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Magazine Kid’s fashion, made in Made China, what you get from far away is good A sustainable heart beating strong Organically grown cotton Magazine Jolo Fashion in Made. A dynamic company that has been enthusiastically working on the design and development of children's clothes for various chain stores for years. We invite you to browse through our company… In this issue: Kid’s fashion, made in Made...................................................... 4 It all starts with organisation..................................................... 8 China. What you get from far away is good, really good............12 A sustainable heart beating strong............................................ 20 We give it all we've got.............................................................. 22 Organically grown cotton, right from the source...................... 24 Dyeing textiles – fabric for thought.......................................... 32 Young people are given the future and the space...................... 34 Bernadette van Schendel........................................................... 36 Contact & General terms and conditions................................... 40 Kid’s fashion, 4 made in Made Made 1976. John Lohle, together with Tante Jo de Laat, begins his own little company Jolo Fashion, from the production company Jola, which was producing children's coats. Together with his employees, he applied himself to designing and producing children's coats and jackets for both boys and girls. As a result, he laid the foundation for a unique company which was pure Dutch but which had purchasing, sales and production offices far outside our country's borders. 5 In principle, this foundation has not really changed much over the last thirty years. John Lohle seems to have had excellent foresight. There was a real need for a company that developed and produced off-the-peg, quality clothing for children. A company that took on all the stages of the production process, from design to supply. Which carried out its own design as well as making complete privatelabel collections that focussed on the customer's desires. Consequently, over the years, we have grown into a reliable partner for many retailers within the clothing sector. We have been around for over thirty years and have now become a flourishing company with international aspirations, offices and connections. The company's healthy, beating heart is actually made up of two offices that could be described as the two chambers of a heart that pump oxygen-rich, enterprising and creative 'blood' to all of Jolo's organs. One in Made, The Netherlands, and one in Hangzhou, China. Both companies employ about twenty staff, both Dutch and Chinese, who work on the design and sale of the collections. Every day, we are once again ready to create and produce all our customer's fantastic, top quality collections. Nowadays, this amounts to over two million items of clothing per year. John Lohle did, indeed, have foresight. 6 7 It started small but Jolo Fashion has grown enormously since its small beginnings. In order to manage a company such as ours, outside our own country, it is essential to be well organised. Of course, it is preferable to be as close to the customer and as closely involved with the production process as possible. This is our philosophy too. It is only in this way that you can guarantee quality and ensure that you control as many aspects of the total process as possible. 8 It all starts with organisation 9 In principle, Jolo Fashion has three studio in China enable us to develop business units or 'areas of experti- total collections of 300 items or se'. Firstly, there is a group which more. This includes a range of 15 works on the development and sizes for children and makes us production of private label children's unique in this sector. coats and jackets for chain stores. The third string to our bow is our A second unit, which we have called sister-companies Moodstreet, for Fashion Support, works on the children from the age of 2 to 10, Little development total collections for Feet, for children aged up to the age existing brands and smaller retai- of 2 and XS Feet, for little babies up to lers. the age of one. We produce 4 total collections for these 3 lovely brands Our excellent organisational skills, knowledge of the market, own production facilities and sample 10 per year. Working on the basis of the philosop- In order to provide the best service hy that you must be as close as pos- for our customers in Germany and to sible to the production process, our maintain a good feeling about the employees in Hangzhou are involved German market, we also have a with purchasing raw materials, German office in Offenbach – Jolo supervising production and quality Fashion GmbH. control. In addition, in this way, we can It is a great organisation, even maintain close contact, via very though we say so ourselves. And short lines of communication, with vital for producing two million over twenty factories in China which items of clothing per year. With take care of our production. good people who are really enthusiastic about their profession. And As a result, we are able to rapidly that is evident in the collections that connect and guide the processes. we develop… 11 Chi 12 ina What you get from far away is good, really good 13 m Many people find it hard to imagine how large and beautiful China is. It is almost impossible to explain and you really need to go to the country to experience it for yourself. For many years now, we have had excellent relationships with China and other countries in South-East Asia. We understand the mentality very well and that is precisely why we have an office in Hangzhou – the most beautiful city in China, according to the Chinese. Dutch people and the Chinese work closely alongside one another to supply the best products. We can then guarantee constant quality and reliability of supply. 