There are 8 important considerations when manufacturing baby clothes, largely around health and safety requirements. 1. Fabric Consider what fabric you are using. Natural fabrics are best, with cotton being most popular in children’s clothing. In particular, OEKO-TEX 100 Standard certified fabrics are popular as they have not been treated with harmful chemicals that could irritate the…
This week we were given our total profits for 2021 to calculate our yearly donation to One Tree Planted. What a great result, we will be funding the planting of 611 trees! This would not have been possible without the support of our clients. Choosing Bridge & Stitch allows a small percentage of their fee…
Greenwashing: “where a company uses advertising and public messaging to appear more climate friendly and environmentally sustainable than it really is.” Whilst many companies do intentionally greenwash to distract consumers from the environmental harm they are causing, other companies are greenwashing unintentionally. This is often due to a lack of knowledge and understanding of the claims…
Sid Bryan and Cozette McCreery of British label ‘Sibling’ showing their support for the Remain campaign during London Fashion Week in June 2016. Getty The British Fashion Council announced that 90% of British designers voted to stay in the EU, however since the leave campaign shocked the world by winning the referendum to leave the UK,…
Hello, my name is Harriet and I am completing an internship with Bridge & Stitch. I am currently at University studying textiles. It wasn’t until I started studying Textile Design that I thought about where my clothes came from and who made them, especially when you can get a whole new outfit for £20. The…
Fashion Revolution Week has come to an end for another year and I hope you would agree that the #WhoMadeMyClothes campaign was a great success. Fashion Revolution has described this year as their “noisiest and most inspiring yet!” We would like to thank everyone who participated in our Show Your Label campaign. It has been…
You may or may not be aware of the Fashion Revolution Week campaign, well this is something that we get involved in every year. The Fashion Revolution campaign began after the Rana Plaza factory collapse in 2013 and it aims to achieve a fairer, safer fashion industry. The movement uses the hashtag, #whomademyclothes? with the aim to encourage brands…
When we look at the work from the most popular designers in catwalks, there are two words that immediately come to our minds: fashion and luxury. We usually overlook such relation and simply say: “Oh! These garments are incredible, I wonder who could pay for them”, but the linkage fashion-luxury is more damaging than we…
“Brexit” is everywhere: TV, radio, press, street talks, at home… We are constantly seeing endless debates about its potential repercussions; there are many opinions, but the same question arises in everyone’s mind: ‘What is going to happen after Brexit?’ Jean-Claude Juncker, the President of the European Commission, has said today that the general election, scheduled…
“We want products made by our workers in our factories stamped with those four magnificent words — made in the USA,” Trump said. Many American clothing firms have welcomed this proposal with open arms; they believe that the new administration’s view will finally clear the foggy future of American manufacturing and return it to its…