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Buckler Short - Ocean Abundance

£100.00

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  • Quick drying, recycled polyester made from plastic bottles
    Corozo nut back button

  • 14" outseam | Short Length | Slim Fit
    Mesh brief liner
    Double popper flat front closure
    Secure inner drawcord
    Inside coin pocket

  • Made in Gondifelos - Portugal
    See product footprint

  • Recycled materials

  • Covid-19: Designer sending orders once a week
    UK: Free delivery 3-5 working days from dispatch
    Europe: £5 delivery 5-8 working days from dispatch
    Rest of world: £15 delivery 8-20 working days from dispatch

  • Questions about item?
    Email orders@brotherswestand.com

Brothers notes: A retro cut short with a striking textile design inspired by jellyfish and cephalopods. This is Riz's retro inspired 'short short' fitting like a pair of cut-off chino shorts. This 'tailored swim short' made from quick drying fabric, is designed to be worn wet or dry, taking you seamlessly from beach to bar.

Riz's mission is to make 'The most beautiful and sustainable surf shorts in the world'. Made from recycled PET bottles, using Saville Row tailoring and designing beautiful textile patterns inspired by endangered species. 


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Riz Buckler Short - Ocean Abundance
strong points
  • Use of recycled materials
  • B-Corp member
  • Long-term suppliers
areas for development

Brothers We Stand would like to see Riz increase their understanding of social impact in their supply chain.

In 2018 Riz became a certified B Corp (and 1% for The Planet) member with the aim to create a framework to continually improve the brands social and environmental impact. Ali Murrel, Riz co-founder shared with Brothers We Stand, “We will continue to improve our sourcing, building on the work we did with the Blue Capsule and will focus more on the social impact of our supply chain.” 

suppliers

Shorts cut and sewn: Portugal
(EU legislation) 

Recycle Polyester Yarn (RePET®): Libolon
(Bluesign, GRS, OEKO-TEX, Local Green Mark)

Digital printing: RA Smart, Macclesfield, UK

worker conditions

Riz have longterm relationships with their factory in Portugal and digital printers in the UK. To their knowledge workers are treated well and remunerated fairly. It has not been feasible to carry out their own assessment of their fabric supplier so they rely on their reputation and independent certifications.

The shorts are cut and sewn in Portugal, in a small, family run factory who have a longstanding reputation in the Portuguese garment industry. The Fair Wear Foundation considers Portugal a low risk country with properly functioning institutions (trade unions, labour legislation, labour inspection) which should lead to compliance with basic standards. However the 2008 economic crisis has put pressure on the industry and FWF recommends performing regular visits to suppliers to ensure that international standards and labour laws are respected. Riz visit Sergil occasionally and plan to visit again this year.

environmental impact

These shorts are made from recycled PET bottles. Using recycled polyester is said to reduce carbon emission by 37% when compared to the use of virgin polyester.

We need to phase out our use of oil based synthetic plastics but in the meantime PET polyester provides provides a strategy to keep plastics bottles from landfill or worse still our oceans.

Riz design philosophy is to remove unnecessary elements; letting form follow function. During the design process they aim to get as close to 100% recycled components as possible and also ensure items can be recycled at the end of their life.


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