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Here’s another company we love – sustainable, ethical clothes – Sinerji


Three cheers for the guys who have created Sinerji, a range of clothes that are handmade and ethically produced.

Here’s what they say about their company on their website:

Our fabric is hand-loomed organic cotton and our dyes are vegetable based, chemical free and long lasting.

Our clothing is designed in Australia.

Our trading partners sew our pieces in home-based business in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand and our product is fair trade.

Our jewellery is designed and made in Australia from a large percentage of recycled materials.

At Sinerji we honour ethical and environmentally sustainable business practices.

We support community based trade and production.

As many of you who follow this blog already know, we love to support shoes that are both ethical and sustainable so we were delighted to lend Sinerji some of our El Naturalistas for their recent fashion parade.(Photos taken by Paul Fletcher)

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kathy
October 5, 2010 @ 10:41 am No Comments

Sustainable shoes

Lots of people coming into the store seem to be telling us they are increasingly concerned about the environmental implications of the things they buy.

For years, Sally has been trying to include products that actively reduce their environmental footprint. Companies like El Naturalista (yes I know I’ve raved about them before) use natural dyes to avoid the damage done by traditional tanning methods. Other shoes like Groundhog, go even further by using a range of natural materials. The footwear uses material made from bamboo charcoal. The buttons, buckles and ornaments are made from coconut shells and wood tree resins. The outsoles are made from crepe rubber, which is a natural product that comes from the sap of Lactae Meva rubber tree. All the packaging is from recycled fibres and is unbleached.

The very popular Birkenstock Continued…

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kathy
July 16, 2010 @ 11:16 am 2 Comments