Ethical and Bamboo Clothing News — Made in Canada

Ever wonder how we create your beautiful Salts & West bamboo clothing pieces?  A whole lot of love goes into it the process, that's for sure!  In this video, Jenny gives you a VIP sneak peek into the cutting process as we cut some of our new bamboo pencil skirts... Snip Snip!  Enjoy. Shop all of our pieces now in the online shop, the item we are cutting here is the Lana Pencil Skirt in Bamboo fabric and the Hoodie Jen is wearing is the Salts Zip up Hand dye in bamboo fleece fabric.  

If you've read our previous posts like 5 Reasons to Shop Canadian Made Clothing, or have done a little fact-digging about 'fast fashion' and big-name brands, you'll know that the industry's practices and processes are often far from transparent and, let's be honest, pretty damn shady.  Cleaning out your closet and swapping items for eco-friendly, ethical brands (like Salts & West!) can seem a little overwhelming.  Below are 5 Eco Fashion Bloggers who we love to follow, that take the guesswork out of building a more conscious wardrobe.  Eco Warrior Princess @ecowarriorprincess  Jennifer Nini and team are redefining what it means...

Modern culture has made your clothing choices limitless. Why would you want to consider shopping made in Canada clothing first? Are there any benefits to Canadian made clothing? Clothing and fashion is often a matter of only personal style and aesthetic. However, in the last decade, as sweat shop fast fashion has become more prevalent in the marketplace many consumers are looking to their local garment manufacturers to offer clothing with more ethical prowess and better quality construction. What are some of the best reasons to shop made in Canada clothing? Here are 5 great ones that show how shopping...

Now that's a Title.  Let’s dig in. I have been plugging away at the production end of the Salts Organic Clothing Kickstarter Eco Fashion project, getting all the pieces just right, making sure the factories can do what I need perfectly so there are no errors or problems (you would be surprised what oversights can come up in translation if your not one step ahead). In this process of manufacturing ethically and organically in India I have found myself often in a place of wondering what unfolding of life brought me on this path to designing and producing Eco Fashion....