We first discovered the co-op at the World Social Forum, an international conference of over 100,000 people representing the grassroots community from all over South East Asia and the World.
At the time, the co-op was largely making children's toys but were interested in moving into fashion.
We saw fashionable fair trade clothing as a powerful way to help grow the fair trade movement and to help the women from the co-op craft their own economic independence.
In a world where we are becoming ncreasingly detached from understanding the origins and the conditions of the workers of the mass produced items that surround us everyday, fair trade provides a viable alternative. Fair trade connects people in a very tangible way.
We hope that you will enjoy our fair trade fashions. Many people who encounter our products say that the fabrics carry an energy with them. What people are recognizing is the beauty and in these handcrafted products, made from women who are working in safe conditions, making a fair wage.
The vibrant colors of the hand block printed fabrics and the skill of the embroidery are unlike the garments we so often encounter in north american today. It is a powerful statement when a person here in north america chooses to buy fair trade and vote with their dollars to support a fair trade world.
