New Kids in the House is a sustainable future kidswear label. They collect and process used fabrics to create new and timeless designed kids clothes. Their goal is to create sustainable kids fashion and make a statement against the fast fashion madness that surrounds us everyday. As kids of the 90s, they are inspired and driven by the colorful and fearless memories of their youth. Sarah and Florian run their business with their friend Hamdi. All of their products are handmade with love in their small studio in South Germany.

A family-owned company that has been making underwear and clothing for 85 years. By using untreated cotton in 1982 the company started to concentrate on natural textiles in an exemplary and consistent way. Today, the collection covers underwear and clothing for babies and kids, underwear for adults, a small range of outerwear in pure merino wool or merino wool and silk for children and adults, fleece and boiled wool clothing in soft, cosy merino wool for babies and children, fleece clothing for adults and specially developed garments for prematures. Besides organic cotton they use the finest organic merino virgin wool and natural organic merino virgin wool with silk. All the dyestuffs they use are free from heavy metals and have always been free from harmful AZO-dyes. For colouring the woollen textiles they use only reactive dye, which compounds particularly well with fibre and stands out for its excellent fastness. They abstain from any kind of chemical finishing with their textile processing. Basically all used agents should be bio-degradable and must not pollute soil, air and water. All the materials used are nickel-free, and buttons are made from natural, renewable raw materials. In order to guarantee a high quality level certain requirements have to met such as: light fastness, resistance to spittle, fastness to perspiration, washing and shrinking. Engel Natur has these properties, along with the maximum residue limits for substances harmful to health and the environment, monitored at regular intervals by independent certified environmental laboratories and institutes.

YKRA (pronounced eek-rah) was founded by designer Balázs Lakatos from the basement of a bar in downtown Budapest in 2011, with the goal of creating a vintage style hiking backpack for everyday use. They make long-lasting quality products that have the look and feel of a bygone era using a thick and durable cotton canvas originally made for tents. Inspired by the hiking culture of 1970’s eastern Europe, the canvases come in a variety of vivid colors. Their mission: to inspire people to spend more time in nature and enjoy everyday adventures. All YKRA products are handcrafted in Hungary, in Europe, supporting local businesses and creating meaningful jobs. They use natural materials that will decompose at the end of their life cycle, without harming the planet. They source high-quality leather from Italy, cotton canvas from the Czech Republic, and the metal accessories and webbing is made in Hungary. They use traditional manufacturing methods. The combination of high-quality materials and attention to detail lead to long-lasting products that age beautifully and acquire a patina. As a responsible company, they will always repair any product that has defects in materials or workmanship, regardless of the age of the product, always encouraging you to use them for as long as possible, to minimize your environmental footprint.

A family-owned brand, established in Stockholm, Sweden, by Terry, a mother of two boys. Silly Silas has embarked on a journey to reinvent traditional tights with braces into new versions that fit the modern world our kids live in. This beautiful tradition originates from the Czech Republic, where Terry’s roots are. Silly Silas mission is and has always been to support and cherish these decades-old, traditional, family-owned productions and artisans in the EU, making sure that this local craft won’t slowly vanish. Now available in more than thirty-five countries all across the world, the goal at Silly Silas is to create sustainable, timeless, and practical tights that kids will love. Silly Silas cares for the little ones as well as the future of our Planet Earth - they’ve been awarded the top certifications in the textile sector, and are proud to carry OEKO-TEX Standard 100, GOTS, and RWS certifications.

Founders Juliana Lawson and Darren Enthoven created tnin shoes while living in London, both previously working in the fashion industry they discovered a gap in the market that could make a change to produce sustainable shoes for children. All the materials are locally sourced: Canvas made from textile waste and recycled PET bottles, recycled denim, organic cotton, I’m green EVA made from Brazilian sugar cane which is used to make the insoles, non-toxic water-based adhesives and recycled Kraft cardboard for the packaging materials. Discovering these unique materials was an exciting project but what proved to be difficult was finding a factory to manufacture the shoes, as most factories didn’t meet their sustainability criteria or didn’t believe in tnin shoes concept of shoes made by hand in the traditional way. This only made them more determined, so with the help of a local Shoemaker in Franca, São Paulo, they opened their own boutique factory nestled in between the factories we had previously looked at.

We currently only ship to New Zealand and Australia directly through the website, however we can send our products anywhere in the world! If you live outside of New Zealand or Australia, simply send an email to hello@bennieandthejets.co.nz with your desired products and your shipping address and we will provide you with a shipping quote. Upon approval of the quote, we will then send you an invoice and get your goods sent to you as soon as payment has been made.

Once your order has been placed, we are unable to make changes or cancel your order, however our usual returns process is available. If you have made an error in your delivery address, please contact us via email at orders@bennieandthejets.co.nz

Yes, you can! We wrap each item nicely in tissue paper, seal it with a sticker and a little thank you card. If you would like to add a personal message, just leave your personalized message in the comments field upon checkout and we will add it to the package. We also make sure there are no prices physically on the gift.

