Olow

Olow is a Paris-based label that makes its clothes in Portugal, in family-run factories that look after the wellbeing and health of their employees. The pieces are designed with a number of artists and draw on vintage and workwear for inspiration.

The brand says it was born from observation rather than calculation: watching the world as it is, the people in it and the artists who interpret it. It sets reasonable margins so the clothes are priced fairly for everyone involved, and it favours materials and production methods that are kinder to the environment and to people.

You can see the range in person at Olow's shops at 48 Rue de Montmorency in Paris and 1 rue St-Denis in Nantes. In the UK, stockists include Working Class Heroes, which carries a men's range.