Altitude

Sarah Nsikak, founder of Stone & Harper, tells us about why she started her sustainable and ethically focused clothing brand several years ago.  Cheap clothing products have hazardous chemicals in the end-product, which exposes its wearers to toxins, as well as the air and water impacted in the production process. Sarah also explains the design, sourcing, and different manufacturing processes she has explored in her efforts to bring something truly sustainable to consumers.  Fast fashion has become the norm in recent years, with manufacturers producing much more product than is ever actually used, typically with underpaid laborers, and leads to consumers buying more than they can wear, resulting in a culture of disposal and unnecessary waste.  Stone & Harper and other brands like Apiece Apart call for us to treat fashion and clothing as something intentional and a deliberate investment, but without totally segmenting this as an expensive path only available to the affluent.