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Tassel Tales is a sustainable, fair and empowering fashion tale told by three sisters which aim to empower the people who make the clothes and again has the intention to empower the women who buy the clothes. In this episode, Alice our # impact Podcast Ambassador based in Berlin talks to Sophie Eisl, one of the Co-Founders of Tassel Tales. Listen in to learn about how Tassel Tales was founded to shake up the Fashion industry and create a change of thinking for our society which should recognize the potential of slow, sustainable and fair trade fashion.
The Tassel Tales mission and vision is to establish transparency to their clients in the fashion industry; to pay fair wages to their partners and offer sustainable products that protect and conserve our environment. At Tassel Tales every production step, every garment and every remuneration is traceable.
In this episode, you will learn about
- How Tassel Tales started
- Empowerment in the Fashion Industry
- Their production journey and the difficulties they encountered
- Their beautiful sourcing trips and the special people they met
We like to preserve what was given to us because life is easier when we live from the heart. That is why we like to manufacture responsibly, with care, and generate awareness by wearing sustainable & fair fashion. Our clothes are made for a fair price and from high-quality environmentally friendly fabrics and therefore contribute to the eco-conscious circle of our planet and their inhabitants. Our products are giving you the chance to live a responsible lifestyle and generate environmental awareness.
Do you want to support this movement and buy their beautiful products? Please check out the Tassel Tales website and subscribe to their Newsletter!
Please also check out their partners:
INDIA – SAHELI WOMEN
Pieces of our prêt-à -porter collection are sewn by women from the ethical fashion social enterprise Saheli Women. A social and women empowering enterprise employing around 20 women, which was launched as a social initiative by the non-profit organisation IPHD (Institute for Philanthropy and Humanitarian Development) for rural community development.
MOROCCO – AL KAWTAR
Our handmade tassels and upcycled Jeans Jackets are beautifully made by the women of the Al Kawtar women’s collective which is supporting handicapped women in Marrakech.
FRANKFURT – STITCH BY STITCH
Our Vintage Jeans Jackets are also beautifully upcycled by the women working for the organization Stitch by Stitch, a support helping refugees from over the world to socially integrate themselves in Germany with their work.
INDIA – PRINCESS DIYA KUMARI FOUNDATION
The Princess Diya Kumeri foundation in Jaipur, India, is a social initiative founded by the Princess Diya Kumari of Jaipur which is a non-govermental organization that aims to support unprivileged women in Rajasthan.
Loved this episode? Then you should definitely check out our Podcast Series on Sustainability in the Fashion Industry. Check it out here.
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Lead photo courtesy of Lisa Winter, all other images courtesy of Tassel Tales.
