Anglican priest and blogger Andii Bowsher (Nouslife) notes a new company in the UK that makes and sells fairly-traded clerical shirts. That’s good news. One downside is the US dollar exchange rate against the British pound. (Not that clerical shirts are particularly cheap in the first place.) Also, in my experience 100% cotton black shirts fade badly, but other colors will follow in a few months.
No word about where the shirts are made, nor if women’s sizes are offered.
The bigger problem for me is that these shirts are of the tab collar variety; what the maker calls just as accurately a “tunnel collar.” I prefer a detachable Moravian collar. But it’s nice to have the option, and seeing as the company is new and young some feedback might be welcomed and honored.
Good news – we do sell Women’s fitted shirts!
We’re hoping to have an ever growing range of colours in Jan 09, and of course requests / feedback are welcome!
Take a look at
http://www.fairtradeclergyshirts.co.uk for more info.
And as for the exchange rate – it’s coming down!
Thanks for the information.
Thanks for this. Cokesbury just hasn’t been cutting it lately. but i like tunnel.
We will also supply Fair Trade Shirts from November 2008. Thanks.
We also sell Fair Trade Clergy Shirts. Thanks.
@Lorraine. Yes, I think that’s the point of my piece.
I’m disallowing as deceptive two comments from a business that claims to sell fairtrade clergy shirts, but links to a site that make no such claim.