Sherpa Tarcho Tee

To really do this T-shirt justice, we have to dig in to what and who Sherpa are. Founded in 2003 by Tashi Sherpa (the guy that has climbed more 8000m+ peaks than anyone ever), this company focuses on benefitting the local communities based around and in the Himalayas. They provide employment to skilled women weavers and scholarships to children in Nepal and work with the charity Room To Read to provide ‘school days’ for the children, especially young girls in an effort to ensure gender equality through education. Each time you purchase something for them, they contribute to this with an ambition to provide 10 million school days by 2030.

So, you can purchase this T-Shirt safe in the knowledge that more good will come out of it than just you having a nice new piece of clothing! The top itself is made from Organic Cotton (free from pesticide use, less water used in production and made with recycled cotton fabric) and comes in a wide variety of sizes as well as 10 different colour choices. The neckline is prevented from over-stretching due to reinforcement tape woven in to the collar which also has the Tarcho graphic that you see on the front of the T-Shirt. Tarcho is the name given to Tibetan prayer flags commonly found strung along mountain ridges in the Himalayas and the graphic is inspired by that very thing. The prayer flags are placed there in the belief that the good will and compassion represented by them will get blown by the wind far and wide benefiting anywhere they reach. Each colour has a specific meaning (blue – sky, white – air, red – fire, green – water, yellow – earth) and are placed in this specific order. All of them together represent balance, key to the Buddhist faith. Even if you don’t believe in their religion, the message isn’t a bad one to have emblazoned across your chest! RRP £30

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