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Fashion Revolution - RIGHTS

April 17, 2021

We would like to share more about how we work and our policies around worker rights, all of which involve ensuring equitable relationships, transparency and safe working conditions.

Mehera Shaw is dedicated to hiring artisans from disadvantaged and marginalized communities for the positions of stitching, block printing, and all other related work within our garment and homewares production.

Fashion Revolution - Steps

April 17, 2021

The theme for Fashion Revolution 2021 is ‘Rights, Relationships, Revolution’ which addresses larger issues in the fashion supply chain, particularly those of exploitation and inequality between brands/consumers in the Global North and workers in the Global South. As a fair trade manufacturer (located in India) and brand (both in India and the US), we have spent years developing a vertical, fair trade company (we are guaranteed members of the WFTO, number 1047). Our mission is to ensure fair trade practices, improve our sustainability profile and be a force for good in the fashion industry.

RIGHTS, RELATIONSHIPS AND REVOLUTION

April 06, 2021

"Now we need brands to change their relationships with each other, replacing competition with collaboration to solve the major challenges facing the industry.

We need a shift in the relationships between brands and suppliers, so that the rights of people and the rights of nature hold more of the power wherever decisions are being made." --Fashion Revolution

Women-led. Leadership at Mehera Shaw

March 08, 2021

As the co-owner and executive director of Mehera Shaw, I have often been asked what it’s like as a women, to run a fair trade, artisan manufacturing company based in India. . . . At the core of my own leadership style as a woman, is showing respect—for the individuals, their skills, their families, the context of their lives and the culture. I find leadership is more about understanding every situation from another person’s perspective than telling people what to do.

International Women's Day

March 08, 2021

“The WFTO community is full of exemplary women who are overcoming barriers and inequality. Our movement embodies the fight for equality and gender justice. Let’s celebrate International Women’s Day together!”

We Are STILL Making Your Clothes!

January 31, 2021

It's around this time of year that we usually take our annual 'We Made your Clothes' group photos. . . .We then take the opportunity to talk with our staff about why we take the photos. Our discussions focus on the pride our workers take in their work and wanting our customers to know who they are, to put faces and smiles to the beautiful workmanship that our team produces.

Updates - A Year of Challenges, Resilience and Hope

December 16, 2020

Each year I write a brief summary of our fair trade activities, both in relation to our artisan team and our customer outreach and education.

This year, our focus has been almost entirely on keeping our team intact, making sure everyone stays healthy and safe and cutting costs wherever we can to ensure the best outcome for our entire team.

. . . We have all been resilient. May we all continue to be. I think I speak for our entire team when I say we are all deeply grateful to everyone’s resilience, perseverance and hope in these times.

Our Ethical Holiday Gift Guide is Here!

November 21, 2020

Celebrate the power of ethical shopping.

Imagine what your purchase means

to all the artisans who made these products

and who earn a living wage because of fair trade!

Fair Trade Manufacturing - Kind Words from a Customer

October 18, 2020 1 Comment

October is Fair Trade Month and as such, we are putting the spotlight on our Fair Trade and Sustainability practices. We view fair trade as not an extra side benefit, but as an integral and necessary practice within our manufacturing business. We see it is as the only way to work--putting people first, by practicing our values (on time payments, fair payments, living wages, clean and safe working conditions, gender equality, respect for cultural identity, no forced labor, no child labor to name several) each and every day.

We especially wanted to give a shout out and thank you to RHO, a UK based new fair trade and sustainability-minded loungewear brand we recently completed a manufacturing order for. They can be found at @wheninrho or https://www.wheninrho.com/

The Quintessentially Essential Susan Tote

October 12, 2020

My namesake shopping bag is now up on Mehera Shaw’s website—the iconic, if I do say so myself, over-the-shoulder, hand-block-printed, organic cotton, artisan-made, quintessentially essential Susan Tote for all your schlepping needs.

OKTOBERFEST

September 28, 2020

It's that lovely time of year again when the evenings are cool and we're thinking of pumpkins and chrysanthemums decorating the steps, campfires and hot apple cider keeping us warm. Accessorize your style and picnics with our colorful block print scarves and picnic cloths--complementing the hues of autumn.

Fashion Revolution - Transformation

April 19, 2020

Fashion Revolution Week is here. A week is not enough, the revolution must be active every day of the year. Transparency, accountability, living wages, equitable working conditions are among the many deep changes needed in the industry.

These changes are part of an integrated transformation.

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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.

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