Description
Choose a classic and timeless shirt that never goes out of style and you will want to wear it again and again. KCA's long-sleeved shirt is made from 100% organic linen. The quality feels incredibly soft and the linen is yarndyed for a natural effect. Designed in a custom fit with a classic collar and finished with a button closure chest pocket and button-down closure. Nature loving Danish designers Knowledge Cotton Apparel make low impact clothing for both the hike and the bar after.
Fit
Regular Fit
Spec
Classic collar
Button closure chest pocket
Yarndyed for a natural effect
Button down closure
Material
100% Organic Linen
Care
Care: 30° normal wash, Do not bleach, do not tumble dry, iron at low temperature, do not dryclean
See our tips for caring for your clothes here.
Delivery
UK: Free 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
Look behind
these
shirts
Strong points
Water saving organic linen
Fair factory
Longstanding supplier relationship
Suppliers
Shirt: Cut and sewn in India by Sustainably crafted clothing PVT Ltd (GOTS, Fair Trade USA™ certified)
Organic Linen: China (GOTS)
People
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. KCA could collaborate with an organisation like the Fair Wear Foundation to advance the complex topic of a real living wage for garment workers.