Clothing

Kathmandu has been a crossroad for trade in Asia for
millennia. Caravans of yaks loaded with wool from
Tibet would pass donkey trains carting salt, fruit and
cotton from India. The cultural influences of Tibet,
Nepal and India are still reflected in the lives of the
people and in the artisan's crafts. Ganesh Himal
Trading works directly with Tibetan and Nepali
craftspeople to create clothing that helps to preserve
these ancient cultures. We have partnered with many
of these artisans for over 20 years creating fair trade
clothing that is fun, functional and affordable.

We carry men and women's clothing in cotton, organic
cotton, wool and a hemp/cotton blend. Our wide range
of casual to dressy styles gives you and your
customers a greatselection. We use traditional
designs such as wood block printing and hand-woven fabrics
adapting them to western tastes and styles. Together with
the producers we design fabrics that are hand-woven and
block printed at a women's development project in
Kathmandu. Nepali's and Tibetan refugees working in
small cottage industries do the tailoring. The
producers have benefits such as profit sharing, health
care and low interest loans. The result is clothing that
is unique, fair trade and fits westerners.