BEHIND THE SEAMS

Our deadstock fabric story

You may not know this, but one of the reasons we are so proud of our Autumn Winter ready to wear collection, is that it is made entirely from deadstock fabric. TRUE deadstock fabric. 

As part of Heidi's trip to Bangladesh she got to witness first hand what it means to source and utilise deadstock fabric (and why we differ from the high street....ie we aren't just using it as a buzz word). 

(Not in the mood for reading? Check out our video!)

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RESCUED FOR READY TO WEAR

Aesthetic Laundry's deadstock fabric

The garment industry in Bangladesh is huge, however contrary to the mass production you may have seen/heard about, there are actually really large number of tiny, family run, businesses. Heidi visited the fabric markets with the team and it was there she sourced fabric for our collections. She was introduced to tiny businesses, most of them family run and often specialising in one particular type of fabric, who source their fabrics directly from the factories

VISIT THE FABRIC MARKET

NOT ALL IS AS IT SEEMS

The high street's deadstock fabric

The number of tiny businesses may be plentiful in the city of Dhaka, however the high street are not utilising them. True deadstock means the quantities of fabric are small - let's not forget, these are end of rolls. 

Instead, the high street are purchasing from the mills. The mills, which produce fabric, are purposely over producing so that they can enable high street brands to claim they bought 'deadstock' fabric, whilst ensuring the high street can still produce high quantities of garments from 'end of roll'. 

NAVIGATING CHANGE, EMBRACING INNOVATION

Being small has never been better

Despite the direct comparison to the high street, we aren't here to focus on what they are doing. Instead it is about what this means for us. 

We are community driven: By keeping our business small, we are able to work with other small businesses and support one another.

We can be more creative: As a designer, utilising deadstock fabric makes Heidi's day to day that much more exciting (as well as challenging!). It is about continuing to put the customers needs first, whilst being resourceful with the limited quantities and existing fabrics. 

Our offering is unique: Quantities available are small, but we will always make sure that we launch a product with all sizes available. Although this means that things can run out quicker, it means that if you snap something up, it is most likely only going be owned by small number of other people.