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Boll Organic Business Shirts

by Warren McLaren, Sydney on 07. 5.05
Fashion & Beauty (clothing)

Boll-organic-shirt.jpgIt would appear that Tipster Kent R is an accountant. Which might just explain how he was the one that spotted these white business shirts before us. We’re pleased he did. If all the ‘suits’ out there in the corporate world bought their shirts from Boll Organic. the world’s agricultural lands would breathe a hearty sigh of relief. According to Boll, in the US alone, “over 50 million pounds (22.7 million kg) of insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other chemicals were applied to cotton crops” during 2001. The company also points out that although it costs 30% more to make a dress shirt from organic cotton, they are not passing this cost onto their customers, choosing to sell the shirts for $55 USD. In addition they donate 1% of of total revenue to “organizations working toward a healthier environment.” ::Boll Organic

Comments (8)

At last! I've been looking for organic cotton dress shirts for ages. No offence to hippies - I love everything they stand for, but I don't want to end up looking like one!

I wonder if they'll do a nice spread collar design with cuff-linked sleeves. Very fashionable.

jump to top caldini says:

The shirts look great although the site is a little lean on information regarding fit.

FYI - the link provided by treehugger didn't work for me.. it had an extraneous slash on the end. Try this link instead
http://www.bollorganic.com/learn.html

jump to top Jo Pitts says:

Thanks for mentioning the issue with the link Jo, All fixed now. Ta.

jump to top Warren McLaren says:

These look great...

If you have a giant 16+ neck size.

For lowly eco-pencil-necks like myself (with a 15 neck size), we're out of luck.

jump to top DW says:

Thanks for the listing and the feedback. We had limited sizes, colors, and styles for this batch and they are selling very quickly. Please be assured that we are working diligently to ensure that everyone will be able to dress professionally while knowing that they are also supporting the environment. Get a white shirt now to enjoy and check our site for updates on the next batch.

Your feedback is greatly appreciated. Please email us, ktrussell@bollorganic.com, with any sizes, features, and colors that you would like and we will make them a priority for our next run!!

jump to top Kevin Russell says:

Not to be negative--these shirts have a place--but (un)fortunately, a true dress shirt (i.e. worn with a suit, not just a jacket) does not have a button-down collar. It is actually more formal to do away with those two buttons--and preferably, the two others on the cuffs, for which one substitutes cufflinks.

It would also be great for professions where one must wear a suit, to be able to showcase this merchandise--

jump to top Jackson says:

This company has a shirt without a button-down collar--it is not the one pictured.

jump to top Jackson says:
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