July 30, 2008

Wear Your Environmental Message: Organic Ban T-Shirts

Organic casual fashion with a message, now that's what I'm talking about! Ban T-Shirts' motto is "deconstructing society shirt by shirt". The organic line embody this motto with an eco-friendly twist:

Because we are against the exploitation of workers all our stock is printed on sweat shop free t-shirts - however we also want to respect the environment and therefore print many designs on t-shirts made of independently certified organically produced cotton. We are now printing most of our new designs (and some of our earlier ones) on American Apparel and Royal Apparel organic cotton t-shirts. We also offer three designs on organic tees made by another U.S. based company, "Organic Apparel". These t-shirts are hand-dyed in a cold wash dye bath, so that impact on the environment is reduced to a minimum.

My favorite Ban T-Shirt is the SOS Earth T-Shirt:

Mothership Earth is sinking - only a heroic effort by the human race will save it. The Morse code distress signal, SOS, has become associated with phrases such as "Save Our Souls" and "Save Our Ship". On this shirt planet Earth assumes the position of the "O", delivering an urgent and striking message to those around you.

Printed on an Organic Apparel shirt, this tee is soft, comfortable, and of course, organic. Organic Apparel, a Colorado-based company, grows and spins their own organic cotton, as well as manufactures their shirts in the US. If you live in the US, buying US made goods definitely lessens the carbon footprint associated with shipping goods from overseas.