Sustainability.
Worth wearing. Worth keeping.
Your favorite shirt is still your favorite shirt, even if olive isn't one of this year’s colors.
It needs to hold up, too. That’s why the classic styles we make are held to a high standard of construction. Finished seams, reinforced stitching, and durable fabrics are made for everyday wear.
Classics are versatile, so they work with different outfits and different occasions...another reason they earn a place in your closet.
And when you keep wearing what you have, there’s less to replace -- and fewer resources needed to make something new.
Making use of what’s already here.
Some of our pieces begin with available, unused fabrics that have already been made. Before we even think about creating something from scratch, we look for a material that already exits. If it has the right feel and quality we’re looking for, we use it. No need to make more fabric when the right thing is already there.
That means fewer raw materials, less energy and fuel going into new fabric. And honestly, it saves us time. That’s our kind of win/win.
Looking beyond the finished garment.
Our roots are in renewable energy, where understanding how something works also means understanding its impact.
That curiosity has carried into our clothing business. We’ve supported research at UC Santa Barbara’s Bren School into microfiber shedding, helping researchers learn more about fibers released from clothing.
There is more to understand, and more to improve. We believe that work is worth supporting.
Putting our samples to good use.
We donate all of our samples to Soles4Souls, an organization that creates opportunities for people through shoes and clothing.
Those pieces have helped us develop our collections. Donating them gives them a useful life beyond that.
A little more thought. A lot more wear.
Making clothing uses resources. We don’t pretend otherwise.
Our responsibility is to make considered choices about what we produce and how we produce it. Our goal is to make clothes you’ll want to keep wearing -- for their comfort, their usefulness, and the way they fit into your life.