fair fashion: Emile et Ida from Paris

Isabelle and Delphine, the founders of the French label Emile et Ida, maintain long term relationships with their selected production partners in France, Portugal and India.

"We select our partners around the world on the basis of their expertise and their focus on environmental and social standards.

Respect for each person and their work, adherence to fair employment practices (environment, hours, wages) and honesty are some of the values that are important to us. As well as the loyalty of our partners, with some of whom we have been working together since the foundation of our label.

We take care of these values and relationships by working hand in hand through the exchange at the daily meetings with Laurinda, Vikram, Cédric and all those who accompany us. These links become closer every year, as we meet them all at the production sites we visit once a year.

From the beginning, our decision to produce in Europe has led us to Portugal, where the work on knitwear is well known. 90% of our parts are manufactured there and cross France to our warehouse on the European way. Thanks to this geographical proximity, we can limit our CO2 footprint. In addition, we work with factories that have a responsible reflection on use, waste and water treatment".