As a consumer you can reduce your impact significantly* by taking care of your clothes.
We recommend that to save water, reduce detergent usage, reduce energy consumption and to extend the life of this garment that you wash it as infrequently as is practical.
*wearing your clothes for 9 months longer can reduce carbon, water and waste footprints by 20-30% each.
A linen overshirt is a perfect summer piece. Knowledge Cotton Apparel's has a lovely tonal quality thanks to the organic linen fabric. Cut to a regular silhouette and with front button closure and three handy pockets.
Danish menswear brand KCA use cutting edge technologies to create organic garments that never compromise comfort nor quality!
SIZING
Fits true to size. Take your normal size
Regular Fit
All sizes are approximate and may vary slightly within KCA's range!
Size
Chest
Sleeve Length (cm)
S
85 - 90
80 - 82.5
M
95 - 100
85.2 - 85
L
105 - 110
85 - 87.5
XL
115 - 120
87.5 - 90
XXL
125 - 130
90 - 92.5
Still not sure about your perfect size and fit? Our team can provide detailed information for any of our products: orders@brotherswestand.com
Returns or exchanges: Please try items in the comfort of your own home. If they are not right for you, return them here.
Product Footprint
Strong Points
Use of organic linen
Suppliers are long term partners
Exceptional quality (made to last)
People
The Goodwill Fabrics group is a family-owned business with two weaving factories in Bhilwara and Gwalior in North India, and four garment factories in Bangalore, in South India. Goodwill employ around 2000 people and are committed to several certifications to ensure fair working conditions, including BSCI and SA8000.
To ensure social responsibility, KCA establishes long term relationships with carefully selected suppliers. In addition to KCA’s own supplier visits, they rely on third-party certification. Social compliance is a part of GOTS that each production step in the supply chain must comply with. This gives KCA the opportunity to ensure that social standards are met throughout their supply chain and not only with their direct supplier.
In addition to GOTS, KCA seeks out suppliers that have been third-party certified by SA8000, BSCI and Fairtrade.
Planet
Compared to cotton, flax (from which linen fibres are derived) can be grown with less input, without the use of pesticides and on smaller areas of land. Flax production also replenishes the soil with vital nutrients that are depleted by cotton. This overshirt is made to last! Making a product that will stand the test of time is a hugely important aspect of sustainable design.
Suppliers
Linen: China (GOTS certified)
Shirt: Cut and sewn in India by Goodwill Fabrics Pvt. Ltd. (GOTS certified)
Areas For Development
GOTS living wage policy currently only requires that national legal standards are met. We’d love to see KCA collaborate with an organisation like the Fair Wear Foundation to advance the complex topic of a real living wage for garment workers.
