Where It All Began...
Meet Our Lovely Founder, Helen
With 15 years of experience in the fashion industry, the pandemic marked a turning point for me. As the world changed, I felt compelled to use my knowledge to make a meaningful impact. This inspired me to create Fika, a slow fashion brand that encourages people to buy less, wear for longer and is proudly based in Manchester, UK. Born during this transformative time, Fika places a special emphasis on colour. Personally, wearing vibrant colours lifted my mood along with compliments during our regular Zoom calls with friends and family. I realised then that colour had to be a central element of the brand, alongside sustainability, to safeguard the future of fashion. We carefully select colours that suit and complement all skin tones and research the positive emotions different hues evoke. It is crucial to us that our clothing makes people feel happy, confident, and comfortable. I am passionate about creating high-quality clothing designed to be worn season after season, year after year. Our designs blend timeless silhouettes with innovative elements to ensure comfort for women of all body types. As a curvy woman myself, I often struggled to find styles that I felt comfortable in, which felt even more important after the pandemic. This personal challenge inspired me to ensure that Fika offers all these qualities, helping women feel beautiful and at ease in their clothing while minimising the impact on the planet. Although Fika is still a small, young brand, I am incredibly proud of what we are creating and excited to see where the future takes us. There is always more to be done regarding sustainability, but as we grow, this will remain the core of our brand. Fika is designed by women for women and we can’t wait to grow our journey and build our community with you! Founder
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Our Positive Impact Promise
100% recyclable packaging
Our mailers are Certified compostable so therefore break down fully in a home compost in 180 days, or 90 days in a commercial compost, returning nutrients back to earth making it a great alternative to single-use plastic poly mailers.
Our tissue paper is FSC-certified, made from recycled materials and are fully home compostable after use. No need to worry about removing our stickers from your parcel as they are 100% recyclable and compostable, and made with FSC-certified materials and soy based inks.
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Made to order design in Manchester, UK
Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do, from design to final destination.
Therefore our experienced team take all factors into account from the offset to create not only beautiful yet premium pieces but styles that will stand the test of time in design and performance.
Offsetting carbon footprint through Ecologi
Ecologi is an incredible organisation that facilitates carbon reduction and tree planting projects all over the world. This is something we are all extremely passionate about at Fika, therefore we donate a percentage of each sale to support this cause.
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Ethical supply chain and manufacturing
Where we make our clothes is extremely important to us therefore we have partnered with a small selection of the best factories who we know well from many years of working in the fashion industry prior to this.
As a small brand, continuing to build and maintain these relationships will always be a key focus for us as they share the same journey, values and goals as us in creating much needed change in the industry. Therefore, as standard all of our partners hold ethical audits such as SMETA (Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit).
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How we source materials responsibly
Our clothes are designed to be worn with longevity in mind and an aim to reduce our footprint as much as possible.
We put a lot of focus into sourcing comfortable, breathable, premium fabrics that complement our pieces from an evolving selection of responsible alternatives.
Our mission is to keep developing our offer by immersing ourselves into fabric innovation so we can continue to grow how the planet needs us too for the future.
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