Musings

We craft minimalist chic pieces from the finest natural fabrics, while we upcycle fabric off-cuts into valuable donated items to charities. Our uncompromising 360-degree approach to absolutely everything from sustainability to aesthetics, means we are leaving no stone unturned. At Sabina Motasem, we believe transparency is key this is how we create beautiful design  with beautiful ethics. Here’s what makes us really sustainable…

If you're looking for the perfect eco-friendly and ethical bridesmaids, you need to know about Nola London, who are having a massive closing-down sale. Everything is 40% off. Yes, you read that right—forty percent off timeless, sustainable styles, all ethically made in London. Here are some of our favourites, with some ideas of how you can pair them with some of our dresses.

We’re so excited to be donating our fabric waste to FibreLab – a brilliant London-based studio turning tiny fabric scraps into stunning handcrafted paper. It’s another step in our journey towards becoming 100% zero waste. We’ll be using their sketchbooks, swing tags and more – and we think our creative brides will love their wedding invites too. Explore their beautiful products here.

We're going to be at the The Good Clothes Show, taking place from 30 May to 1 June at the Chelsea Old Town Hall. If you remember The Clothes Show from the 80s, you'll remember how exciting it was to see this event and see the cult fashion tv show with Caryn Franklin and Selena Scott. We're excited to be taking part in this event and bringing along some new pieces.

Where can you go to have your Sabina Motasem dress naturally dyed in the UK?  We’ve scoured the UK to bring you three great places you can go to, if you’d like to naturally dye your silk wedding. Read on…

If you're interested in dyeing your wedding dress, something we've always been asked about, we've found a way you can dye naturally with foraged plants and leftover food waste from Rebecca Desnos, natural dyer and author.

We did a styled shoot  recently with ALL ethically minded suppliers at an amazing wedding venue. We took the Moonlight Magic dress along, pictured beautifully above modelled by Abi.

We're working with a new charity Baby Bank Cornerstone in East London's Leytonstone. We're proud to add them to the two other charities we're still donating transformed offcuts into valuable items to – Smartworks Charity and AFRIL.

WE WON!!! For the second year in a row for Best Bridalwear Brand  at the Marie Claire’s Sustainability Awards 2023. We've been recognised as a trailblazer in the eco-world with our sustainable endeavours always at the forefront of everything we do. 

We're excited to share with you our ongoing journey towards sustainability and empowerment. Last year, we initiated a remarkable project for Smart Work supporting women in need. Its allowed us to transform leftover off-cut waste silks from our dress creations into beautiful tops and we're still donating these tops. 

We are thrilled to announce a we'll be working with Action for Refugees in Lewisham (AFRIL) to turn our leftover fabrics into beautiful baby items, rompers, mittens and booties for vulnerable refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants in South East London. We believe luxe fashion and our commitment to the environment and communities should go hand-in-hand. 

Did you know that the wedding fashion industry is guilty of crimes against the planet? With resource intensive materials, the chemicals used that are damaging to the earth and the fact it’s a dress you wear only once, your wedding dress could be the most planet-unfriendly item you’ll ever buy.