04/18 Mid-Waist Shorts – a light structured fabric made from 100% organic cotton. The shape is unisex: a mid-waist, front pockets and an elastic backline – those pants are made for everyone who likes easy fits with a twist.

Emi is 168 cm and a German size 34/36 and wears the 04/18 Mid-Waist Shorts in a size S. 

ABOUT THE FABRIC

100% Organic Cotton, (GOTS CERES-076). The fabric is produced in Czech Republic.

WHO MADE THESE SHORTS

The 04/18 Mid-Waist Shorts are designed in Munich by our mastermind and fantastic tailor Sabine Dicklberger. It is produced by our manufacturing partner Schneiderei Winkler in Germany.

WHAT IS SO GOOD ABOUT THESE SHORTS

The Material. Organic Cotton is a little hero. The production does not require chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or defoliants, and the social impact improves the well-being of the farmers. Head over to our CONSCIOUS FASHION GUIDE for more information on Organic Cotton.

LET'S SPEAK ABOUT THE PRICE

Transparency is essential to us, and therefore we are quite clear about the costs of each item. From designing the samples with our master tailor to the pattern making of the 04/18 Mid-Waist Shorts, the cost of the fabric as well as the cost of the hardware (e.g. button, linings, threads), the manufacturing costs to marketing costs (including the photographer, model, location, hair, and make-up artist, travel expenses and advertising costs for working with influencers and other advertisers). We enlisted all incurred costs involved during the process from our idea to the final product. In case you have any questions regarding the 03/16 Mid-Waist Pants, please feel free to contact us; we're happy to get in touch with you if there is a need for further clarification.

DIRECT COSTS PER ITEM
  16.50 €   Fabric
    3.00 €   Hardware
  62.00 €   Manufacturing at Schneiderei Winkler

INDIRECT COSTS
Prototype (04/18 Mid-Waist Shorts): 8.0 hours (average hourly rate German master tailor: 50.00 €)
Pattern-making (04/18 Mid-Waist Shorts): 2.0 hours (average hourly rate German master tailor: 50.00 €)
Marketing biannually: approx. 8.000 € - 10.000 € to help hello’ben being visible.

Do the maths, and you’ll figure that we did not create the brand to line our pockets, we share a mission and hope to extend our hello’ben family.