Fashion Revolution

 

We Made Your Clothes - Mehera Shaw 

FASHION REVOLUTION WEEK 
19-25 April 2021

Please read our April 2020 Blog post for more insights about the need for transparency and accountability in the fashion industry and our perspective here.

Fashion Revolution Week is an international #whomademyclothes campaign in April, which falls on the anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse, which killed 1138 people and injured many more on 24th April 2013. That is the day Fashion Revolution was born. During this week, brands and producers are encouraged to respond with the hashtag #imadeyourclothes and to demonstrate transparency in their supply chain.

Disasters focus attention on long-standing problems

It took a major disaster to turn a global spotlight on worker safety and fair wage standards. This year marks the sixth anniversary of the April 24, 2013 Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh that killed 1,134 garment workers. A century earlier, the Shirtwaist Factory Fire in 1911 in New York City killed 146 workers, and raised the same issues.

A year after Rana Plaza, the garment industry kicked off Fashion Revolution Week to commemorate the collapse and bring attention to the welfare of workers. Using the slogans “Who made your clothes?” and “I made your clothes,” the aim was to raise awareness among buyers and consumers of working conditions in overseas manufacturing centers in South Asia and China.

The concept went viral, evolving into an annual worldwide event emphasizing the names, faces and stories of the otherwise anonymous workers who make garments. Rana Plaza and its aftermath proved to be the tipping point that pushed fair labor issues to the forefront of political consciousness.

Who Made My Clothes?

 

You CAN make a difference

Join us in asking this question of the brands you wear. Seek out brands who support fair trade standards and transparency.  Put your purchasing power and voice to work for good.  Each person makes a difference.

Mehera Shaw "I Made Your Clothes"

We are a fair trade brand and manufacturer and as such, design and make everything in-house to fair trade labor standards.  We and our staff all support the Fashion Revolution movement and are working to make relationships across the fair trade value chain more transparent and to give artisans a voice.  

 

We Made Your Clothes Mehera Shw

https://issuu.com/fashionrevolution/docs/fr_fashiontransparencyindex2020

"Human rights and the rights of nature are interconnected and interdependent; we are part of the wider living world and our right to a healthy environment depends on the health of our planet.

The human exploitation and ecosystem degradation we see all around us today are the product of centuries of colonialism and globalised exploitation. 

  • They stem from a western-focused worldview in which human and environmental prosperity are seen as isolated and disconnected from each other.
  • They stem from a fashion industry that reinforces inequality and devalues the voices of minority groups, people of colour, women and non-western perspectives. 
  • And they stem from a fashion industry which operates opaquely and continues to sidestep responsibility. 

We cannot continue to extract dwindling resources from an already stressed natural world, pollute our land and our oceans, fall far short of climate change targets and dump our waste on the shoulders of countries we have culturally depleted.  Nor can we continue to allow big business to profit whilst supply chain workers struggle to live in dignity.

At Fashion Revolution, we believe we need a radical shift in our relationships – our relationships with each other, with our clothes, within fashion supply chains and with the natural world. We need this revolution for our own prosperity and wellbeing, and for the health of our earth and our oceans. And it’s already starting to happen. Covid-19 has prompted growing numbers of people to reassess what’s meaningful in their lives. We have begun to reimagine the values at the essence of a new fashion system and explore new relationships with our clothing. 


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. 

And we need environmentalists, human rights groups, industry, governments, unions and citizens to work together to ensure that human rights and the rights of nature are addressed in unison. Collaboration and mutual support are essential, because we are more powerful voices for change when we all work together. 

Now is the time for a fashion revolution. This Fashion Revolution Week, we are bringing people together from across our community, amplifying unheard and marginalised voices, and working together to explore interconnected solutions. 

Now is the time for a fashion revolution."

The entirety of this post is excerpted from https://www.fashionrevolution.org/

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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.