Yes Friends (affordable organic clothes from Bristol)

Yes Friends is a fashion brand that pays excellent wages to workers in Vietnam and and India (to help end modern slavery), then passes the savings onto you.

For any items containing recycled polyester or elastane, launder in a microfibre filter (or just buy the 100% natural fabrics, far simpler!)

Donate unwanted clothing to small charity shops (not big ones that test on animals). Recycle damaged/stained clothing at textile banks (it’s shredded into insulation and other goods).

Why choose organic cotton clothing?

Cotton can’t be grown in England (it’s tool cold!) But it’s a pretty sustainable crop that gives income to farmers, as long as it’s grown organically. Conventional cotton uses a huge amount of chemicals and pesticides, which are bad for the planet, wildlife and farmers (who also have to wear heavy protective clothing in hot weather).

Organic cotton is also never bleached with chlorine, and is softer on the skin. It also lasts longer, as the fibres have not been treated with chemicals. And you can safely launder it, without releasing microplastics from washing machines, into the sea.

The range includes a 100% organic cotton jacket, and hemp/organic cotton blue jeans. Wanting to end the risk of modern slavery (the 2nd highest risk is in the fashion trade), the brand was launched so that you could ‘buy an organic t-shirt for the price of a pint’.