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Researching The New

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Fashion research for a niche audience


Researching the new, exploring alternative concepts in fashion design has always been our passion, a kind of innate attitude or a real fixation.

Fashion design: niche vs mass market


In terms of fashion design, what is considered new by a niche audience is not what is new for the masses. New means something original, singular. Something unusual. Probably or at least possibly, never seen before.

For a niche audience, new refers to what designers, or at least the really creative ones, pioneered first, expressing their vision and sense of style in a way no one has done before.
For the masses, new means what brands have taken from the few creatives, repurposing it under their name.
We can’t count the times some agents proposed to us collections we already had the season before in our boutique, just with a different label. It you are part of the niche, that reheated soup is not for you. You respect the original ideas, you need creativity because you understand its value.
Unless some brands are filtering existing concepts in a new, creative way – but that doesn’t happen frequently. Copy & paste is the easy way out.

Researching the new in fashion


The concept of new in the fashion industry doesn’t exist anymore. It was pretty clear before the pandemic, it’s both frustrating and discouraging now that we are in the middle of it.

Some brands that were modern 30 years ago are still the ones we would wear now. Perhaps they already did anything and everything. So many others seem just part of an old era, outdated, they lost meaning.

While we see collections without identity, lacking idiosyncrasy, still copying & pasting from others. Grasping the occasion to reset and restart with new ideas would be a smart move.

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Redefining The Lexicon

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Shaping fashion’s future through new language and innovation


Redefining the lexicon in fashion means embracing a new vocabulary that challenges outdated norms. In fact, redefining the lexicon is essential–how can fashion evolve if the language is always the same?

Pre-collections. Still? For real? Selling campaigns, seasons, gender categories, budgets, and, above all, discounts and sales. Real or fake, who cares. The only intention is to push people to buy whatever product, keeping the business exactly as it was before the pandemic.

Can’t you see how all that is disconnected from the new reality?
All those words lost their meaning because we are in a different place now, an unknown territory, where those concepts do not apply anymore.

We expected something more. We envisioned brave designers or brands coming up with new ideas, guiding us to innovate an outdated system. But other than a lot of greenwashing, nothing has happened. Or worse, everyone’s hoping to go back to normal. Completely forgetting that normal was the problem.

So we take an active stance. We make choices about what is good and what is not for us and our audience. We don’t believe in a supermarket model. By preserving the value of creativity, we want to decide the quantities and quality we need to buy, based on the real needs of our community, not only to grow large companies’ pockets.
We must understand that good design and quality do not have an expiry date. We do not believe anymore in discounts as a drive to boost sales. Sales are just another element of the status quo, a short term illusion of joy.

We believe in conscious buying, so we are educating ourselves and our community to buy less but better.

The language we use plays a crucial role in shaping the fashion’s future. Language is not just a tool for communication but a reflection of values, creativity, and innovation.

By stopping the use of mainstream fashion language, we take a bold step toward change. To redefine the lexicon is the first and most powerful expression of transformation within the fashion system.

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Sustainability Or Greenwashing?

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Unpacking the bubble of eco-friendly marketing


Sustainability as we know it today, is a bubble, an old-school marketing operation better defined by the name greenwashing.
The same marketers made us believe in the existence of 100% organic food products. The world is an open-air landfill, but we believe it is unspoiled. Or at least we can isolate lands, preventing any contamination. Trust in it!

If sustainability is about reducing waste, why do brands keep overproducing? If it’s about ethical labor, why do supply chains remain opaque? And if it’s about real change, why does the industry still run on overconsumption?

It’s as though we suddenly all woke up in a sustainable world, with green labels flourishing everywhere. But some questions are jumping into our heads.
Is the use of a few eco-friendly materials enough to define a brand sustainable?
Can fast-fashion brands call themselves sustainable?
And all the luxury brands that continue to produce enormous quantities of products?
Can they be sustainable? Really?

Sustainability isn’t a sticker or a marketing tagline—it’s a fundamental shift in mindset. Yet, the more brands claim to be sustainable, the more the industry stays the same.

And so, sustainability or greenwashing? Contradictions are strong.

We need a radical change, not fake messages.

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Knowledge Vs An Obsolete System

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The power of knowledge as a catalyst for change


Knowledge is power. Being informed – educating ourselves – is fundamental in order to make conscious choices.

In a world driven by marketing tactics and mass consumption, awareness becomes our strongest tool. Understanding where our clothes come from, who makes them, and at what cost allows us to see beyond trends and labels. It empowers us to recognise quality, appreciate craftsmanship, and support ethical practices instead of falling into the trap of fast, disposable fashion.

We love fashion, but we know there are many things to fix in the field. It isn’t just about knowing facts; it’s about reshaping our mindset, questioning the status quo, and making decisions that align with our values. Since we have been part of the fashion industry for so long, we are fed up with promoting patterns that are no longer viable, representing an obsolete system.

When you are fed up with what you see, you have two options: you can sit and look at the show, or you take action. Decide to make a change.

We’ve opted for the latter. Change for the better is what we aim for.
Connecting with people who share the same vision is part of the journey.
Change for the better. We do it together.

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