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Knowledge Cotton Apparel

Linen Overshirt

Regular price £155.00
Regular price Sale price £155.00

Ideal overshirt for the warmer seasons

Color: Burned Olive
Light Feather Grey
Total Eclipse
Burned Olive
Moonlight Blue

Material

100% organic linen

Fit

Loose fit

Specificiatons

Three pockets

Button down closure

Slanted front pockets

Classic collar

Delivery

Free UK delivery 5-10 working days from dispatch 

Dispatched from the designer in Denmark - no customs fees should be charged

Since Brexit, parcels can take longer to go through UK Customs and so express delivery is not available on this item

Clothing care

Care: 30° normal wash, Do not bleach, do not tumble dry, iron at medium temperature, do not dry clean

See our tips for caring for your clothes here

Description

A stylish overshirt is perfect as that extra layer on chill summer days. Knowlege Cottons's timeless overshirt is made from 100% organic linen. The quality feels incredibly soft, has a natural melange dye, and is the perfect addition to a comfortable and conscious wardrobe. Designed in a loose fit with a classic collar and finished with front chest pockets and button-down closure. Nature loving Danish designers Knowledge Cotton Apparel make low impact clothing for both the hike and the bar after.

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Strong points

Water saving

Fair factory

Longstanding supplier relationship

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

Flax (from which linen fibres are derived) is resilient and can grow in poor soil, using far less water in its cultivation than cotton. According to the European Confederation of Linen and Hemp, “Across its lifecycle, a linen shirt uses 6.4 litres of water” compared to 2,700 litres for a cotton shirt. (Good On You) Flax production also replenishes the soil with vital nutrients that are depleted by cotton. 

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.

Suppliers

Overshirt: Cut and sewn in India by Goodwill Fabrics Pvt. Ltd. (GOTS & SA8000 certified)

Organic Linen: China (GOTS)

 

 

Certifications: These trousers are GOTS certified by Control Union license no.:  847594

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