Stone Island Clothes

[retrocop]

Can any one tell me if their is some sort of Stigma attached to this designer brand clothing? I have not come across the brand in the limited High street shops I visit. I looked on E-Bay and note the logo badge can be bought seperately but do not see the clothes for sale. Is there a problem with the manufacturing conditions i.e. exploited sweatshop labour or what ?
I only discovered this brand this weekend and it appears to be controversial so I wondered why ?

[gness]

You can check Rank a Brand.

[shaneystar2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_Island

[-Talbot-]

It has an association with football hooliganism.

[-Talbot-]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/hooligans/1979909.stm

There is a fascination among football hooligans with designer labels such as Lacoste, Burberry, Aquascutum and in particular with Italian label Stone Island.

[gness]

I see....didn't know about the hooliganism....but it figures........not a brand I would buy even without knowing that....x

[retrocop]

Gness
Thank you for the site. This is what they told me. Nothing startling I would of thought.

EDont buy
Click here for score rapport: 0 out of 31


Sustainability summary
Stone Island has achieved the E-label. This is our lowest possible sustainability score, and Stone Island has earned it by communicating nothing concrete about the policies for environment, carbon emissions or labor conditions in low-wages countries. For us as consumers, it is unclear whether Stone Island is committed to sustainability or not.

Brand owner: Sportswear Company
Head office: Ravarino (Modena), Italy
Sector: Casual clothing
Categories : Male, Kids
Free Tags: Bags, Shirts, Pullover, Jackets, Jeans

Because the company has not committed them selves to making a concrete statement they are an E grade. Bit unfair ? Seems like a presumption of guilt.
Thanks again for your help.

[gness]

Fair enough.....I always buy from companies who are confident enough to answer these questions......especially on cheap labour.
Limiting I know but important to me.

[retrocop]

Thanks all. Whilst checking out the site gness provided you have given me extra Gen
Talbot. Thanks for your link. Just figures why I suspected a stigma I suppose against those who wear this clobber.

[Svejk]

These people mustn't have heard of it.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2818166/This-chump-looks-like-Miliband-fire-45-T-shirt-traced-62p-hour-sweat-shop.html

[Old_Geezer]

Designer brands are their own stigma.

[katerich48]

Stone Island is an expensive Italian trendy Menswear company - its been around for at least 25 years. Other than in their shops you can only get their clothes in small shops that sell designer brands or Selfridges (for instance). The logo's you can buy online are probably fake, as their clothes are very simple and the only thing that sets them apart is the logo which is attached by 2 buttons. Also their clothes keep their value as collectors items ( a bit like chanel handbags)