It's easier not to ask.
We asked anyway.
Every supplier we work with has been researched. Not every one meets the same standard — and we think you should know which is which before you buy. If you care about who made the music, it follows that you'd care about who made the shirt.
Two tiers, and a floor.
We carry two standards. Anything that can't clear the lower of them, we don't carry — even when it costs us the sale.
Union Standard
Independently, third-party verified.
Certifications like Fair Wear, GOTS, or SA8000 back the labor and environmental claims — audited across the whole production chain, not just the finished product. Someone outside the company checked the work.
Union Approved
The strongest option we can verify right now.
Full third-party verification doesn't reach everywhere yet. Where it doesn't, we do the work ourselves: research the manufacturers, weigh what they disclose, and pick the strongest option we can actually stand behind — with a floor we won't go below.
Anything that can't clear the floor, we don't carry — even when it costs us the sale.
What we've moved away from — and why.
We've stopped working with suppliers that no longer meet our floor. Some of that was straightforward — research caught up and the answer was clear. Some of it took longer than it should have. We'd rather tell you that than pretend the line was always this clean.
The industry makes far more clothing than the world will ever wear — an estimated 92 million tonnes of textile waste every year. Overproduction is the business model.
Made-to-order is our answer: nothing is cut until you order it, so there's no overstock and no clearance rack.
Source — Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Everyone wins.
Artists keep full ownership. Purchases support artists and regenerate more art. Apparel and goods of the highest quality and integrity. If someone's getting screwed, we're not interested.