MAGIC - Ecollection

Just got back from the MAGIC (not Houdini type of magic) Men's Apparel trade show. They had an "eco" area. We were looking for some new products to offer. We found a few interesting one's and a few that were simply trying to appear to be something they were not.

One vendor had taken the Anvil organic t-shirt, cut the tag out, sewn their own tag in and claimed it was their shirt. They had screen-printed a tree on it. I spotted what they did within seconds having used the Anvil T's for screen printing and Tie-Dyeing on our TieDyeMania site.

When I inquired about the product, they were bold enough to tell me about all their certifications, and how hard they worked to have the cotton grown for them and on and on...

When I asked why the label looked funny, they said it was due to the fair trade labor and some other reasons. Every question I asked was answered with another lie.

It is amazing the length that some will go to. I'd respect them if they told the truth about what they were doing and tried to sell their screen print designs rather than claiming the shirt to be theirs.

More on some of the finds at the show later. This company just bothered me and I had to blog it... I feel better now :-)