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.
