VANESSA DRESS | FALLEN SONG
Vanessa is a smock dress with raglan sleeves that you can cuff (or not) and in-seam pockets.
Designed to be oversized, you can get your normal size for a more relaxed look, or size down for it to be more fitted.
The fabric is a mid-weight cotton sateen, which has a beautiful feel and gives the dress some body and shape.
Fallen Song is designed by Ellen McKenna, an artist and surface designer based in Melbourne.
Each year 10% of our profits or $1,000 (whichever is higher) are donated to ONE GIRL, to provide an education to girls in the developing world.
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Smock Dress |
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Runs Large |
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BCI certified cotton sateen |
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Segom Pty Ltd |
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Designed by Ellen McKenna |
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Fabric: South Korea |
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Briellen wears a size 10, and Lottie wears a size 12. |
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Cold hand wash or delicate machine wash |
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Natural fabrics may contain subtle imperfections such as slubbing and yarn variation, which can result in small print variations. Print placement may vary from the online images. |
SUPPLY CHAIN
At Souten Clothing Co we aim to be 100% transparent.
You can read about each step of the garment creation process for this dress below.
FABRIC MANUFACTURING
This fabric is manufactured and printed by Nerida Hansen and her partners in South Korea.
The fabric is digitally printed, as this produces far less waste than traditional full-colour screen printing does.
The fabric is a BCI certified cotton sateen.
Being BCI certified means that it comes from trained cotton farmers and producers who are committed to providing more sustainable cotton, also that there is no forced or child labour.
GARMENT MAKING
This garment is made by Segom Pty Ltd.
Segom is a manufacturing agent and manufacturer based in Sydney. It is run by Mogie, who contracts other local makers to construct our garments, as well as making them herself.
WASHING AND PRESSING
We wash a test-swatch, and calculate any shrinkage. This is incorporated into the sizing of the pattern.
When the garments are delivered to us, we cold hand wash with environmentally friendly products to pre-shrink them. We then line dry them in our garden, and iron them while watching netflix.
LABELS
Our woven labels and printed care labels come from Mpressive Label Creations. They are based in Thomastown VIC.
PACKAGING
Our swing tags, stickers, and insert cards are printed on 100% recycled materials in Fitzroy, VIC by Print Together. They specialise in environmentally responsible printing.
Our tissue paper is printed by No Issue. They use environmentally friendly soy-based inks, and all their paper is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council.
Our mailing bags come from The Better Packaging Co and r3pack. You can read more about our different types of mailing bags HERE.
SOCIAL IMPACT
A minimum of 10% of our profits are donated to ONE GIRL.
PRICING
We keep our prices as low as we can, to make ethical, sustainable fashion as accessible as possible. Below you can see the approximate cost of each element of production.
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Design | $ 12 | |
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Materials | $ 48 | |
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Labour | $ 30 | |
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Retailing | $ 18 | |
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Logistics | $ 12 | |
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SHIPPING
We send the majority of our parcels with Sendle, as they have 100% Carbon Neutral delivery.
Anything to a PO Box, Parcel Locker etc is sent via Australia Post.
Items in stock are dispatched within two business days.
Read more about shipping here
RETURNS
We offer both returns and exchanges for change of mind, and returns for faulty items.
Please see our returns policy for more information