14 15 I In China we also have close ties with over twenty production factories, where we pay a great deal of attention to both the working conditions and social living conditions of the employees there. This allows us to really build sustainable relationships with our factories. We also have our own factory in Heze, in the province of Shandong, where over 300 people work on mainly children's coats and jackets. Besides this, we have a joint venture with another factory where we have a sample studio. Within this context, we have begun procedures in our own factory for obtaining SA8000 certification and we also work in accordance with BSCI guidelines. 16 17 18 w We regularly visit the factories and look very carefully, with our staff there, at whether issues can be improved or modified to provide an optimum working climate. Furthermore, we would like our fabrics and haberdashery to comply with all European legislation. And, because of the fact we are so strict in terms of our quality, we are able to supply large, international brands that also have very strict requirements regarding the quality of clothing, the raw materials that are used for them and also the social conditions in which the production employees live and work in China, for example. This is reflected in the increasing quality of the raw materials that we use and the products that we supply. It is also, naturally, reflected in the exceptionally satisfied employees who 'go the extra mile' for both us and our customers. 19 In our opinion, if you work day-in/day-out on developing children's clothing, you cannot help but feel enormously involved with sustainability and corporate social responsibility. The future belongs to our children and we must all ensure that the world of tomorrow looks better than the world of today. A sustainable heart beatin Sustainability and working responsibly have become buzz words that are used all the time by companies for the benefit of profiling themselves. But not at Jolo Fashion. For us, sustainability is high on the agenda. Sustainability of cotton production in China. Sustainability in the way in which we colour our fabrics and how we organise our production processes. Sustainability in the choice of products which we use to show our appreciation to our customers and suppliers for their heartfelt cooperation after a year of hard but fun work. Sustainability even in what we put on the table for our employee-lunch in Made. Working responsibly, not just with the mouth, not from the head but right from the heart. A commercial heart that beats healthily in the office in Made and acts as a driving force for all of the international branches throughout the world. 20 ng strong 21 We give it all e label t a v i r p f o ture parts c a f u n a ction – e m l l o c e t e l If you p the com n e v e r o ch as – u s s s r e m o t s collection tive cu c a r t t a , e d of g u r a o l r p y r e l e t v t i l r a o f to feel d e l t i t n e ably e t r i a u S u o . y e r , a A & C urse, we o c f o , d n ble to do a y l n o yourself. A e r a use we a c e b , t c a e have f w e l p o e p proud in t excellen e h t f o e s a huge u e v a h o h w this beca ssionals e f o r P . s u lours r o c o , g n i l y t s working f about e g d e l w o n deal k t f a o e r t g n a u o w m a also kno o h w d n a tries. n u o c t n e and fabrics r e f s in dif d n e r t e l b a t i about su 22 l we’ve got... We have grown into a reliable and inspirational partner for all our customers as a result of our knowledge, which is anchored in the company, and because of the fact that we are capable of finding harmonisation with the customer's wishes within the large production process collections or parts of the collections. Functional and trendy children's clothing, casual and functional outerwear, outdoor clothing, jackets, coats and ski-outfits that are appropriate to the times, produced with an eye for detail and with an extraordinary price/quality ratio and in all sizes... can this be achieved by one company? Yes it can! It requires a great deal of energy and effort, much enthusiasm and ambition, expertise and experience, a good eye for developments within the market, a huge amount of creativity and, above all, the drive to only supply the very best. We are extremely proud of the fact that we are able to combine all of these qualities and unite them within one company. We are also very proud that we 'give it all we've got' every day! 23 Organically grown right 24 In order to give shape to our ecological benchmarks and also to implement them in practice, our plans to offer production options using organic cotton, are supported by a large project by the Dutch organization Solidaridad, allowing us to buy organic cotton straight from the farmer. We offer the farmers an excellent price for their cotton, thus ensuring that they can become independent entrepreneurs and invest, together with Solidaridad, in the cultivation of the agricultural land. cotton, from the source. 