Most of the designs are made of deadstock fabrics. Deadstock fabrics are fashion textiles that haven’t been able to sell or are leftovers from a brand or a fashion house that ordered too much, or they dyed the fabrics with the wrong color and are not part of any future use. I source the fabrics from the local textile mills because among the other advantages sourcing and producing clothes locally reduces the transportation distance of the products therefore it decreases the carbon footprint. With this practice, I’m preventing these fabrics from ending up on landfills and turn them into beautiful and exclusive garments.
Using deadstock fabrics is great for promoting slow fashion and producing in small quantities because each of these products or fabrics are in limited amounts and offers a range of a unique limited edition products.
I’m also into the idea of upcycling. It’s a great way to reduce waste and turn it into something wearable and functional. Upcycle is when you give another life to a product. Instead of throwing it into the trash, the product gets to be modified in a creative way and it is transformed into something of a higher value than its current state.
ORGANIC FABRICS
Another type of fabrics that you will see in Eira Gwin’s designs is organic fabrics with plant-based fibers like organic cotton, linen, hemp, etc. that don’t have a toxic impact on the environment, use less water to grow, don’t use chemicals that pollute waters and have a lower carbon footprint. They are also more durable and are better for sensitive skin and are biodegradable