Armedangels

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Social Fashion Company GmbH
ARMEDANGELS-A Logo.jpg
Type of businessPrivate (GmbH)
FoundedJanuary 2007; 14 years ago (2007-01)
Headquarters
Cologne
,
Germany
Founder(s)Anton Jurina
Martin Höfeler
Key peopleMartin Hoefeler
IndustryClothing
Revenue€ 35 million
URLwww.armedangels.com

ARMEDANGELS is a fashion label located in Cologne, Germany which was founded in year 2007. The company designs a variety of apparel products made from textiles such as organic ottons and sells them via their online shop as well as in boutiques and major retails stores across six countries. The label creates and produces sustainable fashion that aims to be both ethical and fashionable, while attempting to appeal to the LOHAS demographic. According to the company, they are attempting to change the perception of eco-friendly clothing being "hippy like" and not fashionable[1] to it being perceived as 'hip', 'chic' streetwear.[2] Furthermore, ARMEDANGELS aims to make a social statement about fashion and works exclusively with socially responsible companies that are certified as being fair trade.[3] The main goal of their community is to raise awareness about the fashion industry and what they perceive injustices that arises as a result.[4] The German press has referred to ARMEDANGELS as being "eco warriors in the process of saving the world", who contribute alongside like-minded people including celebrities such as Natalie Portman, Leonardo DiCaprio and Al Gore.[5]

History[]

The company was founded in January 2007 as Social Fashion Company GmbH by two friends, Anton Jurina and Martin Höfeler.[6] In 2009, the founders won the first ever Wirtschaftswoche Entrepreneur Competition (German language: Gründerwettbewerb der Wirtschaftswoche) for their business model.[7]

In 2020, ARMEDANGELS reported an annual turnover number of € 35 million.[8]

Philosophy[]

The firm's philosophy is built on three main pillars:

  1. Being environmentally friendly,
  2. supporting fair trade,
  3. donating to charity[9]

For this reason, they use organic cotton in their clothing, attempt to avoid large shipping distances (to reduce CO2 emissions), try to pay more than minimum wage to their farmers in India, and donate a euro of their profits from every article of clothing sold.[10] ARMEDANGELS collaborates with three charity organizations: Pratham, Trinkwasserwald, and Viva con Agua.[11]

Collaborations[]

ARMEDANGELS partners with several other fashion labels such as: , Terra Plana, Stewart & Brown, Fresh Cuts and KnowledgeCotton Apparel. At the end of 2009, the label began collaborations with German actress Cosma Shiva Hagen,[12] German TV star and VIVA veejay Collien Fernandes.[13] In June 2010 the fashion label teamed up with German Topmodel Eva Padberg and her husband Niklas Worgt. They designed their own t-shirt "Two Hearts - One Rhythm" which is sold online.[14]

Philanthropy[]

In 2020, ARMEDANGELS donated about € 40.000 to Extinction Rebellion Germany, an environmental movement.[15]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Die Sandale ist weg". Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
  2. ^ "The Fashion Revolution". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
  3. ^ "German entrepreneurs successful with socially conscious firm". Retrieved March 3, 2010.
  4. ^ planetgreen.discovery.com (ed.). "Meet ethical fashion designer Anton Jurina of ARMEDANGELS". Retrieved March 3, 2010.
  5. ^ Dietl, K (March, 2008) "Das Web rettet die Welt (How the Web is saving the world)", Tomorrow, p. 19-21
  6. ^ "University of Cologne". March 28, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-04-02.
  7. ^ "ARMEDANGELS: Der Knoten ist geplatzt". Archived from the original on 30 March 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
  8. ^ "Business Insider: Wie Armedangels mit nachhaltiger Mode 35 Millionen Euro Umsatz macht". 17 January 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  9. ^ "Armed Angels". Retrieved March 11, 2010.[dead link]
  10. ^ Koch, Hannes (15 June 2008). "Öko-Guerilla kämpft für die T-Shirt-Revolution". Der Spiegel. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
  11. ^ "ARMEDANGELS". Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  12. ^ "Cosma Shiva Hagen unterstützt ARMEDANGELS mit eigens designtem Fairtrade T-Shirt". Archived from the original on 25 February 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
  13. ^ "Collein Fernandes designs for ARMEDANGELS". Retrieved March 3, 2010.
  14. ^ "Mode mit Tiefgang - Zusammen mit ihrem Mann Niklas Worgt hat Topmodel Eva Padberg für das Fairtrade-Label "ARMEDANGELS" designt". Archived from the original on 24 June 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
  15. ^ "Finanzbericht 2020" (PDF). Retrieved July 7, 2021.
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