How Our Barehands is redefining ethical fashion through artisan empowerment

The fashion brand’s co-founders Germaine Lye and Chanel Go share how Our Barehands is transforming the fashion landscape through sustainable practices and community empowerment.

As the popular saying goes, opportunities come when you least expect them—and for co-founders Germaine Lye, Chanel Goh and Mitchell Hong, this led them to start their lifestyle label, Our Barehands.

Their journey to create their label began with a coffee project in Myanmar. In 2019, the friends-turned-co-founders worked on a sustainable coffee farming project, connecting local youth to a network of resources while providing them with training and employment. During this time, they discovered that many farmers’ mothers and sisters were skilled craft artisans. This inspired them to reach out and uplift the community by combining agriculture with artisanal craftsmanship.

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