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Really cool label called ‘Tender’.

Check em out.

Mostly mens wear but I like what they’re doing.

is there a site like this for Canada??

On-the-job learning is proving a popular choice for students who want to dodge tuition fees and theory-based study

"Most fashion courses seemed to be based in either journalism or design, but I wanted to do something that gave me the bigger picture," she says. "I have learned about the whole business and worked on production, marketing, social media and events. One day I would like to run my own design label and gaining a broad range of skills has given me the confidence to do so."

Youth fixation is both boring and restrictive. Imaging this dress in action in the life of this person is what gives it that much more grace. Also clean lines and nice material. I don't know who made it

MNZ lookbooks are perf.

#maryamnassirzadeh

Label, self taught, driven by desire/necessity, starting out simple with intentions to grow naturally.

“But what we’ve figured out, and how we’ve branched off from traditional shibori into our own thing,” says Chastka, “is the sloppier the fold, the more interesting the pattern. So instead of trying to make precise folds as traditional shibori artists would, it’s a lot looser and messier. We invite wrinkles into the folds so the patterns are just a little more complex.”

"Their first garment — an edition for Of a Kind that sold out almost immediately — was, as Chastka describes it, “a piece of fabric folded over with a hole in the middle and the sides sewn up.” (hey maddy..)

-A

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For Slow Fashion to emerge as a sustainable fashion model, a team of three researchers from the Master’s in Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability programme in Sweden have recommended that “Slow Fashion Values” be used to guide the entire supply chain. They looked closely at the positive actions that were happening and also turned to the food, design and agriculture industries for inspiration.

The values are not meant to be a one-size fits all solution, but they can encourage creativity and be adapted. They are intended to spark a conversation with designers, manufactures, retailers and others in the Slow Fashion movement about who they are, where they are going and how their actions can have a greater impact.

1. Seeing the big picture: Slow Fashion producers recognize that they are all interconnected to the larger environmental and social system and make decisions accordingly. Slow Fashion encourages a systems thinking approach because it recognizes that the impacts of our collective choices can affect the environment and people.

2. Slowing down consumption:Reducing raw materials by decreasing fashion production can allow the earth’s regenerative capabilities to take place. This will alleviate pressure on natural cycles so fashion production can be in a healthy rhythm with what the earth can provide.

3. Diversity: Slow Fashion producers strive to maintain ecological, social and cultural diversity. Biodiversity is important because it offers solutions to climate change and environmental degradation. Diverse and innovative business models are encouraged; independent designers, larger fashion houses, second-hand, vintage, recycled, fashion leasing, your local knitting club and clothing swaps are all recognized in the movement. Keeping traditional methods of garment & textile making and dyeing techniques alive also gives vibrancy and meaning to what we wear and how it was made.

4. Respecting People: Participating in campaigns and codes of conduct can help to secure the fair treatment of workers. Some brands have joined the Asian Floor Wage Alliance, Ethical Trading Initiative, and the Fair Wear Foundation, among others. Labels are also supporting local communities by offering skill development and helping them to trade, such as Toms Shoes and Banuq.

5. Acknowledging human needs:Designers can meet human needs by co-creating garments and offering fashion with emotional significance. By telling the story behind a garment or inviting the customer to be part of the design process, the needs of creativity, identity and participation can be satisfied.

6. Building relationships: Collaboration and co-creation ensure trusting and lasting relationships that will create a stronger movement. Building relationships between producers and co-producers is a key part of the movement.

7. Resourcefulness: Slow Fashion brands focus on using local materials and resources when possible and try to support the development of local businesses and skills.

8. Maintaining quality and beauty:Encouraging classic design over passing trends will contribute to the longevity of garments. A number of Slow Fashion designers are ensuring the longevity of their clothing by sourcing high quality fabrics, offering traditional cuts and creating beautiful, timeless pieces.

9. Profitability: Slow Fashion producers need to sustain profits, and increase their visibility in the market to be competitive. Prices are often higher because they incorporate sustainable resources and fair wages.

10. Practicing Consciousness: This means making decisions based on personal passions, an awareness of the connection to others and the environment, and the willingness to act responsibly. Within the Slow Fashion movement, many people love what they do, and aspire to make a difference in the world in a creative and innovative way.

INSPIRATION: Everlane

Radical Transparency

KNOW YOUR FACTORIES

We spend months finding the best factories around the world—the very same ones that produce your favorite designer labels. We visit them often, and build strong personal relationships with the owners.

This hands-on approach is the most effective way to ensure a factory's integrity. As an added assurance we also require stringent workplace compliancy paperwork.

KNOW YOUR COSTS

We believe customers have the right to know what their products cost to make. At Everlane we reveal our true costs, and then we show you our markup.

In traditional retail a designer shirt is marked up 8x by the time it reaches the customer. By being online only, we eliminate brick-and-mortar expenses and pass these savings on to you.

ALWAYS ASK WHY

We constantly challenge the status quo. Nothing is worse than complacency, and as a brand our culture is to dissect every single decision we make at every level of the company.

We know our customers are also rule breakers and questioners, so we hope this philosophy is palpable in the products and choices we make. And by all means, challenge us too.

#https://ca.everlane.com/abo

"It is not necessary to accept the choices handed down to you by life as you know it." ...

best.

#platform21

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The mere drawing and painting world of the pattern designer and the applied artist must become a world that builds again. When young people who take a joy in artistic creation once more begin their life’s work by learning a trade, then the unproductive “artist” will no longer be condemned to deficient artistry, for their skill will now be preserved for the crafts, in which they will be able to achieve excellence.

-Walter Gropius (via sondercroft)

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Ideally, what should be said to every child, repeatedly, throughout his or her school life, is something like this: “You are in the process of being indoctrinated. We have not yet evolved a system of education that is not a system of indoctrination. We are sorry, but it is the best we can do. What you are being taught here is an amalgam of current prejudice and the choices of this particular culture. The slightest look at history will show how impermanent these must be. You are being taught by people who have been able to accommodate themselves to a regime of thought laid down by their predecessors. It is a self-perpetuating system. Those of you who are more robust and individual than others will be encouraged to leave and find ways of educating yourself — educating your own judgements. Those that stay must remember, always, and all the time, that they are being moulded and patterned to fit into the narrow and particular needs of this particular society.

— Doris Lessing (via sondercroft)

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