My Manifesto:
(please note this is a work-in-progress, subject to change and adapt as we grow and learn)
Kindness +
BeHumanKind will aim to give more than it takes; working together with knitters, embroiderers & talented sewers and sharing profits equally. I won't drive down prices or negotiate long payment terms so that people, planet and profit will come in precisely that order.
Hand Crafted +
BeHumanKind clothes and accessories are not only bright and cheerful but almost entirely handmade too. There will be a face, not a large factory; a talented artist who will have individually made your item.
Made To Order / Slow Fashion +
Most of BeHumanKind collections will only be made after you have placed your order. No mass production, no waste!
Some items may take a few weeks to be made and dispatched. We recognise that quality, handmade, home spun and skilled work takes time.
Quality +
BeHumanKind will make sure that every item will be built to last and last.
Repair & Visible Mending +
Repairing and reusing the garments we already own are the first steps to our wardrobe having less impact on the planet. BeHumanKind offers a visible mending and repair service.
Environment & Climate +
I use certified Organic and Oeko-Tex fabrics and yarns, and FSC paper and wood. However I also believe that well built clothing from synthetic fabrics are not our enemy; buy better, buy less and make it last!
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of Fast Fashion clothing will be discarded within 12 months of purchase. Less than 1% of material used to produce clothing is recycled into new clothing, meaning 99% of all textiles and fashion go to waste!
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tonnes of used clothes are burned or buried in landfill each year. Even worse – loads of this incinerated clothing has never even been sold or worn. It’s retailers or manufacturers disposing of unsold stock in the most ‘cost-effective’ way possible.
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By 2050, fast fashion will take up a quarter of the world’s carbon budget. When we’re none the wiser, we happily pay pennies for ‘bargains’ – and unwittingly let the costs to people and the planet mount to breaking point.
"I believe that everyone will benefit from shopping clothing & accessories built on a foundation of fairness!"
Kate Pietrasik
Founder & Designer
Charity Partners and Collaborations
Pay it forward
We support the causes we care about by donating proceeds from some of our designs.
We are supporters of and have contributed profits to the charities:
Refugee Action, War Child, Refuge, Help For Refugees, Gingerbread and Surfers Against Sewage...
10% from the sale of these styles will be donated to causes we care about.
War Child
Ensuring a safe future for every child living through war. The only specialist charity for children affected by conflict.
Surfers Against Sewage
A marine conservation charity working with communities to protect oceans, waves, beaches and marine life.
Refugee Action
Supporting refugees and people seeking asylum in the UK
Gingerbread
The leading national charity supporting single parent families to live secure, happy and fulfilling lives.
Refuge
Specialist support to women and children fleeing domestic abuse.
Help For Refugees
Providing refugees and displaced people with everything from lifesaving search and rescue boats to food and legal advice.