Mineral Sweatshirt
Garment dyed with ochre, the world’s oldest pigment.
- Garment dyed with 100% ochre mineral powder
- Built with 55% organic hemp
- Hemp combined with organic cotton for softness
As we continue to look for new, low impact ways to dye clothing, we’ve turned to the colouring tools of early man – minerals, rocks, and soils. Minerals don’t just tell the story of life on Earth, they also tell the story of colour. When our solar system settled into its current shape around 4.5 billion years ago, Earth was created by a series of galactic collisions. Tectonic plates began to form. And geological life and biological life fused together to create vast mineral deposits in the Earth’s upper crust. So when prehistoric man first picked up a prehistoric paintbrush, they turned to the ground around them. Today, instead of using those minerals to paint cave walls, we’re using them to dye clothing. Our Mineral Sweatshirt is garment dyed in a giant bath of ochre. There are only 2 by-products of this process – sediment, and water. Both of which can go straight back into nature.
Planet Earth Ultralight Shorts
195 gram all-weather shorts built for travelling the planet.
Technical Details
Water and dirt repellent with plant-based technology
The shorts repel water and dirt with microscopic technology borrowed from plants. If you look at the leaf of any ‘vascular land plant’ out in nature you’ll find it’s coated by a waxy protective layer called a cuticle. This super thin film prevents water and dirt from penetrating the leaf’s tissues, as well as protecting it from pathogens, fungi and uncontrolled evaporation. The material the shorts are made from mimics this natural mechanism to help them shed water and dirt with ease.
Fast drying and breathable
This same technology also helps the shorts to dry out fast when they do get wet. And while some water repellent coatings can affect breathability by clogging the pores of a material, the chain structure round the fibres means sweat vapour can still escape from the inside.
They come with extreme two way stretch
The shorts are constructed with 5% elastane for extreme horizontal two way stretch. They’re so soft, lightweight and stretchy you can move in any direction without feeling resistance. And their relaxed shape with side splits at the hem helps to keep you comfortable whether you’re running, climbing, or sitting on a long haul flight.
Size + Fit
The Planet Earth Ultralight Shorts are designed with a regular fit.
Size | XS | S | M | L | XL | XXL |
Fits waist | 71 - 76 | 76 - 81 | 81 - 86 | 86 - 91 | 91 - 96 | 96 - 101 |
Outside length | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 |
Inseam length | 20 | 20.5 | 21 | 21.5 | 22 | 22.5 |
Size | XS | S | M | L | XL | XXL |
Fits waist | 28 - 30 | 30 - 32 | 32 - 34 | 34 - 36 | 36 - 38 | 38 - 40 |
Outside length | 18.5 | 18.9 | 19.3 | 19.7 | 20.1 | 20.5 |
Inseam length | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.9 |