Traceability & Provenance Journey

Fundamental Transparency

Sustainability is not a label, it’s a practice. Sustainability means the weight that our actions of today carry towards impacting our future. The popular narrative today suggests that the most sustainable thing to do would be to not produce any clothes. While partly true, that narrative is quite dogmatic as it fails to recognize the importance the textile industry holds in serving communities, sustaining expression of art, preserving craft, & culture, and overall driving the global economy.

Our view on sustainability is how we can produce garments with the least amount of environmental, social, or animal impact; and the most amount of longevity, reusability, & recyclability.

We believe in achieving that through fundamental transparency — about the fabrics we use, why we use or don’t use them, about where we source from, & about how we produce. We believe that honesty, & transparency ultimately leads to the understanding of a highly complex industry.

As a small, artisanal brand, and with the odds often in favor of mass production, towards brands with the ability to hit high minimums, absorb high sustainability accreditation costs, this is a massive undertaking and a responsibility we take very seriously.

The creation of each of our pieces is a true labor of love, with extensive research around how to build the most thoughtful garments with the least amount of impact. The process of building a responsible supply chain has taught us, bewildered us, & has had made us even more committed to our values.

Garment Provenance Journey

Provenance means the place of origin or earliest known history of something. Each of our garments come with a QR code that transparently share the known history, & journey of that garment. Every garment has its own story from farm, to fiber, to yarn, to fabric, to finishing & dyeing, and eventually — garment making.

Materials we use

Within the fashion industry, the choice of materials is the number one impact driver accounting for about 70% of overall environmental footprint. Because of this, we have spent the last two years finding ways to establish a responsible supply chain.

Natural Fibers
Cellulosic Fibers
Recycled Fabrics
Deadstock & Vintage Textiles

Natural Fibers

Natural fibers such as organic cotton, organic wool, and peace silk are renewable, biodegradable, promote ethical farming practices, and minimize the use of chemicals.

Cellulosic Fibers

Cellulosic fibers such as Lyocell, banana, and lotus fabric are derived from renewable plant sources.

Lyocell is made from sustainably sourced wood via a closed-loop process that recycles over 99% of water and solvents.

Banana and lotus fibers are extracted from agricultural byproducts - stems usually discarded or burned - helping reduce crop-burning pollution and providing additional income sources for farmers.

Processed through low-impact, often manual methods, these biodegradable fibers offer superior breathability and softness with a much lower environmental footprint than conventional fabrics.

Recycled Fabrics

We use recycled fabrics, such as recycled polyester, in our linings and trims. Recycled fabrics help reduce textile waste by diverting post-consumer plastic from landfills.

Deadstock & Vintage Textiles

Use of deadstock and vintage textiles breathes new life into surplus fabrics, making each piece unique, promoting circularity, and minimizing landfill waste.

Materials We Leave Behind

Our commitment to ethical choices means we consciously avoid materials that do not align with our values.

Leather & Fur
Virgin Polyester & Nylon
Poly-Cotton Blends

Leather & Fur

There is nothing ethical about clothing made from animals’ skin. In addition to causing the suffering of millions of animals each year, the production of leather, and fur contributes to climate change, land devastation, pollution, and water contamination.

Virgin Polyester & Nylon

We avoid Virgin Polyester and Nylon due to their reliance on non-renewable resources, their energy-intensive production process, and their non-biodegradable nature.

Poly-Cotton Blends

Currently, it is very difficult to recycle a garment that is a blend of cotton and polyester, as the two fibers, one synthetic, & one natural, are hard to separate and effectively recycle together, making most poly-cotton blends extremely challenging to recycle on a large scale.

We're constantly curious.

The important thing is to never stop learning. We try to think deeply of each aspect of garment creation, & garment life. But if you are an expert, pioneer, or just someone who wants to contribute to this dialogue, please reach out to us.