VAVA

Lingerie Designed and Sewn in Portland, OR

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VAVA Lingerie

Model: Keely DiPietro

Photographer: Myles Katherine Coleman

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VAVA Lingerie

Model: Keely DiPietro

Photographer: Myles Katherine Coleman

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VAVA Lingerie

Model: Keely DiPietro

Photographer: Myles Katherine Coleman

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VAVA Lingerie

Model: Keely DiPietro

Photographer: Myles Katherine Coleman

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Holy moly- I guess it's time to talk about holiday orders! If you'd like to gift some lovely lacy things this year, the earlier the better, as everything here is carefully cut and sewn to order. For holiday delivery, be sure to place your orders by Dec. 1st if you select regular shipping, and Dec. 10th with priority shipping. Or, if you'd like to keep it easy and give the gift of choice, gift certificates are now available through my website. Wanna do it the old fashioned, face to face way? I’ll be in the studio today and tomorrow from 12-5 sewing up a storm. Please come interrupt me to so that we can drink tea and pick out lingerie together ☕️☕️ (at VAVA Lingerie)

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VAVA Lingerie

Model: Keely DiPietro

Photographer: Myles Katherine Coleman

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VAVA Lingerie

Model: Keely DiPietro

Photographer: Myles Katherine Coleman

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VAVA Lingerie

Model: Keely DiPietro

Photographer: Myles Katherine Coleman

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VAVA Lingerie

Model: Keely DiPietro

Photographer: Myles Katherine Coleman

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VAVA Lingerie

Model: Keely DiPietro

Photographer: Myles Katherine Coleman

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VAVA Lingerie

Model: Keely DiPietro

Photographer: Myles Katherine Coleman

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VAVA Lingerie

Model: Keely DiPietro

Photographer: Myles Katherine Coleman

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VAVA Lingerie

Model: Rebby Foster

Photography: Myles Katherine Coleman

Location: Wild Shaman PDX

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You might hear me mention that my laces are all "deadstock" and wonder wtf that means. It may seem crazy, but when big companies wind up with excess fabric in their warehouses, the most economical solution if often to toss it or incinerate it (incineration is especially common with proprietary fabrics, because companies don't want their special, unique materials out there elsewhere in the world). I don't know that I've ever said this before, but thank god for middlemen! Folks called "jobbers" will buy up these excess materials in bulk and resell them to smaller companies and individuals. If you'd like a really cool window into this world, check out @fab_scrap. They pick up fabric from design houses and manufacturing facilities all over NYC and redistribute it to design students and other seamers, and turn unusable scraps into insulation for housing. They're a much smaller model, because the waste created by designers and manufacturers in the New York area is dwarfed by the production and waste in places like Southeast Asia. The woman that I buy most of my laces from is based in Eastern Europe, where there are many factories that cut and sew lingerie for European and American brands. I'm so thankful for the opportunity to make good use of waste stream materials, and to access fabrics as amazing and high quality as this lace, which I probably wouldn't have the wholesale buying power to get my hands on otherwise. The only downside is that these materials aren't re-orderable, so when they're gone they're gone. If you see a design that grabs you, get it into your drawer while you can! #wastestream #wastesolutions #wastestreamtextiles orevenuestream #trashion #ecofashion #deadstock #handmadelingerie

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VAVA Lingerie

Model: Keely DiPietro

Photographer: Myles Katherine Coleman

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VAVA Lingerie

Model: Keely DiPietro

Photographer: Myles Katherine Coleman

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VAVA Lingerie

Model: Keely DiPietro

Photographer: Myles Katherine Coleman