Micah Clothing

Micah Clothing is a New Zealand company which sells Fair Trade organic cotton t-shirts. The company was founded by part-time Salvation Army youth worker Darren Frazer on the principals of Micah 6:8, to ‘act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly’. Micah Clothing is based in the South Island town of Winton. The t-shirts are made in India, and are available in a variety of colours and funky prints for men and women, at www.micahclothing.co.nz. I have four of their t-shirts, including the one pictured, and they are great. Some are $30, others are $35, and they also have plain t-shirts available for $25. There are some end of line t-shirts on sale for $15 and $20.

The Micah Clothing website sells Fair Trade men’s and women’s jeans, $99, and denim skirt $60, from a UK Fair Trade wholesaler. They also sell Fair Trade organic cotton women’s cardigans, $60, from a UK Fair Trade wholesaler, and Fair Trade organic cotton men’s and women’s clergy shirts, $75, made by a company called Butler & Butler.

Tights

If you’re after organic cotton tights, try Australian company Ambra's Eco-style Organic Cotton Tights $26.99, available in cable and ribbed, from Kirkaldies and Farmers.

For New Zealand made tights, Columbine has a wide range, available from Farmers and Kirkaldies. Or for something more decorative, check out Imprint. The NZ company makes tights and socks which are hand-printed with a number of gorgeous designs. Available at Kirkaldies, and a number of other places, listed on www.imprint.net.nz.

Socks

For toasty warm feet, try merino socks from The New Zealand Sock Company, priced from $15.99 to $19.99. They are made in New Zealand, come in a variety of different styles, colours and prints, and the company is committed to sustainability. I have the Women’s’ City Merino Flower Print socks, pictured. Available from Kirkaldies, Farmers, and a number of other stores (check out www.nzsock.co.nz for more stockists).
If you prefer cotton, Holeproof has a range of organic cotton socks, $14.99, available from Farmers. Organic cotton socks are also available from www.fernbirdecostore.co.nz, $18 for men’s socks (two different kinds), and $17.50 for unisex.

Bamboo socks are available from www.fernbirdecostore.co.nz, $15.50, and Jockey also makes them, $14.99, available in a variety of styles, prints and colours, from Farmers.

Welcome to The Mean Green Fashion Machine

Hello, and welcome. I have been blogging about green beauty for the last two years, on The Mean Green Beauty Machine, and have decided to start a ‘sister’ blog focusing on green fashion. When it comes to green/eco-friendly/natural/organic/sustainable/ethical products, beauty has previously been more of an interest to me than fashion, but recently I have been thinking more about clothes, shoes, etc, where they come from, what they are made from, and who makes them.

We are in the middle of Fair Trade Fortnight, and I have decided to try to make more ethical, sustainable fashion choices. Caring for the environment and my health is important to me, as is supporting fair treatment of those working in factories. There are more options out there than I had previously realised when it comes to ethical, sustainable fashion, and I’m keen to share those options on this blog. As is the case with The Mean Green Beauty Machine, I’ll be focusing on what is available to buy in New Zealand, or order into New Zealand. New Zealand has quite a few ethical clothing companies, so look out for future posts about these.