Sustainability
Large leftovers are transformed into workwear for Smart Works, a charity who help to empower marginalised women.
102 baby clothes
16 workwear tops
1,386 NHS scrubs
4,000 NHS masks
Smaller silk off-cuts are donated to FibreLab who innovatively regenerate them into paper which we use in the studio for envelopes and sketching.
Our ivory silk is undyed, from Italy and conforms to the REACH regulations (EU's Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals). Silk is also biodegradable and has much less impact than cotton.
Fashion styles are made from deadstock fabrics natural fabrics from The Materialist who have fabrics from Italy shipped by air and from Vega textiles in London who ship by sea from Greece.
We are working with Ceres Dye Studio in London to naturally dye plant silk. We're launching new styles with avocado and pomegranate seed dyed plant silk.
All our pieces are always made-to-order. We are not mass produced and do not hold unnecessary stock. Our fashion drops always have a limited number of pieces.
We can make any size, made-to-order, whether its a 8 or a size 22. Most sample sizes in the studio are size 10, but we have some in 14 and 16 and a comprehensive list of the best underwear for anyone too.
From where we source our fabrics to who drafts our patterns and expertly stitches our pieces together, everything is made with love and in safest working conditions. All staff at our atelier are never paid anything below the London living wage.
We have replaced our care labels to these organic GOTS certified ones with sustainable water inks.
We make our own woven garment covers in London from deadstock GOTs certified cotton.There are no plastic zips.
All our packaging is made from made from eco-friendly, high quality recycled Kraft board.
All supplies are sourced from The Bower Collective, Stone Minimart and Who Gives a Crap. Dried flowers saved from the founder's own wedding are displayed and furniture is vintage and upcycled.
We have designed our dresses so that they can be easily upcycled after the wedding day. We can share a list of amazing seamstresses who can upcycle your dress.
Silk is very efficient fibre on land and water and is free from pesticides and toxic chemicals, bleaches and dyes. We have bulk bought our fabrics, so we don't need to ship often.
Our couriers are electric and the atelier is a 30 min journey by public transport or by bike from our studio. All our pieces are made in one atelier so there’s less moving around and transport.
We manufacture locally at an atelier whose energy provider is SSE Energy who have 100% renewable electricity as standard and they do not use any chemicals in production.
We have normal working hours, but it can be flexible, pay annual leave and maternity leave and we make a stand against any kind of discrimination in the workplace. We believe in good work/life balance.
We don't believe in using interns for free, which is a common practice in the fashion industry especially in luxury. We prefer to pay a fair wage instead.
All staff at our atelier have flexible working hours from 8 – 4 or 9 – 6. Many happen to be working mums juggling family and study alongside work. We are helping to support them by keeping all our production in one place.
We monitor production personally several times a week carrying out regular audits and inspections.
Our atelier are not yet certified, but they have many brands whom they make for who have asked for certification and are in the process of obtaining all the relevant certification.
We are in the process of obtaining relevant accreditations for our sustainability.
What we are working on next...
Back neck and size labels
Currently these are organza-based labels and we are currently looking for a replacement cotton or linen style label as natural fabrics like these are more sustainable than manufactured fabrics.
Carbon off-setting
We're currently looking at ways we can engage a third-party to help us become carbon neutral and offset each of our dresses and sales.
Looking for a plastic alternative
Our dresses are packaged in cornstarch plastic bags, which are as strong as plastic versions, but are fully biodegradable and compostable.
