BILLIE - Cotton Shell Parka in Black

Cotton Shell Parka in Black

Made in New York City

100% organic shell cotton with 100% wool lining.

COTTON IS A SOFT, FLUFFY STAPLE FIBER THAT GROWS IN A BOLL WHICH IS A KIND OF PROTECTIVE CASE AROUND THE SEEDS. THE PLANT IS A SHRUB NATIVE TO TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL REGIONS AROUND THE WORLD. THE FIBER IS MOST OFTEN SPUN INTO YARN OR THREAD TO MAKE A SOFT, BREATHABLE AND DURABLE TEXTILE GOING BACK TO 5500 BC. COTTON IS A NATURAL 100% BIODEGRADABLE FIBER.

ABOUT OUR COTTON FROM JAPAN


WE BUY 100% ORGANIC COTTON FROM JAPANESE MILLS THAT IN TURN SOURCE THEIR RAW MATERIALS FROM INDIA, PERU, BRAZIL AND SWITZERLAND. ALL PRODUCTION IS DONE THROUGH ORGANIC FARMING METHODS WITH NO CHILD LABOR NOR EXPLOITATION OF WORKERS IN THESE COUNTRIES. ALL THE PROCESSES ARE EXAMINED AND GIVEN CERTIFICATIONS BY INTERNATIONAL THIRD-PARTY CERTIFYING INSTITUTIONS.

"WE BELIEVE IN COMMITTING TO A LONG-TERM PURCHASING RELATIONSHIP WITH LOCAL PARTNERS PROVIDES STABLE SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL PROGRAMS FROM THE ORGANIC COTTON TRADE AND STRENGTHENS THEIR LIVELIHOOD." (QUOTE, PANOCO TRADING)
ABOUT GREEN COTTON


GREEN COTTON MEANS THAT THE COTTON IS UNPROCESSED AND UNWASHED; NO BLEACHES, DYES, CHEMICALS, NOR FUNGICIDES ARE USED. IT IS COMPLETELY RAW AND HAS A NATURAL AROMA WHICH DISSIPATES OVER TIME.

Dry clean only