A.16

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Julian wears size Medium (in this photo, and in everyday life). 

These are the A.16 measurements in cm. Please allow a 5% tolerance.

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Description

Denim, like cookie dough, is best served raw. Un-washed and untreated to minimise industrial water usage, the signature shorts are a structured cut with a paper bag style waist, mock fly front and real (deep) pockets. Featuring contrast stitching and an A.16 label sitting proudly on the rear left. Wash before wear to avoid dye transfer.

Worn with A.15 t-shirt

Details

• Vegan
• Designed for Circularity
• Made in Melbourne, Certified by ECA
• Free Australia-wide delivery on orders $200+
• Includes digital Care Guide with purchase
• Questions about fit? Ask us.

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A.BCH A.16
Product Story

Make

Description

The A.16 was made entirely in-house by the A.BCH team at our HQ in Fitzroy North. We cut the fabric with minimal waste, constructed the piece, pressed it and trimmed it for excess threads.

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Fabric

Description

100% certified organic raw cotton denim (11.5oz). The fibre is grown, spun and yarn dyed in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra in India, where it’s certified by the Global Organic textile Standard (GOTS) to meet strict environmental, toxicity and social standards. The yarns are then delivered to GOTS certified mills in Gujarat. We buy the finished fabric from an Indian textile wholesaler based in Ahmedabad, which sources directly from the mills.

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Thread

Description

100% GOTS certified cotton, sourced from co-operative organic markets in the Middle East. Each of these small-holder farmers process their cotton to strict environmental and social standards- as is required by GOTS certification.

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Pocket Lining

Description

100% GOTS Organic Cotton poplin. The organic cotton is grown, processed, spun and woven in Turkey. We import the fabric from a supplier based in the Netherlands who can sell it in smaller quantities to us.

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Elastic

Description

Our elastic is pretty amazing. It's been created from biodegradable polymers by a German innovator and manufacturer. The technology was developed to replace traditionally synthetic building blocks (like elastic and labels) and is certified by C2C, plus it's been recognised for its innovation in sustainability and circular design.

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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% GOTS organic cotton. When we started A.BCH in 2017, there were no organic cotton label options. In 2019, we were able to make the switch to digitally printed, 100% GOTS organic care labels which are now found on most of our garments.

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Packaging

Description

100% post-consumer waste recycled and recyclable box, tissue paper, labels and stickers- all made in Australia. Re-use your box or recycle it without removing a thing. Or try out our new home compostable satchels at checkout.

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End of Life

Recycling

You can send the A.16 back to us for store credit! Depending on its condition, we'll repair & re-sell it (as second hand) OR transform it into brand new yarns through our recycling program (so circular, darling).

Compost

If returning is unlikely (you're busy with a climate rally or live way off the grid), these shorties are 99.5% compostable! After a long life of use, repair and re-use, simply remove the A.BCH tag before cutting the rest of the shorts into strips, safe for anaerobic composting at home or commercially.

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