About Shazia Saleem Shazia Saleem London is a fashion forward ethical and fair trade label specialising in working with hand woven textiles. Shazia Saleem aim to actively promote hand woven and sustainable textiles to make 'hand woven' as widely understood and appreciated as 'organic'. Shazia Saleem collections are produced in India and they pay fair wages and build long term relationships with weavers and Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) throughout their supply chain. Hand Woven and Organic Fabrics Every piece in the Shazia Saleem collections contain hand woven fabrics to ensure there is sustained employment for the weavers they work with in India. The hand woven silks and cottons are bought from individual weavers or co-operatives from all over India. The also us organic Khadi cotton sourced only from registered Khadi shops who specialise in hand woven and other hand-made products. Khadi is a cloth made from yarn that is hand spun and hand woven. Peace Silk Ahimsa (or Peace) silk is cruelty free silk and is used extensively throughout their collections. They work with beautiful wild Tussar silk from Orissa. Ahimsa silk is silk made from the cocoons of silk worms that are collected from the forest only after the moth has hatched. It is then prepared in rice cookers, without the use of chemicals, to be hand spun and hand woven. Tussar silk is considered auspicious due to its purity. Shazia Saleem London supports the Indian Silk Mark scheme for quality assurance. Other Ethical Initiatives Shazia Saleem is one of the selected design companies working closely with Tara Projects - a very established Indian fair trade organisation with an international reputation for quality products. Shazia Saleem was appointed official adviser to Tara Projects to ensure a continuing collaborative relationship. Embroidery work is carried out by hand selected women or by Udyogini - an NGO working to empower and train women in India to become self sufficient. Udyogini worked on an exclusive collaborative embroidery project with Shazia Saleem London for the Autumn/Winter 08 collection. Garment tags are manufactured using handmade Khadi paper by Karm Marg an organisation based in Delhi working to provide accommodation and a caring, loving environment for street and railway children. Shazia Saleem is working towards achieving accreditation from the World Fair Trade Association. Garments are manufactured in a factory in India. The premises and work conditions are inspected regularly and work conditions conform to those recommended by Fair Trade Forum India and www.labourbehindthelabel.org . |
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