Thread Story

Thread Story is an online homeware and women's accessories store owned by Ben and Irin. Irin is from Bangladesh and she has first-hand experience of how the clothing industry in her home country works.

Multinational clothing companies come to Bangladesh to produce their items at a fraction of the cost compared to what it would be in Europe. Some of these companies try to pay as little as possible for every garment they sell, leading to poverty for those in their supply chain. We think that this isn't an ethical way to run a business.

We want to show that it is possible to sell quality clothing produced in Bangladesh to the UK market without screwing down the price paid to our producers, all the while still making a profit.

We're not running a charity here, we are a for-profit business who thinks that paying a living wage to each of our suppliers is the right thing to do. We're also not looking to rip people off in the UK either; our products won't cost any more than other high street stores, we will just take a smaller profit margin on what we sell.

We deeply want to achieve what globalisation was supposed to offer; good wages for those producing goods in less developed countries, while selling those goods for competitive prices in more developed countries.

We really want this to work, but we can't do it without a great community around us. That's where you all come in. We hope you'll join us.

We'd also love it if you would sign up for our mailing list. We'll keep you up to date with our products, show you our concepts, offer early access to the store so you can pick up your favourite designs before anyone else and we'll send you invites to our launch party.