MOVES Brooklyn

Owners, R. Mackswell Sherman & Sarah Jones

Tracey Katof and I, James Koroni, are always in search of ethical designers to feature on Enforced Arch. Especially when they are dancer friendly like MOVES Brooklyn.

MOVES is a movement for the ethic aesthetic which we define as the independent fashion industry that exercises transparent business practices.  That means RHLS (Sarah and my own brand) and all the other designers we carry are designing and producing their wares in NYC.  Or brands like Osborne shoes that are made in Guatemala are made by a small village where the workers are treated great and further, Osborne has revitalized the entire population of this village by providing them with a sustainable stable income.  Moves is industry model proving designer products can be made accountably in the USA without the use of exploitive labor.  So every brand we carry is more than a brand they are an advocate for the future of fashion, the ethic aesthetic!

Check out their website here: http://movesbrooklyn.com/

Statement Tee-too.

It's time to make a difference with what we wear! This charming little gentlemen is wearing the boysdancetoo. 'Statement Tee' which is made from organic cotton and comes in both boys and mens sizes. I appreciate boysdancetoo. for encouraging boys to be proud of being dancers but I especially admire their goal to use ecologically responsible textiles while doing so! It's not enough to be a dancer these days, with so much suffering in the world we need to find a way to incorporate a sense of ecological responsibility. An excerpt from 'White Gold: The True Cost of Cotton.'

The cotton industry has caused an ecological disaster. The Aral Sea, once the world's fourth largest inland lake, providing people with water and much needed jobs, has shrunk to 15% of its original size. The salinity of water and soil has increased, and as desperate farmers apply more water to their fields, they exacerbate the problem. This leads to infertile soil and areas of salty desert contaminated with pesticide residues.

With the loss of jobs the people of Uzbek now labor day after day, including tens of thousands of children who are forced to pick the cotton harvest each year. Crucially, the suffering caused by this industry comes at the hands of the government. It is the Uzbek state, not the country's mafia that instigates the abuses connected to the production and sale of cotton turning its people into a slave nation.

For more information please visit ejfoundation.org

It may seem overwhelming to hear a story like theirs but this is an opportunity to make a difference in the world. By purchasing organic cotton you show that there is a demand for organic farming practices. This simple purchase counts as a vote and increases the demand. You can get yourself a boysdancetoo. Statement Tee-too.

This piece of boys dance clothing is brought to you by boysdancetoo. - the dance store for men.