Selfmade is a Costa Rican brand making naturally dyed women’s clothing from natural materials, including skirts, dresses, kimonos, and tops. They also have accessories such as a pin, brooch, and scarf. Selfmade pieces feature beautiful colors and unique hand embroidery. This small brand takes care to source locally from Costa Rica as much as possible, also sourcing some parts from Mexico and Colombia.
Selfmade
Selfmade is a Costa Rican brand making naturally dyed women’s clothing from natural materials, including skirts, dresses, kimonos, and tops. They also have accessories such as a pin, brooch, and scarf. Selfmade pieces feature beautiful colors and unique hand embroidery. This small brand takes care to source locally from Costa Rica as much as possible, also sourcing some parts from Mexico and Colombia.
Transparency
- Selfmade shares information about where their clothes are made, most of which happens in a 3 person workshop in Costa Rica.
- They also share information about the rest of their supply chain, including where the fabrics come from and where the fabrics are dyed.
- Selfmade addresses risks related to subcontracting in their code of conduct.
Fair Labor
- Selfmade pays their clothing makers a living wage, usually 1.5x the required or minimum wage.
- They source as much as they can locally, benefiting their communities in Costa Rica and giving back a percentage of profits to plant trees in Costa Rica.
- Selfmade can improve their Fair Labor score by sharing evidence of the benefits their clothing makers earn.
Sustainably Made
- Selfmade uses all natural materials, most of which are more sustainable including linen, hemp, and organic cotton.
- Most of their fabrics have sustainability certifications including Oeko-Tex and GOTS.
- Selfmade uses fabric scraps as part of the packaging materials.
- They can improve their Sustainably Made score by measuring and sharing their CO2 footprint and water footprint.
