We’re celebrating ten years standing with ethical brands, ethical producers and you. Through your orders, Brothers We Stand has supported a family of ethical brands to grow and make men's style more human and conscious. And very few ethical clothing marketplaces have made it to their tenth birthday, so it’s good to celebrate this milestone with you! A cotton farmer in the Adilabad district in India. Your orders have supported Knowledge Cotton Apparel to help 397 cotton farming families in the villages of the Adilabad district in India to start farming regeneratively.  ..read more

We’re inspired by (and slightly jealous of) the pride and happiness captured in the image above.  It shows the  team at MILA,  a small fairtrade, GOTS certified factory in Southern India who work with BWS brand Project Pico. The factory provides a safe, worker friendly environment. Employees are insured, paid the Living Wage and have access to pensions and healthcare. Many of the brands we work with make their garments in factories audited by the Fairwear Foundation. Level Collective for example have their factories audited daily, while Idioma works with suppliers that focus on ..read more

Turkish workers are going viral. Below, a group of Turkish agricultural workers throw their buckets into the air, an ironic celebration of finishing the harvesting season in one of the ten worst countries to work in, according to the Global Rights Index. With 285k views on Tiktok, Lütfi’s video is one example of how Turkish workers are taking to the social media platform to highlight their working conditions. Your browser does not support our video. This TikTok video of Turkish agricultural workers ironically celebrating the end of the harvesting season reached 285k views Under the presid ..read more

When I imagine my childhood - my clothes stick out to me the most. The colours and pairings and influences and lack of influences. A yellow football shirt, a long denim skirt, jelly shoes, multicoloured scarf, a trilby - all in the same outfit. It’s interesting to stop and think about the age you stop wearing whatever you want. When you start to think about what you should wear. When people start to say ‘I can’t wear that, that’s not my colour, that’s not very manly’. Brava’s collection “Play the Game”, in collaboration with Spanish artist Coco Dávez, encapsulates the idea that you can go bac ..read more

Over the last 16 years, Elvis & Kresse have pioneered a new form of luxury, addressing the problem of waste with traditional craftship and a great deal of care. Made from the London Fire Brigade’s decommissioned fire hose, the Weekend Bag is one of their most iconic items. So much so that the Weekend Bag was honoured with iconic status by the V&A, and it can now be found in their Bags: Inside Out exhibition until Sunday, 16th January 2022. Before we hear more about the exhibition, here’s the story behind Elvis & Kresse’s inspiring innovation. Check out the Weekend B ..read more

Filmed and directed by Samuel Glazebrook Styling and art direction by Kezia Navey You can find more of Wumzum's work here. Feel Free is a film about Wumi, an illustrator, animator and street artist living in London. Otherwise known as Wumzum, he recently created the artwork and animation for Swindle’s new single ‘Lost’, featuring Loyle Carner, Kojey Radical and JNR. His bold and imaginative style caught our attention, so we went to find him in his natural habitat, with a paintbrush in hand or a pair of roller blades on his feet. In Feel Free, Wumi expresses the freedom you can find i ..read more

Filmed and directed by Samuel Glazebrook Styling and art direction by Kezia Navey You can find more of Wumzum's work here. Feel Free is a film about Wumi, an illustrator, animator and street artist living in London. Otherwise known as Wumzum, he recently created the artwork and animation for Swindle’s new single ‘Lost’, featuring Loyle Carner, Kojey Radical and JNR. His bold and imaginative style caught our attention, so we went to find him in his natural habitat, with a paintbrush in hand or a pair of roller blades on his feet. In Feel Free, Wumi expresses the freedom you can find i ..read more

Your browser does not support our video. This is AJ. He collaborated with Lars Gödeke and Save The World Studios on a project called #dancewithnature, connected by a vision to heal mother nature. Wearing the Organic Earth Day Tee from Lars’ World Supporting Goods label, AJ expresses the urgency of climate change through Krumping, a style of street dance. We were struck by the video and wanted to ask AJ about how Krumping helps him express this urgent message, and what the t-shirt means to him. This is what he said: “When I was little I always wanted to learn to dance and didn't want to le ..read more

Hey everyone, it’s James here. I'm often the one behind the blog posts you’ll see on BWS. And, that’s me with my friend Seb, looking pretty goofy, pointing to exactly what we're talking about today. This week is #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek. So, as we tread tentatively back into normality, I wanted to share a few things you might find helpful after such a tough year. 1 | Silence and Solitude Take time to be in silence and, if you feel safe, away from any distractions. 20 minutes in the morning, 20 minutes in the evening, focusing on a positive thought, memory or scriptural verse that’s supporte ..read more

Today marks the start of Fashion Revolution Week 2021, a time when we come together to highlight issues and learn about how we can all make a difference. So, we've highlighted an event from each day's schedule that can help bring positive change to our lives and the global fashion industry. What would you like to learn more about? Start a discussion in the comments below or let us know on Instagram! Monday 19th: Fashion Open Studio - ELV Denim x Reskinned When? Today! 3pm-4pm BST Fashion Open Studio is where Fashion Revolution showcases events that celebrate all the people an ..read more