Belted Pleated Organic Cotton Maxidress

Eco Info

Excellent working conditions

This product is either 100% produced in London, at Jimmy’s Tailor, Unit 45, Regent Strudios 8 Andrews Road, E8 4Qn London, or made within the Atelier production in Porto, Portugal. Every piece is handcrafted by artisans

Organic material

The organic cotton is 100% GOTS certified. It is soft, kind to the skin and better for the environment. Grown without the use of harmful pesticides, the cotton farmers employ techniques like crop rotation to manage pests and maintain strong, nutrient rich soil that can be farmed year after year without depletion.

Vegan

This products does not contain any animal material or by-product from animals.

Biodegradable

Except the button and zipper, this product is biodegradable and can be composted in a compost bin with other biodegradable materials a long long time from now in the future when they are worn out.

Circular business model

This product has a lifetime repair option via BITE Studios’ own repair solution. Need to repair? Contact us here   Not using your purchase? Contact us on the same address, and BITE will purchase the product back from you for 20% of the purchase-price, and it will be resold and their archive-department.

Supporting Traditional Skills

The artisanal tailor workshop where this product is made is located in London or Porto, and is built on using the tailoring skills of craftsmen and women.  BITE Studio is deeply involved in the process, and make sure that every worker is treated fairly and get a living wage.

Low Carbon Footprint

This product has a low Carbon Footprint. as BITE only work with suppliers who are constantly looking for new ways to make their work green. All materials are sourced  as close to the production site in London as possible.

Non Toxic

This product is produced with certified organic fabric, made without use of chemicals or pesticides, and where the colouring process is all natural, if not dropped alltogether, keeping the fabrics natural colour.

Water Saving

This product is saving water by being produced with organic raw material. The organic way of producing not only eliminate use of harmful chemicals but also reduced water use.
No toxic chemicals are used in the growing of organic cotton. It doesn’t damage the soil, has less impact on the air, and uses 71% less water and 62% less energy. Conventional cotton uses about 16% of the world’s insecticides and 7% of pesticides (source http://aboutorganiccotton.org/)