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Ella is 5'10", Australian size 8-10 and wears the A.04 in M.

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Description

A modern linen shirt that looks good on everyone. Long sleeves, smart collar and finished with beautiful corozo buttons and optional chest pockets. The A.04 is made with our white GOTS certified organic linen and is delightfully soft to touch. Fit is true to size with a generous hem length for optimal comfort + coverage.

Worn with the A.39 Raw Denim Shorts + A.44 Classic Tank.

Details

• Made to Order (allow 2 weeks)
• Circular Design
• Main: 100% GOTS Organic Linen
• Vegan
• Milled in Belgium
• Made in Australia
  
• ECA Accredited
• Includes digital care guide
  

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A.BCH A.04
Product Story

Make

Description

The A.04 is made to order, entirely in-house by the construction team at A.BCH HQ in Victoria. This piece is eligible for customisation, so if you don't see your perfect size, please get in touch. Can be made with or without chest pockets. Our made-to-order pieces go into our production queue after you place your order. It then takes two weeks to cut, sew, press and finish your piece.

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Fabric

Description

100% GOTS certified organic linen, grown in France by a group of farmers who have dedicated the last 10 years to perfecting the art of organic linen farming. Scutching is performed locally, fibres are then sent to Hungary to be spun into yarn. Finally, they are sent to Belgium, where they’re woven in a C02 neutral mill and whitened with GOTS certified low-impact oxygen whiteners. Our Belgian supplier has been creating linen since 1864 and are recognised by The Masters of Linen.

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Thread

Description

100% Cradle 2 Cradle Gold certified, Tencel Lyocell sewing thread. This plant-based, biodegradable thread is strong and colour fast, with a supply chain to write home about. The tencel fibres are created from eucalyptus tree pulp in Austria, and are spun + dyed in Switzerland using low impact dyes.

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Buttons

Description

100% corozo fruit seed, sourced sustainably from Panama City, Panama. Once the fruit has fallen from the tree, the seeds are collected and processed for button making. The buttons are designed, manufactured and dyed in-house by our supplier, using only non-toxic, biodegradable dyestuffs.

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Interlining

Description

100% brushed organic cotton - notably formaldehyde free. Made in Germany, stocked and shipped from the manufacturer’s factory in Hong Kong. 

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Label

Description

100% recycled PET made in-house by a manufacturer with a passion for developing sustainable alternatives for brands. This is the only part of the garment that isn’t biodegradable. There's good news! In 2019 we developed a way to make these labels in organic cotton which feature in garments from A.31 onwards

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Care Label

Description

100% organic cotton, printed with Oeko Tex 100 certified inks. The yarns are sourced in India from GOTS certified mills and are woven at our supplier-owned mill into tape. They are then whitened according to GOTS standards using oxygen based whiteners and digitally printed.

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Packaging

Compost

Our default packaging for local orders, home-compostable satchels have the lowest environmental impact when composted locally. Please don't throw this into your general waste bin, instead, after re-use, compost at home or find other solutions here. You can contact us immediately after placing your order to request recyclable packing instead.

Recycled

For extra fragile goods, or international orders, we use 100% post-consumer waste recycled and RECYCLABLE satchels, boxes and tissue paper. After re-use, these can go into your curb-side paper recycling bin. 

Care

Laundering

Organic fibres need just a little more TLC than conventional ones. Machine wash on COLD, use a delicates bag for best results and hang to dry. We'll also send a detailed digital care guide when you buy this garment.

Repairs

We stand by our garments + offer complimentary repairs for all A.BCH pieces. Our free repairs are for general wear and tear, all we ask is that you cover the cost of delivery or drop off to our Melbourne studio. Re-making or alterations can also be requested + will be individually quoted based on the time required.

End of Life

Recirculate

Help extend the life of the A.04 by sending or dropping it back to us for store credit – we'll even cover the shipping. Depending on its condition, we'll repair & re-sell it (as second hand), remake it into something or if it's no longer useful, we'll transform it into brand new yarns through our Recycling Program (so circular, darling).

Recycle

With minor decommissioning, the A.04 was specifically designed for mechanical or cellulose chemical recycling. Send or drop it back to us for store credit, we'll even cover the shipping. Once received and assessed, the garment is washed and prepared for mechanical recycling. The yarns we create from this process will become feedstock for future A.BCH styles.

Biodegrade

The A.04 requires some decommissioning (including removal of the collar, cuffs and A.BCH A.04 label) before being ready to biodegrade. Also, while the cellulose buttons are biodegradable, we would opt for re-use unless they are broken. We highly recommend sending this piece back to us so we can appropriately recycle it however as a last resort, this garment can be self-decommissioned, cut into smaller pieces and buried in your garden soil. The A.04 should biodegrade within 4-8 weeks, depending on conditions, noting buttons may take longer to decompose.

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