Howies
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howies® is a clothing company based in Cardigan Bay, Wales. It specialises in outdoor clothing, particularly for mountain biking, BMX-riding,skateboarding, and snowboarding, and aims to have ethically correct practices. howies® often use natural fabrics as alternatives to petrochemical derived modern fabrics, examples include organic cotton, Merino Wool and recycled cotton.
howies® t-shirts often have images or slogans with political or environmental themes. The designers use humour or ambiguous images to make statements.
howies® also specialises in clothing that is built to last, superior in both quality and materials.
In December 2006, the company was bought by The Timberland Company [1].