Since then, Far Afield have continued to source ethically-created products from around the globe, utilising the
highest-quality materials as a canvas for all their design ideas. Some of these ideas evoke a Havana jazz club, a
weekend in Portofino, or a steamy terrace in Saint Germain de Pres; with all the mid-century nostalgia and
contemporary touches that makes each piece timeless. Their vision is best understood by looking at their camp-collar
shirts, Chet Baker-like knit polos, and Ivy League sweaters, always with sustainability in mind:
"We source our fabrics and yarns from various leading fabric mills across the globe and from SS20 onwards our
purchasing policy on new woven and jersey fabrics will involve using Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) accredited
cotton only,"explain the brothers. "Our knitwear yarns are purchased from Turkey and Italy and follow all ISO and
OEKO-TEX standards. Where possible we purchase BCI cotton yarn, however we are sometimes restricted by the
factory/mill minimum order quantities. "Where appropriate we also use recycled polyesters and organic cottons. For
swimwear we are trailblazing a specialist fabric made from recycled plastic bottles.All plastic bottles labeled with
#1 on the bottom have the same chemistry make-up as polyester known as PET (polyethylene terephthalate) allowing
plastic bottle flakes to be transformed into fabric perfect for swimwear. This polyester fibre is made of 100%
recycled plastic, comprised mostly of post-consumer plastic bottles. All our buttons are strictly all non-plastic
and have been since we launched. We use natural only buttons, including; mother of pearl, shell, coconut, wood, and
corozo."
Today, travel and style have a complicated relationship (there are more flip-flops and bucket-hats than loafers and
Panamas out there). But as long as the Scholes brothers continue marrying their sustainable ethos with ‘wanderlust’
inventiveness, Far Afield is a source of creativity that produces the type of menswear making tourists and fans of
smart-casual very excited.
