Organic cotton tops for women

Organic cotton is grown without synthetic pesticides or fertilisers, in rotations that protect the soil. In a top, that yields a dense piqué knit that holds its shape and takes repeated low-temperature washes.

Cotton’s trade-off is its thirst: even organic, the crop needs water. Against wool it wins on the absence of animal farming; against lyocell it loses on water and wins on structure. Choosing means weighing — the figures are on each product page.