Better than yesterday. Not done yet.
You deserve to know the thinking behind what you're buying. So here it is - the decisions, the trade-offs, and the parts we haven't solved yet but are actively working towards.
01)
What we decided
To make fewer staple garments instead of a full range. Fewer items, made with more rigour.
02)
What we're honest about
Each fabric has its own constraints. We chose three materials deliberately each one answers a different need.
03)
What we're still working on
End-of-life recycling. Shipping emissions. Microplastics. We'll outline these properly below.
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The Material Decision
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The Material Decision
Three materials. Each one created for a reason.
Pre-consumer industrial waste, recycled plastic bottles, organically grown cotton – each material comes with its own strengths and weaknesses. The recycled polycotton and recycled PET are built around diverting what already exists; they do this well, but the recycling process limits the range of colours available to us.
That's why we include the organic cotton. Grown without synthetic pesticides and certified to GOTS standard, it gives significantly more flexibility in colourways – meaning anyone who needs a specific colour for a custom run, or who simply wants a broader palette, has a certified option that doesn't compromise on standard. All three materials are independently audited. The certificates are available upon request.
The honest trade off
Recycled and organic materials cost more to source and process than virgin alternatives. That's reflected in the price.
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The Design Decision
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The Design Decision
We decided not to have a large range of products
T-shirts, polos, hoodies, and sweatshirts. Each in three material compositions. That's the entire product line - not a starting point, but a considered endpoint.
The instinct in any brand is to expand. We went the other way. There is nothing designed here to become irrelevant. High quality basics that will stay in your wardrobe.
The honest trade off
A narrow range means we're the wrong brand for people who want variety. The people who want fewer, timeless wardrobe staples are the people we're making it for.
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The Manufacturing Decision
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The Manufacturing Decision
We own the factory so we'd always know the answer
When a customer asks where their garment was made, we can answer specifically — not with a country, but with a facility we own and operate.
That ownership means we see the QC process and take pride in it. Owning the factory is not a marketing position. It's the practical thing that makes claims checkable. The GRS certificate is ours. The accountability is ours.
The honest trade off
Growth for us means investing in the factory we have, not outsourcing to ones we don't control. That's a deliberate constraint.
What we haven't solved:
Every sustainability claim has a gap someone isn't naming. Here are ours. We're naming them because the standard we hold ourselves to isn't fixed what we make today is better than what we made yesterday, and we're working on the rest.
Garment take-back & re-entry
A recycled garment still has an end-of-life problem. We haven't built a take-back or re-entry program yet. This is something we're actively working on.
Shipping emissions
We manufacture in India and ship globally. That has a carbon cost we don't currently offset. We're tracking it.
Microplastics shedding
Recycled synthetic fabrics shed microplastics during washing. Using recycled plastic is better than creating new plastic, but it isn't zero impact. We're following research on wash bags and fibre construction.
Colour limits in recycled fabrics
The recycling process constrains colour range for 100% recycled polycotton. We introduced organic cotton to address this - it opens significantly more colourways while maintaining certified standards.
The gaps are real. So is the progress.
Every batch is the best version of what we can make with the materials and knowledge available to us right now.
That standard moves forward. So do we.