New Zealand: North Island: $8 NZD South island: $10 NZD Australia: $20 NZD International: Email hello@bennieandthejets.co.nz for a quote

If the product you are after is out of stock, there may be a chance for you to preorder one depending on the brand. Please email hello@bennieandthejets.co.nz and let us know what you are after and we will do out best to secure it for you!

We at Bennie & the Jets carefully choose each label for our store, after a ton of research and our own personal experience with each brand. We want to make sure that the products in our store are all sustainably sourced, made under fair conditions and with organic material to ensure the best and highest quality. Paying special attention to sustainability and high quality is a simple way to ensure that garments live longer to reduce waste, whilst making sure the items are all durable, comfortable, playful and especially inheritable. We love to think the garments are enjoyed by several kids, seen as a potential family heirloom to cherish or to hand down.

All products are manufactured in fair working conditions and with sustainable materials. The Engel Natur products are all certified with the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) or the IVN-Best quality mark, which is the most demanding in the world. Along with the strict ecological guidelines, these two standards also contain social criteria that must be complied with in order to retain the certification. These include the ILO (International Labour Organisation) core standards such as the prohibition of forced labour, prohibition of child labour, no ill-treatment or discrimination, fair wages, health and safety at work, freedom of association.

The quality hallmark for natural textiles of the International Association Natural Textile Industry e.V. (IVN). This IVN quality mark NATURTEXTIL–IVN ZERTIFIZIERT BEST stands for the highest possible environmental requirements textile products currently can fulfill. With the GLOBAL ORGANIC TEXTILE STANDARD (GOTS), the worldwide established, uniform label for organic textiles, products are labelled which comply with the basic requirements, as well on a technologically advanced ecological level. Compliance with the criteria is continuously and seamlessly monitored and evaluated at every stage of production and for every substance used. GLOBAL ORGANIC TEXTILE STANDARD GOTS is the minimum standard which IVN certified textile products must fulfill. It is the worldwide established uniformed label for organic textiles. If a product is to carry the GOTS label it must consist of minimum 90% natural fibres. Only 10% may be synthetic fibres or viscose rayon with exceptions for hosiery and sportswear which can consist of maximum 25%. However, at least 70% of the fibres must be of certified organic origin. Certified organic fibres are grown without chemical fertilizers or pesticides from plants which are not genetically modified, adequate animal housing is compulsory. Organic farming protects soil, water and air, receives the variety of species and does without genetic engineering. For fiber processing critical chemical treatments are prohibited; bleaches for example may only be made on basis of oxygen, the chlorination of wool or the use of certain optical brightening is forbidden. Mechanical or thermal treatments are harmless and permitted. Substances used for dyeing and printing may not damage the health or be harmful to the environment and must be authorized by the certification bodies. Dyes containing toxic heavy metals or aromatic solvents and amine-releasing azo dyes are taboo. Some textiles are provided with a functional finishing, as e.g. “crease resist finish”, “waterproof”, or “Anti-pilling”. With eco-friendly textiles this finishing may only be obtained by mechanical, thermal and other physical treatment. Synthetic auxiliaries are permitted only for softening, milling and felting. Hazardous substances like heavy metals, formaldehyde, aromatic solvents, chloro-phenols (as TCP, PCP) or halogenated solvents are forbidden in the entire production process. All substances must be bio-degradable and may not harm soil, air and water. Accessories such as appliqué, inlays, interface, cords and shoulder pads are of natural fibers or viscose rayon. Metal as used for zippers, buttons or fastenings must be free from chrome and nickel, in order to avoid allergies. To guarantee a high quality the products must fulfill appropriate requirements concerning the light fastness, perspiration fastness, saliva fastness, washing fastness and shrinking values. Any final product labeled according to GOTS must keep strict residue values regarding a comprehensive list of health-endangering or polluting substances. The “International Labour Organisation” has defined standards, which serve as minimum social criteria for the GOTS: prohibition of forced or bonded labour, child labour, abuse or discrimination, demand of living wages, safe working conditions and freedom of association. NATURTEXTIL–IVN ZERTIFIZIERT BEST This IVN quality mark stands for the highest possible environmental requirements textile products currently can fulfill and consequently exceeds the requirements of the GOTS. The fundamental difference is that BEST labeled products must consist 100% certified organic fibres. The list of accepted dyes and auxiliaries is more restricted then it is for the GOTS, for example no exception for the use of copper containing dyes is made. The mercerization, a pre-treatment of cotton yarns with caustic soda to increase its gloss is forbidden. The use of optical brighteners is not permitted, either. Accessories like inlays, embroidery yarns or edgings must be of natural fibres and may not consist of viscose rayon. Source: IVN