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March 21 2023 – Mercantile London
New To Store // Beaumont Organics
Launched in 2008, Beaumont Organic is a premium, sustainable fashion brand and creates contemporary, conscious clothing. Featuring GOTS certified organic cotton, alongside other sustainable and eco-fabrics such as linen, lyocell, tencel and non-mulesed wool the pieces are sustainably produced and ethically made in Europe. Beaumont Organic Unity-May Paprika Jumpsuit The company works hard behind the scenes to provide full transparency...
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February 14 2023 – Mercantile London
Focus on : Clean Denim // Seventy + Mochi
"WE BELIEVE IN JEANS DONE THE RIGHT WAY FOR THE PLANET, FOR THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THEM AND FOR YOU" - Seventy + Mochi. Up to two-thirds of garments impact on the environment is realised at the design stage so to reduce the impact on the environment, Seventy + Mochi source eco-friendly fabrics and components. It is important to the...
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May 17 2022 – Mercantile London
Summer 22 // Rujuta Sheth
Rujuta Sheth lives and works in New York City. She travels often, and draws inspiration from the cultures and landscapes she experiences. Born in India, she grew up surrounded by artisans, weavers, beaders, and embroiderers. When she launched her namesake line in 2015, she naturally returned to these villages to tap into the creativity and craftsmanship she knew so...
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October 09 2020 – Mercantile London
Eco, Fair & Certified ARMEDANGELS AW20
“Fair, organic, social … sure, anyone can say that! To show that these are not just empty words, we work together with independent organisations…to create meaningful products with the highest respect for humans and nature”. ARMEDANGELS ArmedAngels create timeless, sustainable, fashion for men and women with a 100% eco, fair, certified and transparent approach. The brands mission is...
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March 03 2020 – Mercantile London
Good News
The aim of Good News the footwear brand is simple; to create a platform they can use to promote a healthy planet, therefore giving back, one step at a time. Currently, 95 per cent of the 20 billion pairs of shoes produced globally each year end up in landfill sites. Good News have a commitment to challenge a fast-paced fashion...
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October 08 2019 – Mercantile London
The Sisterhood Dress // Naked Generation
For the founder of Naked Generation, Lara Merrill, the Sisterhood collection was born out of a love affair for celebrating slow fashion, Indian textiles and vintage fashion. It all began with an original 1970s block printed Phool dress she found in at a flea market ten years ago. “The feel of the cotton and soft earthy tones made me feel like...
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October 04 2019 – Mercantile London
Making Sustainability Clear // Vagabond shoes
Swedish fashion shoe brand Vagabond has been in the industry for more than thirty years. Ever since the start, the idea has been about offering designer shoes and accessories for a global audience, by knowing all there is to know about shoe making. With this mission to be a global fashion brand comes a great responsibility to think and act...
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October 01 2019 – Mercantile London
Real People Make Your Clothes // Pink City Prints
Working from start to finish with the artisan block-printers, indigo dyers, embroiderers and weavers in Jaipur, India, allows Glasgow School of art graduate Molly Russell to create ethical hand-made women's wear for her label Pink City Prints, which celebrates the beauty of craft and sustainable fashion.“India has such an immensely rich culture of craft forms I’m constantly finding new processes...
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August 16 2019 – Mercantile London
We have nothing to hide... ARMEDANGELS
Ethical~adjective- 'being in accordance with the rules or standards for right conduct or practice'. Striving to be the fairest label in fashion, ARMEDANGELS combine inspirational ethics with a strong sense of design, producing garments made to stand the test of a fast-fashion environment. "We are a consumer society. It’s all about the price - nothing else matters.Because...
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March 05 2019 – Mercantile London
What goes around comes around - Frankie.
Where does the name Frankie. come from? Frankie. is my nickname, it comes from my name Elodie Franchitti. What made you start recycling denim? I'm a big fan of denim and I love playing with the different shapes and washes. I've always loved to reuse unique pieces to make one...
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