, 2018

Organic cotton hand block printed homewares table linens being introduced during our CleanWater4Artisans crowdfunding campaign which launches on Fashion Revolution Date, April 24Th.

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Gonna-be Princess Boosts Slow Fashion

Gonna-be Princess Boosts Slow Fashion

April 09, 2018

Meghan Markle, soon to be married to England’s Prince Harry, is lending her style clout to sustainable fashion, accelerating the trend towards slow fashion.

“Her outfit looks set to propel eco-fashion into the mainstream,” reports The Guardian newspaper, under a headline that proclaims it’s now possible to “look fab and save the planet.

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Clean Water 4 Artisans -- What Mehera Shaw is Doing for World Water Day 2018

Clean Water 4 Artisans -- What Mehera Shaw is Doing for World Water Day 2018

March 22, 2018

Today, March 22, is World Water Day, marking 25 years of United Nations’ efforts to raise awareness that we—even those of us who experience no shortages—should not take water for granted. Climate change and ever-changing standards around the world for protecting the environment (or not) make the global aqua-system as fragile as it has ever been.  

At Mehera Shaw, we know the value of water. Our block-dying facilities are in Jaipur, India in the desert state of Rajasthan. Block-dying is a water intensive process. We rinse each swath of dyed fabric at least three times. In a region that gets between 12 and 25 inches (300 to 675 mm) of rain every year—more than half of that in July and August—we are very conscious of water use.

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Support our CleanWater4Artisans - Our crowd funding campaign on Indiegogo!

Support our CleanWater4Artisans - Our crowd funding campaign on Indiegogo!

March 09, 2018

We’re launching a crowd-funding campaign—CleanWater4Artisans—on May 1 to pay for a GOTS compliant water filtration system for our block printing unit.  Sign up on our website for updates!

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#PressforProgress  I  International Women's Day

#PressforProgress I International Women's Day

March 08, 2018

Today, March 8, is International Women’s Day, when women and men around the globe focus on the achievements of women as well as remaining inequities. This year’s theme, #PressForProgress, asks all of us to take some action that does something positive for women.

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Customer Roles in the Fair Trade Supply Chain: Long Term Benefits to Our Global Community.

Customer Roles in the Fair Trade Supply Chain: Long Term Benefits to Our Global Community.

January 06, 2018

An open-ended discussion of the deeper significance of fair trade for modern consumers, the role of the supply chain and our responsibility toward humanity.

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Conscious Style: What Inspires Us?

Conscious Style: What Inspires Us?

August 21, 2016

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New Block Print Collection: Origami Inspired Prints for Kids

February 27, 2014

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Mehera Shaw's New Website is here!

September 15, 2013

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Mehera Shaw Fashion on the cover of FTF Fall Style Guide

September 05, 2013

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Fit/Sizing/Care

FIT

Our styles are meant to give room to breath and move.  We use fine tailoring coupled with a relaxed, comfortable fit.

We use a fit guide for each of our styles to provide more information about the fit that was intended.

Slim Fit: a close fit to the body. Regular Fit: a comfortable, relaxed fit with room around the body. Generous Fit: a very loose fit (such as in our oversized blouses) with lots of room around the body for ease of movement.

SIZING

h4XS/ 36

h4S/ 38

h4M/40

h4L/ 42

h4XL/44

h4chest

h435.5 inches/ 90 cm

h437.5 inches/95 cm

h439.5 inches/ 100 cm

h441.5 inches/ 105 cm

h444.5 inches. 113 cm

h44cm extra from body

h4waist

h426 inches/ 66 cm

h428 inches/ 71 cm

h430 inches/ 76 cm

h432 inches/ 81 cm

h435 inches/ 89 cm

h4fitted

h4low waist

h428 inches/71 cm

h430 inches/76 cm

h432 inches/ 81 cm

h434 inches/ 86 cm

h437 inches/ 94 cm

h4fitted

h4hip

h437 inches/ 94 cm

h439 inches/ 99 cm

h441 inches/ 104 cm

h443 inches/ 109 cm

h446 inches/ 1

h44cm extra from body

WASHCARE

All garments have been washed several times during the printing/dyeing and manufacturing process.  

CARE for 100% cotton

We recommend cold water machine wash (up to 30 degrees celsius) with a bio detergent and either tumble dry on low heat or line dry in shade for all of our 100% cotton garments/homewares (except for quilts).  

Iron on reverse side of garment following fabric settings.  

Do not use bleach or stain remover.

Cold water wash and low heat drying or line drying in the shade will increase the life of the garment, prolong the vibrancy of the colors and reduce energy use. Shrinkage on all cottons is minimal, approximately 3%.

Garments/homewares are dyed or printed using AZO free, low-impact, pigment or reactive dyes unless otherwise noted.  These dyes are color-fast, but care should still be taken to wash with like colors to retain the vibrancy of the colors.

CARE for 100% cotton quilts

For quilts with cotton fill, we recommend spot or light surface cleaning only with a damp cloth and mild detergent.  Eco-friendly dry cleaning is also recommended. 

CARE for herbal/vegetable dye items

Vegetable dyes are not colorfast and are specifically marked in the product description.  We strongly recommend that all vegetable dye products be washed once before use in a cold water wash with minimal detergent.  Wash separately. Tumble dry on low heat or line dry in shade.  Iron on reverse side.  Do not use bleach or stain remover.

Please keep in mind that indigo dye does continually fade over time.  This is the nature of true indigo dye and is not a defect, but rather a sign of the 'living' nature of the dye.

CARE for silk and cotton/silk

For our silk and cotton silk garments/homewares, we also recommend gentle cycle machine wash cold water (up to 30 degrees celsius) or delicate hand washing to increase the life of the garment and reduce the environmental footprint from energy use, detergents and water wastage.  

Tumble dry on low heat or line dry in shade.  

Iron on reverse side of garment following fabric settings.

Do not use bleach or stain remover.

Dry cleaning using an eco-friendly service is also recommended.

CARE for linen and cotton/linen

For our linen and cotton linen garments/homewares, we also recommend gentle cycle machine wash cold water (up to 30 degrees celsius) or delicate hand washing to increase the life of the garment and reduce the environmental footprint from energy use, detergents and water wastage.  

Tumble dry on low heat or line dry in shade.  

Iron on reverse side of garment following fabric settings.

Do not use bleach or stain remover.