When I started out on the search for a London based manufacturer, with an ethical and sustainable commitment, and feasible for small production runs, I spotted an online article that peaked my interest. Living wages, environmental policies, zero waste…. This looked to be the one! I had found Apparel Tasker, and what I was reading aligned with the brand values I wanted for Saywood too.

Saywood has just partnered with Freight brokers for our parcel shipments, both to the customer and in the manufacture process. At Saywood, we aim to keep our environmental impact as low as possible, and Freight Brokers really sparked our enthusiasm for a more positive way of shipping.

Whilst being selective about our fabric choices at Saywood, the process of production is also really important to us, as the process has a huge impact on the sustainability of the product and consumption of resources. Our red check cotton cloth, used in our Jules shirt and Etta dress, was sourced from Riopele in Portugal, from deadstock. Riopele are a fabric mill improving on their production processes in a big way.

We put as much love into our details as we do our designs – which is why our buttons come from Courtney & Co. A champion of the revival of button making in the UK, the company does tradition with a green twist: it only uses natural materials for its buttons, produced with one eye on the environment.