25 Within this context, as mentioned, we have entered into a collaboration with Solidaridad in China. Solidaridad is a non-governmental organisation that is subsidised by various departments. According to Solidaridad – innovator in the struggle against poverty – honest and sustainable trade is the best method for structurally improving the living standards of people in developing countries. Earning your own income is the basis of a satisfactory existence. Many producers in developing countries are not given this opportunity. Farmers receive low prices for their products and use expensive chemical, pesticides. Wages are low and employment conditions are bad on plantations and in factories. Many producers in developing countries have very little access to the world market. Solidaridad works intensively with people in the areas concerned. Their desire for change forms the abiding principle. Solidaridad supports farmers and workers in their efforts to achieve a dignified existence. A large grower in Korla, on the edge of the desert, is going to grow organic 26 27 28 cotton for us on 300 of his 1500 hectares. Soldaridad will support this project with technical assistance and personal support for the hundreds of employees involved. This may range from providing health-care insurance or medical help, in the form of a mobile clinic, providing a bus to take the village children to school and to take the labourers to work or providing a system for clean drinking water. A few figures will clearly illustrate why we pay so much attention to the organic cultivation of cotton and ensuring that processing the cotton into threads also takes place in accordance with organic guidelines. 3% of all agricultural land in the world is used for cotton growing. 25% of all pesticides that are used worldwide are applied to this 3% of land. Over 50% of all cotton is processed in China but no more than 25% of this quantity is grown in China. 33% of all Chinese cotton production takes place in the province of Xin Jiang, where we have collaborative projects 29 30 with the farmers. This makes up for for our company, so that we can about 9% of the world's production. continue to enjoy a very particular Together with the growers and form of collaboration, with exceptio- Solidaridad, we are working at the nal and hard working people for source that provides the 'life blood' many years to come. 31 Dyeing textiles. Fa Dyeing fabrics is a production process several partners, in the continuous that uses and consumes massive development of a Dutch invention that amounts of water. Every year, about 7 will bring an end to this problem. billion kilos of textiles are died. For 32 every kilo of fabric, about 50 to 120 The solution is a machine that dyes litres of water are required for dyeing. textiles using supercritical CO2 - Water that is often heavily polluted carbon dioxide – instead of water. after dyeing and which, without And this will solve the problem on the use of expensive recycling and three, even four, counts. Firstly, this purification methods, then becomes process requires no water. The second unusable. And water is something we big advantage is that much less energy all have to careful with, very careful. is required to dye fabrics using CO2 That is why we are involved, with because the dyed fabric comes out of abric for thought. the machine clean and dry, thus We are a long way from perfecting making the process much more rapid. this solution but, after many years of This is in contrast to traditional dyeing, testing with a range of prototypes, where the fabric has to be washed the first machine suitable for numerous times and dried after pro- industrial quantities is currently cessing. The third benefit is that this being constructed. Interest from process uses much less dye and no other large parties in the market who chemicals. And, last but not least, also wish to dye their fabrics in an there are not only savings in terms of environmentally-friendly way has energy and water but the CO2 that is also been generated. Together, we used can come from other companies will make the world a little more that produce it and, by definition, emit colourful. greenhouse gases. 33 We believe in small beginnings. This is how we became so big. We also believe in taking and being given chances. That is how we have become a Recognised Training Company. Intermediate and Higher Vocational Education students who come to us are given the opportunity to obtain their first insights into the labour market and gain experience which will help them prepare to go out to work. Young people are given the future and the space We create a very refreshing working climate within our company. With new, young faces with rejuvenating ideas, other insights, youthful spirits and an open perception of trends and developments. And it is not only the students who learn from this as we, too, learn a great deal from our work placement students. That is why we, but also they, can provide Recognised Training. Amber Schrantee is a case in point. She was a work placement student from September 2008 until January 2009. She is now completing her fourth year at the Fashion School at the ROC in Tilburg. This is her work placement story… 34 “I really wanted a work placement then produced the style-sheet. I sent with a company that works with this to our colleagues in China and Adobe Illustrator, a graphic program asked them if they could make that allows stylists to creates and a sample. After a few very exciting elaborate their designs. Luckily, I weeks, two sample body warmers was able to do my work placement at arrived from China. It was excellent. Jolo, a company where I quickly felt right at home. The other employees, Once I was back at the ROC I was very in particular, were very friendly and proud to be able to tell my class- helpful which was good because, at mates that I had made the working the end of the day, you arrive at the drawing using Illustrator. They were company as a young, inexperienced really jealous but very impressed in girl but you do want to be a bit useful. light of the fact this type of knowledge is extremely valuable and there is