Faire sa part, saison 2 | Tape à l'œil

DOING ONE'S BIT, SEASON 2

One year on … we're still not perfect. And we don't presume to say we ever will be. We've got better, though. Thanks to you, with you and for our children.

A few weeks ago, we took Alyah, Jules, Laura and Léo, some of our customers' children, away to discuss the progress we could all make with our clothes.

Chapter 01 Organic, what's that? Pic Vert Farm, Rumes

‘Organic is when you don't use chemicals to make things grow faster.’ Laura, 9 years old
customer of the Thiais Village store

To begin with, there are raw materials such as cotton. How can we ensure that it's grown in a way that is as kind as possible to the planet and to people? At Tape à l'oeil, 37% of the cotton we use is organic. And to explain it to the children, we took them to Pic Vert farm, to meet Jelle, a committed organic farmer.

"Before this, I had no idea clothes could be organic. I thought it was only for vegetables and fruit." Leo

chapter 02 Crash Test La Petite Fabrick, Tournai

‘Some fibres are for quality and others for comfort.’ Alyah, 9 years old
customer of the Montivilliers store

The next day, the kids met Benoît, the Quality Manager at Tape à l'oeil.

"Benoît told us about all the different kinds of fibres that exist and the differences in quality." Alyah

With Benoît, the children put their clothes through the kind of comfort tests you'd expect from the most intrepid survivors on an island (what do you think?) The objective: to test the quality of the finishes and materials under the most extreme conditions, especially their comfort and strength.

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chapter 03 Here's the Boss! La Petite Fabriek, Tournai

Next, there was a big meeting waiting for the children: it was with Édouard, the Managing Director of Tape à l'oeil.

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And they measured, pinned, cut and sewed, … until their dream overalls materialised under the foot of their sewing machine! What pride you could see in their eyes! ‘It's a lot of work, and I realise how much work it takes to make a garment.’ Jules

The pattern, the one the kids from Edition #009 followed to make their dungarees, is here for you too.

DOWNLOAD THE PATTERN