Sharkah Chakra Eco-Friendly Denim Jeans

We were recently pleasantly surprised to learn of a very “green” clothing company that keeps it hip.

Sharkah Chakra has a simple philosophy of making the world’s best hand-made denim while staying true to the age old adage of “treating others as yo wish to be treated.” And this belief is seen in all phases of the development process.

Each pair of this hand made denim is unique. The care that goes into these jeans is outstanding.

Starting with the fair-trade cotton fields in West Africa, the company uses organic cotton to form the basis of the luxury softness. No chemicals are used in the cotton, making it good for the farmer, the land and your skin.

The dying process does not use the synthetic indigo that most jean companies use today. Instead they use real indigo straight from the plant.

Staying in sync with the ultimate care, the denim is then woven by hand into selvedge, the only denim of choice for aficionados. An added step of the intimacy involved in the process is the signatures of the master weaver on the inside cuff of the jean. This is located near the traditional woven red and white edge, the tell-tale sign of selvedge.

Six men’s styles are available on the website. Women’s styles are also available in case you need something for the impending holidays.

Sharkah Chakra [website]

First image via Cool Hunter

This entry was posted on Thursday, December 13th, 2007 at 8:27 am.
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4 Comments, Comment or Ping

Jim

This is definatly the way we should go. These products are better all round. I have been looking into different uses for jute at the moment. I have found some very cool jute bags on sale but no jutes clothing as yet. Is it that natural fibres like jute just simply don’t make good clothes? Or do i just need to be patient and look a little harder?

Still I’m getting off topic here, great post I’ll be keeping my eye on you blog.

Jim

Feb 11th, 2008
hyasem

I HATE THIS!!!!!!!

May 19th, 2008
Ivan Tolversov

I’m happy to see that people are returning to the original ways of dyeing cloth, as my recent research into toxic fabric dyes has turned up some troubling facts about the harmful products used to make organic dyes as well as synthetic ones. I hope this company properly disposes of the mordants used to set the fabric, and uses appropriate safety measures for the workers who manufacture the dye.

Many people assume that organic or “natural” dye sources are safe, but it is really the chemicals used to make them colorfast (which, with indigo is very difficult) that can cause health problems, if inhaled or absorbed through the skin. Workers who are frequently exposed to these chemicals are at the greatest risk. The liver breaks the chemicals, usually by-products called benzidines a derivitive of the highly toxic benzene), down into carcinogenic compounds before excretion.

For more information on this, check out the website below:

http://www.npi.gov.au/database/substance-info/profiles/74.html

May 30th, 2008
Ben Tamarind

Just saw these on New Consumer (i’ve lost the page otherwise I’d post it here - sorry, just lazy I guess) - they’re doing a competition to win these for free. Which is annoying for me, as I just bought some, but lucky for whoever gets them.

Tambo

Jul 28th, 2008