Chills & Fever

PRO­DUC­TI­ON LOCATIONS

• Por­tu­gal 
• Tur­key

WOR­KING CON­DI­TI­ONS & LIVING WAGES

Chil­ls & Fever is part of Gre­en Queens, a Bel­gi­an orga­ni­sa­ti­on that over­se­es seve­ral clot­hing bran­ds, ensu­ring ethi­cal pro­duc­ti­on and fair wor­king con­di­ti­ons. The brand wor­ks with the same fac­to­ri­es in Tur­key and Por­tu­gal as its sis­ter bran­ds, ensu­ring com­pli­an­ce with strict envi­ron­men­tal and soci­al cri­te­ria. Wor­kers in the­se faci­li­ti­es rece­ive fair wages and ope­ra­te in safe wor­king con­di­ti­ons accor­ding to Gre­en Queens. 

Addi­ti­onal­ly, excess stock is eit­her sold thro­ugh stock sales or dona­ted to cha­ri­ti­es such as Payo­ke, Art­sen Zon­der Vakan­tie, and Ber­re­fon­ds.

MATE­RI­ALS

• Orga­nic Cot­ton 
• Ten­cel® (Len­zing™️ )
• Vis­co­se (Eco­Ve­ro™️)
• Bam­boo Vis­co­se (Grows wit­ho­ut pes­ti­ci­des and is fast-renewing)
• Polyes­ter
• Elas­ta­ne

Chil­ls & Fever pri­ori­ti­ses mate­ri­als that are cer­ti­fi­ed and have a redu­ced envi­ron­men­tal impact. Orga­nic cot­ton is cul­ti­va­ted wit­ho­ut syn­t­he­tic pes­ti­ci­des and fer­ti­li­sers, whi­le Ten­cel® and bam­boo offer bre­at­ha­ble, soft alter­na­ti­ves with a lower water foot­print.

PAC­KA­GING

• Recy­cled car­d­bo­ard boxes
• Recy­cled plas­tic (only when necessary)

Chil­ls & Fever is acti­vely sear­c­hing for ful­ly cir­cu­lar pac­ka­ging solu­ti­ons to mini­mi­se waste.

WATER USA­GE & CHEMICALS

The brand says it mos­tly uses GOTS cer­ti­fi­ed mate­ri­als, ensu­ring strict con­trols on water use, che­mi­cal tre­at­ments, and dyes. Har­m­ful sub­s­tan­ces are avo­ided to pro­tect both the environ

CIR­CU­LAR PRO­DUCT DESIGN 

Chil­ls & Fever focu­ses on cre­ating long-las­ting, cir­cu­lar fashi­on by using mono-mate­ri­als whe­re­ver possi­ble, making recy­cling easi­er at the end of a garment’s life. The brand opts for digi­tal prin­ting to redu­ce fabric was­te and wor­ks with high-quality fabrics that ensu­re exten­ded wear. With time­less desig­ns, Chil­ls & Fever enco­ura­ges cus­to­mers to care for, repa­ir, and pass on the­ir clot­hing, exten­ding its lifes­pan. Whi­le the brand does not offer a take-back ser­vi­ce, its appro­ach pro­mo­tes con­s­ci­ous fashi­on cho­ices that mini­mi­se waste.

CIR­CU­LAR BUSI­NESS MODELS

The brand does not cur­ren­tly offer a take-back or repa­ir ser­vi­ce, but it enco­ura­ges second-hand use and dona­ti­on of gar­ments.

DIS­TAN­CE & COM­PLEXITY OF THE SUP­PLY CHAIN

• Pro­duc­ti­on loca­ti­ons: Tur­key and Portugal
• Desig­ned in Antwerp, Bel­gi­um
• HQ is loca­ted in Antwerp, Belgium
• Sold in Bel­gi­um, the Net­her­lan­ds, Ger­many & France

TRAN­S­POR­TA­TI­ON

• Com­bi­ned ship­ments to redu­ce CO2 emissions
• Coor­di­na­ted deli­ve­ri­es to limit envi­ron­men­tal impact

Chil­ls & Fever ensu­res that tran­s­port is opti­mi­sed to avo­id unne­ce­ssary emi­ssi­ons. By con­so­li­da­ting deli­ve­ri­es, the brand lowers its car­bon foot­print whi­le main­ta­ining efficiency.

Chil­ls & Fever does not use ani­mal-deri­ved mate­ri­als in its collections.

PRO­DUCT DESIGN

Chil­ls & Fever offers a ver­sa­ti­le col­lec­ti­on of clot­hing for women, chil­dren, and babi­es, com­bi­ning time­less basics with playful prints and velo­ur fits. 

For tho­se who love a coor­di­na­ted look, twin­ning out­fits are ava­ila­ble, allowing parents and kids to mat­ch in fun, colo­ur­ful pieces. Whet­her you pre­fer cla­ssic sta­ples or bold pat­ter­ns, Chil­ls & Fever has somet­hing for every wardrobe!

SLOW FASHI­ON PROCESSES

Chil­ls & Fever acti­vely pre­vents over­pro­duc­ti­on thro­ugh pre­ci­se stock moni­to­ring, redu­cing was­te and avo­iding unne­ce­ssary production.

Chil­ls & Fever rele­ases two seaso­nal col­lec­ti­ons per year, focu­sing on quality over quan­tity. By using pre-orders, the brand fur­t­her redu­ces over­pro­duc­ti­on and avo­ids sur­plus stock. If so, excess stock is eit­her sold thro­ugh stock sales or dona­ted to cha­ri­ti­es such as Payo­ke, Art­sen Zon­der Vakan­tie, and Ber­re­fon­ds.

TRAN­S­PA­REN­CY ON PRODUCT

Chil­ls & Fever doesn’t have it’s own web­si­te, which makes it har­der for con­su­mers to learn abo­ut the­ir pro­duc­ts. All infor­ma­ti­on dis­tri­bu­ti­on depen­ds on the mul­ti­brand sto­res sel­ling Chil­ls & Fever.

TRAN­S­PA­REN­CY ON PROCESSES

As part of Gre­en Queens, Chil­ls & Fever sha­res its sus­ta­ina­bi­lity com­mit­ments, inclu­ding infor­ma­ti­on abo­ut fac­tory audits, mate­ri­al sour­cing, and pro­duc­ti­on ethics on the Gre­en Queens web­si­te under the­ir pre­vi­ous name Froy & Dind.