Fair Trade Clothing

Fairtrade Clothing
The Bishopston fair trading company was set up in 1985, to create employment in the south Indian village of K.V. Kuppan. The village has long links with Bishopston in Bristol, the company was to set to also strengthen the links with the village.



Profits from the company are not used to extend the business and create more work but to actually benefit the people of K.V village through their registered charity the South Indian Rural Trust.
Their fabrics are handloom cotton, denim and calico, woven from organic yarn, certified as Fair Trade by the Fair Trade Foundation.
At the moment there are only a hand full of Bishopston trading shops based in the West of England, hopefully they will decide to move further afield in the future, though they do have an online mail order service at www.bishopstontrading.co.uk

Ok they may not be cat walk designs made by your famous fashion designers, but their products are stylish, hard wearing and best of all colour full, natural colours to boot !!!.
They range from kiddies clothes starting at 0-3 months up to adults size 18-20.I find them reasonably priced £35 is an average price for a good quality ladies dress, which by todays standards and pretty much in line with the high street shops.


There is also a range of accessories, hand bags, shoes hand made jewelry and also a selection of house hold items such as bed linen etc.
By using fair trade products not only are we helping the planet but we are also helping those that live in the poorer villages have a brighter future, I my self have purchased from Bishopston and highly recommend them.