I achieved this by working on my work little opportunity for work placement placement project, designing a body- students to gain this type of warmer, with the other employees experience in this sector. And, of at Jolo. I began by allowing myself to course, they were double impressed be inspired. I did a great deal of by the fact that I had been able to searching through journals, news- work at Jolo with colleagues in China. papers and kept my eyes peeled on the streets. I chose 'Autumn' as my All in all, I had a great time at Jolo. It theme and then focussed on all the was an inspirational experience and details that related to this. Leaves, will be very useful in the future.” colours and other things. I then made a mood board with all these details and ideas and only then was I able to start with the real design. I chose the fabric on the basis of a fabric chart and this, together with the design and the mood board, 35 Bernadette van Schendel Designing children's clothing. What is involved in this? How do you come up with ideas? Do you always have new ideas and what happens if you have no ideas at all...? It is a huge task to be creative manager for all of the collections and designs that are developed. But it is great fun too. Take, for example, Bernadette van Schendel. She is head of Styling Jackets for Jolo Fashion and met with Jacqueline Verhulst. 36 How did you end up working for training, where I was able to teach Jolo? almost all aspects of the subject. In 1986, when I was 27, I started as a At the end of the eighties there were styling assistant and over the years I very few challenging jobs around in have grown to become head of styling. education and my school had to close At that time, the main product was its doors too. I then took the step into coats and jackets for children. industry and to Jolo which, at the Nowadays, that is just one branch of time, was seeking a pattern maker. Of Jolo. After I finished my education course, most of the applicants had a (Academy of Expressive Design), I first great deal more experience of ready- spent a few years teaching. I really to-wear than I did. After the job enjoyed it, especially the fashion interview, however, I made another presentation with concrete designs today meant that it would be ready the which had scaled patterns, including next day or shortly afterwards! gradations. It was a huge task but it was worth it because they found What has changed in terms of how the designs so great that they asked you work? me to start right away as a stylist. At the beginning we saw a huge growth spurt. There were many new A fantastic experience! I also worked customers. You could call it a 'golden with work placement students, age'. It was possible to manage a ensuring that they gained useful work business on the basis of gut feeling. experience and also so that I could Nowadays, figures largely determine continue to nourish my own affinity your trading methods and marketing. with education. Times have changed! Jolo took these altered trading methods on-board At that point, all design work was and this has meant that production done by hand; both models and moved to China. This was a huge patterns. Samples were then made change for everyone concerned, in-house, in our own studio. They from production company, via all-in were great times; drawing a coat company to importer. 37 For us, as employees, it meant that involved in a season from the start we had to communicate with the pro- right to the finish. A new season is a duction company in English. It also led fresh start that ultimately produces a to another way of thinking and beautiful children's collection. working as the Chinese work 'differently' and it is always handy to be one The challenge is developing a new step ahead of them. Everything was collection every time, with limited automated, from patterns to resources. We focus on the mid to low drawings. Patterns then became size segment and always try to make an diagrams. That required a great deal inspiring and challenging collection. of flexibility from everyone and simul- This is purely for the children's coats. taneously created a strong bond The customers who buy our coats vary because everyone had achieved it enormously. It is always great, though, together. Besides all of the changes, a few good traditions were kept in place. We have a lovely ritual whereby all the Jolo employees put a shoe out, decorated with messages, drawings, craftwork etc, the evening before St Nicholas. This always ends up being a nice, relaxed afternoon. St Nicholas always manages to find us. Even our colleagues in our office in Hangzhou, China, know all about what we get up to. What makes the work enjoyable and what is the biggest challenge? The seasons at work at very varied. We make two collections per year. I find it very positive that you are 38 to see someone on the street wearing challenge to keep everyone motivated one of our coats. to make sure everything looks as good as possible and is affordable. Our end-consumers are people with The people in the studios in the Far an average to small income. Of cour- East must also feel involved with the se; 'In der Beschränkung zeigt sich product and understand what we der Meister' (Goethe), and that is also think is important. That is why it is the case with us. Creating a collection, wise to regularly show your face there with limited resources and accesso- and to understand how they work. You ries, that is still fashionable and yet can only expect to get what you want if affordable is a real challenge and you you form a bond with them. have to love doing it otherwise it simply will not work. 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