Our 03/15 organic cotton shirt is made from a medium-light fabric. The unisex fit, long-sleeved shirt with a cutaway collar features some unique details like the additional button, and the trenchcoat-inspired shoulders, which transform this shirt into a avantgarde classic. Wear it with jeans for a casual style or team it up with some pants for a day in the office.

THE STYLE

The shirt has a normal fit – Lena is 179 cm, a German size 36 and wears size XS/S. The 03/15 organic cotton shirt is styled with our 02/2 high-waisted pants, for a sophisticated look. 

ABOUT THE FABRIC

100% Organic Cotton. Certification: GOTS (Liz.-Nr. 151701 | via Ecocert Greenlife), IVN Best (Liz.-Nr. 151701 | via Ecocert Greenlife) and Fair for Life.

WHO MADE THIS SHIRT

The 03/15 organic cotton shirt is 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 THIS SHIRT

The Material. Organic Cotton is a hero. The production does not require chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or defoliants, and the social impact improves the well-being of the farmers. Hence our 03/15 organic cotton shirt has a positive impact. 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. The production 03/15 organic cotton shirt involves many steps. From designing the samples with our master tailor to pattern making, 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 of creating the 03/15 organic cotton shirt; from our idea to the final product. In case you have any questions, 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
    6.00 €   Hardware
  62.00 €   Manufacturing of the 03/15 organic cotton shirt at Schneiderei Winkler

INDIRECT COSTS
Prototype (03/15 organic cotton shirt): 7 hours (average hourly rate German master tailor: 50.00 €)
Pattern-making (03/15 organic cotton shirt): 0.5 hours (average hourly rate German master tailor: 50.00 €)
Marketing biannually: approx. 8.000 € - 10.000 € to help hello’ben being visible and to promote our 03/15 organic cotton shirt.

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.